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Going Solo - Today Online

Going solo - The allure of travelling alone includes never tiring of the company you are with

By Serene Lim, Today Online

YOU know friends who do it and you think: "It doesn't sound so bad. I could traipse around a foreign land by myself, with my camera, guidebook and my shadow ... I guess. Someday. Um, maybe not."

No, you're not alone in this affliction. Yes, there are ways of getting over the loneliness of travel. And yes, you can become one gung-ho solo explorer who'll be at ease wherever you are.