https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:13:45 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611675 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:27:06 +0000 Alivoo01 2611675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we are! We're both adventurous and love to eat while on vaca! I like to sight see in that I want to see it so I can say "been there, done that!" DH doesn't even really care for that. He can see it in passing and be good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611640 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:15:34 +0000 BKCaribBaby 2611640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I love to travel, and I think he has grown to love traveling even more since we have been together. I remember we took a trip internationally when we were dating and I remember thinking about whether we would have a good time and we did. We are both history geeks who like to explore places and eat good food. He does not like museums of any kind, but I like art museums. We are compatible on the main stuff, so it works. We try to continue to travel with our daughter. I'm very happy that I am married to someone who is compatible in this way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611628 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 13:01:55 +0000 IRunForFun 2611628@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not compatible at all. He likes roughing it (like his dream vacation would be going out into the woods and pitching a tent and foraging/fishing for his own food.) He also constantly has to be on the go, doing and seeing things. I like to stay in nice places and do nothing but lounge on the beach. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611569 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 11:27:13 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2611569@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Neither of us likes to be on vacation for very long, but we have very different ideas of how to spend our time while on vacation. DH would be fine doing one fun activity a day and taking things slow. I rather spend my time sightseeing and checking off the must-do/ see list. We both agree on eating our way through new places though. In terms of frequency, we don't travel much, is fine because agreeing on where to go is a huge task in itself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611555 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:56:07 +0000 LuLu Mom 2611555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I enjoy relaxing on vacation, DH likes to stay as busy as possible. If we do a beach, I want a drink/a book/and the sand. He wants to go do a bunch of stuff or walk for miles. </p> <p>however, when in a city he would prefer to visit a local bar and mingle and I want to go hit up museums and sightsee. So we flip/flop in a "fast-past" environment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611552 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:50:07 +0000 catlady 2611552@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, extremely compatible. We both love to travel and prefer action over relaxation generally (sightseeing, hiking, tours, etc. over beach or resort vacations). We like to pre-plan most of our trip and we especially love to find good restaurants. </p> <p>In the past, our only source of friction while traveling was that I liked to maintain very strict budgets while on vacation (as in, I'd be updating spreadsheets after every meal or purchase) while he wanted to relax about it. We are lucky now that we don't have to budget as much anymore, so now I try to budget the major stuff (hotel, airfare) ahead of time and I don't worry as much about the rest of it during our trip. </p> <p>We have both had to change a bit since having LO to be more go with the flow, and I think we've done a pretty good job with that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611536 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:40:04 +0000 lawbee11 2611536@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the most part we both enjoy the same types of vacations (we prefer to go to new places vs. going to the same destination over and over again). We also both prefer sightseeing vacations to beach vacations (we do enjoy relaxing vacations but just not for every single one). Our biggest difference is he is much more go-with-the-flow and likes to just figure out what we're going to do when we get there, whereas I'm all Monica Gellar with a typed up itinerary and Excel spreadsheet :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611526 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:28:09 +0000 808love 2611526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH is pretty go with the flow when it comes to travel since he doesn't have the same experience as me. Therefore I get to make all the traveling decisions. So it works until I get tired of making decisions, especially like where to eat. HE now knows he has to be ready to come up with the plan for food and ready in the map department. He is actually in charge of maps (since I am not the greatest and it takes a lot of thinking on my part) but I usually do it anyway because I am such a planner. But in actual day of movement I can second guess myself and I default to him. I should really let him just do it!<br /> He and I have been on big city, get going trips a lot so we intentionally plan relaxing do-nothing trips to balance it out. Or we will have a half day of do nothing. Since LO is so young we like to stick around the hotel amenities after sundown so it works out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611520 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 10:17:00 +0000 MaryM 2611520@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>While we're different, I think it works. </p> <p>DH likes to get up early and scope things out. I prefer to sleep in and relax and plan things mostly for later in the day or evening. But we're both rather independent so he doesn't care if he goes out alone and I don't care if he leaves me alone to sleep. </p> <p>Sightseeing wise, I'm probably more into historical/touristy things. DH would rather do what locals do. But we compromise well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611502 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:42:43 +0000 Synchronicity 2611502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have very little desire to travel at this point in my life... I'd rather spend our money on our house or saving for retirement or whatever. I'm a total homebody. DH likes to travel but is not a planner at all, so between the two of us we don't go away often. When we do travel we work great together because we are both comfortable with a mix of relaxing and doing touristy things. </p> <p>I can see us traveling a lot more when our future kids are older and out of the house and we have more financial freedom. In my ideal world we would just buy a cottage by a lake and vacation there all the time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611487 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:34:44 +0000 snowjewelz 2611487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty different! Basically, DH doesn't need to travel ever, haha! He is a complete homebody. While he may enjoy the occasional short road trip (or unless it's flying to Alaska to embark on a bucket list deep sea fishing trip), he doesn't feel the need to travel at all. </p> <p>I definitely want to travel more than he does, and unless I'm at an AI where I am supposed to relax, I usually like to have a pretty packed schedule to make the most out of a trip. </p> <p>BUT my flying anxiety had been high as an adult, and with kids, I am definitely less enthusiastic about traveling lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611474 Fri, 26 Aug 2016 09:14:12 +0000 looch 2611474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are good until we actually get on the trip, and then all that togetherness, yeah. We have at least one big argument every vacation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611281 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:42:41 +0000 lamariniere 2611281@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so and we have traveled quite a lot, especially with our LOs. He's the map guy/finds restaurants and I do logistics/photos. He and I have very similar interests so we almost always want to see the same things. We also both enjoy city vacations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611259 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 22:01:30 +0000 youboots 2611259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we are great at communicating in general so we just talk about priorities and must sees. NYC was a little rough for us because I was pregnant and we did a ton of walking and sightseeing since it was likely a once in a lifetime trip for us- not relaxing. Usually we dig a beach vacation with some walkibility so Hawaii is our jam. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611257 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:58:10 +0000 irene 2611257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SIGHTSEEING: we both enjoy sightseeing and visiting art museums. </p> <p>FREQUENCY: I think DH would quit his job and become a travel blogger and travel all year round if reality lets him (which, unfortunately, that won't happen). For me I think I am good if we get to travel 3 times a year (which we don't since we had DS). </p> <p>TYPE: same as you guys. I like beaches and can lay there and do nothing all day, but he likes places that he get to "do / see something". He can not stand NOT doing anything. </p> <p>With all that said, we still fight when we travel because he travels a lot (for work), and he can not stand it when I am slow(er), and not as organized as he is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611254 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:52:47 +0000 MrsRcCar 2611254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am an intense traveler. I want to see and do as much as I can. My DH wants a much more relaxed vacation. He really can struggle to vacation with me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611242 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 21:33:20 +0000 Mrs. Sunshine 2611242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I'm more like you and my his fan is more like Mrs. Bee. He just wants to sit on the beach for entire weeks. A day or two is fine with me but I like activities (and new scenery once in a while!) we also differ on how we prefer to actually get to our destination. So far, I've made most of the compromises, so I'm planning a trip for next year that suits me a bit better. I'm looking forward to it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-and-your-so-travel-compatible#post-2611179 Thu, 25 Aug 2016 18:56:00 +0000 mrbee 2611179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>SIGHTSEEING: I don't really enjoy sightseeing itself, unless there's a story behind what I'm seeing. I like to go places, but mostly I just like to meet the people there and explore the culture. </p> <p>FREQUENCY: If Mrs. Bee could, she would travel at least once a month (probably more). For me, once or twice a year is more than enough!</p> <p>TYPE: My wife likes going to beaches, but I'm more of a city traveler. I get most excited about travel if there's a purpose to the trip (to learn something, meet someone, etc.). </p>