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For most people, travelling solo or relocating as an expat to a new city by yourself falls into two categories. It's either one of the most daunting prospects know to mankind..For more details you can visit at http://blog.gymnomad.com/articles/travelling-arriving-solo-in-amsterdam-top-10-ways-to-meet-new-people
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Travelling / Arriving Solo In Amsterdam - Top 10 Ways to Meet New People For most people, travelling solo or relocating as an expat to a new city by yourself falls into two categories. It's either one of the most daunting prospects know to mankind (if you've never done it before), or possibly one of the best experiences you have in your life. So where does the fear come from in the former scenario, that is conquered in the latter? Generally speaking, it's the fear of the unknown. The unknown of finding where to sleep, where to eat, how to get transport around are all normal things we have to figure out in a new destination, whether travelling solo or with friends/family. The real difference when travelling solo is being comfortable with yourself and being able to find new friends along the way. http://blog.gymnomad.com/articles/travelling-arriving-solo-in-amsterdam-top-10-ways-to-meet-new-people
From thinking that travelling solo is one of the most daunting prospects, to turning it into an almost 2 year extravaganza in which I'm still overseas 3 years on, I've been in both categories and couldn't recommend solo travel more. To help conquer the fear of meeting new people, here's some of our suggestions to find some new friends on your travels. You'll meet more people than you ever do back in your normal life and I promise there will be many you immediately click with and it will be like you've been friends forever. There will also be others you want to throw down the stairs, but you have to take the good with the bad. http://blog.gymnomad.com/articles/travelling-arriving-solo-in-amsterdam-top-10-ways-to-meet-new-people
The classic and by far the easiest way to meet people. Book a dorm, the bigger the better so you can immediately make friends when you walk in and see who is hanging around. Make a dorm room buddy and then expand that friendship into others in common areas. It doesn’t take too long to get a little bored with the same scripted hostel Q&A but it's a sure fire way to meet some new people from all walks of life. Side note, even if you’re not staying at a hostel you can usually make your way in there for drinks and hanging out anyway. So don’t let actually sleeping in the hostel be a barrier for you. http://blog.gymnomad.com/articles/travelling-arriving-solo-in-amsterdam-top-10-ways-to-meet-new-people
Amsterdam has no shortage of pubs nor pub crawls, and whilst this might not be the key demographic of people you’re chasing after, you’ll still be able to let your hair down and have some fun. http://blog.gymnomad.com/articles/travelling-arriving-solo-in-amsterdam-top-10-ways-to-meet-new-people