{"id":148868,"date":"2023-01-18T13:35:57","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T13:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?p=148868"},"modified":"2026-09-17T00:23:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T00:23:38","slug":"an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/","title":{"rendered":"An LGBTQ+ traveller’s tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the summer of 2020, while many avid travellers struggled with the ongoing travel restrictions, I went through a different kind of struggle. I was navigating the messy process of coming out as bisexual and queer. Aside from it being an overwhelmingly awkward ordeal (my cheeks are burning just thinking about it!), my friends and family welcomed this new version of me with open arms.<\/p>\n

I expected to find a new lease on life afterwards, and I did. Many people in the LGBTQ+ community agree the coming out process in adulthood is like reliving your teenage years. But I wasn\u2019t prepared for what happened when I began travelling again after the pandemic. I found it incredibly <\/em>easy to make friends. Not \u2018hostel friends\u2019 who you never speak to again after checking out. Not \u2018pub crawl\u2019 friends you swap social media info with then spend the next few years scrolling past their posts without talking to them again.<\/p>\n

Considering I had almost no pre-pandemic and pre-coming-out travel friends, gaining a handful in the past two years is a massive improvement. I\u2019ve thought a lot about what changed in my perspective and travel style since coming out so that you can also make long-term friends while travelling too. It doesn\u2019t matter if you are LGBTQ+ or not. Here are my 10 top tips!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

1. Join a niche tour with like-minded travellers<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

My first trip abroad after the pandemic was to Madrid, a city known for being queer-friendly. After scrolling through Airbnb Experiences, I saw a posting for an LGBTQ+ tapas tour of Chueca which is Madrid\u2019s gay neighbourhood. It doesn\u2019t take a genius to figure out that there would be other queer people on that tour. I spent the night with a lovely lesbian couple from Indiana in the US and we went out drinking afterwards. They even let me crash their Valentine\u2019s Day plans a couple of days later.<\/p>\n

Joining a niche tour means that you\u2019re more likely to connect with the other travellers on that tour because you know <\/em>that you have things in common. If you\u2019re a movie fan, book a filming locations tour instead of a walking tour. If you\u2019re under 25 and love clubbing, find group tours for your age range.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2. Travel slower and stay in places longer<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Turning a travel \u2018acquaintance\u2019 into a travel \u2018friend\u2019 is more likely to happen when you spend more time with that person. Because the travel restrictions were so complicated, I chose to stay in the UK in 2020 and volunteered at a hostel in Edinburgh for three months. While I was there, I became good friends with a lovely young woman from Denmark.\u00a0 If I was only staying in that hostel for a few days, there is no way we\u2019d still be in touch today. Luckily, our time at the hostel overlapped by two months so we were able to build the foundations of a lasting friendship.\u00a0Since we met, I\u2019ve travelled to Denmark to see her and she\u2019s travelled back to the UK to see me!<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

3. Take part in social activities as soon as you arrive<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Many of you won\u2019t want to spend three months in one place before you travel somewhere new. I\u2019m with you! Life\u2019s too short and the world is too big. But if you want to make deep connections with people while travelling, it\u2019s better to meet them as early into your trip as possible. Just arrived in Bangkok after a 14-hour flight? If there\u2019s a bar crawl that night, you better be there with a bottle of Chang in your hand. Desperately need to do laundry because the machine at your last hostel was out of order? Your clothes will still be dirty after the walking tour of Bratislava Old Town.<\/p>\n

First impressions matter! If you seem like the quiet, antisocial one in your dorm room or tour group on the first night then it\u2019s hard to fight that label. Believe me, I was always the quiet one and it wasn\u2019t worth missing out on the memories or friends I could have made.<\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

 <\/p>\n

4. Don\u2019t be afraid to ask deep questions<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Have you heard of the list of 36 questions that a psychologist designed to speed up intimacy between two strangers? If not, Google it because it\u2019s fascinating. There are lots of questions that could spark a discussion. Window or aisle seat? Traveller or tourist? But if you want to form a deep connection with someone, ask questions that tap into their fears, desires and vulnerability.<\/p>\n

Here are some examples:<\/p>\n

    \n
  • If you could speak another language, which would you choose? Why?<\/li>\n
  • If you could travel with a movie character, who would you pick? Why?<\/li>\n
  • If you could travel anywhere and anything in the part, what would you choose? Why?<\/li>\n
  • Aside from your home country, where do you feel most at home? Why?<\/li>\n
  • Is there a trip you want to go on but are too scared to take?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    I know this works because 30 minutes into my return flight from Madrid, the person sitting next to me asked, \u201cwhat is a dream you have for the future?\u201d It caught me off guard but I answered him and we discovered that we were both queer and obsessed with RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race. Almost a year later, we still talk every day. Even after a walking tour in Budapest, a Bangladeshi-American woman around my age started talking to me about her experiences with racism and her Catholic faith. Her frankness encouraged me to tell her about my sexuality.\u00a0 Long story short, I have a flight booked to visit her later this year all because we weren\u2019t afraid to ask deep questions.<\/p>\n

    <\/h2>\n

     <\/p>\n

    5. Connect with new friends on multiple platforms<\/h2>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    This is a purely logistical tip for keeping lifelong travel friends, but it\u2019s an essential one! With so many people taking social media breaks and their accounts getting hacked, you need more than one way of contacting your new pals. I used to be terrible at this. While volunteering at a yoga retreat in Andalucia a few years ago, I met a woman who lived in Iceland and added her on Instagram. Cut to last year when I was planning a trip to Iceland. I searched my Instagram contacts and couldn\u2019t find her listed. She also had an unusual Nordic last name that I couldn\u2019t remember (classic ignorant Brit behaviour!) so searching for her on other platforms wasn\u2019t an option.<\/p>\n

    Now, I always add travel friends on at least one social media platform plus get their email addresses or phone numbers for WhatsApp. You can do this without seeming weird by offering to take selfies and group photos on your phone. I don\u2019t have an iPhone so AirDrop isn\u2019t an option and messaging apps often compress photos, so it\u2019s a great excuse to ask for these details.<\/p>\n

    <\/h2>\n

     <\/p>\n

    6. Pay super close attention to clothing, books, and more<\/h2>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Queer people are experts at sussing out who is queer and who isn\u2019t based on their clothes or the book they\u2019re reading.\u00a0 I\u2019m not talking about outdated stereotypes. I\u2019m talking about t-shirt slogans, rainbow badges on backpacks and stickers on laptops. I study everyone I meet like Sherlock for signs that they might be in the LGBTQ+ community. Even if you\u2019re not queer, you can do the same to make lifelong travel friends that share your passions.<\/p>\n

    Your dorm mate could be wearing a t-shirt of your favourite band, reading your favourite book, or eating your favourite flavour of crisps. If you\u2019re too busy watching Netflix on your laptop, you will never get the opportunity to say, \u2018Hey! Cool t-shirt!\u2019 and become best buds.<\/p>\n

    <\/h2>\n

     <\/p>\n

    7. Be open and honest about your life and past experiences<\/h2>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    One of the best things about meeting people while travelling is that you\u2019re starting with a clean slate. No one knows you called the teacher \u2018Mum\u2019 when you were eight years old. No one knows you\u2019re afraid of the dentist or failed your driving test four times (definitely <\/em>didn\u2019t happen to me\u2026). You can be a brand new version of yourself! It can be tempting to gloss over the rough parts or exaggerate your achievements. But if you want to make long-lasting friendships, it\u2019s really important that you don\u2019t lie.<\/p>\n

    Don\u2019t tell your new travel buddies that you\u2019ve eaten guinea pigs in Peru or bungee-jumped in New Zealand if you haven\u2019t. Answer every question honestly. If there is something you aren\u2019t comfortable talking about, say, \u201cMaybe I\u2019ll share that with you another time.\u201d\u00a0 True friends are only true friends if they know, and like, the real you.<\/p>\n

    <\/h2>\n

     <\/p>\n

    8. Meet up with your new travel friends within the next year<\/h2>\n
    \"\"
    @33hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    This might be quite difficult in some cases, but I really do think you\u2019re far more likely to make and keep lifelong travel friends if you arrange to meet up not long after you last parted ways. Everyone tells their new travel pals that they will hit them up if they ever pass through \u2018insert hometown no tourists visit here\u2019 but so few do. By making an effort, you\u2019re proving that you actually care about continuing your friendship.<\/p>\n

    I\u2019ve either visited or made concrete plans (flights are booked!) to visit every single one of the travel friends I\u2019ve made in the last two years. Well, except one. But they\u2019re coming to see me instead!<\/p>\n

    <\/h2>\n

     <\/p>\n

    9. Don\u2019t waste time with people you don\u2019t click with<\/h2>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    I recently met a Welsh man around my age at a hostel in Inverness. When I mentioned my plans to walk Hadrian Wall Path later in the summer, he wanted to join me. He seemed okay, but I didn\u2019t want to go on a week-long hike with someone I thought was just \u2018okay\u2019. I started dropping in facts about myself like my sexuality, background, vegetarianism, my tendency to over plan my trips and things I found funny to see how he\u2019d react. Luckily, we clicked. We walked the 84-mile hike together and now I see him all the time.<\/p>\n

    In my experience, there are three types of people you meet while travelling:<\/p>\n

      \n
    • Type 1: Lovely, friendly people who \u2018click\u2019 with<\/li>\n
    • Type 2: Lovely, friendly people who you don\u2019t \u2018click\u2019 with<\/li>\n
    • Type 3: Annoying, arrogant people who you will never \u2018click\u2019 with<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      It\u2019s easy to shirk Type 3s but more difficult to shrug off the Type 2s. These are the travellers that are perfectly nice but they don\u2019t laugh at the same TikTok videos as you or share your passions. Don\u2019t fall into the trap of spending all your time with Type 2s so you don\u2019t meet any Type 1s.<\/p>\n

      <\/h2>\n

       <\/p>\n

      10. Travel more to increase your chances<\/h2>\n

      \"travellers<\/p>\n

      Did you really need another excuse to travel more?! Well, you have one anyway! Don\u2019t set yourself up for failure by pinning all your hopes on finding new lifelong travel buddies on one trip. For every friend that I met while travelling, there are dozens that I had a nice experience with and never spoke to again.\u00a0It\u2019s only by travelling frequently, being social and being open that I\u2019m able to keep making awesome friends from around the world. Friends who share my passions and values and who I will hopefully keep in touch with for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":171,"featured_media":148870,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hw_related":"[{\"id\":1981,\"score\":0.779900000000000037658764995285309851169586181640625,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":148607,\"score\":0.7737000000000000543565192856476642191410064697265625,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":18326,\"score\":0.81359999999999998987476601541857235133647918701171875,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":19601,\"score\":0.784100000000000019184653865522705018520355224609375,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":1266880,\"score\":0.765800000000000036237679523765109479427337646484375,\"hook\":\"\"},{\"id\":2548,\"score\":0.73360000000000002984279490192420780658721923828125,\"hook\":\"\"}]","footnotes":""},"categories":[9473],"tags":[264367,264357],"class_list":["post-148868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-tips","tag-solo-travel","tag-travel-tips","authors-rebecca-sharp","wpbf-post"],"yoast_head":"\nAn LGBTQ+ traveller's tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling - Hostelworld Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want travel friends that last a lifetime? Just read these 10 tips to make long-term friends while travelling from a LGTBQ+ solo traveller.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"An LGBTQ+ traveller's tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling - Hostelworld Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Want travel friends that last a lifetime? Just read these 10 tips to make long-term friends while travelling from a LGTBQ+ solo traveller.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hostelworld Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hostelworld\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-01-18T13:35:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-09-17T00:23:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"683\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Maya Hawes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@hostelworld\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hostelworld\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Maya Hawes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"11 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Maya Hawes\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0201f42d487af1ce0529950662116567\"},\"headline\":\"An LGBTQ+ traveller’s tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-18T13:35:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-17T00:23:38+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":1947,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Solo travel\",\"Travel tips\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Travel Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/\",\"name\":\"An LGBTQ+ traveller's tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling - Hostelworld Travel Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-01-18T13:35:57+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-09-17T00:23:38+00:00\",\"description\":\"Want travel friends that last a lifetime? Just read these 10 tips to make long-term friends while travelling from a LGTBQ+ solo traveller.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/01\\\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":683},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Travel Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"An LGBTQ+ traveller’s tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hostelworld Travel Blog\",\"description\":\"Cheap Travel and Backpacking Tips\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hostelworld\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Hostelworld\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/Hostelworld\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/hostelworld\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/hostelworld\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.co.uk\\\/hostelworld\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/hostelworld\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0201f42d487af1ce0529950662116567\",\"name\":\"Maya Hawes\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6f8de8833140dc71a580c8ed39de904055f84b7126f0a2a6fc63c0ab61a22068?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6f8de8833140dc71a580c8ed39de904055f84b7126f0a2a6fc63c0ab61a22068?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/6f8de8833140dc71a580c8ed39de904055f84b7126f0a2a6fc63c0ab61a22068?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Maya Hawes\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.hostelworld.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/mayahawes\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"An LGBTQ+ traveller's tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling - Hostelworld Travel Blog","description":"Want travel friends that last a lifetime? Just read these 10 tips to make long-term friends while travelling from a LGTBQ+ solo traveller.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"An LGBTQ+ traveller's tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling - Hostelworld Travel Blog","og_description":"Want travel friends that last a lifetime? Just read these 10 tips to make long-term friends while travelling from a LGTBQ+ solo traveller.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/","og_site_name":"Hostelworld Travel Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hostelworld","article_published_time":"2023-01-18T13:35:57+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-09-17T00:23:38+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":683,"url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Maya Hawes","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@hostelworld","twitter_site":"@hostelworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Maya Hawes","Est. reading time":"11 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/"},"author":{"name":"Maya Hawes","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0201f42d487af1ce0529950662116567"},"headline":"An LGBTQ+ traveller’s tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling","datePublished":"2023-01-18T13:35:57+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-17T00:23:38+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/"},"wordCount":1947,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg","keywords":["Solo travel","Travel tips"],"articleSection":["Travel Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/","url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/","name":"An LGBTQ+ traveller's tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling - Hostelworld Travel Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg","datePublished":"2023-01-18T13:35:57+00:00","dateModified":"2026-09-17T00:23:38+00:00","description":"Want travel friends that last a lifetime? Just read these 10 tips to make long-term friends while travelling from a LGTBQ+ solo traveller.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Rebecca_Sharp_Hostelworld_1.jpg","width":1024,"height":683},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/an-lgbtq-travellers-tips-for-making-lifelong-friends-while-solo-travelling\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Travel Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"An LGBTQ+ traveller’s tips for making lifelong friends while solo travelling"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/","name":"Hostelworld Travel Blog","description":"Cheap Travel and Backpacking Tips","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Hostelworld","url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Hostelworld"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hostelworld","https:\/\/x.com\/hostelworld","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hostelworld","https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/hostelworld\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hostelworld"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0201f42d487af1ce0529950662116567","name":"Maya Hawes","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f8de8833140dc71a580c8ed39de904055f84b7126f0a2a6fc63c0ab61a22068?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f8de8833140dc71a580c8ed39de904055f84b7126f0a2a6fc63c0ab61a22068?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6f8de8833140dc71a580c8ed39de904055f84b7126f0a2a6fc63c0ab61a22068?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Maya Hawes"},"url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/author\/mayahawes\/"}]}},"lang":"en","translations":{"en":148868,"fr":212686,"de":216906,"it":217313,"da":238837,"nl":241688,"sv":247210,"tr":244604,"cs":250210,"fi":253165,"nn":271833,"ko":263086,"ja":254250,"ru":254089,"zh":254042,"pt":271913,"es":1283896,"br":1286319,"pl":1287582},"brizy_media":[],"pll_sync_post":{},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/171"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148868"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":148956,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148868\/revisions\/148956"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}