My first real trip abroad alone was last year Oct. I had been contemplating for a while if i should book the flight to Kunming. The usual travel khakis were not interested in this part of China and i was not keen on going with tour groups and i was rather reluctant on the idea of finding travel mates and compromising the travel dates, habits etc etc. Not forgetting the final blow, my family. It was unhappy times hence i book my airticks to Kunming while still in Amed, Bali. I never look back then.
The second trip alone was to Mui Ne in Vietnam this May. I have too much leave and hence alone until joined by one of the travel khakis in HCMC. This was purely a NUA.BY.THE.BEACH kinda trip and hence in Korea, when people asked me if i often travel alone, my replied was 'No, This is only the second time i did it.'
The third trip travelling alone was to South Korea. Over the past 5 years, S.Korea has fast become one of the top few travel destinations for SGeans. We like to go there to wear their traditional costumes and take pictures, make kimchi and take pictures, go teddy bear museums and take pictures and most importantly, shop till 5am and bring home loads of facial products. This is the SOP. It seems like almost EVERYONE has been to S.Korea. Those who have not been there either are not financially stable yet or does not like the culture/food. As a result, i didnt bother asking many friends if they are interested in 2 weeks in South Korea. I monitored the airtick and once i got a reasonable price, i book my airticks. Actually, to be honest, one of the determining factor (while i was still deciding if i SHOULD go S.K) was the dragon boat trainings. I remember that instance while paddling like there is no tomorrow i started asking myself what the **** am i doing here, doing this for? I deserve a damn good holiday. The air ticks was booked within the next 2 days. Hence ANNEOHASEYO!!!
Now that i have been to China (the country where there are a lot of negative feedback's from our ppl) and South Korea (where there are no subtitles in real life) ALONE and survive to tell the tales and enjoy to the max, i did not hesitate at all when booking my Laos ticket, alone. I did my normal Quality Control checks and before i know it, im entering the PIN code for my CC on Air Asia.
Now, my problem is to find the best way to reach KL LCCT at 5.35-6.50am on a Sunday. Should i take the last plane to KL LCCT, reach at 12.50am and spend 5hours in KL LCCT (Note: Its LCCT NOT KLIA!!) staring into space or take the night coach departing SG at 11.59pm and targeting to reach LCCT at 6.30am assuming smooth trafic and spending the last 1.5 hours of the bus ride wondering if i will miss my flight or is there any coach departing from JB and reaching KL Sentral at 4am for me to catch the bus to LCCT. Sigh.. All these for my RM107 one way air tick from KL to Vientiane.
Nope. Not complaining. Im a CHEAP traveller and i like CHEAP deals and i absolutely LOVE the inconveniences that are tagged to these CHEAP prices!!
After settling the journey to LCCT, i need to book the airticks from Luang Prabang to Bangkok and the leg from BKK to SIN. Right. No trouble at all. After all, i devote my life to monitoring air ticket prices fluctuation.
The joy of travelling alone, noone to ask you why the hell are you doing this and try to talk you out of it. One day, that day, maybe i will regret it but now, it seems like the right thing to do. And since im already doing it, i will just hang in there and get it over and done with. Its my life!
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