M IS MY ULTIMATE TRAVEL BUDDY
rose, 44, who works in casting, and ichelle manguette, 74, travel the world r. Coralie says:
These days my travel checklist is short and sweet: passport, suitcase, mum. Whether I’m heading to the high rises of Manhattan or the beaches of the an, she’s the perfect travel companion. and I have always been close, even we both became single in 2011. But y, when we wanted to go to the cinema, or dinner, we asked each other. the same with holidays. We had a shared ravel, and both wanted adventure. So, in headed off to Panama for two weeks. realised that we were on exactly the avelength. dn’t have a detailed itinerary, we just t, mixing up a few nights with her friends and, a few basic nights in a hostel and ashing out on a resort with hot showers.
Mum knew when to talk and when to listen. We never argued or got stressed and were so relaxed we slept in the same bed if that’s what was available.
That trip kick started our international adventures together.
In the years since we’ve been all over Europe – Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels – and took a driving trip to Spain.
Then there was Costa Brava, Tuscany, Jamaica and Doha, and we’ve been to Kenya many times. Travelling with mum makes everything an adventure, too.
Although not every trip is planned that way. Mum went to Belize and had her passport stolen. I got her a new one and took it out to her!
I even go on some of mum’s work trips. She’s a jeweller and we went to New york last year where she bought some semi-precious stones.
We travel together three or four times a year and have a perfect rhythm. She trusts me to book hotels because I know exactly what will work for us. It gives us both so much joy to remember past trips and plan future ones – Costa Rica and Nicaragua are coming up.
Travelling so much with mum has given us an amazing bond and so many incredible memories. I look forward to making many more.