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Solo traveling is definitely fun and I personally enjoy it more than traveling with friends. I've made a bunch of friends all over the world during my previous trips, some of which I still talk to and are willing to host me if I ever decide to visit their countries and vice versa if they choose to visit Vancouver. It's usually easier to strike up a conversation at a hostel with someone sitting alone than two or more people already talking to each other. On my most recent trip, I started talking to one solo traveler and then another person overheard us and we all got to know each other and then another person joined. Eventually we had a group of 5 or 6 of us that were all new to the city and with no set itineraries. Some left the city and new solo travelers joined our little group, it was pretty awesome.