If you're an introverted traveler who actually enjoys talking to the locals and getting to know people, then join http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CouchSurfing htt

If you're an introverted traveler who actually enjoys talking to the locals and getting to know people, then join http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CouchSurfing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CouchSurfing or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitality_Club http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hospitality_Club I am a member of both, and I have had a wonderful time traveling around Europe and meeting great people in every city I happened to visit. I am not very good at starting conversations with strangers at youth hostels either, so CS and HC have been wonderful to me.