Here are just a few reasons why you might not want to travel alone:

* You’re not yet comfortable with what it takes to travel independently, without the safety net of a tour group or a travel agent planning everything for you – having a partner to travel with helps alleviate those fears.
* You’re comfortable with travel, but wouldn’t feel as safe without a companion to watch one another’s backs.
* When you’re on your own and not good at meeting new people or making friends with strangers, you can get bored really quickly with the whole me, myself, and I crowd.
* You’re going to be visiting a region where safety is of higher concern, or you know yourself well enough to know that your instincts in potentially unsafe situations aren’t the best.
* Without a travel companion along for the ride, you’ll have no one to share in the immediacy of the experiences and excitement of the trip, or any of the frustrations, either.
* You’re not in a position to be able to afford the entire trip without having the opportunity to split costs – from market meals to car rentals to hotel rooms – with a travel buddy now and then.
* You’ve spent enough alone time to know that your own idiosyncrasies are downright annoying after awhile even to you, but they’re not as bad when there’s someone else around to mix things up a bit.
* Without a trusted travel companion, who’s going to watch your stuff when you go to the loo?