Here Are 9 Things I Learned About Travel Groups After Going With My First One
Not totally what I expected.
At the beginning of this year, my parents and I took a trip to Ghana with a travel group. It was my first time doing one, and so I decided to share what the experience was like for anyone who’s curious about trying them. Here’s what I learned on mine:
1. There are different types of travel groups for different age groups and identities.
The travel agency we used was Let Sparks Fly, a company celebrating Black women through group travel. My mom chose the group, and so my dad and I were two out of three men in the whole group. The whole group consisted of about 30 people, mostly older individuals in their 40s and beyond, so I was the youngest attendee (I was 28 at the time).
2. We got lanyards with name badges on them to wear. This was sent in a care package that came before the trip, which also included our daily itinerary.
3. We were (mostly) booked and busy!
Every day, we had an itinerary of excursions that would start somewhere between 7 and 9 a.m., and our day would often end between 8 and 11 p.m. after dinner. However, the last couple of days were
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