Hello friend we are married couple here looking for something new this Saturday doing something exciting together enjoying with single man at our palace who travels to our palace DM only good handsome man DM

Hi everyone! I’ll be in South Goa from the 24th of August till the 15th of sept and would love some local recommendations.

🌅 Best sunrise & sunset spots
🍛 Affordable local food / hidden restaurants that aren’t even on Google
🛵 Reliable & affordable Scooty rental places
🏝️ Underrated places worth exploring
🎒 If you’re backpacking through South Goa around the same time, let me know! Would be great to explore together.
If you have any leads or recommendations, please drop them in the comments or shoot me a DM.
Thanks! :)

I did Udaipur solo in just 3 days and I'm honestly annoyed at myself for being scared to book this trip for so long

Throwaway — ish post because I want to actually be honest instead of doing the "everything was magical" thing. Backstory: I'd wanted to do a solo India trip for like two years and kept talking myself out of it. Finally just booked 3 days in Udaipur on a whim because flights were cheap. Here's the real, unfiltered version — how I got around, what I ate, where I stayed, and two moments that still make me laugh.

Okay but first is Udaipur actually easy to solo travel?

Yes. Genuinely didn't expect the old city to be this walkable. Everything worth seeing is basically in one compact zone around Lake Pichola, and when I didn't feel like walking, autos were cheap once you know the going rate. My guesthouse owner literally wrote fair prices for 5 common routes on a sticky note for me before I even asked — unprompted, day one. Told me "Udaipur mein koi jaldi nahi hoti, bas ghumo aur maza karo" (there's no rush in Udaipur, just wander and enjoy), and honestly that became the whole vibe of the trip.

Day 1 — landed, got lost, ate my body weight in ghee...

Checked into a small haveli-style guesthouse near Jagdish Chowk and just... walked. City Palace, then straight into the bazaar lanes with zero plan, which is how I like it. Dinner on the rooftop: dal baati churma, which I'd never had — baked wheat dumplings crushed up and drenched in ghee, spicy dal on the side, sweet churma to finish. My host watched my face when I realized how much ghee was involved and just laughed: "Rajasthan mein ghee kam nahi hota" (there's no shortage of ghee in Rajasthan). No lies detected.

Day 2 — Kumbhalgarh, and the incident that still lives in our group chat...

Did a shared day trip to Kumbhalgarh Fort with 4 other solo travelers I'd literally just met at the guesthouse — split the cab, made it cheap, made it fun. On the drive back we stopped at a roadside dhaba, and I very confidently ordered myself a chai. It came in a little clay kulhad. Nobody told me the whole point is you just chuck it when you're done — I did not know this — so I tried to hand mine back to the shopkeeper like it was a mug he needed returned. Man looked at me like I'd handed him a live animal. Then just started cracking up and going "Fek do, fek do!" ("throw it, throw it!") while my new travel friends absolutely lost their minds laughing at me. I will never live this down.

Dinner: laal maas, the famously fiery Rajasthani mutton curry, with bajre ki roti (pearl millet flatbread), at a total no-frills local spot a fellow traveler recommended. Best meal of the trip AND the spiciest thing I've eaten in my life, eyes watering, everything. Waiter just grinned: "Rajasthani khana toh aisa hi hota hai, thoda tez!" (Rajasthani food is just like that, a little strong). Understatement of the century.

Day 3 — sunset boat ride, and my second public humiliation...

Morning at the ghats, then a sunset boat ride on Lake Pichola which is genuinely one of the best 45 minutes I've had traveling anywhere — City Palace and the Lake Palace just glowing gold on the water. Right before, I made the mistake of getting overconfident with street food and ordered kachori with the "spicy" green chutney from a stall that only had locals in line (should've been my first clue). Coughed so hard I nearly cried in public. The old vendor didn't say a single word, just calmly handed me a free glass of chaas like this happens to some tourist every single day. It probably does.

Where I stayed...

Haveli-style guesthouse in the old city near Jagdish Chowk can't recommend this area enough for a first solo trip. Walkable to everything, full of other solo travelers so it never feels lonely, most places in this range have rooftop restaurants with lake views (built-in evening hangout spot, which matters more than people think when you're alone). Cheap by any standard, breakfast usually included.

Where I ate...

• Dal baati churma — have it once at an actual local place, not a hotel menu version
• Laal maas — if you eat meat and can handle heat, non-negotiable
• Street kachori and chaat near the ghats — cheap, fast, and where you actually see local life (bring tissues)
• Rooftop cafés if you need a break from spice — Udaipur has plenty of traveler-friendly comfort food too

So was it actually safe alone?

Yes, comfortably. Solo women are a completely normal sight here, the old city and ghats are lit up and busy well into the evening, never once felt unsafe walking back to my guesthouse at night. Genuinely the biggest risk on this trip was ghee and my own overconfidence with chutney.

Guidelines if you're doing the same trip...

• Base yourself in the old city near Jagdish Chowk — walkable, social, safe after dark
• Agree on auto fares upfront, or ask your guesthouse for fair local rates
• Do a shared day tour for Kumbhalgarh instead of a solo private cab — cheaper and way more fun
• Eat where the locals are eating, especially street food
• Cover shoulders/knees for temples, carry a light scarf
• Don't try to return your kulhad. Just throw it.
• Eat the laal maas. Trust me.
• Learn "shukriya" (thank you) and "kitna hua?" (how much?) — tiny effort, big goodwill.

3 days was tight but genuinely enough to fall into the rhythm of the place instead of just checklist-touristing. Wish I'd stopped being scared and booked this two years ago.

ok so this happened last month and I'm still not over it, log kya kahenge energy activated
booked a solo trip to Rishikesh, told my mom I'm "going with friends" (sorry mumma if you're reading this, love you). Reached there, checked into a hostel near Laxman Jhula, and decided pehla kaam is to just walk around and vibe.

The Ganga Aarti Disaster

Evening aarti at the ghat, everyone's sitting cross-legged, diyas floating on the river, priests chanting, full spiritual mahaul. I'm sitting there trying to look peaceful and enlightened for the Instagram story. Suddenly a stray dog decides MY lap is the most comfortable seat in all of Rishikesh and just plops down. Not sits beside me. ON me. Mid-aarti. I'm frozen because everyone around is in bhakti mode and I'm out here like "bhai please get up, log dekh rahe hain."

An aunty next to me starts laughing so hard she nearly drops her diya in the river. She looks at me and goes, "Beta yeh Baba Rishikesh ka aashirwad hai, accept kar lo" (child this is Baba Rishikesh's blessing, just accept it :). I have never felt more exposed on camera in my life. That video is somewhere on my phone, unposted, because the sheer chaos on my face is not for public consumption.

Enter Meena Aunty

So this same aunty — turns out her name is Meena — basically decides I'm too skinny, too alone, and too clueless to be left unsupervised in Rishikesh. Next thing I know she's got my number, has invited me to her homestay for dinner ("nahi nahi paisa nahi lungi, bas aa jao"), and has already told her son to "keep an eye" on me at the market the next day because apparently solo ladki + Rishikesh bazaar = unsupervised chaos in her book.

I went. Best decision of the trip, ngl. Her rajma chawal > any 5 star hotel meal I've had. Her son turned out to be super chill and actually gave me legit tips on which cafes are tourist traps (RIP to the "German Bakery" that charges 400 for a plate of pasta, I see you).

The Bungee Jump Plot Twist

Day 2, I go do the bungee jump at the jumping heights place because yolo. I'm strapped in, absolutely regretting every life choice, staff is counting down "3...2...1..." and right as I'm about to jump, some random guy in the queue behind me shouts "JAI SHREE RAM BOL KE JAA!"

I did not plan on going into freefall laughing but yahan life had other plans. Jumped, screamed, laughed, cried a little, felt reborn. 10/10 experience, would recommend the spontaneous stranger commentary as a free add-on.

Overall

Solo travel in India is genuinely equal parts chaos and warmth. Ek taraf you've got dogs hijacking your spiritual moments and randoms hyping your bungee jump, doosri taraf you've got aunties who will feed you like their own bachcha within an hour of meeting you. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

Hi i m 23 M, looking for a female partner so basically it’s my very good school friend’s birthday so she is coming to Goa to celebrate w her bf and she wanted me to come meet her and get a plus one (preferably female) so that all of us could go party in Goa.

If anybody is interested please let me know, i swear this is not a scam or something else.

Hi everyone!
I’m 19 and I’ll be traveling to Japan in mid-September. I’ll be meeting my sister there, so I won’t be alone during the trip itself, but I’ll be flying from India to Japan completely by myself.
This is my first solo trip, I’ve never even traveled domestically on my own, so the idea of flying to another country feels a little overwhelming. I’ll be flying with ANA, and I honestly don’t know what to expect from either the airline or the journey in general.
I think what scares me the most is the fact that I don’t speak any Japanese at all. Everyone says Japan is very safe and easy to navigate, but I’m still worried about how difficult it’ll be for someone with absolutely no travel experience. Has anyone here done Japan as their first solo trip? Was it easier than you expected?
I’d love any advice, travel hacks, ANA experiences, or just some reassurance from people who’ve been in a similar situation.
Also, I’ll only have about a week in Japan, mostly around central Japan, so I’d love some general Japan tips as well. Are there any places that you think every first-time visitor should see? Any recommendations would be really appreciated!

If anyone's interesting plus age should not be more than 30 bcoz I believe in age gap so yeah Gj /Ahmadabad to kasol..

If anyone's up for trip in starting sept.

Hey everyone! 👋
I’m from Mumbai, planning a trip to Leh–Ladakh sometime in August or September 2026.
I’m currently planning to travel solo, but it would be great to find a few like-minded travellers who are also planning a Ladakh trip around the same time and would like to join.

Can anyone please help me figure out how to plan a trip (and get a dubai visa). This is my first time traveling in the last 5 years and first time ever outside of india

Hi. I am planning rishikesh on a solo trip during sep. mostly during last week of sep.
hmu if anyone intrested to join or let me in