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If you want a good trip why would you invite another couple with kids to go with you? I traveled once with a couple with no kids and it was a disaster. People have their habits. You never know people until you travel with them....
#3 is kind of the experience we had with our friends too. I think there was far too much expectation that we'd be together forever
I got annoyed at the fact that we were all going to the same place, so why is it that we can't walk together? That's kinda when I had enough and told my wife we're going off on our own.
I hate doing everything, "by committee ". This always seems to happen when we've travelled with people, so we don't do it.
We have old friends we like, who travel a lot. If we planned a trip and asked them to go, they probably would. We avoid mentioning it for fear that on our vacation, we would lose flexibility to do what we want, when we want.
My parents. They are scared of everything. It's really annoying. Travelling with family in general is just less fun, I can't stay out late at night or go to a gay district or get drunk etc.
Also, I once travelled with a guy to Berlin who's one of the most annoying people I've ever met. So ignorant yet so self-righteous. He's also really nationalistic, kept talking about how great the UK is. "We have the best passport in the world!!!" blahblah($&@$%$(&@. Like shut the **** up you idiot.
I once did Disney with my whole family. We were all trying to do everything together and it was a disaster. The bulk of the group wanted to wait in line for big rides and roller coasters. I do not ride most rides and definitely not roller coasters. I enjoy all the shops, shows, and character events. I tagged along for the first three days because they said they would fit some of my stuff in, but day 4 I threw a fit and said no more. The only part of Disney I was seeing was the bench waiting for everyone to get off the ride while i was holding everyone's stuff.
So then my bf at the time was throwing a fit because he didn't want to do my thing either. I could not go alone because I could not take a car because we only had 2 and needed both to haul everyone. I just said never again. I only do family trips if there is not expectation of hanging out the entire time.
The one enjoyable night was when I took my kids and bf to Epcot and drank around the countries. That was it. The rest of the week was a nightmare.
I have to say that over the years I've met around 60 people from the same forum in the US and Canada, and never had a problem; that was the only occasion I ever felt uncomfortable, and it's made me a little bit more cautious about how well I know people before meeting them. Thankfully, she gradually faded away from the online forum, and doesn't post there anymore.
I haven't met in-person 60 people online but we have connected with some. The last one left a bad taste in my mouth.
It was an older couple, sweet as sugar pie. Friendly, talkative, though mainly about themselves. The husbands had aviation in common, so that was okay.
Though they talked a lot about their fabulous life, I listened attentively and got the feeling they were actually living hand-to-mouth in an apartment, maybe subsidized low-income housing. That's okay too -- some people don't have a lot of money when they retire -- but when I mentioned being interested in buying one of the beachfront houses in the area, there was a chill.
We parted amicably enough but when I returned home I found she had been viciously trashing us online.
Next time before agreeing to meet up with someone I will make sure it isn't a person who's prone to envy.
Vacations are about getting from it all, friends and relatives are part of " it all."
I was just about to say that. When you provide the space and have "guests" you don't get a vacation. Entertaining is work. Vacation is the two of us. We have even found out there is no vacation for us when we invite our grown children's families. After spending a week with anyone, you want to twist their heads off. Most people are selfish no matter what they think.
I was just about to say that. When you provide the space and have "guests" you don't get a vacation. Entertaining is work. Vacation is the two of us. We have even found out there is no vacation for us when we invite our grown children's families. After spending a week with anyone, you want to twist their heads off. Most people are selfish no matter what they think.
Entertaining IS work. My favorite guests are those who know what they want to do, include us if we want, or go without us if we don't, then come back for dinner to tell about their day. We live in a touristy area and we have no desire to resee the same things over and over.
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