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▲ 8 r/solofemaletravellers

Help! (Solo travelling in Bosnia and have a crush)

Hey ladies,

Some of you may remember I am doing a solo backpacking trip from Pula, Croatia to OlüDeniz, Türkiye right now and at the moment I am in Mostar.

I am great with strangers but when I like someone I am useless and gosh, from the day I got to my hostel, I had a thing for the owners son. He is my age and so bloody hot, all week we have been flirting, the energy building.

Last night we ended up having amazing sex on a rooftop and here I am today so nervous to ask him for round 2 and it's so stupid.

It would be okay for me to say to him when we are alone that if he wants to, I am definitely up for more?

I don't want to be intense or creepy but fuck I want him. It was some of the best sex I have had for a long time, he is the first man I've actually really wanted in a long time.

I've been singing all day from the joy that he wanted me too. It was kinda sprung on me, when I gave him my number a few days ago he said he wasn't into casual stuff but he must like me to break that. But then last night it happened and omg.

That's all I can say. In an hour the hostel bar closes and everyone else will have to go away, I will have a chance to be alone with him again. We have had a few nights being up until 3/4/5am just laughing, drinking and smoking.

I need more lol. Help me.

It's so nice to be able to tell someone too! Being out here alone, I have only been able to be in joy alone.

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u/PaleozoicQueen — 12 hours ago
▲ 10 r/R4R30Plus

[F4M] 34/Cardiff, UK. - Looking for a fellow wanderer who is ready to take on the world.

Hello,

I am a 34 year old Welsh lady who is 5"6, blonde with blue eyes, slim and a healthy weight.

I am a qualified Geologist with a background in tourism, I love both so dearly and am obsessed with the ancient worlds of Earth that have existed.

My other great life passion is travel, I travel extensively and for long periods of time. As I type I am on my way to Bosnia from Croatia as a part of a trip where I am solo camping and hostelling my way from Pula, Croatia to Fethiye, Türkiye via Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Greece over 2 months. This is my idea of a good time and need someone who would also relish this kind of adventure. Next year I am planning to visit Australia, China and Vietnam, among other places.

When I am not backpacking, I love being with my dog who I adore, reading (mostly non fiction or horror) playing Xbox, hiking, camping and going out. I love nightlife and often joke that I am a creature of the night. I need someone who enjoys being out and partying.

I love dates like museums, theme parks or a nice dinner together where we can get to know each other over some good food (I would pay for myself). I would say wine but I am allergic to sulphates, aluminium and nickel - it's so ironic that I have these allergies but am a Geologist lol.

I have an eclectic music taste but I am mostly a massive metalhead who loves bands like Rammstein, In This Moment, Heilung and Cannibal Corpse.

I am a friendly and gregarious person who makes friends easily and loves people. I am not afraid to stand up for myself or for others either - I keep my temper but I am definitely someone who cannot keep quiet when I see/hear a wrong being done.

I love my life and enjoy being single, however it can be lonely sometimes, I find that my lifestyle isolates me at home and in the world often because I am not living the conventional kind of life (not criticising that, just could never live that again) and people can't relate to me.

I am looking for Backpackers and adventurers who would fly with me, cry with me and laugh with me. Who can match me and are experienced travellers/not homebodies who love nature, wildlife and value conservation and protection of the natural world.

I am a volunteer of a Greek animal rescue who rehomes animals across Europe and the UK.

I love sports like swimming, scuba diving, kayaking, caving, gorge walking and climbing. In the future I am dreaming of getting to cage dive with Great White sharks, get my cold water diving specialisation and to kayak more.

If you are like me in loving being on ships and in the water that would be so awesome, we could have so much fun together!

I have Fibromyalgia and have to take medication daily, I must be honest and say it can get bad and I have to be in bed on Morphine but that has not happened in a while. I try my best to not let it stop me living a full, happy life. I have experienced severe depression in the past but have healed and worked hard to be healthy in my mind. I am proud of how far I have come.

I am a big believer in that we only have this one life, letting fear and anxiety make your decisions for you is the way to misery and regret, this life is too short and our freedom is amazing, live it big and live it loud while you can.

I just would love to find others who can relate to me, be my closest friend and lover in whatever form that took.

Sending my love into the void,

S xxx

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u/PaleozoicQueen — 8 days ago
▲ 23 r/uktravel

Hello lovely people,

As someone who loves it when people choose to come and visit us Brits and our little island, I just wanted to share with you a different side of Britain you might want to see (especially with the summer coming up) that is not often in guidebooks.

We have had a massive domestic tourism industry going back a long time, the Victorians really kicked it up a gear and now throughout the UK there is a network of Victorian age Seaside resorts, such as Blackpool, Barry Island, Skegness, Great Yarmouth and Portstewart, as well as the piers they built in cities like Bournemouth.

Typically, places like Devon, Dorset and Cornwall (I bet others here could help me name the more expensive spots) are the more expensive places to go on a holiday in the UK. These places are lovely and are well worth visiting, but for those who can't drive or would need to use public transport as well to travel from other parts of the UK, not everyone here can afford to drop £1000+ on a week in Cornwall.

The old Victorian seaside resorts are still going strong but have updated to the modern world.

Many of them have caravan holiday parks nearby from companies like Haven, Park Resorts or Butlins (all of which are excellent for children and families) or have nice B&Bs and hotels to choose from.

Lots of people head to Brighton due to its proximity to London which is great, but a place like Blackpool (in-between Manchester and Glasgow on the rail line) or Weston-Super-Mare (in Somerset, easy to see if you are going to Bristol, Bath) offers a very different perspective.

Blackpool, Lancashire I especially have a love for- it has a Victorian age pier and a Ballroom built in 1894 that has its original interiors. There are dance shows, drag shows, live music and more in Blackpool all the time though the summer season.

On the seaside front, you can take the tram along the flat promenade that stretches miles and the beach is a nice one with a gentle slope in the shallows. In the summer there are lifeguards. I have had some great swims in the sea and days making sandcastles there.

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is a great theme park and if you go to Blackpool it would be a shame to miss it! I love a water ride called Valhalla the most 😊

Blackpool Zoo is a lovely one and there are so many more attractions like Blackpool Tower, Sandcastle Waterpark, Sealife Blackpool and the Winter Gardens.

I see that lots of people travel between London and Glasgow, Blackpool is in-between Manchester and Glasgow on the rail line and has a station, not a hard stop to make.

I won't lie, sometimes it is tacky and not perfect, but these places can be so much fun, you can have lovely holidays there and meet some great people

I am hoping other Brits will share their memories and things they love about places like this too but if you went to a place like Blackpool, you so have to experience-

  1. The shops with all the candy called Rock that comes in different flavours. Rock and the British seaside have been connected for a long time and you so have to try some.

  2. Have fish and chips as you walk along the promenade, the seagull trying to steal some from you or not depends on the day! (Joking lol but not really! Seagulls can be fast!)

  3. Have a swim in the sea, have a day on the beach with a beer in hand on the sand. Sandcastles and windmills galore.

  4. If the weather is not your friend, the experience of eating chips on a rainy day in a steaming up car or in a cheap "Caff" cafe that serves pots of tea and English breakfasts is quintessential.

  5. Caravan parks have so many unique experiences (for better and worse) to offer of their own but if you want to have a look at this side of Britain, they can be fun! Good for families I would say especially.

  6. Butlins has been running for a long time and I think pretty much everyone here will have heard of it at some point. They have two main resorts in England, Skegness is one. They do themed weekends for adults and are great for kids because it's full of things for them to do.

  7. Staying in a B&B in a resort like Blackpool means you meet interesting people!

  8. There is a ride called "The Big One" in Blackpool Pleasure Beach that everyone who has been has looked at and thought either "Hell yes or "Oh my gosh no!" - even a famous comedian from Bolton (who did a famous show called Live at the Top of the Tower in Blackpool) makes jokes about it called Peter Kay.

Peter Kay is an excellent comedian to check out if you are interested in Northern England and its culture.

And more.

For a different experience-

In Wales, there is Barry Island, Tenby, Barmouth, Conwy and Llandudno, all of which have great nature, beaches, castles and attractions nearby.

Where I live now in Wales, the "Miners fortnight" was a big event before the mines were shut down in the 80s where the entire valley pretty much went on holiday to Barry Island.

In Northern Ireland there is Portrush and Portstewart.

I apologise but I do not know enough about Scotland to say about up there. But I know they have holiday parks and some stubbing places.

Here are some links for anyone who is interested-

https://www.loveexploring.com/gallerylist/266417/then-and-now-the-uks-prettiest-victorian-seaside-towns

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Great-British-Seaside-Holiday/

https://compass.co.uk/news/the-history-of-the-british-caravan-holiday/

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/united-kingdom/britains-long-obsession-with-caravan-holidays/

https://www.visitblackpool.com/

https://www.visitlancashire.com/

https://www.skegness.gov.uk/our-community/town-history/

https://www.liveblackpool.info/about/history/history-of-blackpool-and-growth-of-the-town/

https://www.visit-westonsupermare.com/

https://www.southwales.ac.uk/news/2020/july/the-unknown-history-of-barry-island/

https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/577538

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8186260.stm

If I can help anyone with planning or tips of what to do/where to go, I would be happy to help 🩷

I hope everyone from abroad who comes to visit us in the UK has a brilliant time, experiences great hospitality and makes good memories-

From the bottom of my heart,

Welcome to the United Kingdom! 🇬🇧❤️

u/PaleozoicQueen — 1 month ago
▲ 12 r/AskBalkans

Hello lovely Balkan redditors,

I am a metalhead from the UK looking for new bands to love and to rock to while I am travelling through the Balkans soon 🩷

I would so appreciate any recommendations of bands to check out. I like all kinds of styles from death to symphonic to dance and alt metal.

Are there any metal/rock bars I could check out that you like going to?

I cannot wait to come back, two weeks today I get on my flight! 🩷

Thank you all in advance for any pointers you can give,

Best wishes from Wales

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u/PaleozoicQueen — 1 month ago