{"id":6220,"date":"2019-01-08T10:46:40","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T10:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/?p=6220"},"modified":"2019-05-22T12:34:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T11:34:14","slug":"travelling-as-a-couple-and-keeping-your-love-alive-on-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acacia-africa.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/08\/travelling-as-a-couple-and-keeping-your-love-alive-on-the-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling as a couple (and keeping your love alive on the road)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Til death do us part<\/em>. Acacia Africa<\/a> knows how important those few short words really are. Whether you’re celebrating years since the happy day or are looking to tie the knot in the distant future, you\u2019ve made your way together through the good and the bad. You\u2019ve weathered every challenge life has handed you along the way and come out stronger than ever. You hold each other up when times get tough, and your partner is the first person with whom you celebrate your victories. You\u2019re a team. And now it\u2019s time to head out on the ultimate adventure together. Travel can be one of the most inspirational and eye opening experiences of your lives- but it can also be a challenge to navigate with another person. How do you make the most of travel as a couple- and stay sane while doing it?<\/p>\n

Travel is the ultimate test of your love<\/h2>\n

This isn\u2019t a mere trip to meet family in a different state or a weekend away at a nearby beauty spot. We\u2019re talking new continents, new vistas, new experiences- new sights and sounds, languages and cultures to navigate together, new challenges to meet and overcome. Travel is, undoubtedly, one of the very best things you can ever do for yourself, alone or as a couple. Your horizons will be broadened and your eyes opened in ways you can\u2019t truly understand until you\u2019ve been there. It isn\u2019t all glitz and glamour, though, and the wise couple knows that (as in your relationship itself) travel will bring moments that will test you. Sure, the Instagram moments will come thick and fast, memories will be made that last a lifetime\u2026 but reality, just like love, isn\u2019t only about the pretty moments.<\/p>\n

Travel brings new challenges- sometimes ones we never expected. Annoying situations can arise, and tempers can get short and misunderstandings abound. You may discover you and your partner have different travel styles and treasure different experiences. Making it all work with different jobs, lives and schedules to coordinate can be a problem in itself. All those comfy rhythms that have become part of your daily life together are suddenly gone. It\u2019s just you and your loved one awash in an unknown land. The real you, and the real them, exposed. How do you rise to the challenge and come home stronger than ever?<\/p>\n

The honest couple’s travel survival guide<\/h2>\n

When you\u2019re home again, those fraught times will seem like nothing. What you remember will be the remarkable moments, the shared experiences. You\u2019ll laugh about things that seemed of life-and-death importance in the moment. But the smoother you make the shared road, the greater the bonding along the way.<\/p>\n