Travel Planning - My Vacation, without pictures to prove it.

It never ceases to amaze us but most people have few pictures of themselves on vacation. Oh, they may have one or two but most personal pictures feature only one of the couple traveling together.

Most of the time when someone says, “Remember when we went to …” they may only have their memories to rely on, as they do not have photos that include both of them at the "special place". Why do so many people have the “Vacations without me” syndrome?

We think that most tourists are embarrassed to ask someone else to take the time to take pictures of them. Of course, some people are unwilling to place their expensive camera in the hands of a total stranger. Yet others have such complicated cameras they are reluctant to give a “how to use this camera” demonstration when they cannot speak the language of the person they need to take the picture.

Why not bypass all of these reasons?

• Pick up a couple  disposable cameras before your trip and save them for situations where you want to have a picture that includes both of you.
• Make sure you advance the film in the camera before you give it to a person and then just ask them to take your picture.
• Even if you do not speak their language, you can gesture to the camera and point to yourself and the idea will get across.
• The “point and click” disposable cameras are easy to use and practically anybody can take a picture with one.
• If disaster strikes and someone runs off with the camera (which has never happened to anyone I know), well, so you lost five bucks. Get the second disposable out and start over!

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