yes! Agree with @sweetyljspsh about soul healing. As a married woman with kids, i do sometimes take my time alone to heal my soul, to rejuvenate my spirit, to gather my strength & to confront my fears. That doesnt mean i'm single or i enjoy being single. Everyone of us surely has had desire to be aline, to think & to plan... I'm sure shinhye did the same. Whether she is single or dating, it's her life but to me...going for a backpacking trip alone has long been her dream & surely she needed that time alone to plan her life especially if its related to love life ( it is hard to keep dating in secret, to hide the truth from the world because shinhye definitely learned from pinochio that ' being honest is ten times relieving than telling lies' but due to her personal reasons, she has to tell 'white lies')...as far as i remember, dating is also in her 2015 bucket list. She wouldnt reveal it if she is not preparing for it, right?