We all have them: friends who are never satisfied. Of course, you love them, you love to hang out with them, and you always
have a fun time together, but it can get quite annoying with how picky they are! They don’t want to do this and they don’t
want to do that, and you’re often left stuck for ideas on what to try next, especially when it comes to going on holiday together.
have a fun time together, but it can get quite annoying with how picky they are! They don’t want to do this and they don’t
want to do that, and you’re often left stuck for ideas on what to try next, especially when it comes to going on holiday together.
Maybe they hate the beach and where all the sand can get. Maybe they hate having to go on long walks around cities, and
constantly complain about their allergies when you want to explore the back roads. Maybe they just rarely like to hop on
a plane and go away with you, but you’re itching to spend some of your wanderlust with them! Whatever it is that makes
them a picky holiday pal, now’s the time to soothe those frustrations away.
constantly complain about their allergies when you want to explore the back roads. Maybe they just rarely like to hop on
a plane and go away with you, but you’re itching to spend some of your wanderlust with them! Whatever it is that makes
them a picky holiday pal, now’s the time to soothe those frustrations away.
You’ve just got to learn to plan your next holiday in a different way, and sit down with them to make sure they participate too!
So here’s a few tips you can hopefully put to good use in a situation like this.
So here’s a few tips you can hopefully put to good use in a situation like this.
Get Them to Make a Destination Decision
The pal you have can be quite indecisive upfront, but as soon as a decision is presented to them, they turn up their
nose at it. But when you ask them what else they would want to do, they have no idea - it’s frustrating, and it
just won’t workfor your holiday planning! So it’s time to call them over, sit down with them, and put them
on the spot with the decision making.
nose at it. But when you ask them what else they would want to do, they have no idea - it’s frustrating, and it
just won’t workfor your holiday planning! So it’s time to call them over, sit down with them, and put them
on the spot with the decision making.
Sure, you can make it easy for them by offering them a bunch of potential places you could both go and visit this
year, and then let them pick amongst them, but why not go all out? Why not ask them where they’ve
always wanted to go? Get them to think about it for a bit, to bring them out of their indecisive shell, and then plan a trip
for it together? It can be a real bonding moment!
year, and then let them pick amongst them, but why not go all out? Why not ask them where they’ve
always wanted to go? Get them to think about it for a bit, to bring them out of their indecisive shell, and then plan a trip
for it together? It can be a real bonding moment!
Get Yourselves Some Private Accommodation
Accommodation is one of the biggest things we can argue about when it comes to holiday planning, and there’s
always going to be one of your friends or family who aren’t satisfied with the hotel room you’ve booked or the hostel
bunk beds you thought would be fun. Sometimes you’ve got to compromise, seeing as foreign accommodation is
becoming more and more expensive (considering inflation rates, and all the new technology on offer now!), and
you have to put up with headbutting someone else’s travel ego. However, if you decide to go a little more private with
your accommodation standards, there will be little room for anyone to complain about it!
always going to be one of your friends or family who aren’t satisfied with the hotel room you’ve booked or the hostel
bunk beds you thought would be fun. Sometimes you’ve got to compromise, seeing as foreign accommodation is
becoming more and more expensive (considering inflation rates, and all the new technology on offer now!), and
you have to put up with headbutting someone else’s travel ego. However, if you decide to go a little more private with
your accommodation standards, there will be little room for anyone to complain about it!
After all, if you’ve got your own house or villa to stay in whilst you’re off on your travels, you don’t have to live in fear
of other guests, errant toddlers, early wake up calls, bad room service, or anything going missing from your room after
someone has been in to clean it. So be sure to look up options online like a house for rent malaysia - if each one of
you going on the holiday can chip in for the price, you can make it a piece of cake to pay for, and you’re all going to
have your own space to stretch out and relax in once you’re there.
of other guests, errant toddlers, early wake up calls, bad room service, or anything going missing from your room after
someone has been in to clean it. So be sure to look up options online like a house for rent malaysia - if each one of
you going on the holiday can chip in for the price, you can make it a piece of cake to pay for, and you’re all going to
have your own space to stretch out and relax in once you’re there.
Pack Your Suitcases Together
Suitcase packing can be quite a lonely activity, and there’s always going to be something you forget that you only
remember once you’re already on the plane. Just think about the amount of plug adaptors you’ve had to pick up from
the foreign airport once you’ve landed!
remember once you’re already on the plane. Just think about the amount of plug adaptors you’ve had to pick up from
the foreign airport once you’ve landed!
So to make sure you’re never having to listen to non stop complaints about a friend of yours forgetting this and not
packing that, why not pack your suitcases together? You know each other better than anyone else, especially if you’re
besties, so you’ll be able to dish out a lot of constructive criticisms to each other when the time comes to zip the bags up.
packing that, why not pack your suitcases together? You know each other better than anyone else, especially if you’re
besties, so you’ll be able to dish out a lot of constructive criticisms to each other when the time comes to zip the bags up.
So, You Ready to Get Holiday Planning?
Picky pals can make travel planning a little more difficult than it needs to be, but you don’t need to keep putting up
with behaviour like this! Play it safe, and make sure you’re planning for the pickiness as well this year.
with behaviour like this! Play it safe, and make sure you’re planning for the pickiness as well this year.
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