If you want to do that, then travel with a purpose. I've found that just being a tourist, I was kind of an inconvenience to everyone. But when I was there for

If you want to do that, then travel with a purpose. I've found that just being a tourist, I was kind of an inconvenience to everyone. But when I was there for a purpose, as when I did most of my traveling for ski racing or training, it was natural to make connections. Much less so when traveling to conventions, and least as a tourist. It was also cool that the schedule of the purpose would take me to places I'd otherwise never go. So, perhaps take up an activity, whether sports, academic, hobby, whatever, that often has events or meetings around the country or world, and follow that... Kind of becomes a double benefit...