Tortus Traveling with the Energizer Bunny

Here's an idea that works if you are based in one place (such as Paris). Split up. I mean, for the afternoon. Make a plan for dinner and have your separate adventures. Share over dinner. Everybody wins.

I'm going to second Adam's suggestion. I've traveled with friends who have different styles and we did split up. We didn't split for the whole time, but planned our days so that we could meet up at different times and share perspective. There are so many museums and places to see in Paris, that he could probably find one to visit while you took your time strolling around the neighborhood. Pick a cafe and say, "See you in two hours!" Then if someone get there early, they can have a drink or at least get some good people watching done. And, each carry a phone so that if someone's day goes really wrong its easy to be flexible and meet up earlier than planned. You could probably do it with texting to save money. ; ) Pam

Well, he could climb Notre Dame while you sit in a pew. He could take the stairs up the Eiffel Tower while you take the elevator. You ride the funicular up to Sacre Coeur while he takes the stairs. More seriously, this will take some years and some communication before you two can travel well together. It may never be perfect. You could agree to a slow day and then a fast day. Or morning/afternoon. Basically, tortoises and rabbits don't understand each other, so you BOTH must each make some accommodations for the other. Do spend some time apart. We had an interesting couple of years when my husband shifted to being a very early riser because of his job. I wanted to poke around in the morning, and the teens wanted to sleep until noon.

Divide your time. Do stuff together. Do stuff apart. Some couples assume they have to be joined at the hip, even if it means you are both silently fuming over the habits of the other. I say nonsense. Get used to spending some time apart without guilt and treating yourself to doing exactly what YOU want to do. You're spending too much money on this to risk not enjoying it. As an added bonus, it will give you plenty to talk about over dinner...

My husband of almost 40 years is also an Energizer Bunny and I like to wander here and there, have a nice lunch at an outdoor cafe etc. We'll frequently start out together, say, going to the Louvre for a couple hours and then it's "meet you at (pick a place) for lunch at 1" so have fun, love you X&O's all around. He really wanted to tour South America so I cheerfully sent him on his way. I wanted to go to Paris with my sister and he treated her to her airfare. Remember 1+1 = 2 not 1. I do know couples who are joined at the hip and they have fun in their own way. Ah Paris....