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Many people find priceless happiness from traveling because it’s how they get to understand people even more. Experiencing different cultures while traveling is very enlightening and fulfilling at the same time. When you travel, your mindset widens and changes in many worthwhile ways, which cannot actually happen if you just stay indoors all the time. Encountering people is one of the best ways to gain learning while traveling.
In lieu of that, what a lot of travelers also experience and love about traveling is meeting new friends and building fresh relationships from it. It’s actually a heartwarming treasure to bring home! Especially when you are traveling alone, this is something really precious.
If you are worried or hesitant about socializing during your trips, here are 5 tips to make new friends while traveling.
1 – Start a conversation.
Most of the time, the first step is the hardest to take. But remember, the second step, the third step and so on and so forth won’t ever happen without the first step. Be courageous and confident to start a conversation. You’re not doing any crime here, so don’t worry.
It might be awkward or even weird for some to suddenly appear in front of a person and talk like you have known each other for a long time already. Some people might get scared, especially if they also don’t trust just anyone, especially strangers. The best way to naturally initiate a conversation is actually when you need to ask something. Since you need help, be sincere as you seek answers. From there, you can speak with them, but remember, do not be invading.
Another chance to begin a conversation while traveling is by reaching out to someone who looks in need of assistance. You don’t have to be the exact person they need to aid them, but be kind to offer any help you can share.
2 – Be approachable.
Being careful and vigilant is very important when traveling. As there are possible dangers and security threats that tourists can encounter, it’s natural for everyone to be cautious. Sometimes, you even become suspicious of everybody just to make sure that you remain safe while traveling.
Nonetheless, do not let that watchfulness shut everyone out. Of course, do not easily and completely trust anyone you’ve just met on a trip, but still, be approachable whenever some people try to be friends with you. Be kind. Be welcoming also even if you are a foreigner in the country you’re visiting. Put down that frown. Wear your bright smile.
3 – Join group tours.
Joining group tours is one of the most common ways solo travelers survive the challenges of traveling alone. It could be budget-friendly getaways or luxury escapes, and you can meet different people, who could become your friends! When you join group tours, you will realize that there are a lot of good people on Earth, and many of them love traveling.
Say you join a group tour with your friends or family. Meeting friends could even be much easier because when your mom meets a fellow mom from the group tour, that mom could become your friend too.
Especially if your travel destination is for exciting activities, you will enjoy it with good company. These people who do not personally know you will cheer for you too! You won’t really feel you’re traveling all by yourself. Even if you are strangers to each other, you may naturally develop a sense of teamwork. Helping each other may come inherently.
4 – Talk to locals.
Do you know what keeps travelers coming back to some of the places they have been to before? Notwithstanding the distance and the amount of time spent traveling to them, why? One of the most priceless is the touching hospitality of the locals.
When traveling abroad or traveling to far local destinations, locals are the people who can help you big time in many ways; understanding road directions is just one of them. Talk to locals. Make friends with them. Many of them are undeniably generous and large-hearted to guests.
You will find more reasons to travel when you experience the love of locals to tourists.
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TRIPS AND TREASURES
Traveling will bring you to many places and situations where you need to step out of your comfort zone. More so when you are traveling solo, this is true.
Make new friends in the destinations you set foot on. Who knows? You might meet the best friends of your lives. You might discover the real meaning of friends forever! And it’s just so extraordinary to meet these good people in a very special time of your life, which is also special to them. What time is that? That trip.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Nicole Ann Pore is a writer, an events host and a voice over artist. Quality and well-researched writing is her worthwhile avenue to enlighten and delight others about things that matter. She is a daytime writer for Kims, a beachside retreat in Australia offering awesome beachside lodges like no other. Nicole graduated Cum Laude from De La Salle University Manila, Philippines with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Arts.
