5 Things To Agree On Before You and Your Partner Start a Slow Travel Lifestyle Together

Moving to a slow travel lifestyle with your husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, or whatever you like to call your partner can be a big change in your relationship and it's important that you have similar expectations about the travel experiences you want to have. You might think you both want the same thing, but if you haven't talked about it, you might be in for a surprise. Based on our travel experiences in early retirement, these are 5 things you and your partner should agree on (or at least be willing to compromise on) before you start a slow travel lifestyle together.
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[@normamanty7069]

I like your honesty in telling the reality of all this slow travel lifestyle that’s all over You tube! My husband and I were very fortunate to travel kinda slow ( 3months trips and then one month trips in a country or area) when we were younger and now since we are retired and older (65, 71) we still do a month in a country… but are looking at renting our home (not selling everything and leaving for good as a lot of folks do on KZbin, hey what happens when you get tired of it, are older and wanna settle in somewhere? Prices for housing and rent only go up) and ..doing slow travel for 3-6-a year. Takes planning and like you mention here - communication is key. I like that you kept your place in Toronto - smart. It can always be rented as you travel if you want to do that and is a base 👍

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

That sounds fabulous! Renting is a great option for income and, like you said, having a home for when you want to travel less. We hope you have a great time in your retirement travels!!

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

Great points to talk about. Since we are in our preparation mode. Right now our main conversations are around building up our finances and investments.

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

We hope your preparations are going well!

[@WanderingTuckers]

You should have had at least one clip with Chris having a black eye...😂. My wife and I have very different views on traveling too but communication and compromise makes the world go round!

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

Haha! Communication is key!

[@katiek6741]

I suppose you don’t actually have to travel with your partner. If you can’t agree on these, you could take a leap and try going out on your own. Maybe not ‘divorce’ but more like a week or two on your own adventure. I’m currently working up my courage for this path. Will see how it goes from here

[@ChrisAndEmilie]

I think what’s key is communication with your partner. If you both are ok with you traveling on your own, then that could be a solution that works. Personally, traveling on your own for 1-2 weeks seems doable. Going for longer periods could be more difficult. Good luck, we hope you’re able to come up with a plan that fits for both of you!