| > found it mostly extremely lonely to travel alone. Got sick of seeing the same things (this place's contemporary art museum, that place's famous church). Of course I saw some amazing things but I now think I agree with some happiness researcher who claims travel is best in short < 1 week bursts every few months. If you don't make accidental friends and events on your travels, they'll become a chore. Learned it the hard way. I travelled, was fun, then learned to avoid the accidents only for traveling to become lonely. How it works? - Try hostels (there are hostels where you can get your own room). - Starbucks and approach anything (same gender, other gender, different gender, animal?) - Go to random events - Avoid online tools (like tinder and such). They are a waste of time. Most of the woman expect that you are there for a quickie and have their guards up. Most people turn their guards off when the interaction is "natural". - Avoid approaching in touristy areas. They are usually for groups, couples, family, etc... leads nowhere. edit: also don't decline to talk to people you are otherwise not interested in. Most of my interesting interactions started this way. Talk to this, invite me to party, go out together, find new friends, etc... You won't remember the monuments but you'll remember discussions and human-based interactions. |