Podcasts Culture Jet Setter Show JS 103- How to Meet Locals and Make Friends While Traveling Solo with Laden Jiracek

JS 103- How to Meet Locals and Make Friends While Traveling Solo with Laden Jiracek

Published: June 2, 2015, 5:35 p.m.

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Laden Jiracek has traveled to 80 countries and is the host of the Travel Wisdom podcast. Laden shares tips to Jason\'s audience on how they can make friends while traveling solo and why it\'s important for any new traveler to keep an open mind. Laden also talks a little bit about his podcast and some of his guests who have inspired him.\\xa0

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Key Takeaways:

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[4:15] Laden likes to travel to countries where he doesn\'t understand the language.\\xa0

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[6:30] At what point can you say you\'ve officially been to a country?\\xa0

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[9:55] Who are some of Laden\'s favorite guests he\'s had on his podcast?
[12:50] How can people travel the world? What should they do?\\xa0

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[18:15] There\'s a lot of single travelers out there, how do they meet locals and make friends?\\xa0

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[22:15] Couch Surfers and Meetup.com hosts events all over the world that you can attend and meet new people.\\xa0

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Mentioned In This Episode:

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CouchSurfing.com

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Meetup.com

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TravelWisdomPodcast.com

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