Back in April 2004, I took my first big trip overseas. I visited Costa Rica with a small company called Gap Adventures. To this day I still don’t remember how I stumbled across them but I’m glad I did. That trip infused me with the travel bug and set my life on the path it [...]
Tag Archives: group travel
Solo Travel
June 18, 2008 – 10:03 am
I always get asked the same questions when I tell people I travel alone: “Don’t you get lonely?” “Is it safe?” “How do you meet people?” People are amazed that I’ve traveled so much by myself. “I couldn’t do that, especially for so long,” they say. Yet I wouldn’t do it any other way. Traveling [...]
Good Group Travel
June 10, 2008 – 9:04 am
As an independent traveler, people often think that I have a predisposed hatred towards organized tours. It’s no secret that I’m a big supporter of traveling alone. There are a lot of benefits to solo travel, and I always try to cultivate the vagabond in everyone. So it may surprise you when I come out [...]
Solo vs Group Travel
May 27, 2008 – 12:15 pm
Both solo travel and group travel have advantages and disadvantages. In considering both, you need to decide what choice best fits your preferences and style of travel. For example, would you prefer the freedom of making all decisions yourself and going where your whim takes you? Or would you rather let others decide once in [...]