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Copa7

My first solo trip: Barcelona - Prague - Budapest

Hello,

Thanks to have read a lot of articles here about solo trip (some encouraging, others not so much), I took the risk and booked the ticket flights. 3 nights in Barcelona, 3 in Prague and 4 in Budapest.

So I would like to ask some tips about what to do and also some advises about traveling alone.

The reasons to travel alone are:

  • I want to feel the adrenaline of being alone and have to meet new people;
  • I'm 29, and started to feel that I have to do it soon;
  • I want to make sure I can do this and if I really like this feeling of being alone and constantly meet new people. If this get a thing that I like to do, I will start to do it at least once per year (and going to other cultures like Asia, Africa, South America, etc...). I want to feel the freedome to do a trip whenever and to where I want.

I will appreciate any advises and thank you in advance

Posted Aug 8, 2018, 5:41 PM UTC · edited

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perks33•

Definitely stay in hostels if your goal is to meet new people. If you’re not very outgoing, I highly recommend going with the mindset of having a blast regardless of whether or not you meet people. Meeting people should be an icing on the cake really. I see way too many posts by people who are not extroverted/social butterflies being disappointed , lonely, and even depressed because they thought traveling would magically turn them into social butterflies.

As a recommendation, Sant Jordi hostels in Barcelona seems very popular and I think they do pub crawls.

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Gsince87•

I recommend the hive hostel in Budapest. Stayed there a couple years ago and had a blast. Also, if you are going anytime between April and October, look for a ticket to sparty. Giant Roman bath party; it happens every Saturday night in Budapest. There are great boat parties on river boats as well.

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lengthiness•

Your title says Budapest but the text says Bucarest? Mind clarifying which you mean?

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Copa7OP•

You're right... It's Budapest. I'm also thinking to go to Bucarest, but not this time

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cnik7050+ Countries Solo•

Bucharest, good for a day or two, but not a very interesting city (loads of utilitarian concrete). If you do go to Romania, head to Brasov instead.

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kvom0132 countries•

That will give you a taste of all three, but all are worth more time. I slightly preferred Prague over Budapest and either over Barcelona. But everyone will have different preferences. Not a risky trip at all.

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Cunnilingus_AcademyNorway•

Barcelona is the only one of those I've visited, I had a great time there. I don't have any super secret advice for going there however, you probably want to check out the typical tourist sights. My favorite things there were Sagrada Familia, Tibidabo (an amusement park on a mountain over Barcelona, I enjoyed it for the awesome view of the city) and the gothic quarter. The latter was the closest I got to meeting people, there were many very small bars where there were few customers and you could chat over some beers while sitting at the counter. I'm not the most outgoing person and meeting others wasn't a priority for me so your mileage may vary

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