Why My First Solo Travel Experience Was Even Better than I Expected

Going alone can be both empowering and enjoyable!

Freezing my butt off at the top of Korea’s tallest mountain!

In my early twenties, after teaching English in Korea for 13 months, I set off on my first backpacking trip through a very small portion of Asia.

For about six weeks, I traveled through parts of South Korea, the DMZ (the demilitarized zone…