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  • How to Meet New People While Travelling: Just Smile

    How to Meet New People While Travelling: Just Smile

    What’s the best way to meet new people while traveling?

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    What’s the best way to meet new people while travelling?

    I have a very simple theory.

    Smile.

    Yes, that’s my entire strategy. No networking skills, no carefully rehearsed conversation starters, no “How to make friends while travelling” Google search. 😄

    My Very Complicated Travel Strategy 😄

    Although, being an introvert, I do need a little courage before I actually use this strategy.

    Put me in a new place, surrounded by people I don’t know, and suddenly my mind becomes extremely busy.

    Should I say hello?

    Will they think I’m being too friendly?

    What if they don’t respond?

    And then my brain helpfully adds:

    Maybe just look at your phone. That’s socially acceptable.

    How I Meet New People While Travelling

    But I’ve noticed that a smile makes the first step much easier.

    I smile at the person sitting beside me, someone I meet at a café, another traveller looking at the same view, or even a stranger whose eyes happen to meet mine.

    And quite often, they smile back.

    That little exchange changes something.

    There is suddenly a tiny bit of familiarity between two people who knew absolutely nothing about each other five seconds ago.

    Sometimes it becomes a conversation.

    Sometimes it becomes a recommendation for a lovely little place.

    Sometimes it becomes a shared laugh.

    And sometimes… it remains just a smile.

    That’s okay too.

    You Never Know Where It Might Lead

    I don’t think travelling is about coming home with twenty new friends. I’m not running a friendship collection centre. 😂

    For me, it’s about those unexpected little connections that make a journey feel more human.

    A smile doesn’t ask questions. It doesn’t expect anything. It simply makes the other person feel a little more comfortable.

    And perhaps that matters when you’re somewhere unfamiliar.

    Because when everything around you is new, a little warmth feels strangely familiar.

    So, if you ask me how to meet new people while travelling, I’d say:

    Don’t try too hard to meet people.

    Look up from your phone.

    Make eye contact.

    Smile.

    Let the moment decide what happens next.

    Maybe nothing will happen.

    Maybe you’ll have a two-minute conversation.

    Maybe you’ll meet someone whose story stays with you long after the trip.

    That’s the fun of it.

    You never know what a tiny smile might start.

    And honestly, for an introvert, that’s about as adventurous as socialising gets. 😄❤️

    What about you?

    When you’re travelling, are you the one who happily starts a conversation with strangers, or do you also need a little courage—and perhaps a smile—to break the ice? 😄

    Tell me in the comments: what’s your favourite way to meet new people while travelling?

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    Until The Next Whisper,

    —Rajeshwari 🧿💕

    © NihshabdThe Silent Stories That Speak to the Soul. All Rights Reserved. 

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  • Airports: Best or Worst? I’ll Take the Road Instead😎

    Airports: Best or Worst? I’ll Take the Road Instead😎

    Daily writing prompt
    What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to?
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    I’ll Take the Road Instead

    What’s the best and worst airport you’ve been to?

    Honestly, this is one of those prompts where I have to admit—I’m probably not the right person to answer. 😁 I’ve been to quite a few airports, so it’s not that I haven’t seen enough of them. I just never really thought about which one was the best or the worst.

    To me, most airports are more or less the same.

    You check in, go through security, find your gate, wait for your flight, board, and then you’re off. Of course, some airports are bigger, cleaner, quieter, or more convenient than others. But I’ve never travelled with the thought, “Let me see if this airport is better than the last one.” 😂

    Maybe that’s because airports have never been the most interesting part of travelling for me.

    Give Me the Open Road

    If you ask me what kind of travelling I actually enjoy, my answer would be very different.

    Road trips. Give me an open road, good company, some music, beautiful views, and the freedom to stop whenever I feel like it—and I’m happy.

    There’s something about road trips that makes the journey feel like part of the destination.

    With a flight, the journey can sometimes feel like something you simply have to get through before the actual holiday begins. With a road trip, the journey itself becomes a part of the experience.

    You can stop for a cup of tea at a little roadside place. You can pull over because the view is too beautiful to ignore. You can take a wrong turn and somehow discover a place you would never have planned to visit.

    And sometimes, the best memories are made during those unplanned moments.

    So, Best or Worst Airport?

    I honestly don’t have an answer.

    I could probably name an airport that was particularly convenient or one where I had an annoying experience, but choosing the best or the worst feels a little too serious when I don’t really compare airports that way.

    For me, travelling has never been about rating airports.

    It’s about where I’m going, who I’m travelling with, what I see along the way, and the little memories I bring back home.

    So, today’s prompt is probably not really applicable to me. 😁

    If I have to choose between spending hours thinking about which airport I liked best and getting into a car and heading out on a road trip…

    I’ll take the road instead. 🚗💨

    Some people collect airport experiences.

    I’d rather collect road-trip stories.

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    What about you? Are you an airport person, or would you choose a road trip any day? I’d love to know. 🚗✈️

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    Until The Next Whisper,

    —Rajeshwari 🧿💕

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    © NihshabdThe Silent Stories That Speak to the Soul. All Rights Reserved. 

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