{"id":57140,"date":"2025-07-10T09:56:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.welcometo.travel\/?p=57140"},"modified":"2025-07-10T09:58:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T23:58:12","slug":"how-to-make-friends-as-a-solo-traveller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/how-to-make-friends-as-a-solo-traveller\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Make Friends As a Solo Traveller"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"57140\" class=\"elementor elementor-57140\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d7a25b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2d7a25b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9ec8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f9ec8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If there\u2019s one thing to know about travelling, it\u2019s that <\/span><b>it\u2019s easier to make friends on the road than it is at home<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Trust us here. To start with, you\u2019ve got the biggest thing in common: travelling! But more importantly, everyone else is in exactly the same situation, <b>keen to meet people<\/b>, make new friends and have an amazing time. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019ve put together our top tricks for making friends as a solo traveller. So you can set off in confidence, knowing you\u2019ve got friends for life waiting for you at the end of that plane ride. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a47020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a47020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join a group tour<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f952f97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f952f97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, so landing in a new city, <em>let alone a new country<\/em>, where you don\u2019t know a soul can feel intimidating\u2026 We\u2019re not denying that. So to ease yourself in gently (and make sure you have ready-made friends waiting) start off your solo adventure with a <strong>group tour<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We love a group tour for a few reasons. First, you get a whole group of people in the exact same position as you. Second, we\u2019ve got the BEST group tour to start your adventure &#8211; we\u2019ve called them our <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/?page_id=52794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Welcome Tours<\/a> for a reason.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e8451b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e8451b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-Image-Melbourne-Beach-Welcome-to-Travel-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-56190\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-Image-Melbourne-Beach-Welcome-to-Travel-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-Image-Melbourne-Beach-Welcome-to-Travel-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-Image-Melbourne-Beach-Welcome-to-Travel-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-Image-Melbourne-Beach-Welcome-to-Travel-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-Image-Melbourne-Beach-Welcome-to-Travel.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Pssst: This you could be you with your new mates on tour in Melbourne \ud83e\udd19<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03beaf7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03beaf7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll spend a week exploring a new city with new mates and your guide (who also feels like a new mate). You\u2019ll tick off all your<\/span><b> Australian must-dos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; you\u2019ll surf <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you\u2019ll meet a kangaroo&#8230; or maybe a dolphin&#8230; a koala if you&#8217;re lucky too. Most importantly, you\u2019ll leave not just with friends, but with a whole family. Once you\u2019re part of our <\/span><b>community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you\u2019ll find friends all across Australia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6675f35 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"6675f35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWELCOME TOURS\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLet us show you around Melbourne or Sydney\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/welcome-tours\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCHECK OUT TOURS\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-890300b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"890300b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Say hello in hostels (it\u2019s not as scary as you think)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fdf0da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fdf0da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s time to start <\/span><b>introducing yourself<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Once you\u2019ve done this a few times it\u2019ll become second nature. So use your hostel to its full advantage. Say hello to your dorm mates (aka <\/span><b>your new mates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), ask if anyone wants to join you for a bite to eat, explore the area or at the hostel\u2019s happy hour.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then do the same when you\u2019re cooking in the kitchen, ask what everyone is cooking\u00a0 then ask where they\u2019re from and what they\u2019ve been up to today &#8211; before long you\u2019ll be chatting away and picking up some travel tips as you go.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c0fdd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1c0fdd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:100%;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/XaueAhELecdpTsp9BB\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position:absolute\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/lifetimetv-wendy-williams-how-you-doin-XaueAhELecdpTsp9BB\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9d6b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e9d6b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And finally, make full use of the <\/span><b>hostel\u2019s social calendar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; join that guided walk or yoga session. Take full advantage of the happy hours or bingo nights. These events are made for you to meet other travellers &#8211; so join in &#8211; start a conversation. And you\u2019ll leave with new mates for sure.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d838c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83d838c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Make the most of the outdoors<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2da7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f2da7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australian\u2019s love their <\/span><b>outside lifestyle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, so joining sports or outside activities is another great way to make friends when you\u2019re travelling solo. Join a <\/span><b>run club<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Sydney has heaps of run clubs, for all suburbs and groups you can think of) or a<\/span><b> team sport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (rugby, volleyball and football are popular options).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or head out to watch a <\/span><b>game or show<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Melbourne is particularly great for this being <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> place for sports, so there\u2019s no shortage of games to watch or a new sport to try out. You don\u2019t have to be sporty, but just eager to try something new and make friends as you go &#8211; and isn\u2019t that what travelling is all about?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5ba46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e5ba46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If in doubt, social it out<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4a79e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a4a79e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can\u2019t not include <\/span><b>social media<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in this blog. Social media is <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">everywhere <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and it\u2019s the best connection tool &#8211; and it\u2019s in your pocket. If you haven\u2019t already, join our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/australiatravels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook group<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, then join plenty more for backpacking and travelling around Australia. But don\u2019t just join, you need to participate &#8211; put a <\/span><b>post introducing yourself <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and your travel plans and see who responds. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70dbe9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"70dbe9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:100%;height:0;padding-bottom:56%;position:relative;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/VJ2QSRm1eC00UqUJYo\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position:absolute\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/TheComeUpTV-ff-freeform-the-come-up-VJ2QSRm1eC00UqUJYo\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9eb2c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9eb2c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll hopefully connect with people in the same city as you or who are planning a similar trip and chat it out. Who knows, your new best mate might be waiting? Although, just like your mum, we\u2019re going to tell you to be careful when talking to strangers online &#8211; trust your gut here. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a0f68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10a0f68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Join our community<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-821da33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"821da33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/WTAEC-Itinerary-10-12b.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Group tours for the win<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30b97a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b30b97a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve joined us on tour, you\u2019re part of the <\/span><b>Welcome to Travel family<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and you\u2019ll get exclusive access to our events and <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/?page_id=41615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tours<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yep, you heard that right. Every year we host tours just for our community and explore places like the West Coast and Uluru all together &#8211; aka another really easy way to make friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But that\u2019s not all, we also have events across <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/?page_id=2373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Melbourne<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/?page_id=2747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sydney<\/a> so you can meet like-minded people in the same city as you. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-059e7f2 elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"059e7f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWE DO TOURS\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGroups tours in Melbourne, Sydney and the East Coast\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/welcometo.travel\/tours\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCHECK OUT TOURS\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ba0d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10ba0d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If there\u2019s one thing to know about travelling, it\u2019s that it\u2019s easier to make friends on the road than it is at home. Trust us here. To start with, you\u2019ve got the biggest thing in common: travelling! 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