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How to travel together and still stay friends

Division of labour, time apart and empathy are key.

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Each of us travel buddies bring different skills to the table, respect each other’s expertise, and work together for a common cause.

Each of us travel buddies bring different skills to the table, respect each other’s expertise, and work together for a common cause.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF DENISE CHIN

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When I first told an acquaintance that my ladies-only travel group comprises a chief financial officer, logistics director, cultural attache and head of hospitality, he remarked: “Wah, your friends are all high-flyers.”

His admiring tone was quickly replaced by confused silence when I explained that, save for the CFO, those aren’t the titles of our real-life jobs. Instead, they are descriptions of the roles we take on when we travel the world together.

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