Fallen in love whilst travelling?

Hello Marc 😊

I snipped the email and phone number from your post. We do this to prevent spammers from gathering and using them. You can exchange them with other members via the private messaging system.

Maybe those with stories can post them here and you can send a private message if you want to know more. As well as that, since this is a chat forum it would be interesting for us to be able to read the stories of others, which would not be possible if they are emailed privately to you.

I did fall in love while travelling but am over 30 and am Irish so I dont fit into your cathegory....

Mel Reply to this

I moved to London in 1989 when I was 19. I got a job there and met an Australian boyfriend in a shared flat we both lived in. He had done some travelling and that is what inspired me to travel too. All the other people in the flat we shared had been to so many countries and I was fascinated.

My ex was planning to travel around West and East Europe so I asked if I can go too. He agreed and off I went with him and the money I saved up in the year I worked in London.

We are not still together. Our respective university courses, work permits...... took us to opposite sides of the world. We stayed in touch for a few years and fantasised about how we were going to meet up again and in some ways regretted that we had not arranged our lived so we could have stayed together. I dont regret this anymore because I was very young and have changed a lot since this. The guy for me back then would likely not be the guy for me 10 years later. Reply to this

Marc,

Perhaps my story would interest you too; send me a personal message if you want to get in touch.

Jon. Reply to this

It started before I wrote my blog, so there's nothing I can link to... I'd probably make a better job of telling it now anyway.

J. Reply to this

I met 90 percent of my girlfriends while traveling 😊 I shall say no more... You can always look how one of them ended not so long ago, its on my blog... Reply to this

I haven't fallen in love while travelling, but I met someone from the internet who I already fell in love with. I simply travelled over there after already being in love with her. I live in Australia, and she lives in Latvia. We're not together anymore though, and it wasn't over the distance. Reply to this

All that glitters is not gold...

Is this the blog you are referring to, Ralf? Reply to this

This topic makes me chuckle...two adventures and two loves..

My first trip took me around Europe with my best friend, where I met an Australian.We got on so well he then travelled with us for the remainder of the trip. He ended up in London for a few days so I got to see him again one last time before heading home (I live in another part of England), and on that last day he asked me to be his girlfriend. We then spent about a month in constant contact (and I mean constant!) until he decided we should stay as friends and see what happens...wise move really but I had fallen in love! We stayed in touch regardless, contacting each other every few days one way or another, and eventually I met up with him on my second trip a year and a half later, where I'm afraid to say although we saw the relationship off as best we could no sparks flew!! No regrets though, was good to see him to get rid of those "what ifs"...

A few days later....I went to New Zealand and stayed with a friend I had met on my European trip. I got on very well with her housemate and we stayed in touch through out my tour of his country. We ended up falling for each other through text/phone and he asked me to go to Fiji with him for a week! It was completely random and he whisked me away for a bit of a holiday romance! It was perfect. We too decided to stay together despite the distance and have been in constant contact ever since, although this time too the labels have been removed. Fingers crossed this one works out although it has had its major ups and downs!!

People laugh at me saying why can't I find someone in my own country! I reply if things don't work out with the Kiwi I'm going after a Pacific Islander - even further away! Reply to this

hello

thanks for all the emails. i think the problem with most of the experiences you have talked about are that they are either past tense, or a lot has already happened.

it would be great to hear from anyone who has just returned from a trip after falling in love and plotting the next move. whether that be a semi permanent move, or extended trip

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Hi.. I suppose that this thread is no longer active, but I love to share my bit. I'm not British though.. live in Singapore. So here it goes:

Travelled around Europe for 3.5 months in total. Halfway through in Holland, specifically in Amsterdam, I met a Dutch guy. Yes, I am gay.. so you must be thinking, how we met? Thanks to all these latest gay-related apps like Grindr or Jack'D, which makes communication way easier than before. Piece of cake. So initially it was suppose to be a one night stand thingy, since I travelled alone with no obligations. We decided to meet up for drinks over at Soho, a gay bar in Amsterdam. And then shifted to Taboo, another gay bar just across Soho. It was good times. I've never met any tall (1.94m tall by the way), handsome blue-eyed blonde Dutch man in my whole life. It was like we were meant to meet on that night.

He then asked if I'd like to go to a party with him, which I willingly accept that invitation. He warned me it was an underwear themed party. I then began to hesitate.. but what are the odds of me bumping onto someone familiar, in Amsterdam? 0%. So we went to this gay club called 'Church' (how ironic), and it was really the best party I've ever been to. In my underwear, of course. After few hours, he offered me to spend the night over at his place. So we went for a ride on his bicycle (I was the pillion rider), 3AM in cold Amsterdam. It was simply the most beautiful moment I've ever encountered, with the lights... canals.. houseboats..with Mazzy Star's 'Into Dust' in my iPod. So of course, what happens next? I'll spare the details since it's pretty predictable haha.

The next day, we had breakfast over at his place, and went out for lunch. We went on our separate ways, and about 3-ishPM, he texted me, if I'd like to join him on a boat trip? Free canal cruise for me. It was another romantic moment. I swear at that point of time, I could just spend the day with him, ignoring the world around us. And of course, it was time to say goodbye after that.

When it comes to falling in love while travelling, the hardest part is always the goodbyes. It's a definite issue. Which is why we tend to make full use of the days given to us, and then end it with a sorrowful but a good farewell. There's always a lesson to be learnt from this; we tend to be more appreciative towards certain things. And always be thankful, I guess.

But guess what? I am definitely coming back to Europe again this Summer to revive that moment. Even if it's just for another few days.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Farhan Reply to this