When first qualified to take "Friends and Family" up in a glider at Wycombe, I dragged a hundred willing victims along, but that was all strictly local, where I was very used to the site and conditions. And you can have a very decent crash in a glider, they don't often burn.
In power, once I had the license, rather than involving friends or family, I decided a long trip to Europe would build up useful experience, so flew from near Banbury to Alicante, in February, and return. This was in a Supercub, and it took nine days each way due to horrible weather. Returned vastly improved as a pilot. So a long solo trip may be a good idea before taking on the responsibility of passenger care and amusement.