Why Hello… Travel Companion!
Suzanne overcomes her jet lag and Michelle manages her excitement regarding some significant events coming up in her life just long enough to bring you another entertaining episode about one of their favorite topics, travel – this time focusing on travel companions. As regular listeners will already be aware, our hosts are avid travelers with a great deal of experience in the field, and today they share their opinions on what makes a good travel companion, share examples from their many trips, and, as they so often do, participate in a quiz. Michelle begins by sharing the upcoming events about which she is so excited, and then, with Suzanne, introduces the ‘Gang of Six’ and some of their stories, review the components of a good travel companion and group, and then recount a couple of their travel letdowns. They also discuss a trait which can make travelling with them a bit difficult, delve into an online list of what makes a good travel companion, and then take a quiz to identify the type of traveler they are. Michelle and Suzanne’s love of travel and wisdom gleaned through their many experiences shine through brilliantly in today’s episode, rendering it one you will undoubtedly find as informative as it is entertaining.
Episode Highlights:
- Colton’s upcoming graduation and Michelle’s gift to her boys
- Michelle’s upcoming visit with Suzanne
- Some ‘Gang of Six’ stories
- Components of a good travel companion and group
- Some stories of travel letdown
- A hard part of travelling with Michelle and Suzanne
- Uniglobe Carefree Travel’s list of what makes good travel companions
- Wanderlust.com’s travel companion quiz
Quotes: “It is monumental because it just never could have happened a couple years ago.” “The six of us have traveled the world together.” “I could kill a lot of people with the wrong look on my face.” “I kind of beat around the bush a little bit and that did not serve me well.” “We have such good memories of those days.” “We have rated who was the most high maintenance on these group trips and I think you were number one.” “You also really respect my permanent social distancing desires.” “We respect Suzanne's need to go to the casino.” “I wonder how long it will take to get back to those kinds of crowds in places like the Louvre.” “We had forgotten how to communicate to each other that we weren't really interested in the museum tours and the garden tours. Really, we just wanted to go find the next local pub or bar.” “You do not want to see me hangry!” “Remember that time my hair caught on fire?” “Robb’s either making friends or offending people as we go along - unintentionally, of course.” “We've had a lot of tense conversations with our banks over the years.” “What a stupid quiz!” “I'm more likely to say, ‘This is on you if it goes south’.” “We do schedule our trips like eighteen months to two years out.” “We’re a pretty good group.” Links: Homepage: Orange Juice Optional Goodnight Sweet Bear: Goodnight Sweet Bear Why Hello! Modern Home: Why Hello! Modern Home Why Hello! Modern Home Facebook Why Hello! Modern Home Instagram A Milne Shares: A Milne Shares
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