Having a brother or a sister is a great feel. Growing up with them would have been fun and interesting. The annoying fights over who gets to sit in the front seat of the car, the cookie fight, the random pinching scenes and cuddles from your parents would stay as memories forever. Isn’t it? Everyone literally hates their siblings when they are little. But when they grow up, school work, college activities and work pressure do not let you mingle with each other as much. You may be in different cities or even countries and meet up once in a while.
Though, most of you would feel much more comfortable with your friends around, you will still have that in-built love-affection for each other which will come out sometime in youalike and doingr life. With the work pressure and family doubling up, you need to take time off your routine and explore the world with your sister or brother at least once in 6 months. You share the same last name but have different tastes? Jump into the real world, be the mad children of nature and gyrate to each other’s tunes. Here is to all the sisters and brothers who sometimes should develop a reason why you should go on a trip with your sibling, alone!
Top Ways to Plan a Trip Together with Your Sibling
1It is a Saturday
It is a Saturday, you need your time off the routine. Best way to spend it, Sibling time. You wouldn’t have to make time for them by taking off work because Saturday is anyway an off day! So, go out there and explore the world.
2Interesting new discoveries
Often, when you go out with your partner or your friends, you end up doing the planned stuff. Yes, there is fun and everything. But think about the amount of responsibility you have to give in for such trips. But, if take a trip with your sibling you are his/her partner in crime. You both think alike and doing things together will become much more fun. There is no one to judge you, not even your parents. Discovering each other’s goofy sides would be possible only if you go on trips with each other.
3You are with the most reliable person
Whether you are the elder one or not if you want to have some fun without worrying about the safety part, your sibling trip is the best way to achieve it. Trust us when we say this, if you want to feel safe, traveling with family is the best. When they are your sister or brother, even safer because they know how you will react. They will always watch for you and have your back steady.
4Money issues are never a problem
Sometimes traveling with your friends might get embarrassing when it comes to issues of money. You may have to worry about the money shortage or spending. But, when you are with your sibling, you can depend on him/her. Especially if you are the younger one, they will always foot the bill. You need not worry on returning it or having to adjust it elsewhere because hey let’s face it, it’s your sibling!
5Collecting awesome memories
What ties people together? Sharing and experiencing fun together is what brings memories. A trip is great to start off with. Sharing the same room, going to a crazy number of places, visiting churches and exciting places can be super interesting with each other’s company. Taking a trip with your sibling is the best way to re-live your old memories and re-create the magic between the two of you. You could also keep this as a reason to tell your grand-children, stories about the trips you took and the exciting memories you captured.
6Talk-Talk-Talk
If you have already gone here, there and everywhere, try and involve yourself in a serious talk. Talking with your sibling sometimes can bring out the most amazing decisions of your life, which you have been wanting answers for. Trust us when we say this, when you and your sibling talk about love, life, money and everything under the sun, you get clarity. You get advices which you have been craving for. If your sister’s or brother’s life sucks as much as yours, you will also feel satisfied. Yes, we are all humans and you are allowed to feel like that!
7You can be your cranky self
Anyway, your sibling has seen the mad side of yours, so this wouldn’t be very new. You don’t have to wake up early in the morning, eat on time because your sibling knows what pisses you off. Though they find fun irritating you, you can also be super cranky with them and act pricey
8Share dress, accessories and everything
If you have a sister, the advantagesare more and it it gets all the more interesting. If you both have the same structure, you can borrow or just take hers and wear them. The best thing about going out with your sister is that you can also try any number of dresses and she isn’t going to stop from checking or trying on clothes. She will never bog you down because she is also like you, enthusiastic when it comes to clothes.
9Expect the silliness to flow
Your sibling is the one you have learnt all the silliness from, so on a trip, you guys can explore and be funny-silly together. You can practice the art of being weird to people and creep them out. Yes, it is funny and hilarious, but you will surely have the much-needed break from routine and visit your childhood memories together.
10You can finally tell them how much you hated them
Oh well, yes! This is true. Obviously, you hated your sister or brother and wished them to go away to college very soon. You can confront to them how much you hated them getting attention from your parents. Tell them how much you wanted to kick them and have a good laugh over it.
Sisters/brothers are the best thing that can happen to anybody at any point in life. They will be there for you and support you through all your decisions. So, here’s to an amazing trip that you guys would be taking very soon. To add to the fun, finish it with a picture perfect and a hug! The trip and memories would be worth a thousand words.
-Pavithra Ravi
