All posts tagged: traveling with friends

Confessions of a Jetsetter w/ James Tillman

Published by Confessions of a Jetsetter

“If I could sum up my travel style and sense of adventure in one iconic album, it would have to be A Tribe Called Quest’s debut, People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm. Classic, funky, fresh and intelligent! Out of all the traveling I have been fortunate and blessed to do, I have been most at peace and happy when I have the pleasurable company of like-minded family and friends. This album makes the listener feel like they’ve been picked up by a rowdy group of friends to tag along as they traverse the globe, cracking jokes on each other and getting into some trouble here and there, but also sharing in profound moments of personal and collective growth from the journey.  A type of mellow, feel-good wandering comes to mind every time I listen to this, which is exactly how I’d ideally like to travel. Traveling alone is a nice reprise as well, but I’ve realized that there’s something especially spiritual about a collective traveling together with a unified purpose in mind. I have had some great …

Confessions of a Jetsetter w/ Nishad Avari

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“One of my most memorable adventures this year was trying to get off the island of Zanzibar! Not the worst place to be stuck, but still a mad, mad morning! It had been the most relaxing holiday, and I was sunburned and happy. We had booked ferry tickets the night before we had to leave, and even treated ourselves to ‘business class’. The next morning, we left the hotel to walk 15 minutes to the ferry terminal to pick up and pay for our tickets well in advance. Imagine our panic when we were told tickets booked online had to be picked up more than three hours in advance or they got cancelled! So, after wasting 40 minutes in line, we had no tickets and all the ferries were full. If we didn’t get on a ferry that morning, we would miss our flight to Nairobi and the connecting flight home from there, which really wasn’t an option. Sent from one counter to another, running around the whole terminal, we finally found someone who looked …

10 Personality Types To Avoid When Selecting A Travel Buddy

Published by Khadijat Oseni

Traveling with a friend, lover or family member can either be the most invigorating experience or biggest nightmare on the planet. The key to avoiding the latter category is by remaining mindful of different personality types while plotting your next escape. Enlisting the cast of one of my all-time favorite first world problems movies, “Mean Girls” along with E- Online, here’s a handy list of travel buddies to avoid so you don’t end up kicking your own bucket list! 10) The Age-Inappropriate Partier whose motto will forever be, “Turn down for what?!?!” 9) The Thirst Bucket who falls in love with everyone and everything no matter where you happen to be… 8) The Debbie Downer who should never have left home in the first place and reminds you why every second you attempt to make plans…ummm #BYEFELICIA!! 7) The Paranoid Worry Wart who is convinced everything you do will either kill you or land you in the next installment of “Hostel”, “Taken” or a remote Thai prison… 6) The Itinerary Nazi who needs to calm down …