▶ Your Answer :
There are two ways to travel; travel by a
tour guide or travel alone. There are advantages and disadvantages to travel
with a tour guide. Since travel alone is giving more personal time and
flexibility, I think it is a better way than travelling with a tour guide. Some
might claim that travel with a tour guide will give convenience and safety,
which I believe it is not a big deal. This essay will discuss the advantages of
travelling alone and discuss the disadvantage of travelling in a group.
There are so much restrictions to travel
with a tour guide. Being within a group with a tour guide limits the private time.
All the travel schedules and the travel times are depending on the tour guide's
schedule. For example, when some people want to visit colosseum, if that places
are not included in the tour guide's schedule, they have to see from the next
travel. Travelling with a tour guide removes the choice of individuals.
Although a majority of people want to stay longer at the famous attractions such
as leaning tower of Pisa, they cannot stay longer than the fixed schedule time
made by the tour guide. Therefore, travelling alone will give more private time
and flexibility.
Also, travelling alone will give more
memorable memories in spite of difficulties in getting to the destination. Once
the travellers gained experiences, the next time will be easier to do the
similar task. For example, when the traveller had experienced the difficulty in
finding the route from the airport to the hotel, it will be easier to find the
same route for the next visit. This means that, the traveller had remembered
the specific routes to the destination and that is memorable.
In contrast, some people prefer to travel
with a tour guide for its convenience and safety. All the relevant services are
managed by the tour guide such as daily schedules, hotel booking, car rental
etc, so individuals just require following the set route by a tour guide. It is
very convenience because individuals have saved the time and effort to manage
the whole travelling schedule. Furthermore, travelling with a group is safer
from becoming a target of criminals.
In conclusion, even though, travelling
with a tour guide is convenience because it saves the time with planning the
travel schedules, there will be lesser private time and flexibility. All the
decisions have to be dependent upon the tour guide's schedule so that will
restrict the individuals' movement. Therefore, I believe that travel alone is a
better way than with a tour guide. |
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