THE NEGATIVES OF TRAVELING (& HOW TO AVOID THEM)

 I came to this shocking revelation during our trip to the ecotourism paradise of Dominica last week, during our 13th hour of transport from our home in Atlanta to the gorgeous but remote Rosalie Bay Resort. We’d driven an hour from our house to Mary’s mom’s (where we dropped off our car) to the airport; flew for several hours via Delta to Puerto Rico (where we had a 2.5-hour layover); caught a 90-minute flight on a hot, overcrowded Liat Airlines shuttle to Antigua; a 30-minute flight on another hot, overcrowded Liat Airlines shuttle to Dominica; then an hour-long drive from the airport to Rosalie Bay.


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By the time we got there, we honestly didn’t feel like moving at all for a week. Suddenly I understood why some travelers just want to lie by the pool with a good, strong drink and soak up some rays. But of course exploring a country, learning about its culture and interacting with its people is the aspect of travel we enjoy the most. If only someone would invent teleportation, we’d travel all the time!


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But the aches, pains and annoyances of constant motion in cramped conditions (I’m 6’2” and built like a linebacker) are hardly the only negatives of frequent travel. Here are a few of our least favorite things about traveling an average of 10 days a month, and some of the things we do to lessen their impact:


 



Missing Your Best Buddy’s 35th Birthday= Not Cool.

 


MISSING SIGNIFICANT EVENTS


Twice recently, we’ve realized our travels would cause us to miss major events in our friends and family’s lives. While we were in Dominica, we missed a 35th birthday celebration for my buddy (and GGT’s Senior Editor) DeMarco. When we’re in Churchill, Manitoba on a polar bear expedition with Natural Habitat later this year, we’ll be missing my cousin Brandon’s wedding. Unfortunately, it’s inevitable that, if you travel a lot, you’re going to miss out on things. But when we’re home, we make our family and friends a priority. We try to never miss a family gathering (often going to two in one day on special holidays), and we never travel during Thanksgiving or Christmas. And when travel does force us to miss something, we always reach out to let the hosts know how important they are to us, and how sorry we are we can’t be there. The key is not getting so wrapped up in your own life that you forget the impact it has on others.


 

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