Continuing our series of posts by travel couples, to determine who does what when it comes to travel organisation, today we see what is happening with Rob and Lina from Erohisms. We asked each couple a number of questions and each week we are putting up the responses to see who does what in organizing the travels. So far, we have shown “Who’s the boss?” here at Contented Traveller. Then we put David and Veronica from GypsyNesters to the test, followed by Mike and Luci of 1000 Places to Fight before you die.
Today we find out
“Who’s the boss” at Erohisms?
Rob and Lina Eroh are the writer and photographer behind Erohisms. In February 2013, they quit their tech jobs, rented out their San Francisco apartment, and set off for a year of travel. With a flexible timeline and a budget of $1000pp/month, their goal is to show others how affordable exploring the world can be. Rob and Lina currently live in New Zealand and have extended their trip to at least 18 months!
So, “Who’s the boss?” Erohisms?
Lina and Rob of Erohisms have an interesting arrangement in organizing their travels. Lina says that “Rob would travel anywhere, so it’s really up to me to pick and choose from the 100s of places we want to see!” and also when they go.
Lina also organises flights, as she is “pretty good at pulling the plug and booking!”
“Rob keeps track of all of our frequent flyer stuff so this is Rob for sure!”
Both Lina and Rob feel that managing stopovers is not their strong point, saying, “We haven’t been too good at planning those…”
When asked about accommodation, Lina says “If we’re talking about ahead of time, it’s me. But Rob is pretty good at keeping his cool while we walk around looking for a place. He’s a great bargainer as well”.
Lina organises the general transport arrangements and the research of the destinations. They both do their own packing but neither use locks “Hmmm… maybe we’re too trusting?”
Lina organises passports and visas but .. “Except that one time we almost got denied entry to Australia because I didn’t realize we needed a visa, I’ve been pretty good at handling this.”
“Rob makes sure we have all the best credit and debit cards so we never have to pay foreign transaction fees!”
Rob deals with “the nitty gritty” like letting banks etc know that they are going to be away while Lina deals with the parents. Ron also makes sure all bills are paid.
With festivals and events they say “We’re both really bad at this, although we’ve been lucky to stumble on to some pretty awesome events! Serendipity I guess” (We would agree)”
With trying various activities “Rob will push us to try new things, but when it comes to booking them it’s all me.
Lina deals with all necessary communications involved in the travels.
“So, “Who is the boss?” at Erohisms, in their own words Who do you think?”
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Next week, find out “Who’s the boss?” at My Tan Feet
