I'm a 34 year old reclusive guy from Europe who is looking to start solo travelling after a decade of doomrotting and living in fear. I would also like to invite the possibility of meeting people during my travels (my ex - the only gf I've had - got tired of me for being so reluctant to travel, for financial reasons).I've rarely travelled before and don't have the same skills as other people I've met to easily navigate the world.Could you guys give me some suggestions about the best way to break out of my hermitmode life and do some meaningful solo travelling?I prefer cities and colder / temperate climates.
>>2848413>>2840242Perfectly good solo travel thread here. We don't need a third.
>>2848419Nobody cares about your stupid incel thread, this one is for non-incels
>>2848419Okay thanks, I reposted there.>>2848420I'm pretty much an incel thoughbeit
>>2848422Go to Japan, you won't regret it
>>2848413I already posted in your /r9k/ thread.
>>2848413For a first-time solo traveler i recommend going to Asia, specifically Thailand and Japan. Thailand has a robust tourist infrastructure, and Japan is the only first world country on Earth.
>>2848413Transport, local currency (if cards aren't accepted everywhere), accomodations, dining, laundry. These are the travel essentials, roughly prioritized in that order. Be aware that a lonely foreign newbie looking to make local friends is a prime target for con games, even in the safest countries. Drinking at bars and clubs is a money trap, and alcohol clouds your judgment. IME it takes several extended overseas trips to start feeling comfortable with the travel life. I never enjoyed tourist traps because they are full of wealthy handsome normie groups on their dream vacation, while I am an oddball loner with limited funds. >meaningful solo travelDon't obsess over purpose. Gaining an ability to handle new challenges in unfamiliar environments is a principal purpose of living the travel life. Also, it could just be lack of roots. If nowhere is home, anywhere is home (for a night or three).
>>2848413Have you tried solo travelling in your own country already? It could be a first easy step
OP here. Thanks for the replies.>>2848447>>2848578I've considered Japan but don't want to contribute to the onions gringo sexpat thing which seems to be a big issue there at the moment.Thailand seems nice but also too hot and I'd feel like a sex tourist.>>2848632I've been scammed enough in life (I hope) to be able to detect this, but thank you. Don't really drink alcohol either. Re purpose - I like the idea of not obsessing over purpose. I like wandering around just experiencing a different environment, without gravitating to tourist hotspots.>>2848653Yes a couple of times, but rarely overnight. To be honest in my own country I felt quite depressed solo travelling, or at least I returned home not really feeling I'd gained anything.
>>284841399% chance you won't travel anyway like all the other incle fever dream threads we get when they have their manic 5mins.If you belong to the 1%, just book any cheap ryanair flight(about 50€) to any city in europe, pack a 35l backpack and book a hotel(about 40€/night) at your destination for the weekend and just go.Yes any city will do, it's for a weekend and if you can't find anything fun from that you won't enjoy traveling.Done.
>>2848683>99% chance you won't travel anyway like all the other incle fever dream threads we get when they have their manic 5mins.Fucking lol
>>2848683Nah. Forget overpaying to freeze ass in Gayrope. Get yer tourist visa and come here to India. It's obviously the best country on earth; that's why it has the most people living in it! You can even try being a low inhib chatting up cute pajeetas. Make sure you're well groomed and wearing a nice shirt, and if they speak English you're gtg. >>2848697Waiting for a plane ticket three months out is the hardest part. Nothing to do but imagine what it'll be like to be tucked away in some random map dot on the other side of the world, not a single thought of wagecuckery crossing your mind for the next six months.
>>2848413>(my ex - the only gf I've had - got tired of me for being so reluctant to travel, for financial reasons)try not to trauma dump at every give moment, most people don't care about your ex or whatever happened in the past.
>>2848656Japan is not really a sexpat destination unless you go to the seedy places in Osaka. Just be respectful and the locals will respect you, I had 0 issues there. My advice would be to go there while its still cheap
>>2848683That said, if you have a trip booked I'm more than happy to actually help.
>>2848656>I'd feel like a sex tourist.Anon, I am a sex tourist in every country I go to. It's SMV arbitrage.
>>2848710My bad man, it's still pretty raw.
>>2848860Do you actually have sex though?
>>2848921No>>2848447>>2848578>japanWhat would a 2 week stay here look like for a new traveler?
>>2848413to be honest anon you sound pretty fucked uptravelling is not going to fix that. sort out your shit at home first then think about travelling afterwards.
>>2848948Okay man, thanks for the advice
I'm a 23 year old and I'm in the same boat. Difference is that I am still going through university here in Brazil, a computer engineering degree through the south, close to Florianopolis SC. I like to surf, but there is not much else that I can do. Not even a girlfriend, loneliness is crushing me and the will to travel is only rising. Not to mention that I am addicted to vodka while going through uni.Nice thread.Guess I need to focus on my studies and mental health first.
>>2848995Start going hiking. Tell us the beautiful shit nearby where you live.
>>2848413>Could you guys give me some suggestions about the best way to break out of my hermitmode life and do some meaningful solo travelling?its europe you could get to an interesting town within 1 if not 2 hours by train. - you can do a day and come back before night time.you could stay over night at such city and konw u can bail any time if you pay for transport.then u can fly somewhere and do the same.meeting people all depends on your personality and being in places to meet peoplebut i enjoy just autistically walking around european tourist sites and keep to myself.if somewhere starts to seem like ghetto then just leave that area -plenty of cities have nicer parts and crap parts
>>2849000Well I'm living on a pension away from my parents and the only great pleasures that I derive living in this place as a loner is going down to the beach and surfing or eating at restaurants. I guess I need to start hiking yes, maybe going somewhere closer and cheap like Chile or Argentina.
>>2849029Do the simple things well, anon. Build up from there. Don't dream about Disneyland when you haven't ridden the local swings.
