Many travellers are split into two camps. Some argue that solo travel is a more “authentic” travel experience as you fend for yourself in foreign countries, making every mistake and every success into a prized travel story. On the other side of the debate there are the sun-kissed FOMO-inducing pictures of Contiki and Topdeck tours spruiking #yolo and #noregrets, promising no-fuss adventure where you can focus on partying hard rather than finding the next bus to Barcelona. Having travelled both ways, we breakdown the good, the bad and the ugly of both approaches.