“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” - Muhammad Ali
Solo
backpacking is one of the most life-changing experience with definitely have an
inspiring outcome. The journey you have will be your own and will depend very
much on your motivations.
At first, traveling
alone is indeed scary especially if you have tight budget to allot for. Since
life without adventure is very boring, I gamble myself for that matter. In
fact, I was too hesitant to do it but choice will not become a better decision (good or bad) unless
trying it. Furthermore, maturity molds fast as you travel alone due you only depend
on instincts and assessments made. On my case, I started this escapade last 2010 and a local online travel forum was my gateway to build that enough confidence. Since then, there was a huge
difference who I was and I am very proud of those changes. Most of these are life-changing moment, it's like a light-version of "Into the Wild" movie thing. So my advise, start locally, then observe, contemplate and enjoy however you want it
to be. All successful travelers are mostly on
solo. Anyone interested in solo backpacking today has to challenge the leap of faith! Life without an adventure is very boring. In order to achieve something
really great, you have to work hard for it ...
Furthermore, another trait of being a successful solo backpacker is because I am self-confessed introvert. Basically, an introvert is a person who is energized by being alone and whose energy is drained by being around other people. Among the best characteristics I enjoyed about being a lone traveler are; I enjoy solitude, I dislike conflict, free choice of words and I don’t normally like to take the lead, but will step up when no one else will.
1. it is easy to follow itinerary
2. you will just only mind of yourself on any kind of situation
3. dealing others especially on tight budget is difficult for me to
negotiate
4. my type of adventure may not be good for others to handle
5. I love the solitude of being in nature
6. decision-making makes maturity go faster on usual phase
7. you will see on wide perspective that the world has lot of wonders
8. life is very boring without something adventure did in your past
9. it makes you give a lot of enlightenment in dealing personal
problems
The feeling of doing it alone has also undesirable effects.
Some point on the road, you will need someone to talk about something without
an effort to explain further, share the laugh and excitement, showcase how you really feel, someone to take your photo and in case of emergency. In my honest viewpoint, I just want to do Solo Backpacking for the fact that
I am just a loner and I am someone who does not dare to ask anything for a
travelmate beyond my control. I travel alone
because I want to escape the reality for the moment, feel the world as I know it, assess my limits as a person and a soul-searching act.
MY SOLO BACKPACKING TRIPS
COUNT |
SEASON |
YEAR |
FROM |
TO |
DAYS |
DESTINATION |
104th |
rainy |
2022 |
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Siargao Island |
103rd |
rainy |
2022 |
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|
Palawan 4 |
“The one who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been before.” - Albert Einstein
Bucket list is a list of things to do before you die and comes from the term "kicked the bucket". It is also a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or accomplish during their lifetime. The best way to create a list is to research other awesome lists to generate better ideas.
SOME ACCOMPLISHED BUCKET LIST TRAVELS
* visited the Chile's westernmost part, the Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
* visited winter Afghanistan on self-guided solo trip
* visited the Seventh Continent Antarctica that completed my Seven Continents
* Hiked the Argentine Patagonia's famous route of Laguna Torre and Laguna delos Tres (2019)
* Hiked the 3,050masl signature landmark Tiger's Nest of Bhutan (2019)
* visited winter Afghanistan on self-guided solo trip
* visited the Seventh Continent Antarctica that completed my Seven Continents
* Hiked the Argentine Patagonia's famous route of Laguna Torre and Laguna delos Tres (2019)
* Hiked the 3,050masl signature landmark Tiger's Nest of Bhutan (2019)
* Entered as a solo tourist to the one of the most isolated countries in the world, North Korea (2018)
* Savaged myself on a 22-hour brutal extended day-hike in range traverse of Mt. Mariveles, Philippines (2016)
* Hiked the 3 Himalayas famous trekking routes on self-guided basis; Everest Base Camp (5,550masl), Annapurna Circuit (5,416masl) and Lantang Valley (4,4473masl) of Nepal (2016).
* Adventured the Persian Gulf cruise from Kuwait going to Islamic Republic of Iran (2015)
* Revisited Europe for the 3rd time in Summer Central, South to North for 14 countries (2015)
* Experienced hottest temperature of 51'C in Kuwait (2012) and coldest temperature of -23'C in Mongolia (2015)
* Up-close to Ancient Aliens alleged evidence such as Kaymakli underground city(Turkey), Stonehenge(United Kingdom), Pyramids of Giza(Egypt), Baalbek ruins(Lebanon) and Angkor Wat(Cambodia)
* Up-close to controversial places in Dan Brown novels
such as in Paris and London of "Davinci Code", Rome and Vatican in "Angels & Demons" and Florence, Venice and Istanbul in "Inferno" (2014)
galeng-galeng!!!!!
ReplyDeletemore pa, dude.
wow, i totally love your travel escapades, kuya! i'm starting to get envious, jk.
ReplyDeletemy friend spoke so much about your travel trips, sooo cool, indeed!i hope i can visit all the places u posted.u should have an fb fanpage too! u have a very interesting & helpful blogs.
thumbs up!
they're chen&ylen
ReplyDeletei don't know if u know them personally
they just shared your iti. for batanes coz i'm planning to go there
btw, pano mo nagagawang mag-travel at low-price airfare?may kakilala ka ba sa loob ng airlines? ipakilala mo naman ako ...hehehe or magaling ka lang mag-abang ng promo?
Nicely done... Tagal ko na rin gustong gawin yung ganyan, to travel sana sa asia lang muna, pwede ba kita gawing tutor... Hehe, ask ko nga pala, diba locally di ka na nag checheck-in ng baggage para makatipid? Pano yung mga perfume or any liquid containing handcarried items, ina allow na ba nila ngayon ulit? Im planning to go to my province sa zamboanga particularly pagadian. Promo kasi and it's only for php308 roundtrip! sobrang mura, iniisip ko lang pede pa bang dalin ang isang bag na kasya sa overhead then isang bag na for laptop? Ayoko na magcheckin luggage kc hassle saka additional bayad pa... Hehehe
ReplyDeleteAnyways, saludo ako sa iyo sir, binabasa ko mga articles mo rito and plan to do a singapore-malaysia trip to... hehehe Advice din po or tips ah. Concern ko rin lang kc sa international travel, kahit na walang visa needed yung country na pupuntahan eh baka kung anu ano tanong sa imigration then di ko masagot... balak ko kasi na nde na ipaalam sa family ko... Strict ang parents eh...
More power to you, Ciao!
death_stalker
Wow!!! what an amazing and extraordinary climbs you have and most of them are international. You are so rich, indeed, with so much funding for the climbs.
ReplyDelete@Benedict; I'm NOT rich with so much funding, I'm just an ordinary corporate slave. Its just that I dreamed to visit this places and saved a lot to fulfill this dreams.
DeleteWow, Nakaka inspire ka sir. I always wanted to do solo backpacking, but natatakot ako to take the risk na maubusan ng financial resources during the trip. :(
ReplyDeleteSalamat po Rommel. Budget lang tayo dude, let's live our life that we want to remember before it's too late.
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