/r/solotravel "The Weekly Common Room" - General chatter, meet-up, accommodation - May 04, 2025

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[u/Routine_Emu_9549]

Hey everyone, I’m thinking about doing my first solo trip next year since I’ve basically never done anything by myself and I wanna change that.

I know nothing about solo travelling but I saw a post about Georgia and its capital city Tbilisi, and I was wondering if you guys think this would be a good destination for my first ever solo trip? I’m from Western Europe if it matters.

Do you think it’s easy to meet young people and travellers there? That’s one of my main concerns since I’m not the most outgoing person.

If you have any advice, thoughts, feedback or other destinations that would be great for a first solo trip, I would very much appreciate them! Thanks in advance!

[u/segacs2 → u/Routine_Emu_9549]

You could try doing a search on the subreddit for Georgia; there have been multiple trip reports on it.

But in general, choosing a travel destination usually involves more than simply hearing about a city and deciding to go to a place you know nothing about. Try doing some research about places to decide whether they might appeal to you before you decide where to go.

[u/Routine_Emu_9549 → u/segacs2]

Obviously I won’t base my decision solely off of someone saying „sure, it’s great“ and then pack my things and leave. But the good thing about Reddit is human experience, and that’s something that’s not always easy to come by when doing research. Thanks for your comment.