Tham khảo tài liệu 'answers to all toefl essay question part 24', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Answers to All TOEFL Essay Questions Topic 74 Is it better to travel with a tour guide Nowadays traveling is becoming more and more popular as we have more leisure time and more money to spend during our vacations. When it comes to ways of traveling many people prefer to join groups arranged by travel services and escorted by tour guides while others may argue independent backpack travel should be better. My viewpoint is both have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of traveling with a tour group are obvious. People do not need to worry about accommodation transportation sightseeing schedule and restaurants and so on all of which has been arranged in advance and taken care of by the travel service during the trip. Besides the tour guides will tell stories behind the places of interest and help us with unexpected emergencies such loss of suitcases and health problems. Being relax and educational is group-travel s best feature. However it is not flexible for some people. Suppose when you enjoy a place well and wish to stay there a little longer but you are told you have to come back to the bus in half an hour just because you have to rush to the next place which turns out to be not so nice. The arranged meals are expensive and not as tasty as it should be the booked hotel is too far from the shopping area you share a room with some strangers who might snore loudly all night. In short such nuisances of group travel turn down many people who pursue more flexible travel alternatives. So what about individual travel The pleasure of freedom and flexibility is well guarded and there is more chances to explore the place and encounter its people. However there are a lot of troubles for tourists to arrange tours by themselves and security is an issue. Moreover during sightseeing they might miss a great deal of valuable sites and historical relics. In conclusion every coin has its two sides. Only when you are clearly aware of the two sides can you come up with best .
