is there a link for single traveler to meet others to travel with

Stephanie, A good place to start is right here on the Traveller's HelpLine..... https://www.ricksteves.com/graffiti/helpline/index.cfm/rurl/wall/travel-partners/index.html Travelling with an unfamiliar travel partner can be a bit of an unpredictable situation, depending on the personalities of the people involved. Having an incompatible travel partner often results in a miserable holiday. I've also seen a few examples of "BFF's" who decided to travel together, and after the trip they weren't such good friends anymore. Has your friend also considered travelling solo? There are pros & cons to that method, but it doesn't necessarily mean being alone the entire trip. If she'll be staying in Hostels at any point, there will be others there that she can take day trips with. I'm also divorced and travel solo part of the time, and much prefer it as I can see what interests me, keep my own schedule and "turn on a dime" if conditions change (which has happened). One disadvantage is not having anyone to share the memories with, but I'd rather tolerate that than have a miserable trip. Cheers!

hi, look on the "travel partners" section. happy trails.

Stephanie, go back to the main Traveler's Helpline page - at the bottom of the choices is 'Travel Partners'. She might start there. EDIT: Great minds think alike ;-)

"Travelling with an unfamiliar travel partner can be a bit of an unpredictable situation, depending on the personalities of the people involved." If you do decide to go the "travel partners" way, it would probably be good to start looking for someone well before you're planning to go. That way you can get acquainted by email (or other social media) before making any finalized plans. If you find someone in your general area you could even arrange to meet ahead of time to see if you might be compatible. I have traveled with an unknown "share" on a tour to avoid the single supplement and it turned out very well. After our first meeting we traveled together for several years after that and are still very good friends (after 15 yrs). It's a little different with a tour because they do some upfront vetting before putting people together. I'm actually considering trying the "travel partners" thing for part of my next trip - hopefully to share some expenses and have a buddy to share things with. If she doesn't want to travel solo (which I do most of the time by preference) I hope she finds someone.

Good idea to look at the Travel Partners forum here. Another option might be to travel solo part of the time and travel with someone part of the time. Or, think of it as independent traveling - leaving at least some time for each person to go off on their own for part of the day takes some of the pressure off. If you decide to spend more time together, that's a bonus. You've probably guessed that I travel solo a lot, but I meet up with some friends for a couple of weeks each year.

She might also want to check out a RS tour where you can go as a single or get paired up with someone. In all of the RS tours I have taken (10 soon to be 11) there usually has been a person along as a single as well as two paired up for the tour. Cheaper for 2 but no conflicts as a 1. Whatever she decides, encourage her to go!

Another compromise is to go solo but just meet up with people for lunch, sharing tours, etc.. I have done that..
Also she could consider hostels, some are very nice, and people of all ages use them, so she can meet folks and travel budget wise at same time.

I've had some bad experiences arranging trips with not-so-personally-known travel partners back in college, and I just gave up the whole idea, at least for travelling to civilized parts of the World. Maybe I'm pessimistic due to my own bad experiences, but I think it is already challenging (though rewarding) to arrange preferences and option with a girlfriend, let alone with someone strange.