Lone or Group Travel?

Travelling is a daunting and stressful experience. The further you travel the more difficult it seem to get. Travelling in a group is better than travelling alone because it is really helpful to have people looking after each other in strange environments. It is also helps with moving luggage and looking after luggage when you perhaps need to go to the bathroom or something similar. And I think there is a level of protection provided if you travel in group rather than travel alone.

I don't like to be a part of a large tour for an extended time, oh, to see sites I can't get to otherwise I don't mind being part of a tour, but mostly I want to just be with one or two other people. Too many people mean that I can't linger over things that interest me, for example, I went to the British Museum with my mom, and I got to look at all the interesting carved stone seals (like signet rings only just little stones sometimes from the Minoan culture and stuff while she went on and looked at other things.

I like to travel with someone but not with a group on a pre planned trip. Too often I will find a place and want to stay an extra day or two and other time I plan a couple of days and want to stay only a few hours. Don't box me in with a group tour.

I would be in the middle. I would not like to go alone because well I do not know anyone in that place, and the place where I would want to go would be very dangerous. I would have no experience with dangerous animals - I am the type who would pet them. Bad idea. With a group, then I am limited to where they want to go. It is all right if you are going on a specific tour hat you are interested in such as gong to Israel to see where Christ had walked, or if you are a history buff, following the Civil War battlefields, but just going to a certain country, you only go to the tourist sites. and never mingle with the natives. No for me neither is a good idea. Go with a friend, your spouse, or your relative. Then you are not alone and then you are not in a tourist group.

Personally, I don't mind either one. I don't really mind traveling alone, but I do also enjoy traveling in a group. Although I'd much rather travel in a small group rather than a large group.

i havent tried travelling alone. My first travel was to Singapore but upon arrival my friends accompany me groing around. then most of the time, i go with my travel buddy to explore places. I want to travel by myself and join a different group so i can meet new faces and learn new things...then in due time i can travel by myself only

I am an independent traveler. I loved to travel on my own when I was a younger person. Now I have two little kids I take them with me on my travels. I read travel guide books and then have a rough idea of where in the area is worth traveling to. This year I traveled to Colombia, last year I traveled to Canada and the year before last I traveled to South Africa. I don't enjoy traveling in a group. However in a national park in Central America I took a walking tour and found the guide had loads of knowledge. Again when I was in Riga I took a walking tour and found out much more than I had walking around on my own. It was lovely to meet the other people which included two Australians that were interesting. When I was in Austria I took a bus tour to see the sights from the film called The Sound of the Music. On Kangaroo Island I took a two day bus tour of the island and it was very enjoyable. It went off the track to places I wouldn't have been able to get to on public transport. A group tour moves too fast for me. I want to choose how long I spend in each place. Due to being a family I like to keep at the pace of my children. I like to do fun things for them and not rush around on a busy tour. If one of the passengers was annoying on the tour it could make the whole time miserable. However a group might offer safety in a dangerous area.

The answer depends on the reason why do you travel. Some people travel for fun, and that, of course, is not fun when you travel alone. others travel alone to think things away. They do it to give themselves a time to relax.

It's very fun to travel with a group! It's a really good way to bond with your friends, exploring various places with them. However, there are times when I think about traveling alone, and this could also be fun and interesting at times. But it's more of a self-discovery travel, one that would make me appreciate more what's around me and the people that are waiting for me when I get back. Moreover, traveling alone would make me feel like Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp, in a weird way. I dunno why.

hi shepherdspy:) I prefer to travel with a company, I think it's happier and you can share views about everything that you saw in your travels, it's hard if you are alone because maybe you will feel bored and of course there's some place that you aren't really familiar with, so being with someone it is more easy to ask that you would not feel shy.

When it comes to travelling, I always travel with someone. I think that it's very important to have someone to share your emotions and feelings towards what you see and do, and also have fun with. This is also important for your own personal safety. I never go totally adventurous, but also not totally safe. I'm halfway. I plan my trip, my transport and my accomodation, and maybe the most important sights of the destination, but the rest will just come. If I arrive there and decide to get on a train to another country, that can also happen. It's all about how you feel and how comfortable you are with the idea.