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10 Tips for traveling in a group

10 March 2010

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10 Tips for traveling in a group

“I have found out that there ain’t no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.” — Mark Twain

No quote may be truer than this in regards to traveling with groups.  Having a lot of friends around can be exciting and fun but oftentimes it becomes a delicate juggling game of split personalities.  Everyone has their routine, their way of existing that makes sense in their minds.  You have the push-overs, the nay-sayers, the optimistic, the up-for-anything, take chargers and the bullies. Some people go with the flow and accept other people’s routines while others constantly power trip that their way is the only way and there is no use doing anything else.

During a trip to Ireland, I traveled in a group and experienced a lot of this.  I found myself put between several of the people trying to create a balance so that everyone could get along and enjoy what Ireland had to offer- not argue about what time we were going to eat!  Years later, and all the more wiser, I struck that balance during my recent trip to NYC.  Here are my 10 ways to enjoy traveling with a group.

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Calling all experienced globe-trotters!

20 January 2010

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Calling all experienced globe-trotters!

It’s really exciting planning a trip around the world. Browsing the web for fun cities to visit, flipping through guidebooks to find cool sights, and talking to friends about places they’ve explored just makes me want to pack up and go tomorrow. But, because we’re planning a pretty extensive/exhaustive trip, we’re putting a lot of thought into the planning of our trip. I’ve listed below the major things we’re thinking about over the next couple of months. What we really need though is your help! Have you globe-trotted? Do you have some great advice, tips or tricks for us? Please share with us! We’ll be eternally grateful. Continue Reading

Welcome to Vagabond3

1 January 2010

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We’re Rob, Jade, and Bob, the founders/writers/editors of this site. We’ve started Vagabond3 as a sharing place for our fast approaching around-the-world adventure. Through travel reports, interviews, photos, and videos, we want to bring you along on our globe-trotting journey. Continue Reading