Once you’ve been travelling with your BFF you’ll know that you’ll be friends for life. If you can put up with each other’s annoying habits for more than a day at a time, and be there through crazy parties, weird strangers, and disgusting tummy bugs, you can get through anything together. Here are 15 things that you’ll only understand if you’ve been traveling with your BFF.
Your Mutual Friends Get Fed Up Quick
It’s not your fault that everything relates in some way to something that you did while you were traveling. Don’t they realize that you’ve got months’ worth of stories still to share?!
You’ve Got So Many Inside Jokes
So many that your friends roll their eyes whenever you both start laughing. There were just so many funny incidents that happened! If they had been with you too, they’d be laughing their ass off too!
Your Instagram Feeds Are Like Twins
Because at every photo opportunity you both had to take the same snaps. But at least you’ve got enough #Throwbackthursday photos to last until you’re both 100.
You Know All Of Her Annoying Habits
Though it doesn’t seem so bad now that you’re not together 24/7. While you were traveling together, though, there were just some things your BFF did that really got on your nerves. Now you’re proud that you got through it and you’re stronger than ever and love her even more!
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You’ve Fantasized About Tearing Her Hair Out
Then picking up your backpack, and walking away leaving her on a hot, dirty bus in the middle of nowhere. Maybe her annoying habits getting on your nerves was an understatement … they made you want to kill her!
You’ve Mastered Each Other’s Best Angles
Now you can take an insta-worthy snap of each other in seconds. Even in manic traveling situations like when you’ve got locals hassling you to buy their stuff, rain pouring down and a broken flip flop.
You’ve Got Travelling Songs
And when you hear them you’re both whisked away to a different time and place. Whether it’s to that party on the beach, or when you were sitting in a bar with a new group of friends you’d just made. You’ll now have that shared memory and song for the rest of your lives.
You No Longer Judge Each Other
Over anything, because you have truly seen it all. Unwashed clothes, unshaved legs, being sick in the back of a bus from too many buckets of cocktails. You now totally accept each other as you are.
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You’ve Had Actual Arguments Over Profile Pics
But what were you meant to do when you both looked seriously hot in that pic that cute guy took of you? You can’t both have the same profile pic, can you?
Awkward Silences Don’t Exist
Because at some point on a 15-hour bus journey you’re going to run out of things to talk about, right? So you’ve learned that it’s totally okay to be silent, and just chill out and appreciate each other’s company.
You’re Now Basically The Same Person
You have the same clothes, the same memories, the same funny stories and phrases you use when speaking. Two people went traveling, but you came back as one!
You Can’t Go 24 Hours Without Calling Each Other
Because you’re so used to worrying if she’s safe! Well, at least that’s an improvement. When you were traveling you started getting nervous if you lost sight of her for two minutes.
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You Have Co-Facebook Stalking Sessions
So you can keep tabs on all the crazy people that you met on your adventures.You know when you’re old and grey you’ll still be getting together to reminisce about your travels and check out Facebook profiles to see what your traveling friends have got up to.
You Now Know Too Much About Each Other
You won’t ever stop being friends. There are some stories that can just never get out. Even in ten years time when you’re getting married, you’ll be a little nervous about her being your bridesmaid. Just in case she gets too drunk and starts telling that story about, “This one time, in Thailand…”
You Know Your BFF Better Than You Know Yourself.
That’s what spending 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in a different country and culture on the other side of the world will to do you. And you love it!
