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Here's the round-up of this week's #TTOT on "Meeting Strangers!"
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@jauntingkerrs: Got stuck in Elevator in Florence with strangers - ended having drinks on the rooftop celebrating our escape@ilivetotravel: In Lake Titicaca, a young woman called out to me "Are you from Atlanta?" I was surprised. She said she worked at restaurant I often went to@TravelingMurphy: I was reading the Hunger Games in an airport and a woman asked how Katniss was today. Strange but we ended up talking for two hours@TheTravelHack: I made some brilliant friends while trapped in a hotel during a typhoon in Vietnam. We were there for 4 days so got pretty close-
@innalameda: Always meet at the market! People have a way of bonding over food @wyomingtourism: Some of the most interesting people I've met is meeting people in line for the bathroom-
@HW_Travel: Switched seats with a mom on a flight. The girl in the seat I moved to ended up being one of my best friends -
@lilmsitchyfeet: Mostly through CouchSurfing - sleeping on others peoples couches is really bonding @indohoy: Twitter is a kinda weird place to make friends, don't you think?
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@MyDWhitsundays: Hitch hiked with a fella who said that he had just escaped from jail @JessicaKorteman: Met a guy in Delhi - that night we had dinner at his house and the next day we flew to Kashmir to hike the Himalayas with his family@SpotCoolStuff: Getting a ride in an army convoy in Kyrgyzstan. And then stopping for some live shooting practice-
@KaraVonB: Traveling on a bus in Nepal and sitting next to a guy that lives a few blocks from me in NYC @shinyredtype: Hitchhiking in Iceland, caught rides with a member of Q4U and a former Icelandic Olympian@anne_elizabeth: I spent a day as a third wheel with a Nepalese couple on their honeymoon, while traveling alone. They were so sweet to include me@KiltandaCamera: Assaulted some random English speakers in our little Brazilian town because I missed hearing my own language. Made friends
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@OTPTravel: My favorite is in the most off the beaten path places. We both look at each other and think, you're here too? Instant friendship@lethers: It's easiest to make friends when participating in same activity@KosherGinger: Toss up between accommodation and transport. Being in one area with people opens you up to talking-
@ryancmcmanus: It has to be buses and trains. There's not much else to do and you can only read for so long -
@packDsuitcase: You'll make friends in a snap at a hostel The close quarters with other travelers is a guaranteed good time @chocochic: Transport is easiest to make contact. We're confined to a space and I sometimes feel a bit bored-
@TravelandEscape: Activities are a great to meet other travellers who are interested in the same things as you are @Em30b430: Accommodation - Always head for the kitchen. Nothing gets people talking like the food they miss from home
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@ur: Had 18 hour wait between hotel check out and going to airport. A couple let us nap at their apartment so we didn't have to stay in heat@BurbaHayes: A complete stranger at the next table bought us lunch in Paris as a "welcome to the city" gesture. Classy@Curiosity_Trvls: Met a girl on a flight to Ecuador. She ended up letting me stay in her home. Her family took care of me while I had altitude sckness@MelissaToandFro: A Japanese expat in Bangkok noticed I was a complete skytrain noob. She helped me get on and then we spent the entire day together@worldswaiting: I once peeled a guy's sunburned peeling off his back. Secured our friendship for years@FloraBaker: Friend left iPod in a Pushkar guesthouse and realised on the bus. 5 mins of driving and a motorbike speeds past: owner brought her iPod-
@detourdumonde: Guy in Texas came to me, said "Know what? Jesus told me to give you a hundred bucks." He did @analopezct: Got lost in Cuba walking through tobacco fields and the farmer invited me to drink coconut water and showed me how they make cigars@BarefootBeachB: Got pushed down a flight of stairs at nightclub in Bali, hurt my ankle, and a random guy picked me up and carried me home-
@KirkCole: I think its a combination of the little things people do (opening doors, translating, directions) all of those are just amazing
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@packDsuitcase: Lost, can you help? Big eyes, hair flip... shameless but works every time -
@OTPTravel: I could be the most memorable mistake of your whole trip -
@dealchecker: Do you speak English? @katyabroad: Where have you come from/where are you going? Pretty safe opening for fellow travellers@TravellingSoles: "Can I sit here?"@HTGlobe: We don't now each other yet but we should be friends-
@the_wideangle: "If you had a like button I'd click it." @ryancmcmanus: If it's a local: "Where's your favorite place to eat?" If not, "Where's your favorite place that you've eaten."-
@ur: I see the scenery is not the only thing attractive to look at here -
@kitwhelan: The classic "So, where are you from?" -
@worldwanders:Guess which country I'm from and I'll buy you a drink, guess wrong and you buy me a drink -
@earthXplorer: "I'm Rich"
And there you have it, "Meeting Strangers!"
Next week's #TTOT topic is: "Best Travel Tips!" Submit your questions HERE!
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As always, a HUGE travel community thank you to our #TTOT hosts and organizers: traveldudes, roniweiss, toddwassel, traveldesigned, insidetravellab, WildJunket, tbloggersunite and mobilelawyer!
Have YOU got anything to add to the "Meeting Strangers" discussion?
© Connie Hum 2012
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