smack
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got a few more years of college/uni left and at the end i was planning on going travaling, i watched the beach last night kind of inspired me 
anyone done it, is it ok doing alone ect?
cheers
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Robbo
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Ask Tiger 
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nik
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My bro is going on a round the world trip for 6 months leaving in an hour! lucky git  Sounds fun but not sure I could do it. I would say going alone is ok if maybe a bit unsafe? Would meet a lot of new people though.
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Carl
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Depends on the person I reckon. I have a friend who does it all the time. I could never do it. Think there is a lot of luck involved too who you drop on to and end up friends with, he says you sometimes get stuck with people you don't really like.
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Robbo
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Depends on your personality, I could never do it... not great at making friends and not the most confident person int he world
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paul.mitchell1984
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how can you get stuck with somebody travelling alone???
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Aaron
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Every time i watch this film i want to sell up and go. On my own would be fine
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Brett
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quote:
Originally posted by Aj.
Every time i watch this film i want to sell up and go. On my own would be fine
What film? The beach?
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Carl
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quote:
Originally posted by paul.mitchell1984
how can you get stuck with somebody travelling alone???
the people you meet on the way. You arn't going to spend 18 month on your own are you! My mate ended up driving across america with 2 weirdo's, says it was well shit, worst idea ever (that was just part of his travels)
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote:
Originally posted by Aj.
Every time i watch this film i want to sell up and go. On my own would be fine
What film? The beach?
Yes
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Brett
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Silly me, didn't see he'd wrote it in the first post
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A flat mate of mine took a year out before uni and traveled alone, from what he has told me he didnt find it all that bad since he made friends on the way.
He traveled around Asia and what not. Some of his pictures are awesome 
Marcy Marc 
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by loafofbrett
Silly me, didn't see he'd wrote it in the first post
Fool
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smack
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yeh just fancy the whole going to real nice places and chill out for some time and just going from place to place doing the same for a year or two, probs is i aint the most confident person either
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Brett
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Originally posted by smack
yeh just fancy the whole going to real nice places and chill out for some time and just going from place to place doing the same for a year or two
...not to mention finding an island made of canabis
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smack
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that would be also great
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Tiger
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Nah its fine - you dont travel alone for very long put it that way. Within a week maybe you'll meet a group and just stick with em, chances are they'll have started out alone too, then maybe you'll move to a different group. I love travelling alone to start out with, its a real challenge and it really makes you a stronger person too.
I'd say go for it, you'll meet people in no time at all and have the best time of your life, like I have........twice now on long trips.
Oh yeah, as for the island full of Cannabis - I have been to a field of the stuff - im talking about 14 acres too - 7ft high. In Northern Vietnam, 5 miles from the Chinese border.
I reckon I made 200 new friends in a year trip. maybe 50 I talk to regularly, others not so often, some never. I stayed in 80+ Hostels / guesthouses in lets say 20 months of total travel time across all my trips. I started out alone, but not for long.....you wont believe how quickly and easily you make good, long lasting friendships and not forgetting romances.
Hope this helps you out.
I do try
[Edited on 20-11-2007 by Tiger]
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deano87
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I drove to Stansted, flew from there to Bratislava, and there to Kosice in Slovakia on my own I actually quite enjoyed it.
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smack
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sound like u had a well good time tiger, sounds something im really gonna try to do when im done with my degree
cheers for the help
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Tiger
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You'd be mental not to mate.
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ed
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Travel alone. Make new friends. Travel with friends and you'll end up sitting in the corner with your mates and never meet anyone new
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Tom
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I concur I reckon you'll value the time more if you don't go with existing friends - just easier
to do what you want to do also.
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drunkenfool
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I moved to Spain on my own and im having an amazing time, so glad i decided not to go to a uni with one of my friends from back home 
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Rebecca
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I'd love to do it alone but being female I don't think I would...
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richardworrall
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quote:
Originally posted by novabex
I'd love to do it alone but being female I don't think I would...
my female friend did this, made friends in the first week and spent the last year in Oz and will be going back there for her second year after xmas, its so easy to do.
Ill be off again later next year, dont know where yet but it will be for a few months.
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