A few months ago, a Dutch court ruled that a 13-year old girl was too young to attempt sailing around the globe by herself and it also took partial custody away from her father. The girl disappeared this week, leaving a letter behind for her father. Did she run away to brave the seas by herself? Alone. Apart from breaking the world record by becoming the youngest person to attempt such a feat, would she really enjoy travelling by herself? It is obvious that our experiences on a trip are very different, depending on whether we go alone or in the company of others. We take in the experiences, the emotions and the sensations in a different way. These days, more and more people are deciding to travel by themselves. For now, travelling alone is still proportionately more expensive however. You can get an idea of this by comparing the price of an individual room to a double room in most hotels. Having said that, little by little, more options and offers are appearing that target this type of traveller. In fact, many agencies organise trips especially for single people. In this case, normally these are people who start off by themselves, but end up travelling in the company of others. Others decide to travel alone to discover a new experience. And others simply like to travel by themselves; they prefer to. One of our Hotelopia users told us that she went by herself the first time she went to New York. On the first day, without even realising it, she found herself in the middle of Times Square, surrounded by its millions of sensory stimulations flashing down from gigantic screens, and its spectaculars, or animated digital advertisements. At that moment, she peered around, looking for someone to share that shocking sensation with. That was it really dawned on her that she was travelling by herself. She took a deep breath and started walking. It felt good.
Do you prefer to travel alone or with others? Why?

Monday 4 January 2010 11:12 | Published by Blogtelopiauk | Categoriy: Travel News