I was chatting with my parents last night, and they said that since we’re stuck in Switzerland and I seem quite bored, and since I’m a legal adult now, why don’t I go on a trip abroad alone? I’m considering it, but I’ve never traveled solo before, so I don’t know.
To get a similar experience in the exact opposite way: travel in a big group. In a group of 30 there’s usually someone who wants to join, and even if not, you don’t have to feel bad about breaking off and doing your own thing for a bit, because no one expects you to do everything together.
You still have the basic structure of the trip to get everyone together for a travel day and discuss your adventures during a long bus ride, so I think it’s really the best of both worlds.