How to choose a good travel partner & what to do if they suck

About this episode

In this episode, Murissa Maurice discusses the challenges of choosing a travel partner and shares personal experiences with bad travel companions.

This is what the entire premise of White Lotus is based on, isn’t it? When vacations go awry? And it is all because of our little quirks thrown in with different cultures, the need to let our hair down, trying new things while being surrounded with other people from different backgrounds. It can make for quite the drama. But we don’t want that drama seeping into real life vacations, do we? In this episode I talk about my experience with bad travel partners and perhaps, at times, being one myself. Lessons learned and how to overcome while you’re already on the road. Save Money & Earn Honey Gold Points Instagram - MurissaMauriceEats and Foodietownca Find articles, itineraries and videos at Foodietown.ca Video & Article Kelowna Food Truck Scene France Travel Articles: Visiting Veuve Clicquot at 23 Subscribe to my Substack Newsletter This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit foodietown.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Murissa Maurice

Topics covered

• travel partners
• vacation experiences
• cultural differences
• travel advice
• personal anecdotes

Keywords

• travel
• vacation
• travel partner
• cultural quirks
• personal experiences
• advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foodietown, Substack, Veuve Clicquot

Books & works: White Lotus

Places: Kelowna, France

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