Travel Jokes

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I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'experience local culture.' He took me to a bakery where the baker spoke to us in a language we both didn't understand, handed me a pastry that was clearly still warm from the oven, and then pointed at my nose. I said, 'I think he's complimenting me.' He said, 'He's telling you to stop breathing on the croissant.'

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I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'take a scenic drive.' He rented a car. I got in. He started driving.

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I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'take a cooking class.' He booked me into a pasta-making workshop. I made the pasta, I ate the pasta, I was happy.

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I told my travel partner I wanted to 'do a food tour' of the neighborhood.

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I booked a 'quiet countryside retreat' for the weekend. The listing said 'peaceful, pastoral, removed from the city.'

18

I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'just relax at the beach.' He booked a resort. I arrived and the 'relaxation' included a mandatory 6 AM yoga class, a 'wellness walk' at 7, and a 'mindfulness session' at 8. I said, 'This isn't relaxing.'

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I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'see the sunrise.' He set an alarm for 5 AM. We hiked up a hill in the dark, our breath making little clouds, our legs shaking. We got to the top at 5:47. The sun came up. I said, 'Worth it.'

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I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'go where the locals go.' He took me to a restaurant where the menu was in a language I couldn't read, the waiter spoke to him in rapid-fire local dialect, and my food arrived in a dish I had to fight a small angry crustacean for. I said, 'This is incredible!' He said, 'You want to go back tomorrow?'

62

I told my travel partner I wanted to 'disconnect from technology' for the weekend. He turned off his phone, his laptop, and his smartwatch. I did the same. Then he said, 'How are we navigating?'

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I booked a 'rustic cabin' for our weekend getaway. The listing said 'peaceful, surrounded by nature.' I arrived and the nearest neighbor was a raccoon that had been evicted from a nearby trash can.

33

I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'live like a local' on our trip.

36

I told my travel partner I wanted to 'see the world.' He booked a flight to Lisbon.

36

I told my travel buddy I wanted to 'experience the local culture.' He booked us a cooking class. I said, 'This is great, I love this!' He handed me a knife and said, 'You're the chef.' I said, 'I said experience the local culture. I was going to experience it from the audience side.'

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I told my travel partner I wanted to 'skip the tourist traps.' We spent four hours in a local bakery. I said, 'This is a tourist trap.' He said, 'You said skip them.' I said, 'I said skip them. I didn't say sit in one for four hours having eleven pastries and a conversation about whether croissants are technically bread.'

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I told my travel partner I wanted to 'just wander' through the city. He said, 'Great, no itinerary.' We wandered for six hours. I said, 'I think we've been to this same bakery three times.'