Hi KazamaSmokers – welcome to the forum. Yes it is a cool site isn’t it. Incidentally I love your photo – is s/he yours?
I know what you mean about travelling alone. Many years ago my (ex)partner and I went on a camping holiday in Scotland. It was of course very wet and to cut a long story short he went home and I continued alone – I was just being stubborn and I was so annoyed with him that I had no intention of going back home with him! Anyone that can’t be impressed at the site of a golden eagle isn’t the ideal partner for me. 
Anyway, that was the best thing I could have done because after that I had a lovely holiday. I met so many really interesting people that I wouldn’t have met otherwise and I also realised that going away on ones own is actually fun. I wouldn’t have done it if I hadn’t been pushed into it and I have had some nice trips on my own since.
I have just returned from a work trip and spending every waking moment with colleagues really tests the ability of my ritalin to do its job and keep me calm.
For example, we had the opportunity of going a little way into the jungle. How many people get that opportunity and how many times in my life will I get that opportunity again? Not many if ever. So the people I was with were crashing around, shouting, laughing etc. Great – so no chance of actually standing quietly and seeing any wildlife then. Grr!! I suspect one of them was being loud on purpose because he was scared of seeing anything exciting. Sigh.
I suppose it’s a bit ironic that the one with ADHD (me) was the one that wanted to be still and quiet!
So…yes there’s a lot to be said for travelling alone.
Trashman – try not to turn yourself into a loner if it’s not your ‘natural state’. I find that I am managing to train myself to be less effusive (if that’s a word) and basically not try so hard when I am with people and it takes them a bit longer to get sick of me. But then we should be true to ourselves.
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