Travel Stories: How to make friends while traveling (E17)

From Sumplace New: The Long-Term Travel Podcast

True or false? When traveling long-term like we do, it’s hard to meet people or make friends.
False. And it's a no-brainer based on our experience. In this episode, we discuss how important making connections is, and how easy it can be when you make the effort. This applies to everyone, traveling or not. In hindsight, we kick ourselves for not making the same effort when we lived back in the states.
In our two years on the road, we have made more friends -- good friends -- than we did with our neighbors when living in Florida and Washington. Why? Because we make an effort to connect. We engage, share and listen more intently because we are looking for connection. And sometimes the universe provides in spades, like it did during our two months in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. We share how one casual conversation with a bistro owner created a chain reaction that led to several friendships we cherish to this day. And it all started by sticking our head in the door and saying hello.

Here are links to some of the people and places we discuss in this episode. If you click on only one, click on the first one. Great video with San Miguel aerial visuals accompanied by Gil Guitierrez's touching music and Raffa de la Vega's mesmerizing vocals on they Dylan classic "Blowin' in the Wind."
Blowin' in the Wind: https://youtu.be/zhEGBouNsiY
Gil Guitierrez: http://www.gilgutierrez.com/
Bistro Mi Casa: https://bistromicasasma.com/
Zandunga: https://zandunga.business.site/
Raffa de la Vega and Los Ra Beats new music video: https://youtu.be/9cw22poC3tU
Art Tour: https://www.arttoursma.com/
Ki'bok Cafe: http://www.kibokcoffee.com/san
Fábrica la Aurora: http://fabricalaaurora.com/en/home/
San Miguel de Allende: https://visitsanmiguel.com/
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Credits:
Intro/Outro Music: The World at Large by Daniel O'Connor
Intro VO: Laura Welsh