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Some people think that going on a trip by oneself is better as people can save a lot of time and effort. However, in my opinion, I believe that travel by taking a group tour with a guide is much more advantageous than the former. The reasons are that a guide can become a teacher on a tour and preparation for travel with other people takes less time than the travel alone.
To begin with, if I do not have much knowledge about places to go, a guide could help us in many ways. As a guide has more experiences about travel, they know many travel spots and their historical and artistic value as a teacher. For example, I visited Japan on a whim 3 years ago by myself. At first, I did not plan where to go and what to see and even lost myself in a historical site. Finally, I got exhausted and regretted the lonely travel. However, fortunately, I happened to meet a Korean traveling group with a guide and they admitted for me to follow them. The guide led them to many hidden places, such as a deer park and ancient places in Tokyo and he explained places' values and anecdotes. I learned a variety of things that I could not experience without them.
On top of that, going on a trip in a group with a guide is more economical in terms of time and effort needed to prepare the travel. If I take a travel alone, I have to plan it all by myself from scheduling to booking accommodations. In contrast, with other members, sharing the tasks could be possible, which reduces much time. For instance, I was about to go to Europe alone last year. As traveling Europe needs delicate schedules, I was so overwhelmed for preparing them. So I gave up going to Europe. However, after listening to my hesitation, my friends asked for the trip together and 3 members took a part, reservation for flight, looking for where to sleep, and searching for places to go respectively. Also, a guide gave some advice when it comes to the country’s culture and appropriate behavior, which was useful during travel.
To sum up, taking the possibility of more various experiences in a trip and consuming less time and effort into account, I hold that trip with a group and a guide makes the trip enriched. In this regard, it is important for people to go with other people and a guide.
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