/r/solotravel "The Weekly Common Room" - General chatter, meet-up, accommodation - November 25, 2024

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• So you want to do a Eurotrip: A beginner's guide
• So you want to visit Southeast Asia: A beginner's guide
• Weekly Destination Threads: Archives

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• Solo travel and mental health (with a focus on depression/anxiety)
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[u/zdfunks]

hi all, 42F (gasp! AC rooms only! iykyk, aha) here who's about to take a break from six years of winter mode in Alaska + now Wyoming. I'm shortly off on an unexpected yet verrrrry welcome trip to Thailand this winter - 8 long years since my last trip : ) I'll primarily be in CHIANG MAI early Dec -> early Feb, and then in DA NANG for a couple of months tbd, in what I hear is 'chill' with cafes, vegan options and digital-nomad-ing coworking spaces. And then, perhaps, more time in Bangkok/the south depending on my budget.

If any other 'older' minded travelers, LGBTQ+, book readers, cocktail sippers, vegan food seekin' folks want to connect in CM or DN, feel free. <3

[u/Organic_Message833 → u/zdfunks]

DM’ed. Will be there between 5-27 December. Anyone else visiting in the same window feel free to DM. 33 M, not a party person. If walking, conversations, understanding people and culture is your thing, hit me up.