/int/ - International

I've done it loads of times, it's not awkward or sad at all. Lots of people travel alone and it's really easy to meet people to hang out with in hostels.

Yes, many times. No, it isn't awkward. The only problem is that sometimes people you share room with are talkative.
I had usually really good experience and I always travel alone.
If you think that you won't feel comfortable, hostels in most cases have private bedrooms.

>I'd be travelling alone of course (bernd — no friends)

W-would you like someone to travel with?

Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and then Indonesia.

Nothing can go wrong!

Done that for months at a time.
Most people there travel alone and it's easy to get to know people. From my experience, stay away from Hostel chains and try finding independent ones. There a 4-6 bed dorm is ideal to get in contact with people.

How much does this sort of travel cost?

Hostels are fun and every one I visited in Europe demanded you to have your passport there to prove your ID before getting a room.

If you will be coming to bruxelles then sleepwell.be is an excellent hostel

> Would it just be really awkward and sad?

Yes, it would. Most people who travel alone are keinbernds who have no problems meeting people and striking up friendships. Being a bernd in a hostel would be a hellish experience.

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Why are you considering to go to Scandifagia? It's boring and Switzerland is much more beautiful than those countries.

I find its better to travel alone you have more freedom

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Oh wow, 0/10

>Would it just be really awkward and sad?
it depends on why you're travelling. in my experience, if you want to actually take in a city and see places, it's better to be alone and explore, rather than having other people around who want to do their own thing and slow you down. if you want to unwind and go out a lot and socialise, it's worse to do it alone.

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this, hostels are full of people who have no idea what the hell they are doing and just go to different countries to have another background for their "hangout"

I've been to a few where there were guys who just went out, got drunk and went back to the hostel and never did any tourism-related stuff at all (what's the point?)

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Thanks for the reassurances. I'll be sure to make IWO threads on /int/ for each place that I visit.

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Y-you too. Thanks for the offer, but I am really pretty awkward in person, not the sort of person you'd want to travel with : >

>>18282452
>I've been to a few where there were guys who just went out, got drunk and went back to the hostel and never did any tourism-related stuff at all (what's the point?)
That's a minor worry of mine, that everyone in a hostel would just be fratboys and want to get tanked the whole time. I have a pretty big interest in history, so my main motivation in travelling is to explore and learn about places first-hand

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As much as you want it to cost, I suppose. I'd be travelling with EasyJet and aiming to stay in hostels or budget hotels . . . that feel when no more jewgolds in your bunker ;_;


Maybe I could find people on InterPals and OKCupid/Badoo to meet in the places that I'm going to travel to

A few times+couch surfing in Croatia, Japan, S. Korea

Actually traveling alone is much more fun. You are more independent, can go wherever you want, for as long as you want, also it is easier to get to know other people. When I was traveling alone I started a bit to "look down" on people who were traveling in groups.

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>what's the point?

It's called having fun.

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>everyone in a hostel would just be fratboys and want to get tanked the whole time.
But it's mostly like this. Especially the Australians are such people.

Is an interrail pass worth the money?

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Yeah, was fucking awesome. But before you go, try planning the trip a bit and find out cheap hostels, local concerts and sight seeings beforehand. Having one of those smartphones really helps too (didn't have one ourselves)

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>When I was traveling alone I started a bit to "look down" on people who were traveling in groups.
I sort of know this feel too

I use Airbnb, cheaper and nicer than hotels and hostels.