Pick Your Adventure Style Quiz
Keep track of your answers — mostly A’s, B’s, C’s, etc. — and we’ll match you with your Second Shift adventure style.
1. Your ideal trip starts with:
A. A loose route, a rental car, snacks, and a “let’s see what happens” attitude
B. A walkable city, good restaurants, hidden bars, and neighbourhoods worth poking around
C. A ship, a coastline, multiple stops, and unpacking exactly once
D. A festival, concert, game, race, market, or weird local event worth building a trip around
E. Mountains, ocean, forests, fresh air, and somewhere beautiful to exhale
F. Food, wine, breweries, markets, cooking classes, and long lunches that turn into stories
2. Your perfect travel day includes:
A. Scenic drives, roadside weirdness, small towns, and at least one unplanned stop
B. Coffee, wandering, shops, museums, a great dinner, and cocktails somewhere with a little atmosphere
C. Waking up in a new port, exploring for the day, and coming back to a floating home base
D. A main event, a good pre-game plan, and a recovery brunch that understands the assignment
E. A slow morning, a gorgeous view, light exploring, and no one rushing you like a camp counsellor
F. A food market, tasting room, brewery, cooking class, or “we absolutely need to try that” moment
3. Your travel red flag is:
A. Being stuck in one place with nothing to explore
B. A bland hotel in the middle of nowhere with zero walkable options
C. Packing, unpacking, changing hotels, and dealing with too many transfers
D. A trip with no real reason to rally the group chat
E. Overpacked itineraries, early alarms, and no breathing room
F. Mediocre meals, tourist-trap restaurants, and eating just because it’s convenient
4. You are most likely to say:
A. “Take the weird road.”
B. “This neighbourhood is exactly my vibe.”
C. “Wait… I only have to unpack once?”
D. “This is absolutely worth planning a whole trip around.”
E. “I needed this more than I realized.”
F. “We are not leaving without trying that.”
5. Your preferred amount of structure is:
A. Give me the route and the key stops, but leave room for detours
B. Give me a strong home base and a few great ideas each day
C. Handle the logistics — I’ll choose how much I want to do once I’m there
D. Lock in the big event, the rooms, and the transportation so the chaos is contained
E. Keep it simple, pretty, and not over-scheduled
F. Plan around the best meals, tastings, and neighbourhoods — the rest can flex
6. Your suitcase probably includes:
A. Comfortable shoes, road snacks, layers, and a playlist nobody fully agreed to
B. City shoes, a decent outfit, sunglasses, and room for shopping
C. Swimwear, dinner clothes, walking shoes, and maybe something a little extra
D. Event outfit, backup event outfit, questionable accessories, and emotional support Advil
E. Cozy layers, comfortable shoes, a good book, and something for the hot tub
F. Stretchy pants, nice dinner clothes, and absolutely no shame
7. The group chat gets excited when you mention:
A. Road trip
B. City weekend
C. Sea escape
D. Festival or event trip
E. Scenic reset
F. Food and drink trail
Your Adventure Style Results
Mostly A’s: The Road Trip Rambler
You want the map to get a little messy.
Your perfect adventure has movement, scenery, oddball stops, small towns, local diners, roadside attractions, and enough flexibility to follow a good sign when you see one. This is for travellers who want freedom, but not chaos. You still need the bones of the trip built — the route, the best stops, the hotel zones, the timing — but you do not need someone holding a flag and yelling about washroom breaks.
Mostly B’s: The City Wanderer
You want a great home base and a city with layers.
Your perfect adventure includes walkable neighbourhoods, coffee shops, local restaurants, hidden bars, shops, museums, old buildings, rooftops, and maybe one experience that makes the whole trip feel extra. This is not “see every landmark and collapse by dinner.” This is city travel with better pacing, better neighbourhoods, and more personality.
Mostly C’s: The Sea Adventure Traveller
You like the idea of multiple destinations without turning the trip into a luggage relay.
Your perfect adventure has coastlines, ports, built-in logistics, good food, beautiful views, and the sweet relief of unpacking once. But not all sea adventures are created equal — you need the right ship, not just any ship. You probably do not hate cruising. You probably hate bad-fit cruising. The right sea adventure can feel like a boutique hotel, a floating basecamp, a food-and-port wander, or a stylish little chaos vessel.
Mostly D’s: The Event Chaser
You want a reason to go.
For you, the event is the anchor: the concert, festival, rodeo, race, food weekend, holiday market, sporting event, cultural celebration, or weird local tradition that gives the whole trip a pulse. This is where the trip gets a built-in story. The event gets you there, but the magic is everything around it — the pre-game dinner, the hotel lobby nonsense, the recovery brunch, and the side quest nobody planned.
Mostly E’s: The Scenic Reset Traveller
You need somewhere beautiful and a plan that does not bully you.
Your perfect adventure has fresh air, pretty views, cozy stays, scenic drives, slow mornings, spa time, light exploring, and enough space to actually feel like you had a break. This is the “remember we are people” trip. Not boring. Not overbuilt. Just beautiful, comfortable, and paced like your nervous system was invited too.
Mostly F’s: The Food Trail Traveller
You travel with your stomach, and honestly, excellent choice.
Your perfect adventure is built around what you can taste, sip, learn, and linger over. Markets, wineries, breweries, cooking classes, food tours, long lunches, great coffee, local specialties — this is your happy place. This is not just “where should we eat?” This is building the trip so the meals, drinks, markets, tastings, and neighbourhoods become the point.
Tied Results?
Perfect. Most good travellers are a blend.
Here are some common combos:
A + E: The Scenic Road Reset
You want a beautiful route, cozy stays, fresh air, and room for detours.
B + F: The Eat-Your-Way-Through-the-City Escape
You want great neighbourhoods, hidden bars, food tours, markets, and dinner reservations worth dressing up for.
C + D: The Sea Event Adventure
You want a cruise or coastal escape built around a festival, music event, race, or seasonal celebration.
D + B: The Big Weekend Built Around the Thing
You want a city trip with a concert, show, sports event, festival, or weird local happening as the anchor.
E + F: The Soft Luxury Food & Scenery Trip
You want beautiful views, slow mornings, wineries, long lunches, spa time, and no one yelling “mandatory group activity.”
A + D: The Road Trip With a Reason
You want to drive somewhere fun for an event, festival, concert, rodeo, rally, or strange small-town tradition.
The Second Shift Take
You do not want a generic vacation. You need the right adventure style.
Some people want a road and a reason.
Some want a city with good lighting and better cocktails.
Some want to unpack once and wake up somewhere new.
Some want the event that gets the group chat moving.
Some want a view, a hot tub, and peace.
Some want to eat their way through the map.
That is the whole point.
Better trips do not start with “where is everyone going?” They start with “what kind of story do you want to come home with?”