Travelling alone offers plenty of thrills, but if you’re lucky enough to find the right companion to travel with, your memories will be forever cherished.Good travel partners can make an average trip into an enjoyable experience by rubbing off their enthusiasm on you. However, a wrong companion who has some intolerable idiosyncrasies can turn your trip into hell. If you’re looking for someone to travel with, here are a few parameters you should consider:
1. Budget
This is the first and most obvious point. Is your potential buddy a resort-goer or a hostel-dweller? In order to avoid wasting each other’s time, it’s crucial to discuss the budget during the initial meeting. Although some people avoid discussing money, it’s better to clarify expectations at the outset in order to avoid unpleasant surprises in the future.
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2. Physical Activity Levels
If you enjoy hiking to reach that perfect lagoon you’ve heard about, but your friend prefers to linger on the beach instead, then this may not be the ideal choice. If possible, pair up with a travel buddy who shares the same level of fitness as yours so you won’t end up leaving each other on most occasions alone to do your own
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3. Pace
If you have a long list of things that you cannot miss, but your buddy prefers to take things easy and sees only one attraction a day, it may lead to conflict. It is possible that you end up feeling restless as your buddy spends an unusually long time getting ready for that “one attraction for the day” while you wait at the reception. If this occurs, make a mental note and decide not to travel with him or her again. Since everyone has a distinctive pace, it’s a good idea to learn about your potential travel companion before you embark on your journey.
4. Purpose
People often assume the purpose of travel – especially close friends. Please don’t assume! For instance, if you are seeking adventure and your buddy is looking to party, the two may work occasionally, but not always. Therefore, it is very important to be clear about the purpose upfront.
5. Conversations
You’ll be spending a lot of time together while you’re waiting for flights, hopping on buses, eating many meals together, and standing in long queues, so choose someone you like to talk to. If you and your buddy have never had a decent conversation, except some small chatter, don’t anticipate things will change magically overnight.
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6. Judging
In case you’re the kind of person that enjoys trying everything – like taking part in a crazy party with backpackers you met at your hostel, singing along to karaoke performances or enjoying amazing coffee shop treats, but your friend glares at you with disapproval in their eyes, you will not have a good time. Take someone who won’t judge you when you’re being your-wild-vacation-self.
7. Cribbing
There are some people who are inherently pessimistic and can drain the joy from EVERYTHING because they always find faults with the ferry ride, the bed, the music, the food, the weather, the costs, the people around them, the colour of the walls and more. You won’t have a good time with a whiner or a cribber, so find someone else to hang out with.
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Wrap up
Here was the “8 point buddy test,” however, a little flexibility and compromise always have room. Furthermore, if your potential travel buddy fails to live up to most of the points listed above, then it may be a better idea just to skip them altogether.
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