>>1044606How so? I'm a guy, and I had no problems. My friend is a girl, and she also had no problems, even though she went walking on her own through remote little towns in Botswana and had no problems doing things on her own in Cape Town. If that's what you meant?
But I've found independent travels to be the ones that give me the best experiences. We had a great trip through South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. This summer I also went alone to Kyrgzystan, where I travelled around on my own using local transport. I met up with a German girl via Couchsurfing to make some of the traveling and things cheaper. You always figure out where to go and how to get there and back. I had no idea what I was getting into on any of those trips, but it turned out to be the best trips I've had.
Also traveled from east to west through Norway with a few friends. That was also a rented car, though, so I guess it doesn't count as local transport.
But hey, even in places as remote as Kyrgyzstan, local transport was no problem. At least if you speak a little Russian.
I've been on enough package trips to Spain with my family - enough to base my comparison on. Independent travel is the best, and leaves you with a way better feeling. At least if you're looking for adventures.
