18 Reasons Why You Should Travel With Your Partner
While solo travel can be empowering, inspiring and rewarding, a trip with your special someone can create blissfully sweet memories that you will cherish forever. What’s more, it is intrinsically stimulating and romantic in ways that your life at your apartment or home can never be.
Trust me, a weekend on the road with your partner is a lot more enriching than a month’s worth of candle-lit dining and shopping.Yearning to travel with your partner? Before you travel, make sure to bring a versatile bag and a set of travel equipment for your trip. And, if you're traveling to a sunny place, don't forget to pack some fabulous swimwear.
1. Improves intimacy
Did you know that couples who travel often have better and more intimate sex lives than those who don’t? Yes folks, a conducted by the US Travel Association in 2013 suggested that traveling with your partner is more likely to create a spark of romance in your relationship than a gift.
And according to the survey, 77 percent of those who travel with their significant other have admitted that they have a good, happy and intimate sex life.
2. Travel strengthens your relationship
When you travel with your partner, you get to face a ton of challenges, experiences and obstacles that will help develop a bond that is much stronger than the bond built through Netflix watching movies or shopping. Whether you’re cage diving with the sharks in Cape Town or getting lost in a big city like New York, the experiences in your travel as a couple provide a lot of opportunities for relationship growth. Plus, travel can test the strength of your relationship.
3. Create and share unforgettable moments
You’ll be writing together history as well as create awesome adventures and moments to which you will always look back with affection and humor.
4. Home is where the heart is
No matter where you are, home will never feel too far away, when you have the person you care and love the most by your side.
5. Some travel experiences are best when shared
There are some travel experiences like sunset gazing in Bali or dining on an Italian cliff restaurant that feel more magical when you have a special someone to share those special moments with you.
6. It’s more economical
Traveling with someone is far more economical than traveling solo since you will be sharing the costs your meals, taxi cab fares, activities and accommodations.
7. Someone to lighten you up in unpleasant times
Let’s face it, horrible situations and unforeseen events are almost inevitable, when you are traveling. Stolen bags, lost reservations, missed train rides and delayed flights are just some of the unpleasant things that can happen on the road. Fortunately, you have someone with you to lighten things up and ease the situation.
8. It’s very romantic
When it comes to travel escapades, nothing is more than romantic than a getaway for two. While traveling with a gang of buddies can be quite fun, it’s nothing compared to staying in a beautiful place with someone you adore and love.
9. You won’t get bored
Long bus rides and flights are more fun and entertaining when you have your favorite person sitting right next to you. Honestly, it is far better than reading a novel about vampires and werewolves, or playing your favorite game on your smartphone.
10. It brings out your partner’s true character
Heading towards a serious relationship? Then, make sure to have an adventurous travel escapade with him or her before committing. Traveling, in many ways, can push your partner away from his or her comfort zones, which will let you discover your partner’s positive and negative traits.Also, the combination of culture shock and exhausting globetrotting can somehow bring out some of the deeply hidden flaws of your partner’s character. That’s why you should keep an eye of how your loved one acts toward hotel staff, flight attendants and waiters during your time together on the road.
11. Small surprising discoveries
There are tons of fun and surprising discoveries that can happen when you travel abroad with your partner. Who knows? Your partner may be well-versed in Icelandic folklore, or could speak conversational Mandarin.
12. New experiences together
Can you remember the last time you, as a couple, did something new? As you travel with your special someone, you will have plenty of opportunities to experience something both of you have never tried before.
13. Someone’s got your back
It is just nice to have someone you trust to watch your bag and personal belongings, while you take a quick nap or go to a bathroom.
14. Two thinking heads are better than one
Traveling as a couple lets you share the burden of and decision making. More importantly, it improves your chances of making the right decisions.
15. You’ll learn to trust and rely on each other
Travel experiences with you partner, such as hiking and camping in the woods, will help turn you into a better team player.
16. Gives you a peek into his/her preparation style
Observing your partner as he or she packs, plans and saves money for your vacation together can give you an insight into the way he or she handles some of the most important undertakings in your relationship. If organizing a vacation to the Las Vegas or Grand Canyon is enough to make your partner irritable and frantic, do you think he or she can handle a wedding?
17. Epic twofies
Traveling with your loved one lets you take ultra cool and epic twofies.
18. Lots of opportunities to ask the tough questions
Ever wondered what happened to your partner’s previous relationship? Sailing excursions, hikes, train rides, airplane trips and long car drives are the best times to have deep and meaningful discussions with your significant other. Of course, you can ask your loved one about his past relationships, future goals and childhood during these lovely moments.
So, let the travel planning begin to the next place on your bucket list, and let your mind absorb the stress-free aura and creativity from your travel. But, don’t forget to plan your trip with Trekeffect!
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