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Whether you should travel
alone or with a group primarily depends upon your personality. I
will brieflydescribe each option, listing
the pros and cons,
to help you decide which travel style is the best for you.
Traveling
Solo
Pros:
-
Meet and interact
with more people.
-
Going where you want to go, when you want
to go, with whomever you want to go with.
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Allows you to find your own travel techniques
(as opposed to going with a tour group) Forces you to assert
your independence.
Cons:
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Traveling alone can be intimidating.
-
Must overcome any shyness you may have in
order to meet other people Deciding where you want to go and what to do
once you are there requires more effort on your part than letting someones
else make all the decisions.
-
Forces you to assert your independence (this
can be either a pro or a con depending on whether or not you think being
independent is (1) important and (2) possible for your level of emotional
growth).
Traveling
with a companion or companions
Pros:
-
You always have someone to talk to/consult
with.
-
You can share food, clothing, toiletries,
accommodations,
etc. (saving room in your pack and sometimes money)
-
You will have someone to share your memories
with (and take your picture in front of the Eiffel Tower).
-
You may forge
a life long friendship/friendships with your travel companion(s).
Cons:
-
Being with the same person/people 24/7 can
be very annoying (you could lose your friendship over this)
-
Depending on someone else can be risky--people
can flake out on you (take all your money,
abandon you, etc.)
-
Memories of your trip may turn out to be nightmares
(constant fighting over where to go and what to see, etc.)
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Traveling as group may make it more difficult
to meet other people because groups tend to be prone to exclusivity
and intimidating to other travelers.
Finding
a Companion
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If you haven't been able to persuade
any of your friends to join you on your adventure, but you don't think
you want to travel solo, then there are several
places on the net where you can find travel companions.
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Travel Companion Find a Travel Companion
for your trips by searching through the hundreds of Travel Companion Wanted
advertisements, or by placing an advertisement yourself.
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Booksites.com not just a travel
site, more than a site about books; it's a cyberspace meetingplace for
literary
pilgrims and erudite explorers.
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Companions 2 Travel designed to accommodate
travelers searching for companions to share exciting travel opportunities,
interests and destinations.
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Connecting: Solo Travel Network solo-friendly
holiday ideas without expensive single supplement charges. Members share
reader reports, tips, and hospitality. Travel
companion ads may be posted free.
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Eurotrip their bulletin board
is the perfect way to find a companion for your upcoming adventure
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Travel Connection connect with fellow
travelers anywhere in the world.
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Travel Mates now you can connect with
fellow travelers on my bulletin boards. TravelMate find your new travel
mate worldwide. Put in your own picture and text at no
charge. Integrated with travelchats.com.
-
Travelmate are you looking for people
to join you on the expedition of a lifetime? travelmate is your noticeboard
for reaching like-minded people.
-
TravelMates for people interested in
bicycle touring.
For the original text, please visit
http://www.backpackeurope.com/whototravelwith.html.
