I have a problem. When I travel solo, I tend to not "do" very much. Alas I was in Guatemala for a month last month and did barely anything. I kinda need travel companions to keep me motivated. Like "hey let's go check out this museum".
So, fellow nomads, anyone interested in joining me for some or all of the following:
Serbia (start in Belgrade, open to other cities) May 1-?
Turkey (start in Istanbul, open to other cities) June
Egypt (start in Cairo, open to other cities) July.
Not necessarily looking for roommates, though that's not off the table, I'm fine with getting my own place or sharing. Or hostels.
I'm going on 13 months of traveling but just recently going solo and I just don't think I'm a good full time solo traveler. I work full time (flexible hours thankfully) and barely take calls, just need internet. I'm fun, empathic, smart, and have a great budget.
I really just need some travel friends! Any takers?

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I have a problem. When I travel solo, I tend to not "do" very much. Alas I was in Guatemala for a month last month and did barely anything. I kinda need travel companions to keep me motivated. Like "hey let's go check out this museum".

So, fellow nomads, anyone interested in joining me for some or all of the following:

Serbia (start in Belgrade, open to other cities) May 1-?

Turkey (start in Istanbul, open to other cities) June

Egypt (start in Cairo, open to other cities) July.

Not necessarily looking for roommates, though that's not off the table, I'm fine with getting my own place or sharing. Or hostels.

I'm going on 13 months of traveling but just recently going solo and I just don't think I'm a good full time solo traveler. I work full time (flexible hours thankfully) and barely take calls, just need internet. I'm fun, empathic, smart, and have a great budget.

I really just need some travel friends! Any takers?

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I'm a solo traveler, and wanting to stay as a solo... :D but as I felt as you some time ago, I thought that maybe I could point you to something ;) It's not needed to "do things".As said, years ago I somewhat felt like that, like I was traveling but not "doing things".But then I realized that "doing things" is not mandatory. Everyone travels for a different reason, and with different goals. Sure, there are many people who want to travel to do things: museums, parks, sports, whatever; and that's fine. But other people, like me, are not so into "doing things" ;) But, as for me myself, I like to just "live like a local". I like to learn about the local food, the real everyday food, not the dinner restaurants food. I like to go very often to some places (fresh market, coffeeshop, lunch joint...) so I become a local as it goes towards having interesting conversations with locals regarding their culture, ways of life, thinking, etc. I like to do some sports (cycling, climbing, kayaking, archery...) so I don't look for new sports but try to engage the local community - and again learn about locals. I like photography but I hate "to go to XX to take a photo", so I just aimlessly wander around, getting used with the new city/quarter I'm living in. I hate shopping, but I like to travel light so I can go to locally buy some essentials and then donate them when leaving: this way I can learn more about the daily life and even about the necessities in the place. Etc.After some time struggling about "I was three months in this town and I didn't ever went to visit X nor Y nor Z" I realized that I was actually doing a lot of things - just they didn't look as "doing things" because it was, well, just daily life.I realized that as I'm not a kind of person who likes to do things, visit things, go to museums and landmarks... it's useless to try to force me into it, and I learned that I don't have to feel bad about it.Each one has different backgrounds, motivations and goals for nomading. Surely the "doing things" is the most common in the Instagram at all of that, but that doesn't mean it's the only way for traveling/nomading. I don't know if that is your case, or if you're a "do things" person but feeling lazy/shy to do them by yourself. But I wanted to share this just in case you (or any other reader) fits in the "not do things but just living" kind of person ;)

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It's all about staring at your laptop screen in a new country.

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I’m in Turkey now. I loved Fethiya, especially paragliding at The Dead Sea! I can hook you up w a guy who took us for 350 Lira each.. about $45 CAD. Super scary but best time of my life once they threw me off the cliff lol. Also, Kusadasi is a nice beach town. Don’t miss Ephesus, The Virgin Mary, and Pamakkule. Sad to leave but it’s to cold for me now.

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Alvaro has some very good points above although it is important to get out to see and do some stuff. I think that one of the most valuable and important lessons in life is to learn how be in your own company enough to find yourself to be an excellent companion for exploring. For sure, shared experiences feel stronger or more meaningful but the ability to be inspired and not feel lonely on ones own is a character defining point of personal development. In 2007 I decided to travel 17 countries in one year starting on my own in a car through the US for 4 month... in a one person tent. In four months I nearly spoke to no one, endless hours driving (through 30 states) and what at first was incredibly lonely became a pleasure. I learned too how easy it is to meet new people as you go, which does unfortunately mean going out and doing things.My advice would be to use this as an opportunity to grow and learn how not to need others to motivate you. It’s good to do things but you get to choose how much... and by the sounds of it, you want to be doing more 😉

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Completely opposite for me. When I'm with friends, i tend to just stay in the circle, whilst when i travel solo, i tend to socialize a lot more and be more adventurous and spontaneous even with ppl i just met 😅

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