Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The best way to travel is in a group led by a tour guide. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
你是否同意以下观点？旅游的比较好方式就是参加导游带领的旅游团。请用具体的理由和事例来说明。
Though the purpose of the travel, the personalities of the other group members and the skills and knowledge of the tour guide are all factors to consider, generally speaking, I prefer to travel alone or with only one or two close friends.
Traveling alone is an exciting test of one's “survival skills, gives an opportunity to face challenges and develop confidence and skills which going with a tour guide does not.
Because the varied interests and personalities of the other travelers, conflicts as to what to see, how long to stay at a site, what to eat, what mode of travel to use etc. often arise making the group experience unpleasant. Conversely, traveling alone allows one to concentrate on the major purpose of the trip or on those aspects most interesting to the individual.
Traveling alone also enables one to interact more often and more closely with the locals, not only in terms of asking for directions and other help but also enables the traveler to develop personal friendships with the locals who may have some interests in common.
Language skills are also developed as the lone travelers fend for themselves in a land with a different language.
Lone travelers also learn much more about the people and the culture as they try to discover or negotiate with the locals about the myriad details of their stay in a local area. Dealing with the taxi driver or horse caravan leader, haggling with the small inn keeper or 5 star hotel clerk for the best rates, questioning the waiter about what such-and-such a dish is, asking for directions from someone on the street-all these give the lone travelers a much better understanding of the people and the society and the gratifying feeling of really understanding the culture.
Thus, for a really challenging, educative and fulfilling travel experience, traveling along is the best choice.
尽管旅游的目的、组员的性格以及导游的能力和知识都是需要考虑的因素，一般来说，我还是比较喜欢独自出游，或者仅和一两个好朋友同行。
独自旅行是对人”生存技能“的一项充满刺激的考验，它给人们提供了面对挑战、建立自信以及学会生活技能的机会，而这在导游带领的旅行中是得不到的。
因为组员的兴趣和性格各异，所以在游览的景点、所待的时长，吃的东西以及采用的旅游模式等问题时会产生分歧，使得团体游的经历变得不愉快。相反，独自旅行让我们专注于旅行的主要目的，还能游览自己感兴趣的景点。
在独自旅行时，我们与当地人交流互动会更频繁和亲密，而不只是问问路或者寻求一些别的帮助，我们还能和一些志同道合的当地人成为朋友。
因为独自旅行者需要在不同语言的地方照料自己，他们的语言技能也能得到提高。
在当地停留期间，通过对当地人生活的种种观察以及和他们的互动，独自旅行者还能多了解当地的人文特点和文化。和出租车司机或者马车夫打交道，和小旅馆老板或者五星级饭店的前台人员讨价还价以获得理想的人住价格，询问侍者饭菜的种类，在大街上向别人问路一一所有这些都能让独自旅行者更好地了解当地人和他们的社会，由此获得一种真正了解当地文化的满足感。
所以，如果想要体验一次真正具有挑战性、充满启发以及获得满足的旅行，独自出游是比较好的选择。
