as much as i like travelling solo, naa jud sya'y drawbacks especially if you're female. I've been travelling since i turned 18, but my first solo backpacking trip was Thailand. Medyo na ta hawig sa Thais, so the moment I landed in suvarnabhumi airport, i felt like "i belong" hahaha, but that feeling was quite fleeting, at that time, di pa kaayo sla maayo ug english, so I had a hard time going to places, then di pa jud ko kamao mubasa ug mapa! (bang) and also, exotic mn gud ang beauty sa cebuana, i get some minor sleazy passes kung musulod ko ug cafe or restaurants or sometimes when i'm walking sa streets, esp, in kaosan rd. maayo gni kay master ko ug "punitsi"

Anyways, that trip was hilarious, fun and full of adventure. I took an old train from BKK to a far flung town down south, kuyog nko kay kanding ug manok! hahahaha! when my visa expired i went to cambodia, short trip lng. The people there were amazing, kng di nko kasabot sa ila istorya... mgbinisaya na lng ko, di human! :P
** That first solo trip made me braver and bolder, so in my travels over the years, solo flight most of the time. And here's the most common pick up line sa mga lalake na ako nahimamat: "do you have company?" akong tubag: (hugging my big backpack) YES! hahaha!