Why I Travel Solo

I have spend a Significant Part of the past few years travelling solo, riding through some of the most interesting routes in India, Nepal and Tibet.

- Rohith Ashok

As I was on a motorcycle, I expected that the question I would be asked the most was “kitna deti hai? (How much mileage do you get?), which could well be the most favourite question Indians like to ask. But many people I met along the way were more surprised by the fact that I was travelling alone. While some were curious about it, most came at it from a pre-conceived notion that it didn’t make sense—even though they had never tried it. I have, in fact, met several people, in big cities and small towns alike, who strongly believe that the entire purpose of travel is defeated if you don’t have company. After all, how can you have fun or be happy if you are all by yourself?

I think about it differently, of course, and here is why it works for me.