What's Your Travel Persona?

How to answerPicture yourself on a trip. For each moment, pick what you'd most likely do. No right answers — go with your gut.

1. 1The trip is booked. What's the first thing you do?

   Look up what I absolutely have to eat thereCheck for hills, lakes or a beach nearbySave a few old streets and alleys to wanderBook the ticket. The rest can wait till I'm thereOpen a spreadsheet and map out every day
2. 2You're packing. What's definitely going in your bag?

   Shoes I can happily walk in all dayIndigestion tablets and plenty of room for foodA printed itinerary and a spare power bankSunscreen, a rain jacket and a water bottleA few easy outfits. Anything else, I'll buy there
3. 3You've just dropped your bags where you're staying. Now what?

   Throw open the curtains and look for hills or waterLie down for a bit and head out when I feel like itDouble-check tomorrow's start time and routeAsk the front desk where the locals actually eatPop downstairs and get a feel for the neighbourhood
4. 4The place you planned to visit is unexpectedly closed. You…

   Perfect excuse to queue for that famous placeStay calm. Plan B is already written downGo somewhere else. It might be even betterSwap it for a trail outside town and some fresh airLoop around the area and see what turns up
5. 5Your favourite kind of moment on a trip is…

   Bumping into someone and chatting all afternoonThe first bite that makes the whole trip worth itTurning down an alley and finding a tiny bookshopReaching the top and looking out over a sea of cloudsThe evening everything went exactly to plan
6. 6After a trip, your camera roll is mostly…

   Street corners, shop signs and old windowsillsBlurry, spur-of-the-moment snaps from the roadScreenshots of tickets, maps and opening hoursTable after table of foodSkies, trees and clouds of every shape
7. 7Your travel buddy asks, "So what are we doing today?"

   Weather's gorgeous. Let's walk by the riverForward them the scheduleLet's ride a bus to the end of the lineWhatever you fancy. I'm easyPick lunch first, then build the day around it
8. 8It rains on your trip. All day. You…

   Duck into a market and find something hot to eatSaw it in the forecast. The indoor plan is readySleep in and listen to the rainGrab a café window seat and watch the streetRain jacket on. Woods smell better in the rain
9. 9The souvenir you're most likely to bring home is…

   Ticket stubs to stick in a notebookA pebble, a leaf or a pinch of sandPostcards and a tote bag from a little shopA bag full of local snacks and spicesLittle things people gave me along the way
10. 10Back home, someone asks, "How was it?"

    Really good. Hard to explain, just easyPull out my phone and show them the sunsetA full recap: how many places, how many stepsTalk about one single street for half an hourStart with the food and get hungry all over again