Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Thailand, USA, Mexico, … – there are so many backpacker destinations all over the world that you cannot wait to explore the globe! Backpacking means a lot of fun. Seeing the most stunning places like beaches, rain forests, mountains or cities and learn about other cultures is a phantastic experience. You will certainly meet many interesting people from different countries and nationalities that you will certainly love backpacking. Pick your favorite travel destination and start planning your trip.
As your friends may not have vacation, enough money or the same travel interests as you have it might be complicated to find a travelmate in your group of friends. Of course, you will meet a lot of people on your way backpacking but there are many backpackers that do not want to start their journey on their own. It might sound safer travelling with someone else than being on your own in a foreign country. Especially if you are interested in special activities during your vacation like surfing, taking photographs, climbing or lazy beach days or party nights you would like to find someone who shares the same interests whilst travelling.
But how do you find someone to start your backpacking trip with? Various websites can help you to find mates for travelling. Some webites are specialized to finding female travelmates for women or elderly backpackers. Here is a list of some websites that connect travellers.
thelmandlouise.com is a female-only community where women find travel partners and tips about destinations and trips
mytravelcompanions.com is a platform for travellers aged 50+ seeking travelmates in their age
travellersconnected.com connects travellers in the world to find your perfect travel companion
joinmytrip.de is a German based travel community with lots of people looking for travelmates all over the world
Another possibility to meet other people is to do couchsurfing. Instead of sleeping in hostels or hotels you choose your bed for the night from couchsurfing platforms and stay at someone’s home. This is a very cheap way to travel and a good way to meet locals. Visit couchsurfing.org to find a couch at your travel destination.
No matter how you choose your travelmate on the internet or on your trip please be careful. Talk about your travel plans, what you like to visit, about your habits to see if your plans match. We hope you find your perfect travelmate and have a lot of fun backpacking the world!
