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Jokes aside, there is no wrong choice in your situation, but it is situational:
If you're killing school now and are confident you can maintain it when you return, why not?
If your grades are shaky, I wouldn't. Some Uni registrars will question why you took a break + had bad grades, won't look good in admissions.
Depending on your province, it may/may not be tricky to take a break from school (high school?).
Where I went, it was pretty rigid; very few people could officially cut school. You'd need a good reason to, like getting shot or something.
If you take a break now, when you return, you'll be a semester/year behind your friends.
Unless you're cool with being a loner or have buddies in the grade under you, consider that.
Since University (in Canada at least) officially runs from September - April, you'll have 4 months anyways to do whatever (unless you work/volunteer/take spring+summer classes, etc.), like travel.
Better months, less stress, everything still on schedule.
Thus I think it'd be easier to travel while in Uni, just not during your studies.