Foreign affairs

Do you have holiday/travel romances?

Msg: #1 311 days ago, January 26th 2009

When I was single I used to have some romances when I was travelling. Meeting and sometimes dating some of the exotic guys I met was part of the general fun of travelling.

I have been advised that I would be wise to point out here that by romance and dating, I do not mean sleeping around. But if dating means sleeping around for others, by all means tell your stories.

Mell

Mell
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Msg: #2 273 days ago, March 6th 2009

However, I did fall for the cheesy romantic rubbish to the extent of making a second trip there. After a few weeks of promising me the moon and the stars and all that, The lovely romantic stuff did not come to much, the trip cost me way more than promised, and i felt like it was just about having a quick shag. Of course, it could just be one of those things where people aren't the same as what you thought, that's nothing to do with the place or where they come from, just doesn't always happen how you think it will. Especially if you allow yourself to get caught up in some romantic charm. And they can certainly be charming! The fact that makes me think that there is something not so nice going on here is that one of his friends also had a girl over at the same time, she had also been persuaded to come back (quite a long distance) by lots of telephone romantic charm, and she was treated rather badly, again disagreements over money (we had both gone to spend time with someone to get to know them, not spend lots of money on a tourist trip), and was treated unpleasantly when it didn't work out. I am sure there are some cases where it does work out, but in general it seemed that respect towards women was somewhat lacking!
Romantic gigolos exist in lots of places not just there and are known worldwide to prey on single women travellers who are vulnerable to the whole schmooze stuff. Just think - would I do this at home? I know I wouldn't have done. No matter how much i liked someone. Moral of the story girls!!

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Dana
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Msg: #3 272 days ago, March 6th 2009

For some reason, while visiting other places I seem to meet guys that are from or near my home state. It's not that I don't like exotic guys either; I guess it's just a small world. I did meet some German guys in New Orleans who were really fun and def loved to drink.

Dana

swissmaple

World Citizen, aka Mél
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Msg: #4 267 days ago, March 12th 2009

Does it count if I met the love of my life traveling?

I'm not much of a flirt, but something about being in a new country gives you that extra confidence, or maybe it's the relaxed, carefree attitude because it's a vacation...

Ali

Ali Watters
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Msg: #5 267 days ago, March 12th 2009

Or maybe it's just down to having time to get to know people, or meeting people of a similar wavelength, or meeting way more people than you ever would back in "real life".

fionapoulsen

Fiona Poulsen
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Msg: #6 266 days ago, March 12th 2009

Definitely.

While travelling I focus more on myself, and I am more relaxed. Had some minor relations around, but nothing serious.

It is not the exoticism though, but more the inner attitude while travelling and finding new things.

expendable youth

steven samms
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Msg: #7 266 days ago, March 13th 2009

but of course that is one of the best things about traveling. all the surf spots I have been to are always fun to meet women.
cheers!

generationk

Gen
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Msg: #8 246 days ago, April 2nd 2009

my whole blog is based on the pursuit of finding love and the more physical pursuit that young males search for (when I don't have a person I'm particularly in love)...

sadly, I have had close to 0 success at finding love. Or rather, I've found in but the feelings weren't mutual or I was too shy to follow through or a well timed interruption stopped me from stating my feelings...

[Edited: 06:55 - generationk ]

jordina

lucia
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Msg: #9 226 days ago, April 22nd 2009

Kitty,

I have just come back from Petra and I have met a very nice guy there. I would like to speak to you, so can tell me about your experience.This is my email address. Can you send me your email, so I can contact you? I'm very confuse now
Thanks

jordina

lucia
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Msg: #10 226 days ago, April 22nd 2009

<snip> I forgot to send my email

[Edited: 00:57 - Jo Trouble - Email address removed. Please contact via TravelBlog profile page.]

Mell

Mell
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Msg: #11 225 days ago, April 22nd 2009

Hello Lucia

You can send a message to any TravelBlog member via the private messaging system. Just click on the blue link beside one of their posts.

We snip email addresses from forum post, to prevent spammers from gathering and using them.

Mel

wimvincken

Wim Vincken
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Msg: #12 202 days ago, May 15th 2009

Yep. I married her and now have three children and still live there.

Mell

Mell
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Msg: #13 197 days ago, May 20th 2009

Where do you live, Wim?