With the general standard of living improving and the working week becoming shorter， more and more people are able to make a holiday trip to places of interest. While many like to join package tours fro convenience， I prefer to travel on my own.
I like travelling on may own not only because it costs much less but because it gives a great degree of independence and freedom. Travelling on my own， I'm my own boss; and can decide when to start on my way， where to linger a little longer and which spot can be skipped over to save energy or time for another spot. I can always adjust my plan. On the contrary， in a package tour you're deprived of as much freedom as in a military base. At the sound of the whistle， you have to jump up from a sound sleep and， with heavy-lidded eyes， hurry to the gathering place where you are collected and counted to board a coach. At the sight of the little flag waving， you must immediately take yourself away from the scenes you are marveling at and follow the guide whose sole interest is to cover all spots according to him strict schedule， regardless of the weather or your health condition.
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一般的生活水平提高和每周工作越来越短,越来越多的人能够在一个假期时去感兴趣的地方。虽然很多人喜欢参加旅行团是因为方便,我更喜欢自己去旅行。
我喜欢自己旅行，不仅因为它成本更少,而是因为它给了很大程度上的独立和自由。旅行在我自己的,我是自己的老板,可以决定何时开始的路上,在哪里逗留的时间稍微长一点,哪些地方可以跳过节约能源或时间另一个地方。我可以调整我的计划。相反,在一个旅行团你剥夺了尽可能多的自由在一个军事基地。在吹口哨的声音,你不得不从一个良好的睡眠和跳起来,拖着笨重的眼睛,急于聚集的地方,你收集和统计委员会可能是一个教练。一看到小国旗挥舞着,你必须立即把自己远离你惊叹的场景和遵循指南的兴趣就是根据他走过所有风景点严格的作息时间表,不管天气或你的健康状况。
