I thoroughly enjoyed this read.
Despite getting a kick out of travelling alone (people are annoying after a while) I probably wouldn’t have read it if I hadn’t seen it in Story Second Chances. I agree with Mary. You should revisit the topic from a different angle.
There were several fascinating bits that you could expand into articles in their own right: Travelling India alone as a white female, lone traveling is anything but lonely, or travelling alone — half the price, twice the fun.
Good luck with getting distributed. Stick in.