Withthegeneralstandardoflivingimprovingandtheworkingweekbecomingshorter，moreandmorepeopleareabletomakeaholidaytriptoplacesofinterest.Whilemanyliketojoinpackagetoursfroconvenience，Iprefertotravelnmyown.
Iliketravellingonmayownnotonlybecauseitcostsmuchlessbutbecauseitgivesagreatdegreeofindependenceandfreedom.Travellingonmyown，I’mmyownboss；andcandecidewhentostartonmyway，wheretolingeralittlelongerandwhichspotcanbeskippedovertosaveenergyortimeforanotherspot.Icanalwaysadjustmyplan.Onthecontrary，inapackagetouryou’redeprivedofasmuchfreedomasinamilitarybase.Atthesoundofthewhistle，youhavetojumpupfromasoundsleepand，withheavy-liddedeyes，hurrytothegatheringplacewhereyouarecollectedandcountedtoboardacoach.Atthesightofthelittleflagwaving，youmustimmediatelytakeyourselfawayfromthescenesyouaremarvelingatandfollowtheguidewhosesoleinterestistocoverallspotsaccordingtohimstrictschedule，regardlessoftheweatheroryourhealthcondition.
True，youmayencounterinconveniencesifyoutravelindividually，forinstance，gettingaccommodationsforthenightandfindingaplaceformeals.Butnothingcanbecomparedwiththefreedomwhichisvitaltoapersonwhotakesaholidaytripmainlytoescapefromconstraintsofhisroutinelife.