I have been on quite a few solo trips and got absolutely addicted to it. I mainly used hostels in the past, and was able to meet many great travellers there. However, I couldn't interact much with the locals of that place, and I believe couch-surfing would enable me to meet the locals and learn about their culture directly from them.

I love sci-fi movies, thrillers and mysteries. Mememto, Fracture, Dial M for Murder are few of my favourite in that genre.