Cee Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 My boyfriend of four months and I are flying to a music festival over Memorial Day weekend. It's our first trip together. Originally, I had already planned to go alone, but then I met my boyfriend. And he said he'd like to join me. It's a simple trip in that everything is booked and the itinerary is pretty structured. I'm sure there will be unexpected things that happen. I hope most of them are good or at least funny. I don't have a specific question, but would love it if people shared the best and worst trip stories. Do you have any funny or interesting stories to share? I want tips and inspiration. Thanks.
FlowerGirly Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 My boyfriend of four months and I are flying to a music festival over Memorial Day weekend. It's our first trip together. Originally, I had already planned to go alone, but then I met my boyfriend. And he said he'd like to join me. It's a simple trip in that everything is booked and the itinerary is pretty structured. I'm sure there will be unexpected things that happen. I hope most of them are good or at least funny. I don't have a specific question, but would love it if people shared the best and worst trip stories. Do you have any funny or interesting stories to share? I want tips and inspiration. Thanks. I have gone away with my boyfriend twice and about to go away again for the upcoming weekend. We have only traveled by car so far. Our first long vacation by plane is in July. I think traveling together is alot of fun and this is my first relationship where I have taken more than one trip a boyfriend. My current bf loves to travel and has been all over the world, I have never been out of the country and I'm looking forward to all of the adventures to come. Enjoy it!
vsmini Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 My boyfriend of 6 months and I just went away on our first 4 day trip and we had an amazing time. We saw all the sights and we were that obnoxious couple you see on vacation - complete lovebugs. I also realized how smart he is too. He knew the history of the city very well (had only been there once) and was a great tour guide. It was the best trip I've ever been with an SO and I think bumped our relationship to another level. Very positive experience.
tman666 Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 I think that traveling with someone can tell you a lot about the person. Personally, I've had nothing but good experiences traveling with my g/f. IMO, key points to making a trip fun are: flexibility, being accommodating, and not being a complete cheapskate.
Pianiste Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 I've gone on several trips and it was always a lot of fun. Before we leave I make a bit of an inventarisation as to what we both would really like to see/do and look-up the details: openinghours, how to get there etcetera. The only thing I look really closely at are restaurants. Because I get really really grumpy when I'm hungry and can't seem to find a decent place to eat, I also find it a bit of an anti-climax to eat a poor meal after a long day. :-) It depends on the city but sometimes we make reservations as well. I guess I'm a bit picky foodwise.
mitchell Posted May 25, 2011 Posted May 25, 2011 Two words for you, "Hotel Sex" That's the best part of traveling. Who cares about the music festival?
Author Cee Posted May 26, 2011 Author Posted May 26, 2011 Two words for you, "Hotel Sex" That's the best part of traveling. Who cares about the music festival? Haha. The hotel is a stone's throw from the festival so I hope to do both.
vsmini Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Hotel sex is the best. I swear I turn into a different person when it's at a hotel. TMI? haha
FrostFire Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Leaving Friday for Catalina Island and will be my first trip with my first girlfriend. We've been together for a year now and this is our 1 year anniversary, her birthday, and my graduation present all rolled up into one. I'll report back and let you know what it was like. I can't imagine how much fun it will be spending it with the one you love. Oh yes plenty of noisy wild hot hotel sex too!
guy777 Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Usually women I travel with let me run the show when it comes to what we're going to do. I haven't really traveled with somebody who had all kinds of priorities of what they wanted to do, and then had to mesh them with mine. I've only had to be flexible about little on the fly type things. They've all been OK as long as I make sure we have some time and energy reserved for some hot hotel sex. I think the biggest thing at the music-fest might be disagreements about which bands you want to see. If there are two bands playing at the same time on two different stages, hopefully you both have the same priority about which one to watch. It would probably be worthwhile to check the lineup for conflicts ahead of time and talk about the priorities.
tigressA Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 I haven't ever formally traveled with a SO, though I would love to go on a trip with my BF. My high-school friend is getting married in mid-July and I'd have to get a hotel... I still don't know if I'm going to be able to go with a date as the invites haven't been mailed out, but if I do I would love to go with him.
mitchell Posted May 26, 2011 Posted May 26, 2011 Hotel sex is the best. I swear I turn into a different person when it's at a hotel. TMI? haha My normally sexually reserved wife turns into an insatiable vixen the minute we check into a hotel. I wish we could get away more often.
Vici0usDelici0us Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 A lot of people stress out when they are traveling, no matter the destination - they find it difficult to deal with airport protocol or a trip "structure" or just to explore uncharted territories (land, sea or body)...You need to be prepared for minor set backs and maybe little (or big) surprises - four months of dating is not enough time to know the person (the trip will speed up "get-to-know" for sure) well enough to be able to handle anything that comes your way, BUT kudos to you for trying. I hope you can learn to feel your guy's mood or naturally predict his likes and dislikes based on the information you already have - that will help a ton. My general advice to you will be - don't be afraid to communicate and know how to buffer "**** happens" kind of situations, humor and creativity to your rescue!
vsmini Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 A lot of people stress out when they are traveling, no matter the destination - they find it difficult to deal with airport protocol or a trip "structure" or just to explore uncharted territories (land, sea or body)...You need to be prepared for minor set backs and maybe little (or big) surprises - four months of dating is not enough time to know the person (the trip will speed up "get-to-know" for sure) well enough to be able to handle anything that comes your way, BUT kudos to you for trying. I hope you can learn to feel your guy's mood or naturally predict his likes and dislikes based on the information you already have - that will help a ton. My general advice to you will be - don't be afraid to communicate and know how to buffer "**** happens" kind of situations, humor and creativity to your rescue! I agree about it speeding up some getting-to-know-you time. I did get a little frazzled on the trip so he saw me stressed out a bit and at one point he was driving me nuts as I was trying to fix a error for the bride (we were at the wedding and something went wrong). Granted - it wasn't some ultimate test but we definitely handled 4 straight days of seeing each other nicely. I can't wait to do it again.
denise_xo Posted May 27, 2011 Posted May 27, 2011 I met my first partner when I was back packing. We travelled around a South East Asian country for three weeks together and had a really good time. We enjoyed a lot of the same things but could also go off on our own for a little bit when our interests/ priorities would differ. I've travelled a fair bit with my H, too. That's a bit higher maintenance sometimes but still very nice. Travelling is great for bonding and for discovering new sides of each other. If you are gone for more than a few days, it's important to schedule some 'alone' time, IMO. Could just be simple things like one person going for a little walk while the other one reads a newspaper in a cafe. Enough to have something new to share when you meet up again. Enjoy
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