Would you choose your dream destination or the company of a friend?

@Porcospino (31366)
Denmark
January 20, 2013 5:13pm CST
Would you travel alone if you didn't have a friend or a partner who wanted to visit the same place as you or would prefer to change your destinaton and visit the place that your friend wants to visit in order to travel together? Do you find it important to have company when you travel or do you think it is more important to visit the places that you dream about? I have travelled with a friend in the past, and we had a really good time together, but I wouldn't hestitate to travel alone if I couldn't find a friend who was interested in the same destination as me. My friends often prefer the popular destinations and I love destinations off the beaten path. I also visit popular destinations, but I find the unknown destinations very fascinating. When I was younger I often travelled on my own and I really enjoyed those trips. Today I travel with my husband, and I am very happy to share the experiences with him, but the idea of travelling alone doesn't seem scary to me.
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@jalucia (1431)
• United States
21 Jan 13
If I'm leaving the country, I don't want to do it alone, for safety purposes.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
21 Jan 13
There are definately some advantages about travelling with other people. You can help eachother, share the experiences and sometimes it safer to travel with other people. For me the safety depends on my choice of destination. There are a lot of places that I don't mind visiting alone and I have often done that in the past, but there are also a couple of countries that I would avoid if I was travelling alone.
@jalucia (1431)
• United States
21 Jan 13
Traveling with others can also be a hassle. What you think is a good time, they may not. But I am not a seasoned traveler, so I would just travel with someone else and roll with the punches.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
21 Jan 13
Yes, that is true, that is one of the reasons why one of my friends and I don't travel together. I like to travel and she likes to travel, but that it probably the only thing that we can agree about We have very different ideas sbout travelling and we don't enjoy that same things so I don't think that we would enjoy travelling together. I have enjoyed travelling with other friends, but it can lead to a lot of arguments when you have different ideas about travelling.
@Sreekala (34312)
• India
22 Jan 13
I love to travel but traveling alone something is not enjoyable to me. I have kids and going anywhere, leaving them alone, which is difficult for me. To be very honest, I have not gone anywhere without my hubby after marriage. Before marriage, for traveling to any place permission needed from parents. Girls are not allowed to travel alone in our time in village. Either of parents will accompany with us if we need to go anywhere. Now things are changed a bit not much.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
23 Jan 13
I understand that you don't want to travel without your children. I am also married and when I travel my husband and I travel together. In the past I often travelled alone. In my culture many girls travel alone and I also did that. It hasn't always been that way. In the past men could travel alone, but women didn't do it. Today that difference is no longer there and it is fine for a woman to travel alone. Many young women choose to travel around in the world between high school and university. I didn't do that, but I had the chance to travel in when I was in my 20's.
@maximax8 (31046)
• United Kingdom
21 Jan 13
In my younger days I was happy to travel by myself and I wished to have it that way. I was able to choose my destinations and stay in the accommodation I could afford. I worked in Finland when I was 18 years old then traveled around Europe alone. I really enjoyed that experience. My ex-boyfriend was keen on luxury accommodation. We nearly ran out of money due to that in the Seychelles. We rejected where I booked for us to stay on one island. We made us go to stay at a much more pricey place. He felt very sad in Turkey because the accommodation standards didn't lead up to his standards. Only in Istanbul didn't he find a top quality hotel. I like a cheap guest house that is clean and simple. My friends prefer popular destinations in Europe like Spain and its islands. I like far away places in South America, Africa and Asia. I am planning to visit Eastern European destinations that I haven't yet been to. It is rather off the beaten track. None of my friends like that sort of trip. Now I travel with my two young children.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
22 Jan 13
I am happy to hear that you also enjoyed travelling around alone. I have done that in the past and I enjoyed exploring new places on my own. I also enjoyed travelling with a friend and sharing the experiences, but sometimes it was easier for me to travel alone because I was able to make my own decisions about everything and visit exactly the places that I wanted. My friends prefer the popular destinations and I love to visit places off the beaten track. I have a very good friend who also loves travelling, but we have never travelled together, because we have very different ideas about travelling. I love sightseeing, and my friend wants to relax as much as possible and doesn't like to visit the sights. I think that your ex-boyfriend and my ex-boyfriend would get along really well My ex-boyfriend simply refused to stay in the hostels and guesthouses that I had picked for us, because he wanted luxury accomodation. Before I met him I had never stayed in that kind of expensive hotels, but when we travelled together he always insisted on staying in that kind of hotels.
@silverfox09 (4708)
• United States
21 Jan 13
I would much rather to travel with company especially when going somewhere for the first time . I would not enjoy traveling alone and I would feel a lot safer with someone . I would wait until I have someone to travel with when going somewhere new .
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
21 Jan 13
Yes, our safety is one of the things that we have to consider when we have to decide if we want to travel alone or with another person. I have visited many places in Europe on my own, and I didn't experience any problems, but there are certain countries that I wouldn't visit alone because of the safety problems that I might experience if I travel alone as a woman. There are many places that I wouldn't be afraid to visit on my own, but I would always consider the destination first.
@Archie0 (5652)
23 Jan 13
I would personally choose my dream destination. I have never had friends who are loyal to me or were good enough to give away my dreams for them. I would do that anyone would do, if they have a very good friend. But if i want to do i would still choose my dream destination. I know what it takes to dream and then to see them breaking and fall apart. I would never give it up for anything.
@anshu23 (147)
• India
21 Jan 13
I love destinations when you can enjoy alone. With friends of course I enjoy the most.But many times I travel alone to new places. My friends don't like to go all the time to same destinations. I really like to be one alone in a dreamy lcation. Do you feel the same way.
@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
22 Jan 13
I enjoy travelling with my friends and we have a good time together. I enjoy sharing the experiences with them and exploring new places together, but I have also enjoyed the trips where I travelled alone. My friends and I don't want to visit the same places, and sometimes it is hard for me to find a travel mate among my friends. In those cases I travel alone and visit my dream destinations alone. I have visited many places in Europe on my own (in the past) but today I am married and my husband and I usually travel together.