Life in immigration

Posted: 04/29/11 | April 29th, 2011 Have you ever felt burned out from travel? It happens often if you’re on the road for a while or traveling too quickly. It something most long-term travelers deal with from time to time — myself included. In my experience, personal time is the best solution. This is a guest post by Elise, one half of Positive World Travel. She shares her thoughts on travel burn out and the importance of making time for yourself. I’m going to be selfish for this post. I’m going to write about me. Don’t worry, I’m not going to bore you with the details of my favorite food, hobbies, or shoe size. Instead, I’m going to talk about why taking some time out from being a couple can be a good thing when you travel. Yes, I’m talking about that popular catchphrase, “Me time.” Last month, when Anthony wrote about traveling as a couple, he spoke from the heart and really hit the nail on the head as to what couples travel is all about. It’s about the experiences a...

Updated: 04/09/19 | April 9th, 2019 This post is part of a series of posts by Ant and Elise, a couple that has been traveling together for over a year. They will be writing a monthly column on traveling as two since I want to be able to provide some advice for couples traveling but I tend to travel mostly alone. Traveling as a couple is unlike anything else. You’re not alone, nor are you just traveling with some friends. It’s more than that. You’re traveling as a unit, and as such you get to share all your experiences (including the downsides of travel) with someone else. It’s about seeing places and sights for the first time and knowing you’ve done it together. It’s about creating memories that you can look back on for years to come, knowing you shared them with each other. Elise and I have been together for five years (engaged for one year), and we’ve been traveling as a couple since the beginning of 2010. We decided to travel long-term because we wanted ...