There are thousand ways of traveling
and types of travelers in this universe. Let’s say the backpackers,
flashpackers, traveling for business, and others. Yet, I’m sure that each of us
has traveled to (at least) one place with one person, even if it was just going
to somewhere we’d known for ages, like nanny’s house. Time we spent with these people
when we go travel whether it was just couple of hours to couple of years should
reveal some new facts. Facts about how well we know our traveling partners and how
much we don’t know them. Prepare to be shocked by it!
“When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance
with your morning coffee. – Helen Hayes”
Indeed! You will never know
what you’re up to when it comes to travel with your partners. I myself had
traveled to some places, both solo and with some friends. Surprisingly, some of
these occasions changed my perspective on how we cope with people’s ego. Among
my past traveling experiences, here are the names I would say as my best
traveling partners and why I bother put their name in this post.
1. Hardantika (Tika)
I first met this tall skinny
girl at Czech while doing my professional exchange in Prague. We didn’t know
each other at all until the time we shared apartment with 3 others foreign
students for approximately a month. Since we were both Europe first timers, we
planned some trips to cities like Amsterdam, Paris, Vienna, Brussels, and
Dresden and had my best times!
Why I put her lovely name on my top of the list is because she is just awesome! I adore her good planning skill. She’s
just the right person to discuss and plan some exciting trips. She also has unbelievably massive storage of energy all day long and huge curiosity
about new places. One day, when we went to Bangkok, we walked and walked
to almost all the tourist attractions from dawn to midnight and ended up
smirking at our exhausted legs. Sometimes when problems arose, she didn’t freak
out but came up with A to Z solutions.
How about shopping?
Oh, this girl really knows what she need. From cheap-night-market in front of
MBK Bangkok to the almighty Louis Vuitton main store in Paris, she just somehow
know how to spend her money while stay on budget. She doesn’t bother at all to scrape
for unique stuffs to cheap market though she has more money.
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| Flying in Dresden. Photo taken by Ayip. |
