I prefer traveling with my boomer aunt over friends my own age. We plan perfect trips despite our 33-year age gap.

My favorite travel companion is my aunt, who's more than 30 years older than me.

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• I'm a millennial and my aunt is a boomer. We're great travel companions despite our 33-year age gap.
• We both prefer slow-paced trips and like to wake up and take breaks around the same times.
• Traveling together has only brought us closer, and I look forward to planning more trips.

My aunt and I might seem like an odd pair of travel buddies since she's 68 and I'm 35 ...