You'll be the master of your itinerary. When you're traveling with a group of people, more often than not, you have to stick to a strict schedule or else the

entire trip will be a mess. When you're traveling alone, not only are you in charge of your itinerary, you can also break it without aggravating anyone. You can decide

to visit 5 museums in a day, or just relax on the beach the whole weekend, it doesn't matter because you get to call all the shots.

One of the downfalls of traveling solo is that there's no one you can split the bills with. But if you're low-maintenance and don't mind staying in hostels or guesthouses and

eating street food, you'll be okay. And besides, you may get the chance to get to know and make friends with travelers at hostels, and you  get the complete cultural experience

if you decide to eat at local markets.

It may sound cliché, but think of your solo trip as an opportunity to get to know and find yourself. Traveling alone forces you to deal with yourself, and learn what you

are capable of. Since you're going to be out of your comfort zone, you'll get the chance to learn things about yourself you wouldn't otherwise learn in your normal, everyday

routine. And you will finally be alone with your thoughts and get to contemplate every aspect of your life. Being in isolation is good from time to time.

When you are stuck in a routine, you'll find it's difficult to  to push yourself beyond your limits. But when you travel, especially when alone, you have no choice but to

do things completely out of your comfort zone. Challenge yourself to learn a bit of the local language, strike up a conversation with the locals, try their delicacies, watch cultural shows, stretch your

budget, push yourself to wake up early so as not to waste the day. You'll end up a much better person by challenging yourself.

Trying to haggle in botched Mandarin at a local market, negotiating the price for your last-minute hostel booking, making new friends in a tour boat ride - these things will

surely amp up your confidence. The more often you travel alone, the more challenges you'll have to deal with. These little hurdles will actually give you self-reliance that you'll thank

yourself for. 

When you're halfway across the globe, you'll undoubtedly miss the friends and family you left behind. You'll realize the things most important to you, and you'll come back home with a

new found appreciation for the people that are close to your heart.