You want to travel the world, but you don’t want to go it totally solo? Maybe you’re looking to make memories with some interesting people.

Traveling with someone is the fastest and the easiest way of learning about their personality. Sometimes traveling is the best “relationship test” to check your compatibility with your potential partner.

Just because a person is your close friend, a cousin or a sibling, doesn’t mean he or she will make an excellent travel buddy for your needs. Your potential travel buddy can be anyone – your better half, a friend, or even a stranger that you hit it off with while sharing a taxi. Your travel buddy doesn’t need to be “perfect” but he or she should match your mindset on some basic parameters.