{"id":17764,"date":"2021-02-18T02:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T02:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/?p=17764"},"modified":"2021-03-01T01:12:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T01:12:26","slug":"picking-perfect-travel-partner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnival.com\/awaywego\/travel\/picking-perfect-travel-partner","title":{"rendered":"Picking The Perfect Travel Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some travelers never leave home without their adventure buddy! <\/b><\/p>\n

Everyone has something they\u2019d <\/span>never want to leave home without<\/a>. <\/strong>Yousry Benayoun, a widely traveled teacher, musician, and artist, is sure to bring his notebook for sketching and writing, and if he can\u2019t pack a stringed instrument, at least his harmonica. <\/span>
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But most importantly, he tries to bring his tried and true travel partner, his sister Deanna. Yousry and his sister have trekked across four continents together, traveling to Namibia and South Africa, Greece, <\/span>Spain<\/span><\/a>, Peru, and visiting each other on their respective east and west coasts of the United States.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Throughout these trips, the siblings have learned why they\u2019re great travel partners. And Yousry has shared what to look for in a travel buddy that can elevate your adventures!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen either of us orders something, it\u2019s considered fair game.\u201d Yousry explains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Enjoying the same activities<\/b>
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It may seem obvious, but one reason Yousry and his sister are great travel companions is that they enjoy the same stuff. \u201cWe\u2019re both passionate about music, food, and staying active,\u201d he says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In Greece, <\/span>on the island of Crete<\/span><\/a>, Yousry brought his mandolin but wasn\u2019t certain how much their travel group wanted to hear. But Deanna often encouraged him to play and it made both of their trips better having a soundtrack.\u00a0 <\/span>
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And then there\u2019s food. Though Yousry is a pescatarian, he was happy to buy exotic jerky in Namibia for his sister\u2014wildebeest anyone?\u2014because he shares her love of trying new foods. They also hopped street carts in Lima, sampling Peruvian breakfast sandwiches. And later, while hiking in Peru, both passed on the option of riding donkeys up the last steep mile of a\u00a0 mountain, \u201choofing it\u201d instead because both of them appreciated the challenge! <\/span>
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Pick a travel partner that:<\/span><\/i> enjoys doing similar things so you can seek them out together. <\/span><\/i>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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There has been terraced agriculture in Colca Canyon for hundreds of years, even before the Incas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Deciding on destinations<\/b>
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Another reason they\u2019re so travel-compatible is their exploratory travel styles line up to a T; both stay open minded and go with the flow. \u201cA lot of the travel decisions we make come from chatting with locals,\u201d Yousry explains. \u201cSo we\u2019re often planning adventures just days before.\u201d In Peru for example, they were sitting in a hostel in Lima (playing guitar) and deciding where to next\u2014some promising Chilean towns? Up north towards Ecuador?\u00a0<\/span>
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The Andean condor has the largest wingspan of any bird in the Americas–10.5 feet!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But word around town was that Colca Canyon was incredible, so they booked a flight south. Days later they were hiking and camping along the breathtaking stepped terraces in one of the deepest canyons in the world, packed with alpaca and the enormous Andean condors that call it home.\u00a0 <\/span>
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Pick a travel partner that:<\/span><\/i> matches your travel style, whether spontaneous or meticulously planned.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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The \u201cBig Daddy\u201d dune in Namibia is one of the largest in the world.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An appetite for adventure<\/b>
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Some people like to push themselves a little further outside their comfort zones than others when traveling, so it\u2019s good for <\/span>adrenaline junkies<\/span><\/a> to stick together! In Namibia, Yousry and Deanna wanted to see the famous sand dunes in the desert along the coast. But these remote wonders were a five-hour drive away, only reachable with certain vehicles and traveling partly paved roads into a desolate desert. \u201cThere were a few little things to worry about,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So what did they do? Rented the last SUV available, blasted tunes, and tore down the highway! They barely made it to their camp before nightfall, but when they were running and jumping down the world\u2019s largest sand dune the next morning, they agreed it was worth it. They later drove hours to a nature preserve and saw giraffes, zebras, impalas, and even a lion; both big time commitments that paid off.
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