Vacations, distant destinations and a new amour conjure unexpected. The insecurity of unfamiliar surroundings can surface irreconcilable differences amongst young love in bloom.

In Corona beer commercials, romantic getaways are depicted as tranquil solitude during a breathtaking sunset. Beyond scenic print ads of exotic travel escapes, one story is left untold. It is reality of pandemonium. Traveling can make or break a new relationship.

Very rarely, do travel agencies, reservationists and airlines purport trials and tribulations of vacation inconveniences:

• Lost or stolen luggage • Delayed itineraries • Security gate groping • Language barriers • Missing reservations • Overbooked flights • Crowded check-ins

Despite frustrations and aggravations of travel, it may serve as a fast study on future of a potential significant other. Vacationing has a way of revealing one’s true colors.

It was a weekend trip to NYC when Jenny Aldridge (28) found out that her lover was a manic depressant who failed to take medication for treat his chemical imbalance. “When Kevin was not under influence of alcohol he was unbearable. I’m relieved that I found out early. It saved me months of another failed relationship,” shares Aldridge.

“My trip to Greek Isles was most hellish” trip, EVER” states Landon McDaniels (36). He had been dating Shawna for 2 months when he invited her to set sail from Santorini to other neighboring islands of Greece. Since, McDaniels was chartering a boat with a crew of two other people, he assumed his girlfriend would pitch in with some of onboard duties. “Little did I know, I was dating a prima Donna who whined about everything…and sulked in cabin most of day,” articulates Landon.

Traveling with a new significant other does not always represent a nightmare situation. When Stephanie and Greg went to Paris together, they learned how they shared a curiosity for non-touristy spots. Their compatibility was depicted in their similar traveling style.

This is story of our weekend boating trip and yet another lost prawn trap. My husband and I have been boating for several years with friends on their Bayliner on west coast and enjoy our excursions through San Juan Islands in Washington state and Gulf Islands in British Columbia. Crabbing and prawn trapping is very popular among both pleasure boaters and commercial fisherman in these areas.

Our friend Jan had just had another birthday and her husband Hank decided to buy her something that they could both enjoy. You guessed it, a prawn trap. Out they went at first opportunity early one morning in July and dropped their prawn trap over side of their Bayliner. The attached float was clearly visible to other boaters and had their name and boat registration number painted on side. As day progressed, they decided it was time to check prawn trap for booty. Dreaming of delectable dinner that awaited them, they took off in their dinghy to check trap. Around and around they went looking for their trap, but it was not to be found. They took their bearings from land and were sure that they were in correct spot, but no such luck. Once again, yet another prawn trap had disappeared. Back to their yacht and a dinner of pork and beans.

The next morning they weighed anchor and started off for next day's location, looking as they went for missing prawn trap. It was becoming obvious to them, that it was gone.