In a world where it is easy to travel, it is hard to decide which company is better to take on a journey. For teenagers, it is a more common situation when they want to go on a trip with their friends rather than family or alone. However, it has both advantages and disadvantages.
Firstly, friends are someone you choose, they understand you. With them you can feel free, you can talk about anything, while with your family or alone there are some topics that you just cannot discuss, and you may end up feeling lonely. For instance, it is a common situation when you have different opinions about things with your family, and in our world it is normal to humiliate each other in arguments that can appear, especially when you are around people that you did not choose. Furthermore, conflicts with families can remain unresolved which will lead to a bad aftertaste. However, with your friends you can easily decide to travel alone without them or to break your friendship, you have the right to choose and it is one of the most important moments. Another advantage is that with friends you most likely feel more secure than with family. It depends on person but it is important to see things clearly. In our world it is rare to have a relationship with your family when you can trust them for one hundred percent. For example, there are a lot of families that argue with their child all the time because they are gay or just because they have a different point of view and with friends it is more likely that you can speak with them about almost anything.
On the other hand, it is always a risk to travel with friends because they can abandon you. When you are with your family they probably will not be able to just leave you, but when you are around people who have no responsibility like not abandoning you it always will be a risk. Another disadvantage is that friends can leave you not only physically but also mentally. They can forget about you, and it is worse than when they just say ”Goodbye, from now on we are on our own separate ways”. For example, in big companies it is a frequent case when they start having their own inside jokes, when they go somewhere without you and else.
In conclusion, both traveling with family and friends can turn into a bad journey. The most of the issues are how close you are to someone who you travel with. All the advantages and disadvantages are about relationships with people, which are unpredictable. In my opinion, it depends on the person and your own desire. You should follow the way that you think is right, and only then you will not have any regrets if something goes wrong, and probably it will not go wrong if you choose the option that suits you the best. This extends to everything in our lives, from trips to the whole life.