Travel with Others: Without Wishing They'd Stayed Home

by Nadine Nardi Davidson

An invaluable survival guide for anyone planning to travel with someone else, whether it be a spouse, friend, lover, boss, children or pets. Travel expert and veteran Nadine Nardi Davidson reveals the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0965819434
• ISBN13: 9780965819435
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Prince Publishing
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A Book for Travelers and Their Companions

Can traveling really be hazardous to relationships? Are there people you would never travel with or dread traveling with on vacations? Then this book might present a few creative solutions. Nadine Nardi Davidson has spent 27 years as a travel consultant and in this time she has assisted many travelers from age 9 to 90. In this book she finally shares all her travel insights and secret tips for staying sane while traveling. In this entertaining book you will discover: The Nine Travel Types (You might find you are a little of each, but one will be dominant and it does seem that "shopper" and "culturist" seemed familiar.) Nadine mentions that you might be a combination of travel types. Travel Etiquette when Traveling with your Employer or Business Colleagues How to Survive Traveling with Your Friends, Spouse, Pet, Relatives, In-Laws and Kids The Honeymoon (If there is a hurricane on the way in, leave no matter what your husband says. Ha, ha. ) What to do when your teenager falls in love while you are on vacation What to do when you take your child's friend along on your vacation Nadine's writing style is comforting, often humorous and always a pleasure to read. This is one of the most interesting books on travel I've read to date. There are concepts in this book I would never have even considered. On my last trip I used her idea about limiting my wardrobe to one or two basic colors. That would be black clothes as a basic and therefore all shoes could be black too, etc. Nadine is right about packing toiletries. They can truly take longer to pack than your clothes. Throughout the book you will find real-life stories that are often humorous and always entertaining. This is an insiders view of travel and this book is filled with practical advice. You will also find travel checklists, information on special airline meals, making a traveler's medical kit and packing tips for trips of 7-21 days. May I also suggest: Smart Packing by Susan Foster. Whether you are traveling to visit family for the holidays or traveling overseas, this book is an essential guide to enjoying your next vacation or business trip. ~The Rebecca Review

Our best trip yet!

I'm glad both my husband and I read this book BEFORE our trip. He finally agreed to do some of the things I like to do on our trip--like going to museums without complaining. This book helped him see the light--that the trip will go a lot smoother and it really isn's so hard to allow time for each other's favorite activities when we are on vacation.

A new and needed genre: travel psychology!

Author Davidson has launched a new and needed genre: travel psychology! With more and more people visiting far-off lands, this book is right on target. Understanding your travel chemistry with family and friends before boarding that plane is as essential as getting shots and packing sunscreen. This book showed me how.

Read this book before your next trip!

I only wish I had read this before that ill-fated trip with my in-laws. I could have saved myself thousands in therapy. Oh well! But seriously, this book makes so much sense. Great tips for traveling with others. It facilitates communication between travel partners that may or may not have the same expectations for a trip. I found myself chuckling all the way through the book as I recognized myself and many of my friends and family in this well-written, fast-paced travel primer.

A fun read with a lot of practical tips

I have traveled most of my life and lived in a number of countries outside the US - there are some things you can only appreciate with experience, and Ms. Davidson definitely delivers both practical tips and a sense of humor. Many books put out there are just dry how-to, but she mixes what sound like real life horror stories (and some happy endings too) with both practical advice and her 9 travel types. We had a lot of fun discovering why we don't always get along - and what to do to bridge that! I have suggested this book to all my friends (and relatives.) She's created something innovative and clever that's still accessible to everyone. I think the best part is that you really have to have a sense of openness and humor when it comes to travel or it will be you who ends up left at home!