Travel Companions: Travel Linkup

As a high school teacher once advised me, if you want to get to know someone, like really get to know someone, travel with them (also build Ikea furniture together). It's an opportunity to experience someone who's under stress, hangry, and possibly sleep deprived. Eventually, they will crack and become a grumpypants (scientific term) and seeing how they deal in this kind of situation really tells you a lot about how the two of you get along.

I have some friends I absolutely love to travel with and others I know it would ruin our friendship. Finding that perfect travel companion can be difficult and sometimes something that's only developed over several trips together. Despite this challenge I do prefer travelling with a buddy. Sharing experiences, working through language barriers and culture shock together, splitting the cost of things, and not every portrait has to be a selfie or involve that awkward convo with a stranger asking to take that picture.

But come to think of it, I've not actually ever done a full solo trip. I've spent the odd day solo while travelling with friends and honestly, I didn't really enjoy it.

Right. Proper solo trip next. #2018goal.

This month's #TraveLinkup is all about travel companions and like a good television clip show, I'm rehashing some of my favourite posts about travelling with a buddy.

1. After much travel experience and being with different groups of people I can confidently say there are four distinct travel personalities. Which one are you?

2. 15+ countries and counting (anyone else like to count how many countries they've been to?), I have a few ideas on what makes a good travel buddy.

3. A road trip just isn't a road trip if you're on your own. With half my family living in Montreal and the other half living in Vermont, I'm used to a good ol' road trip (anything less than 2 and a half hours isn't a proper road trip btw), I've devised a way to be the best road trippin' partner.

4. Living in England, I got used to travelling with the British and there little ways. If you also want to travel like a Brit, read my post of travelling with a Brit.

Who's your favourite travel companion? Or do you prefer to travel solo?

At the beginning of each month, I like to take part in the monthly travel link up hosted on the incredible blogs by Angie, Emma, Polly and this month's special co-host, Leona at Wandermust Family. You can join in too by leaving a comment below, checking out other posts on the link up, or adding your own post to the widget from the 1st until October 7th.

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