Welcome to Tag Along Travel
Hi there! I’m Deborah and my spouse travels for work a lot. Sometimes I tag along, which is fab because who doesn’t love to travel? But it’s not always a passport to fun. When I’m grounded at home and he’s away, it can feel like a long layover after the airport bar closes. Join me to find out how to make business travel and marriage work. I recap my favourite travel destinations and adventures while trying to sort out how to enjoy the journey, whether tagging along or not.
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Role Reversal: The time Steve stayed home and I travelled for business
I haven’t travelled for work for several years. It’s always been Steve on the road with me staying behind or tagging along. But, earlier this year, I travelled for four days to British Columbia for a work project that came together quickly. Steve did not tag along. Here is what we thought about walking in each other’s shoes. […]
If you do nothing else on a trip to Winnipeg, visit The Forks
The Forks is Winnipeg’s premier destination for locals and tourists to shop, eat, meet, and play. It’s about a 15-minute walk from where I live, and I visit often. I’m not the only one—the multi-faceted hub boasts about 4 million visitors a year. For a city of 730,000, that’s impressive. If you have a short stay in the Peg, make time to get yourself to The Forks and then send me a thank-you email. […]
Happy spouses of business travellers share these 5 characteristics
Did your spouse just get a job offer that will require a lot of business travel? Maybe you’ve met the man/woman of your dreams who’s already a road warrior. You might be asking yourself, “Is this going to work?” The answer to that depends on several aspects of your relationship. Based on living this lifestyle for the past 13+ years, these are the characteristics I think the partner of a frequent traveller needs to embrace the new job or relationship with confidence. […]
8 tips for a successful self-guided cycling tour vacation
A self-guided cycling tour appeals to those who like active vacations along with an opportunity to experience the landscape of a region more deeply than with other forms of transportation. It’s paradoxically both active and slow travel. We’ve taken three such trips and have some tips if you’re considering a self-guided cycling tour for your next vacation. […]
How Travel Changes Life At Home
Unfamiliar foods and recipes, cultural practices, even habits we develop on the road—one of the gifts of travel is how it can change our lives at home. […]
Why I went to Krakow and didn’t visit Auschwitz-Birkenau
When I decided to tag along with Steve on his business trip to Krakow, Poland, I assumed we would visit Auschwitz. But as our trip drew closer and I began researching the details, I didn’t want to go. I struggled with this feeling. No one wants to visit Auschwitz. Many people, though, feel they have a moral obligation to go. Should I have gone? I still feel conflicted. […]
Top 11 Signs You Are a Frequent Business Traveller
If you are a frequent business traveller, chances are you can put a checkmark behind several of these characteristics. Fess up. How many apply to you? If you have any to add, leave them in a comment. […]
How to use Twitter chats for Travel Inspiration
If you have a hard time deciding on your next travel destination, there is no shortage of information online. But figuring out where to start can be overwhelming. A source of inspiration you may not be familiar with is a Twitter chat. Not sure what that is or how to participate? Here’s my how-to guide using one of my favourite Twitter chats as an example – The #CultureTrav chat. […]
First-Time Holi Experience: The Colour, Laughter, and Clean-Up
If you’ve never experienced Holi, it’s hard to imagine what it’s like to participate in India’s over-the-top festival of colour. Mumbai is at the heart of this annual spring event, and we had the good fortune to be there for it this year as the result of Steve’s business travel. Even better, one of Steve’s Indian colleagues and his family invited us to spend Holi with them! Thank goodness, because we had no clue what we were doing. […]
