Catherine’s First Trip

We’ve gone over the basics of travel, but let’s see how it all works before getting too deep into tomb technology, the development of the three new skills, and mapping out each destination. And what better guide for this first trip abroad than Catherine Browne?

Well, the Sim Catherine Browne. Back home, Catherine has already boosted many skills such as Writing and Painting and is earning decent money from selling collectibles, such as gems and metals.

She’s saved up for this trip and is now ready to pick up the phone and make those first travel arrangements.

For her first trip, Catherine goes to China. Because this is her very first trip, it’s limited to just three days. But you can pack a lot into just three days: shopping, socializing, and tomb exploration.

Here is Catherine’s trait breakdown so you can see how those choices might potentially play into an adventure:

Trait 1: Adventurous

Trait 2: Loves the Outdoors

Trait 3: Bookworm

Trait 4: Natural Cook

Trait 5: Photographer’s Eye

Lifetime Wish: Seasoned Traveler

Before leaving, make sure that you have unfinished business taken care of because some wishes do not survive travel and vanish. If you are close to fulfilling a smaller wish, such as chatting with a Sim, try to wrap it up.

When you reach your destination, new wishes flood into your Sim’s head and you will be tempted to zero in on those. Rather than dismiss a bunch of promised wishes, go ahead and finish up the easiest ones.

As soon as everything is in order and Catherine has enough in her household funds for the trip, I access the phone and choose the Travel interaction.

This opens the Trip Planner. I’ve already decided on China, so I select it from the planner. The money for the trip is subtracted from the household funds and a taxi immediately pulls up to the house.

Catherine hops in the cab and it drives out of the city, presumably to take her to the airport where she will fly off into the horizon.