Friends and travelling

I took some holidays with an ex girlfriend and another couple of friends. We were sharing the same interests -- you should have joined : monuments and museums --, and we began by a week in Venice -- by train --, then two more long travels in South of Spain and Morocco -- in car --. We all keep a good souvenir of these holidays that we stopped when our friends had a baby. I also made a small cruise with some coworkers, and I decided that I would not do it again : we had different interests and we were too many. It finishes by small groups of 3 or 4... If you are as different as you say, I understand that you can hesitate. Maybe you should schedule and agree on everything before, by example : we will eat local food for lunch and Danish food for dinner, etc.

I could try to go to Albania. You can find history, nature, landscapes, and new food. Your friend can find international food, beaches, intertainment places... You can plan everything so your friend doesn't have to plan. I suggest you Tirana, Vlore, Berat, Gjirokastra, Saranda (visit Ksamil beaches) and Butrint. These are only some places. Maybe you can visit Italian region of Puglia and the go there with ferry. With my friend I've never travelled in Albania but I made some others places: Germany, Portugal, Spain... It depend for friends. Some friends of mine are like me, they like to look at architecture, art, museum and others that think only to have fun. We always agree to plan our trips: fly ticket, places to visit and hostel booking.

These days I travel with my disabled toddler son and baby daughter. I have to make sure the trips I go on are suitable for them. I choose to stay in locally owned guest houses. Now that my daughter has overgrown her travel cot I need a room with beds for 3 or 4 people. I don't like to eat out at restaurants because I like to do self catering. I take some vegan foods with me and get food in from the supermarket. Sometimes the fruit and vegetable market can be worth visiting. If my friend wanted us to eat out every evening it would be a problem for me. I like to visit interesting museums and art galleries but I have to be careful to make sure I don't bore my children. I have to walk reasonably fast and find some things that they will be amused by. If I traveled with a friend she might have trouble going at such a fast pace. Though if we went really slowly my kids would be likely to moan and annoy other visitors. I love to explore independently. I would hate to have to go on a 10 day organized tour with hotel accommodation. I wouldn't like to travel to the same country with my friend every year. I love to go to different countries and see as much as possible.

I have never traveled with my friends before. I have once traveled as a group with teens from other schools though. If we ended up disagreeing, we would come to a compromise so that we can all have fun at the same time. It is hard to travel with a friend, especially if you don't have the same preferences. I hope that if you decide to travel with your friend, that you are both able to have fun and enjoy. Who knows maybe you both will learn a thing or two from each other.

My friends and I love to travel to new places for a change. Before we travel, we must agree to where we will go so that it will be fun. The accomodation and activities must be planned and agreed with the group so that all will be having fun. Trying new things and trying new places to visit is fun especially around your friends who also wants that.

i always travel with my friends, it's because we have same interest on what we want on a travel.. we always make our own itineraries, as much as possible we avoid travel agents.. its costly..

Yeah I want to travel with my best friend but her parents don't allow us to go. What should I do. I have no other option except this. So i can't go to anywhere.

I did once with a friend and her friends. We went to Beijing, China following tours. It is fun and all her friends are very 'sporting' and we laugh a lot. It seems she and her friends travel to overseas every year. However, in my opinion, if we plan to have our own itineries, it is better to have friends that enjoy the same interest because that way both parties can enjoy and optimize the time spent on traveling. I like your idea of trying the local delicacies, visit places of interest that depicts the country's culture and architectures. I enjoyed both 'group tours' and 'free & easy' where we can set our own itineries. For countries which I have language barriers, I would join tours and do some extend stay to try their local delicacies and visit museums at our own pace and time. Normally tours are very 'rush' and it is sort of 'glancing/peek' through. All the best and happy traveling :)

My friend and I both travel by car to the nearby states, such as Florida, and Kentucky and other places. We never actually have the chance to travel outside the country. We definitely want to see different cultures, and the places you like to go such as museum, art galleries, and local restaurants etc....... Someday, we will plan a trip together outside the country though.

If you really like to travel with her, just for once try to go with what she like so that she might get the feeling how to be with you abroad. Who knows, she might like it and the next time you travel she might agree with your terms. Yeah, I have friends who travels with me both local and international trips. On our trips, they do agree always to plan our trips and they trust me with the kind of accommodation and activities I choose for them.