Taking a Group adventure

We’ve opted for a guided trip around Vietnam and Cambodia to take the hassle out of booking everything ourselves and so we can experience something hopefully a little different than the LP’s list of sights. Nearly every Westerner we see has a copy of the LP in hand. It makes those unique Vietnamese experiences hard to find (which ironically the LP is about creating) without a pile of other tourists there. Through G Adventures we hope to fulfil something I don’t think we can create ourselves.

Travelling as part of a group has always been a positive experience for me. On the whole, the fellow travellers tend to be like minded, willing to join in and help each other out especially when in need of a painkiller, plaster or if you want to try their food. This time round has been no exception with a mix of American, English, Australian, Swiss, Swedish, Finnish and Danish of all ages. On group travel adventures, you also get a great sense of other Western countries as we discuss politics, health care systems, jobs, social problems and lifestyles of our respected homelands. It’s engaging, sometimes heated but always friendly.

For the majority of the trip, we take meals together most days, bunk up in train compartments and hang out together on ‘free’ days. It’s all good fun and I’ve always enjoyed travelling this way.