How to Be a Better Travel Companion
The joys of travel are many: new sights, sounds, smells, foods and experiences. Traveling to a new place and experiencing a different culture for the first time is something you’ll never forget. On the flipside, nothing can take the joy out of travel more than experiencing these new sights and sounds with a bad travel companion.Make your next trip with a companion your best ever by taking steps to be a better travel companion.
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Be a Better Travel Companion
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Don’t whine if your plans go awry or something goes wrong. The other person you’re traveling with is most likely experiencing the same things you are. Sure there are times when you should complain. If so, complain and move on. Travel is a positive experience; don’t focus on the negative.
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Avoid incessant chatter. It’s one thing to point out things that your travel companion may not see, or to inquire if she is all right or needs something, but it’s another to discuss your personal life, work problems, or boyfriend—nonstop.
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Be considerate. If you notice that your travel companion needs assistance, lend a hand. He will be grateful and will most likely be available to you should you ever need help.
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Don’t be cheap or rude. Resist helping yourself to whatever your travel companion is drinking or eating. If you want to try something new, buy it yourself. It’s one thing if your travel companion offers you a sample of what she’s eating, another for you tear off a piece of her Pizza Margherita and wolf it down without asking.
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Give your travel companion some privacy. No one likes to be smothered. Allow your travel companion time away from you to take care of personal phone calls, attend to correspondence, do some shopping in private or take a nap.
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Be open-minded. If your companion suggests a new food or experience, don’t refuse unless you have a good reason to do so, such as an allergy or deep-seated fear. You never know; this new experience might open up a whole new world.
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Don’t borrow money from your travel companion. If you have no other alternative, make every effort to pay your companion back quickly.
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Tips & Warnings
The best way to be a better travel companion is to treat your travel companion the way you would like to be treated.
