Whoever said a friend is a friend forever has clearly never experienced a group trip that has devolved into a maelstrom of conflicting plans and bickering over restaurant bills. Traveling with your ...

Group dynamics can be complicated, even among old friends. No one likes to feel left out, but sometimes there’s bound to be exclusion. Like in this story, when two friends decide to take a trip ...

With friendships, many people feel “the more, the merrier”. But when a new face joined a longstanding friend group, one woman felt more intimidated than excited. When she attempted to exclude her from ...

The trip has since been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances A woman is vexed following an unexpected change to a planned getaway with friends. Venting about the situation on Reddit, the woman ...

IF THE POINT of a vacation is to get away from it all—should that include friends, too? I used to dread the thought of running into people I know while traveling and, obliged to hang with them, having ...

I spent a month in Turkey with a group of friends. We had fun, but made a few mistakes. We didn't realize that Istanbul had two international airports or that çay had so much caffeine in it. I wish I ...

DEAR ERIC: I have a friend I have known since third grade. She lives in another state. Recently, I went on a trip with three of my other friends in the state where this friend lives. She is a very ...

The woman asks if she’s in the wrong for booking a vacation that overlaps with her friend’s birthday Ashley Vega is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend I have known since third grade. She lives in another state. Recently, I went on a trip with three of my other friends in the state where this friend lives. She is a very ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend I have known since third grade. She lives in another state. Recently, I went on a trip with three of my other friends in the state where this friend lives. She is a very ...