Travelling alone

I must say that I'm starting to see why lots of people love travelling alone so much.
I'll explain why here.
Because you're alone, and have nobody to talk to or stay together with, you are pretty much forced to start conversations with others around you. Of course, it's a lot easier to communicate with tourists, but the same applies with locals.

So far:

- Spent 3-4 hours eating and talking to an Italian who had just finished Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam solo for 2 monts. This was on my arrival in Bangkok.
- In Bangkok, when I was testing the local bus system (quite an experience!), I chatted and was helped by a retired swede who made Bangkok his home over the last 16 years.
- Spent 14 hours on the train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai talking to a friendly dutch guy. Then ended up spending the next 2 days with him. He also invited me to come check out Amsterdam in the future (I'll deffinatly take him up on his offer someday!).
- On the bus on the way to Chiang Rai from Chiang Mai, spent practically the entire trip talking to an older Australian fellow about everything from prostitution to Global economics, passing by the best airlines.

I truly believe, that if I was travelling with someone else, I wouldn't have nearly as much opportunity because it is the human tendancy to stick to what you're confortable with (your travelling partner) rather than to talk and communicate with (often strange) strangers.