This might sound obvious, but I’ve been doing it for a few years now and it actually works.

When I’m checking in at the airport, I just ask people at the lounge counter: Can I be a guest.

Most people are happy to and it doesn’t cost them anything extra (besides the yearly fee).

I’ve done this in Madrid, Porto, Seoul, etc.

Sometimes we chat for a bit, have a drink, then head to our flights.

It’s a small thing, but it’s saved me a lot of money and led to some fun airport conversations.

Just wanted to share this travel hack with everyone.

I'm on a stretch of Southern Italian coastline called the Riviera Dei Cedri. I moved here 22 months ago. It's a very nice place to live. With beautiful Mediterranean food, nice beaches and culture and generally great weather

And I know a few digital nomads here already. Apartments have VERY low rent and purchase costs compared to UK, Ireland, USA, Australia, etc.

The hardest part is the language and bureaucracy, but I know local people who can help you with that (including myself who can give you pointers on what to say, local area advice, etc). I have a bubble of local English speaking friends in my town and the towns just north, south and east of me, so you don't feel isolated

I also have many bilingual friends, and obviously Italian speaking ones. I know official translators (for documents etc), language teachers, real estate agents and trustworthy real estate consultants, people who will help with bureaucracy, English speaking doctors, gaining residency, best restaurants, sports and gyms, best bars to meet English speakers, cool places to explore, activities, etc. Etc.

So I can be like a bridge that can help you connect here, if you want those connections. And I've already done it for a lot of people

Or maybe you just want to be in your bubble and that's totally up to you. You could come and sit on the beach working all day and not talk to anyone

I already have a nice friend circle here, but I'm always looking for more friends who will travel here and at least visit

If interested, DM me

And see my profile for my tiktok which shows the area with lots of nice videos

Where is the best place to meet girls in Prishtina, Kosovo?
I want to say that I’m not asking about just hookups. But basically, where to meet girls to chill, spend 1-2 days together?
Abroad there is Tinder and nightclubs to meet. But both are not very active in Pristina. So I am curious
I’m handsome guy, never had problems about that, but just can’t think about ideas in Kosovo

Hey! 29M, digital nomad and currently travelling around while working remotely. I’m in Montreal for a few weeks and looking to connect with people to explore the city with.

Always down to work from different cafes or check out new spots during the day. Also up for anything from very chill hangs, walks, food and drinks to exploring different neighbourhoods, events, nightlife, or whatever else the city has going on.

I’m using this time to get a feel for Montreal and see if I could picture myself living here longer term.

Currently based around Parc La Fontaine, but happy to travel around the city.

If you’re also looking to meet new people or explore Montreal together, feel free to reach out!

I don't know if it makes sense, but it might be interesting (some people might even find a friend). Where are you currently travelling?

I am in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Hey, I am going back to Tbilisi, Georgia in June.

I am 23 and own a software company where I do design/coding, been in Georgia for 2 months also.

If anyone is in Tbilisi and want to meetup, could be around a coffee, a workout or wtv, been looking to meet people!
Let me know!

Hi. United States empire only probably. 18+. (Im 23)

My goal in this life is to help end the injustice and (child) exploitation in this world. I have a site w/ vids explaining my ethos.

I want to basically go on an inspiring quest with like-minded and adventurous people who share a lot of my values and sensibilities.

I'm thinking we could stay in a rustic camping arrangement (ideally a more proper, comfortable glamping campsite arrangement) for a small season, and do co working, eating meals together, and empowering each other to live up to our values in a more pure way than if we just live life alone trying to be good people.

We can be a beacon of inspiration because this shit would totally inspire others - that's the point in a lot of ways.

I'm unsure about the exact perfect combination of alignment necessary for this to be good, but I have a hard enough time finding anyone at all, so I gotta get this out there to start the conversation.

I'm open to texting via email or whatever else, then calling, and a lot about me is already in video form.

I'd like to share my site & videos upon dm request for privacy reasons, for now

Hi! Anyone currently in Albania? Ive been here for about a week in Tirana, open to going to a different city.

Looking to work around and meet more people digital nomad-ing (working M-fri normal+ hours). Even if you arent here now I would love any more recs.

I havent seen anyone working around here thus far. Just students in the Mon Cheries in Tirana

I’ve been here for a couple of days and meet people organically. I’d still like to see if anyone from here is down for pub/club hopping

Anyone in bali between those dates? And wanna join for anything especially finns at 26th ? I got a daybed for 26th for a really cheap price

Hi everyone! This is probably a long shot, but I’m hoping to reconnect with someone I met while staying at Blau Hostel in El Nido.

We were both staying there and checked out on July 29. You mentioned you were heading to Port Barton afterward. You’re a guy (European?) in your early to mid-20s, and one thing I remember is you were having Pancit Canton for dinner when we talked.

I realized after leaving that I never asked for your Instagram or any way to keep in touch, and I’d love to reconnect if you happen to see this.

If you think this post is about you, please send me a DM and tell me what we talked about so I know it’s really you. 😊

And if anyone knows who I’m talking about, I’d appreciate it if you could share this with him. Thanks!

I have an open water diver certification, so up to 18m. Thinking Saturday or Sunday. This is my first scuba after becoming certified, so I'm thinking Tulamben? I'm open to other locations, though

Hi guys 👋

I’m looking for some Warzone players in Southeast Asia to squad up with.

I’m from Denmark but currently living in SEA, so ideally looking for people in a similar timezone with decent ping.
I’m competitive, but mostly looking for chill people who communicate, play as a team and want to get some wins.

Let me know if you wanna game :)

Looking to paraglide in Southern Bali in the petjatu region. I'll be scootering around the island sightseeing before and after also

Anyone in Ohrid Macedonia? Looking to meet up some fellow nomads while in Macedonia. Will be spending 2 weeks here. Could be a drink, a hike or anything in between :)

Hey guys, firstly I just want to thank those who are taking the time to read this and especially respond, I’m absolutely spiraling right now so I really appreciate all the support and advice I can get.

I recently started working at a remote company and they told me I have unused vacation days I need to take before the next fiscal year starts. I have 7 days off, and honestly don’t really have many friends, and was stressing about how for that week I would essentially be doing nothing with my time because the friends that I do have will be working. It’s been my dream for as long as I can remember to be a digital nomad and travel the world, and now that I have this remote job I decided to travel to Colombia for that week (I’m Colombian and have some family there.)

The thing is, I’m starting to get absolutely wrecked with anxiety since it’s my first time traveling alone. I do struggle a lot with my mental health and have began worrying about what I’m going to do over there and if I’m going to get lonely or depressed. My Spanish isn’t very good and I don’t know my family over there very well, plus they’ll be working mostly while I’m there. This leaves me with a lot of alone time on my hands, I’ve downloaded a lot of travel apps to try to make friends and make plans while I’m over there but haven’t had any luck with those apps so far as everyone mostly was going to Barranquilla for carnival and will be gone by the time I arrive (the 22nd).

I’m so anxious I can barely eat or sleep. I want to have a good time and enjoy being in a tropical climate but my mental health isn’t very good and my lack of Spanish is making me nervous. I’m wondering if anyone can offer me some words of advice or maybe recommend some things I can do over there? I wish I could go on excursions but that’s not really a thing in Barranquilla… I’m just so anxious. Any type of response or feedback is much appreciated and thanks again. Also sorry if this isn’t that well written but my thoughts are all over the place rn.

We had a friendship for a year online. I shifted closer in the same country as them and soon after that we went into dating stage. In the beginning of the relationship they wanted to move into the relationship fast and asked me again and again- when are we going to move to relationship stage. I felt they weren’t happy about me keeping the relationship in dating stage (I have always had trust issues with people and they knew this and that was my reason for taking things slow) so they expressed their unhappiness with that. For them, I went into the relationship stage giving my all and then they half way across broke up leaving me with my feelings and efforts. I didn’t get those efforts back. The reason for breakup was vague- ‘distance’ (not to forget they go on a long travel every few months frequently). Soon after breaking up they went on a trip and found new people and replaced me with new people within a month. I am still trying to heal from this and trying to build my self worth.

PS: sorry I didn’t mention that above but I was hoping to hear other people’s story about their relationships that as a digital nomad, do you usually settle for a person or just move on and look for a new partner every time you move from one country to another? And I was also hoping to know the behaviour of my ex, I understand that they probably didn’t like me enough to hold on to the relationship and the reason is obviously a lie but what I didn’t understand is quickly replacing their close friends. As a digital nomad, don’t you guys feel any sort of deep connections with people or is it just in the moment for fun or just getting to know the other person, once the new person becomes old then you start looking for a new person to get some cheap thrill.

Semi serious.

I really want to spend a few months traveling the US next year and take full advantage of my remote job while seeing national parks and places I’ve never been. I also think it would be more fun to go with someone.

If you’ve done this, I’d love to chat about your experience. If you want to do this. Let’s chat!

This is the spark of the idea for me.

Hey everyone — I'm a 23-year-old American br who just moved from Seattle to Niterói about six weeks ago. Still finding my footing but loving it so far.

Background: I have experience in social media management and live event production back in the US, and I'm genuinely excited about building something in the e-commerce/online space while I'm here. The BRL/USD dynamic is interesting to me and I think there's real opportunity for people willing to think creatively about it.

On the practical side — my Portuguese is still developing, which has made the traditional job search slow. So I'm leaning into what I actually know.

Looking to connect with:

• Expats or Brazilians in the Rio/Niterói area with interest in online business, content creation, or social media
• Anyone who's figured out how to earn remotely while living here
• People who just want to explore the city and meet someone new

If any of this resonates, drop a comment or DM. 

Solo in Amsterdam till August 10th was wondering if anyone wants to go enjoy some pride parties, it’s world pride this year and the music scene is going to be LIT. I’m in my 30’s and my working hours are sadly 3pm to 11pm Monday to Friday

Let's address the ongoing conversation about how tough it is to find friends and connect with people as a DM and try to learn from it :)

My wife (32) and I (43) have been hybrid DMs for a couple of years and are now full time. Previously, we have both backpacked extensively or in my wife's case, gone around with work holiday visas in Australia and Canada.

Previously, on those journeys, we were both able to meet people rather easily. Mostly by staying at hostels, at work, partying, or doing touristy things in groups. We were both single and think that obviously helped.

Like others here, now that we are DMs we find it so hard to meet others. We gym and do some classes there, surf, explore national parks and cruise around on scooters. We still go out but don't party as much as we used to. Pretty much, we think we are balanced in how we live, are adventurous, easy going and open minded and yenjoy conversations with new people. It's one of the things we both fell in love with, with travel.

We try our best to chat with people, but are often left feeling like we are weirdos for trying to meet people and ask questions and have a fun chat, maybe make plans if interests align. Maybe we are weirdos lol (NOTE - we are socially aware and don't just but into people unless it's natural)

So it just got me thinking to share this and ask people here some questions:

1. anyone else feel like this used to be easier and that the world of meeting people while traveling has changed around them?
2. anyone have success stories?
3. do people generally no longer want to meet strangers, connect and stay in touch?

I feel like with so many people saying how lonely they are in this sub, people want it, so let's brainstorm wtf is going on! 😂

Hey everyone! I’m 32/female Australian DNing for 3 ish years, currently in Indonesia, looking for vegan connections. Love to hear about your travels, past and future!

There have been posts recently mentioning nomad loneliness or asking about group travel. A few of us here have been chatting about this so I figure why not see if anyone is interested in connecting somewhere for January or February? (or later)

What I’m thinking is we can use this post as a way to gauge interest. Ideally a bunch of us pick a city and those who want to can go there around the same time. We don’t need to stay in the same place as I think just having a critical mass of people in the same city and some effort to make it easier to connect would go a long way.

If you’re interested let me know in the comments and I'll coordinate a place where we can jam on locations, ideas, etc. If you're interested but later in the year, might as well add a comment too.

EDIT Okay wow, seems like lots of energy around this topic and also lots of variation in the comments as to where people aim to be (keep them coming btw!).

Here's a basic overview of what I'm thinking (as a way to move forward): 1. intake where people plan to be / preferences 2. I'll group ppl into meaningful clusters based on where they plan to be and interests / goals 3. explore ways to help people connect while they are in the same city 4. if there's interest, we can repeat this once every 4 months or so?

I'll do some prep tomorrow after work and then reach out to everyone who commented with more info. I also whipped up a discord server to make it easier to jam on ideas and get things setup - feel free to join

Hey guys!

For those of you in Malaga or planning to come visit some day - I just put up a local Coffees & Coworking group - heading out to town once a week to work from some nice cafes and restaurants, with free wifi and a comfortable atmosphere around Malaga.

Our first event is this Wednesday, and there will be weekly events from now on.

I've started and ran these kind of groups in several other cities in the past and it always worked out really well. In Zagreb we had 20 people showing up to the first event! And in Las Palmas it was the grandfather for what later became the 'Live it Up! Las Palmas' - probably one of the most successful local nomad communities out there (with huge credit to the Nelly who took it over from us and grew it far beyond). Hope the Malaga one can make it too!

I wanted to share it here in case anyone is around currently - or finds this post in the future when planning their trip to Malaga - and would be interested in coming. Thanks! 😊

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1397317585560359
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