Arriving Solo In Amsterdam - Top 10 Ways to Meet New People

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Travelling / Arriving Solo In Amsterdam - Top 10
Ways to Meet New People
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For most people, travelling solo or relocating as
an expat to a new city by yourself falls into two
categories. It's either one of the most daunting
prospects know to mankind (if you've never done
it before), or possibly one of the best
experiences you have in your life. So where does
the fear come from in the former scenario, that
is conquered in the latter? Generally speaking,
it's the fear of the unknown. The unknown of
finding where to sleep, where to eat, how to get
transport around are all normal things we have to
figure out in a new destination, whether
travelling solo or with friends/family. The real
difference when travelling solo is being
comfortable with yourself and being able to find
new friends along the way. From thinking that
travelling solo is one of the most daunting
prospects, to turning it into an almost 2 year
extravaganza in which I'm still overseas 3 years
on, I've been in both categories and couldn't
recommend solo travel more. To help conquer the
fear of meeting new people, here's some of our
suggestions to find some new friends on your
travels. You'll meet more people than you ever do
back in your normal life and I promise there will
be many you immediately click with and it will be
like you've been friends forever. There will also
be others you want to throw down the stairs, but
you have to take the good with the bad.
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Hotels The classic and by far the easiest way to
meet people. Book a dorm, the bigger the better
so you can immediately make friends when you walk
in and see who is hanging around. Make a dorm
room buddy and then expand that friendship into
others in common areas. It doesnt take too long
to get a little bored with the same scripted
hostel QA but it's a sure fire way to meet some
new people from all walks of life. Side note,
even if youre not staying at a hostel you can
usually make your way in there for drinks and
hanging out anyway. So dont let actually
sleeping in the hostel be a barrier for you.
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Tours There are plenty of tours every day to
take part in around Amsterdam. Often the best are
the free walking tours. Here you can pay via a
tip to your guide. Theres usually lots of other
tourists getting involved so striking up a hello
and a friendship is quite easy.
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Pub Crawl Amsterdam has no shortage of pubs nor
pub crawls, and whilst this might not be the key
demographic of people youre chasing after,
youll still be able to let your hair down and
have some fun.
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Go to a MeetUp Inspired by one of our favorite
travel blogs to read, Out Of Your Comfort
Zone where Rodrigo successfully joined a Meet Up
at Christmas and met amazing people for a
Christmas adventure. Meetup.com is a great forum
to see whats going on in a city and who is doing
what. Its free to sign up most things and you
can go there and strike up a conversation and
make some new friends. A mix from locals to other
visitors will ensure for a fun time at an event
that tickles your fancy.
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Online Dating With a simple swipe you can meet
new people in moments. Whether you want to say on
your profile that youre travelling solo, new to
a city, there to meet new people, or looking for
the love of your life. Its up to you and simple
to meet some new friends.
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Language classes Visiting Amsterdam for more
than just a few days or weeks? Fancy trying to
decipher the language of the Dutch people?
Because who knows when you will need to ask for
"bestuurdersaansprakelijkheidsverzekering"
(drivers' liability insurance).There are lots of
opportunities to enrol in Dutch language classes
with other foreigners butchering the language,
and just as importantly, a great place to meet
new people.
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Hit the gym One of the best way to meet locals,
whilst working on your fitness. Joining in a
class at a kickboxing gym, jump in on a yoga
class or a run with a group of locals. A much
healthier option than the pub crawl and one that
will help you meet some local people in your
neighborhood.Finding a gym in Amsterdam? The
best way is to check out the best places on Gym
Nomad. Weve scoured the best spots in Amsterdam
and created a platform for you to find your gym
and get a flexible length membership that suits
your stay. No more ridiculous day pass prices,
just flexibility to suit your trip. If you're an
expat, try a few and then settle on the best one
that suits your needs. Amsterdam's best gyms are
there in one place for you.
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Volunteering Nederland Cares is an amazing
little setup, you can go to their homepage and
set up an account and theres a wide range of
things you can do to help out. Some need you to
be able to speak Dutch, but theres lots also
that dont require this. You will meet and help
some locals out and also meet some other really
nice volunteers.
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Challenge a stranger to a duel, or maybe just a
chess match at Max Euweplein (near
Leidseplein) Theres a giant chess board and
chess pieces at Max Euweplein. Pop down and watch
some strangers battling it out or maybe challenge
a stranger to a match.
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Most importantly Do something you enjoy doing
and SAY HELLO TO SOMEONE The last and by far the
most important. Keep getting out there and keep
doing things you enjoy so you can meet other
people with the same kind of interest. Say hello
to someone and start a conversation. Youll
surprise yourself how many new friends youll
make just from saying hello. Most people aren't
monsters, especially in the Netherlands with so
many expats and the locals have such impeccable
English skills and are all generally super
helpful and welcoming. Set yourself a goal to
talk to a couple of people a day. But not just
say hello to two people, aim to create a
connection where that person would stop in the
street and say hello again to you. There's your
challenge!
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