Jana, why all the negativity about travelling alone, as you mentioned everyone has always written positive notes about it, you are talking yourself out of travelling at this rate.
Why are you stopping in Romania for so long?

Hey

Travelling alone is pretty fun. You’ll meet people in your hostel that you will bond with. I went on a busabout trip on my own thinking the same thing. But Everywhere I went I meet strange cool people. I’ll probably never seem them again in my life but they made the trip awesome. I got talked into trying Belgium waffles in Brugge, I had a drinking comp with 2 blokes I meet on the bus whilst doinga Munich pub. I had these spanish people talking me into going to a cool scottish night club even though I was broke.

Just remember it’s the beginning of your own adventure. I wouldn’t swap my trip for the world!

Go have fun. Open your eyes and except new things. Because on your trip there will dozens of people in the same boat as you, looking for a friend to share their trip with.

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Travelling alone is pretty fun…

U know, when i had started to hitchhike, i was wth my friend, who has big hike-hike’s expierens.It was just few trips ST-Petersburg-Finland-Sweden.But, when i have come in Germany i was total alone! Yes, of cause a bit worry, BUT after…WOW!! I hike-hike every time alone! That’s great!

quote: Open your eyes and except new things…

Of cause! I am absolutly agree! U will meet cool peopel, very interesting and wth some of them u can start to bee good friend.
I hike-hiked in Finland and have meet drummer of Finland rock grout HIM! Germany is full of great people. U have to understad that people whose travel like u, they r more open , friendly and hospitality. Don’t mix up with peole, whose prefer ****.
But if u r really afraid, try to find peopel via i-net, who live the same towns/cities witch u planning to visit.
Actualy, I am preparing for one hike-hike more in Europe for 3 weeks!

I love traveling alone and I’ve never spent extended periods of time ‘alone’ on these trips – it’s really easy to meet people and make great friends along the way, unless you’re horribly unsocial. I still keep in touch with many of the people I met several years ago. Easier to meet people and do what you want when you’re alone. Don’t worry.

I love traveling solo. It’s cliche, but I’ve never learned more about myself than when traveling alone. Yes, there are lonely soul searching moments and occasional bouts of homesickness, but they all very worth it. The people you meet and experiences you have will be ones you’ll never foreget (another cliche, but true). And as you have probablay heard there are many advantages and much more flexibility when you don’t have somebody else with you. Go!

Traveling alone lets you make your own itinerary, eat whatever you want, sleep as late as you want. It teaches you independence as you are forced to fend for yourself and see what you are really made of (buying bus/train tickets in a non-English-speaking country, for example).

But like others have said, it will never be hard for you to meet other travelers for long bus rides, daytrips, barhopping, etc.

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I’ve done most of my travel alone and have been to a few lesser developed countries along the way, but for the past 2 years, my boyfriend has wanted to tag along. This has been quite an adjustment for me. As much as I love him, I really miss traveling alone.

Jennifer&Chester, I’m going to be volunteering at an orphanage or a school for poor Roma children. I figured three months seemed like a good amount of time to really get to know the area I’ll be in and really get to get some work done wherever I volunteer at.

I should be really excited as I had terrible trouble with the person I travelled with last, and she’s my sister. We split up in Vienna, I went to Slovakia with some boys I met and she went to Italy. Travelling with the boys was lovely as they were laid back. But with my sister was really diffecult.

I’m sure I’ll be fine. Maybe it’s just being away so long or something. I’ll be away from home for 6 months at the least. I’m so excited but it is a bit bitter sweet. I’m sure it will be fine though.

Homeskillet, the fending for myself is the part of travelling alone that makes me sort of excited, in spite of my worries. I think I’ll come home feeling pretty proud of myself.

Jana,
Romania is a really nice contry, with lots of kind people, so you don’t have to worry; I’m sure you’ll find some friends soon, so you won’t be alone long time.
By the way, what’s the city that you’ll stay in ?

All best !
Radu[url=‘http://www.outdoorholiday.com’]Travelling in Romania[/url]

I want to travel a LOT next year after I graduate, and will probably do some kind of work or volunteering somewhere. Where exactly I haven’t settled on, guess I shall see. But travelling alone just sounds really lame and unfun, maybe that’s why I haven’t set anything in stone yet. If I wanted to sit around feeling all isolated, I can do that at my apartment. Oh wait, I already do. Hrm. Haaar.

I found that when you travel alone you are very rarely alone. I went by myself and always found that I was hanging out with other people and from time to time wished I could get some time to myself. If you ever get lonely just put yourself in a hostel with a bar and you’ll never find an easier place to meet people. Everyone there are very similar, they all love travel and probably have been to or are going to go to the same places you have in mind, so its very very easy to make new friends (but the hard part is knowing that in a day or two you’ll never see them again).

radu, i’ll be staying in brasov or a city nearby, possibly sacele. are there any areas in that region you’d recommend? i’m considering cutting my time down and living in another region for a bit too as the people i’m volunteering with seem to really want me to volunteer at a school for gypsy kids which is cool, but i really want to work with orphans at some point as well. my mother didn’t have parents. and i intend on adopting when i decide to have children. i don’t know how to explain it, i just really want to work specifically with orphans at some point. i feel weird being picky though. do you prefer brasov or sighisoara?

I’d say Sighi is nicer than Brasov and but nice too, and Cluj is really sweet too! Smaller towns like Biertan are good fun too!

Just travel alone you will meet new people. My first day travelling by myself ever I saw a guy get gunned down but Ive kept going and going.

Unless a person is a socially retard and incredibly inept, you will find lots of people to travel with or simply be around when you get there. If you have no friends to begin with then you probably won’t find any in Europe either.

Huzzah for social retards!

quote:i’m considering cutting my time down and living in another region for a bit too

Indeed, in three month you could try to live in both Brasov and Sighisoara or ather areas in the country. Try to go to Oltenia or to Moldova (it’s a poor region but nevertheless the traditions are great in Moldova, as well as cultural heritage)

You could stay in Brasov, Sacele (a small town very close to Brasov), Râsnov or any village surrounding Brasov. However take into consideration that you’ll have to travel everyday for a few kms to reach the orphange that you’ll work in. If you will be given a car, there’ll be no pb. From Sacele or Râsnov there are local buses connecting Brasov with those villages. Also, take into consideration that accommodation could be significanlty cheaper in the non-touristic villages near Brasov (Harman and Codlea are also alternatives to consider).

quote: do you prefer brasov or sighisoara?

I really prefer Sighisoara for the atmosphere in the town. OK, maybe it’s hard to find cheap accommodation in the old town (citadel) of Sighisoara, but not impossible. However, Brasov is great if you want to hike the mountains. Beeing surrounded by Postavaru, Piatra Mare, Bucegi and Ciucas, Brasov is the Place to go if you are mountain hiking addicted (like me )

Also , as you’ll be in the area, don’t miss the fortified churches of XIII – XIVth century:[url=‘http://www.outdoorholiday.com/Transylvania.php’] Rasnov[/url], Prejmer, Feldioara, Rupea are just a few.

Let me know if I could further be of any help to you.

All best,
Radu
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I backpacked alone for the first time because i knew it would scare me- and it did. I loved it and after doing it a few times it now feels weird traveling with someone.

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Just travel alone you will meet new people. My first day travelling by myself ever I saw a guy get gunned down but Ive kept going and going.

Please elaborate, Sickboy. Where were you when this happened?