Traveling with FRIENDS is a YES YES.

Embarking on a journey with your friends is an unpredictable voyage that every person should experience at least once in his or her life.

Exploring a different country, conquering fears together and discovering new perspectives ultimately progresses our relationships to levels never imagined possible.

Even when we return from the trip we took with friends, we will always keep those golden memories and share them for the rest of our lives. Nobody could ever take those away.

So, if you’re able to convince your friends to pack their bags and start a new chapter across the seas, keep them close: The friends who travel with you will be some of the greatest friends you could possibly ever ask for.

This is partially because the experiences you will go through while traveling abroad with a companion are unparalleled to anything you encounter on a daily basis.

But it’s also because you will develop a friendship and a bond that is stronger from the learning and traveling you have done together.

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Sharing incredible experiences with friends makes those moments matter more.

When we travel with our friends, those memories become even more priceless in our bank of golden experiences.

The moments we hold so dear to our hearts are often the ones that were celebrated with some of our closest companions, and apparently sharing these experiences has everything to do with it.

The Association For Psychological Science reports on a study that tested the links between shared experiences and intensity of feelings and emotions.

The study looked at 23 female college students who were brought in to experience the taste of chocolate with a partner.

Researchers found that when the students were paired together to chomp down on some chocolate, they reported liking the taste much more than when they were told to eat it alone.

Not only that, but study participants noted feeling more in tune with each other, as well as enjoying the taste of the chocolate more, when eating in pairs.

Researchers note that this is a huge finding when it comes to shared experience research because it is a clear indicator that our experiences are intensified when paired with someone else.

So you can imagine how incredible it would feel to land in a new country and start a new adventure with your friends by your side.