As a person who really focuses on freedom, I don't like the way that my schedule is totally controlled by a tour guide, so I disagree with that. There are some reasons that makes me inclined toward a self guided tour. First, If you completely lay back and ask the whole schedule to be done by the traveling agency, then you're actually controlled by them. If you go on/for/with a self-guided tour you can go wherever you like, or to your favorite spot. What's more, you can avoid those fraud attractions that attracts innocent tourists. Also, sometimes those tour guides will have a contract with a/the local shop/s and take their whole tour to the shop and force them to shop. If you don't want to take a risk, a self guided tour will definitely be your best choice. Second, completing your tour on your own will surely satisfy your mind. (I don't understand the next sentence) Just like other stuffs, if you finally make it something that satisfaction will fill up your mind and make you feel living your life to the fullest. As I mentioned, laying back and waiting for the schedule might be easy, but when you get back you'll feel nothing at all. All you can remember is you visited a place and can barely remember the amazing details. If you plan the whole thing, every single memory will be carved in your mind, because you've done all the research first then you carefully pick up your favorite spot from those competitive attractions. Third, there are all kinds of people in one group. However, not everyone's your friend. Everything will not always go well, especially your relationship. If there's a group member whose attitude is aggressive to you and you have to put up with their mean words or their infuriating behavior that will totally destroy your mood. For the above reasons, I disagree that a guided tour is the best way to travel.

Maybe you should pretend to be an attractive, young girl then. haha

"up to it" means having the capability to do a job eg. "I have a job for you, do you think you are up to it?" though it is usually used in the negative when someone either lacks the ability, energy or motivation to do something they say that they are "not up to it".

1 I started working at the airport that is located in my town. 2 My town is not very big that's why there are not many planes flying here/there. 3 I don't like my job and I'll change it for another one at the first opportunity. 4 Money makes me do what I hate.

You are looking for the preposition "of". The commas introduce a side thought, so the sentence would normally just say , "The stories of Long March are well written." But the words between the comma explain that the particular story to which it is referring is an example of a story of long march. Hope this makes sense