{"id":2308,"date":"2017-03-21T13:35:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T13:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixmulti.nazwa.pl\/Hercules-themes\/Elize-blog\/?p=2308"},"modified":"2017-06-17T19:17:31","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T19:17:31","slug":"how-to-make-friends-while-traveling-alone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heyitsclarice.com\/en\/how-to-make-friends-while-traveling-alone\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Friends While Traveling Alone"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s my take on how to make traveling solo a piece of cake.<\/div>\n
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Welcome to the wild side aka your truest self. \u00a0I don’t know about you, but prior to my solo traveling days I was a major\u00a0square (well, let’s be honest. \u00a0I am still a bit of a square, but with a dash of flare!) \u00a0I lived in my little bubble; same restaurants, ordering the same thing, with the\u00a0same circle of friends and more often than not talking about the same ole thing, or doing the\u00a0\u00a0same safe touristy resort vacay. \u00a0I grew tired of this experience and wanted to experience something more.<\/span><\/p>\n

We all have different ways\u00a0of traveling but I challenge you to take on this new perspective when\u00a0planning your next adventure. \u00a0I’ve compiled a list of things I’ve done when I started to travel solo and it helped me overcome the overwhleming feeling of OMG WHAT DID I JUST DO?! So, without further delay, let’s JUMP right into it!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. What can’t you do online these days? \u00a0Online forums and communities about travel are an awesome way to interact with different kids of people, \u00a0get awesome local travel advice, but it also gives you the opportunity to meet and arrange a potential travel buddy at certain points of your trip (if it works out well). If you’re a female solo traveller, I’d highly suggest two of the following communities to join: \u00a0Girl Gone International<\/a> , they’re a non profit organisation that empowers and connects woman who live overseas through their online magazine and local groups. \u00a0I’m actually a member of Rome community<\/a> and they typically arrange once a month meetups. There is no cost to join the group, there are always new ladies who attend at every meetup and if there is an outing to a museum (for example), you’ll just need to cover your own expenses. \u00a0The other group is Girls LOVE Travel<\/a>, it’s a closed group with over 200K followers on Facebook. This group shares so much positivity, support and major wanderlust. \u00a0Join with caution, my friends!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    2. While traveling, one surefire way to make friends with the same interests is to signup for an excursion or tour group. BUT, if you seriously want to be a badass, you could do a drop-in class (like yoga or Crossfit) and meet locals! Anyhow, back to the topic at hand, there are an insane amount of interest based tour groups out there, s-e-r-i-o-u-s-l-y! Looking for some ideas? Try something like Tuscan Girls’ Getaway<\/a> (Debbie Travis has a retreat, say what?! My Canadian readers will get the connection). Bloggers Travel Retreat<\/a>\u00a0if you’re a creative \/ blogger and looking for some relax, mentorship, networking and being a #GirlBoss. Then finally there’s adventure holidays with a tour company like Contiki<\/a>, sure it’ll cost ya a pretty penny, but what doesn’t now a days?<\/p>\n

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    \u00a03. It’s all about affordable travel and great stories to tell when you get back home. Depending on your budget and comfort level, \u00a0dorms and hostels are great alternatives to staying at hotels. \u00a0As you can imagine, staying in a dorm \/ hostel environment gets you out & about and socializing pronto!<\/div>\n
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    4. \u00a0Volunteer<\/div>\n
    If you’re ever sticking around in one place long enough, you could look into volunteering. \u00a0Living in Rome, I’ve been volunteering with the Sant’Egidio Community (Communit\u00e0 di Sant’Egidio) <\/a>\u00a0for the past three years. \u00a0They have soup kitchen duties throughout the week (in various parts of Rome) and outreach (handing out care packs for the homeless) along with some food. \u00a0If you’re in Rome and would like more information send them an email\u00a0info@santegidio.org.<\/div>\n
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    Photo Credit: What If We<\/a><\/div>\n
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    5. \u00a0“Walk with the Dreamers, the Believers, the Courageous, the Cheerful, the Planners, the Doers, the Successful people with their heads in the clouds and their feet on the ground.” Wilferd Peterson<\/div>\n
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    Ultimately, nothing beats walking to the sound to your own drum, but if you ever need a support group of creatives or #GirlSquad in Rome you could always join us! Estrella<\/a> of La Casa Bloga<\/a> created the Rome Bloggers<\/a> chapter in Rome and if you’re itching for a collabo with a local, this would be a great place to start.<\/div>\n
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    I hope you enjoyed reading on how I managed to connect with others during my travels. \u00a0I’m sure there are a million different ways you could spend your solo vacay and I’d love to hear about any other suggestions\u00a0or things you tried when you went at it solo!<\/div>\n
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    BREAK FREE FROM THE NORM, because \u00a0that sh** be boring. Who wants to be thaaat?”<\/div>\n
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    xo,<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Clarice<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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