Traveling Solo? Here Are Safe Ways to Meet People

Whether you’re new to traveling alone or already hooked, these tips will help you find friends, stay safe, and savor your independence.
Traveling Solo? Here Are Safe Ways to Meet People
Traveling alone has so many benefits, including a greater opportunity to make connections with locals and other travelers. Nevskii Dmitrii/Shutterstock
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The late afternoon light in Agra is a little strange, almost supernatural, when the subcontinental sun is on the wane. Its rays cast down through a rising haze of thousands of cooking fires that form a sort of fragrant fog over the city of millions. As I passed through the gates of this world-famous complex, everything around me was cast in amber.

But the first time I see that great monument—a mausoleum, of course—it’s unmistakable. The Taj Mahal stands directly ahead, its soaring domes and graceful minarets immediately recognizable. Together, they form one of those places that’s a totally ubiquitous sight throughout the world. But it’s somehow even more beautiful, extraordinary, and intimate here in person.

Tim Johnson
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Toronto-based writer Tim Johnson is always traveling in search of the next great story. Having visited 140 countries across all seven continents, he’s tracked lions on foot in Botswana, dug for dinosaur bones in Mongolia, and walked among a half-million penguins on South Georgia Island. He contributes to some of North America’s largest publications, including CNN Travel, Bloomberg, and The Globe and Mail.