Parents may have the toughest job in the world, but they must let us go travelling

Despite the cliche, going it alone is undoubtedly something that helps you find yourself' - be it a weekend, a month or a year. Hit the road

It is the job of our parents to worry.

Concern seeps out in their texts as we make our way home at night. They fret as we do things far less risky than anything they pulled when they were our age. No matter how old you become, their worry probably never stops. Not least when you announce you're going travelling, without them, often halfway across the world.