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As I always say, sometimes there's nothing like traveling alone. In any case, selecting the appropriate company will make you enjoy your trip on a different way. I wouldn't say better or worse, but simply different. Let's take a look at how travel with friends can be brought to success and what not to do to avoid problems.
From the perspective of a traveler that has done a lot on its own and has traveled with friends, I can already tell you that you need to be very careful in the "selection process". And let's focus in this process, because many times you simply can't influence a lot on it.
We can't change from one day to the other the friends we've got. The problem many people has is that their friends are just there to go out on a party and that's all the kind of relationship they are ready to get involved in. If you ask them further than fun and amusement, they'll fail. When it comes to travel with friends, these are the people that will make your stay a disaster.
When you travel with friends, even if many people travels to go out and have fun, the experience you are having is pretty much different than what you may think. You are going to live together, 24 hours a day, you are going to sleep in the same room and do all your intimate things close together with them. This can create conflict in many ways that you will not even see it coming.
An important factor when you travel with friends and you really can't select them is to adopt a position of maximum relaxation within the group. The less you try to impose things the better it will go. The less you shout, the better it will go, and the most you try to be impartial the more you will enjoy your stay. Everyone wants to do a different thing. By nature. We love to say the opposite as the other is saying, just only because we want to be original. Let everyone have their say and then take informed decisions on that. Never get angry or you'll pay the price.
In case you are able to select the people, the best you can do is to look for easy characters. The easier a person is, the more quickly you will solve problems. People that adapts to everything. And this does not mean that they always agree with you, it just means that they are prepared whatever it comes in front of them. These are also the people that when an external problem arises are able to face it instead of hiding behind the group. You look for decided people with an spirit to discover the world. Avoid all the ones that are traveling to go out at night and meet local girls or guys. That'll bring only problems to your trip.
When it comes to selecting if traveling with males and females, the decision is even more complex. An ideal is to have a balanced holiday is to mix girls and guys, even if this can create some conflict at times. If you get a group of guys you'll go on a more adventurous holiday. If you get a group of only girls you'll have a more relaxed vacation with more commodities. Probably even more cultural. That's why a good mixture would be the best.
In the end, if you want to travel with friends, just do it. In the worst of the cases, you'll gain an experience or some tales to explain when back home.
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Dani Alonso
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