What is the best way to travel - alone or in a company?

Going on a trip, all people have their own idea of how everything should look. Some like individualism and laconic clarity, understanding of a new culture, others - an escape from the real and from the harsh truth of life. And still others want to find something fundamentally new or classic while traveling - or just hang out and have fun and usefully spend a weekend or vacation.

Experienced travelers know what they need at the moment - a trip with friends or a solo trip. The choice seems obvious, but for neophytes, the story is less straightforward.

In this article, we will analyze the pros and cons of both group travel and solo travel, which will help you decide on the planning of your route and its features.

Single trip

Pros:

1. You will get excellent practice for understanding life, because making decisions, thinking about tomorrow and will allow you to learn how to properly respond to unexpected situations and various incidents
2. Organization of the route is your right, privilege and opportunity; you will move where you want, and at the pace you personally need
3. New places with unexpected acquaintances will provide you with a sea of impressions
4. You will get the opportunity to learn new skills and relive the emotions and feelings that have become familiar.

Minuses:

1. Security issues in single businesses have to be taken much more seriously than in common with friends.
2. Potential financial difficulties promise to be harder
3. There is no one to anoint the back with cream
4. In a difficult situation and difficult life circumstances, you will have to rely only on yourself. On a trip, such situations arise more often than you want.

A trip with a big company

Pros:

1. In a close friendly company you will not be able to sit still, because friends will not let you get bored
2. You can find new friends, make real friends or strengthen an already existing friendship.
3. Traveling with a company often costs less: in hotels, hostels, cafes and excursion bureaus, discounts are offered for groups both for meals, accommodation and transfers, as well as for entertainment events
4. It can be very interesting, and even more useful, to look at friends from the outside.

Minuses:

1. Part of the trip will be spent on arguments and discussions about which routes to take, where to go, what events or sights you should definitely visit. It consumes a lot of time and can spoil the mood for a long time.
2. General opinion can overwhelm personal impressions, feelings and wishes in connection with the trip - think about it and try to separate the general from the particular
3. Collaborative activities make planning less flexible - the larger your company, the more difficult it will be to change or modernize the schedule.

You and your friends may have different travel styles, diametrically opposed tastes, different wallets. We'll have to adapt to the wishes of the majority and other people's wishes.

How do you prefer to travel?