How to Find Your Travel Friend (Part 2)

We are continuing to share our ideas concerning travelling and the ways how to make it more bright and unforgettable. happy-friends-traveling-together

Gender

What do you think of mixing the genders of travelers, or traveling with a person of the sex you’re attracted to? Guys and girls can’t remain friends without feelings developing. Of course, every situation is different, but this is an important point to remember when choosing a travel friend.

More than anything else, traveling teaches you lessons about people and what they are capable of. If two friends go on a trip together, attraction can build. The problem is, who is going to develop this attraction and what will happen? Love is the source of every broken heart out there. Now imagine being stuck with a person, feeling the rift growing while the physical distance is the same.

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On a more practical level, traveling as a mixed gender couple can be an advantage, depending on the situation. For girls, having a male friend travel with you may help prevent some unwanted attraction. But at the same time, you may have to be separated in a hostel or be unable to share a room in countries with strict gender laws. Check out information on your journey destinations regarding this before you start your traveling

Can they go?

Probably the most important factor is timing. Is your perfect travel friend ready to up and traipse the world right around the same time as you? Do your job timelines, disposable incomes & travel itineraries coincide? Getting ready to this trip can easily take a few years to plan if you’re adding another person to the mix. Chat early and often to be sure you’re both serious about going on a trip.

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Meeting friends on the Go

Maybe you’ve already went off on your travels, but are starting to feel like making friends in a new place and creating connections with people who might share the same travel aims as you. Just because you began your travels alone doesn’t mean it needs to end the same way. Be careful with people you’ve only known for a few days, but trust your instincts. Going on a trip with a new friend doesn’t mean you’re resigned to spending the rest of your travels alongside him or her. You may end up finding your travel buddy, or even your actual soul mate.

Use a traveling site instead

You may think that the stress of finding the perfect travel friend isn’t worth it. As long as you’ve got a sense of direction and want to be a bit outgoing, there is no reason to strike out on your own. Traveling alone suggests the independence to do what you want, each day. It also gives you a chance to meet new people in every new place, instead of just sticking close to the friends you already have.

A perfect way to ensure you’ll make new friends fast is to travel with meets.com. With so many options available, there is bound to be attraction for everyone. Our site offers organized experiences, usually requiring applications. Because of this, everybody in attendance already has a specific kind of journey in mind – thus becoming more likely to mesh with the other person on their travels.

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Meets.com also creates more opportunity to connect with various people – rather than having a previous friend as a crutch, a site turns into a scene like speed dating as everyone finds their niche. There’re only two outcomes for relationships forged on our site. Either the chemistry just isn’t quite strong, in which case you go separately afterwards with no net loss, or it is, in which case a new long friendship can be made. There is really no downside.

Traveling is full of stress, but it’s transformative too. Keep in mind that it isn’t the places you go that you’ll remember, but the experiences shared along the way. Choosing a person to share those memories with is an important part of planning your trip. The strength of a friendship is binary – either it will survive or it won’t. But there is an old saying: you’ve got to bet big to win big. And with travel, the odds are usually in your favor.020

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