So first off let me just inform you of a little something about me…I’m both and introvert and extrovert, I love time alone but when in social situations I’m out there.
This is why I have a little problem when traveling, I want to travel with friends, but then when I do I want to be alone, and when traveling alone I want to be with friends… you see the problem.
Any who I have travelled to most of the 41 countries I’ve visited by myself, either making little travel buddies on the road or joining group tours, this is my preferred way to be honest. That’s because I can go wherever I want whenever I want. I can eat breakfast and go without having to wait 30 mins for my friend to then eat breakfast and then suddenly remember they have very important nothingness to do that will delay adventures.
IF you are going to travel with friends, make sure you aren’t on a schedule of any kind, and that you are patient, unless you have that perfect friend that moves at the same pace you do. Maybe you both can get ready in 5 minutes or maybe you both take 1hour each morning, but the mismatch of a 5 min person with a 1 hour person can drive you crazy, especially if they know they are a 1hr person and don’t get up any earlier to make up for it.
2nd problem is if you and your friend are both indecisive or too chill to make decisions…this leads to allot of delays, and “whatever you want” convos. Someone needs to make the decisions, but that also requires knowing what you want to do, and also making sure the friend would enjoy themselves. Which is another bonus of traveling alone “hey me, do you want to go see this?” “Yes me I do” done, sorted, off I go. I like to talk to hostel guests the day before I go somewhere that costs $$ to see if anyone’s going the same direction so we can go as a group.
The DOWNSIDE of traveling alone is that there is no one to watch your back, no one to watch your stuff when you need a potty break, or to help you work out which direction you are walking. As a confident person I’m happy to talk to strangers, but I know not everyone is like me, so if you are a super shy person, take that super confident friend, or make new buddies with that person at the hostel to help you out that day…or not, maybe your happy walking around and figuring out that stuff alone.
Which ever way you do it, have fun, things won’t go as planned no matter which way you choose so be ready for new challengers, that is part of the fun after all.
BLUE EYES OPEN 