Taking along a friend is good advice in general. It can become a little bit exhausting to constantly have somewhat shallow interactions meeting only meet new pe

Taking along a friend is good advice in general. It can become a little bit exhausting to constantly have somewhat shallow interactions meeting only meet new people. Sometimes you just want to lay back and enjoy the deeper relation of someone that know you well. Having a friend as an anchor and fixed point for discussions and sharing experiences can make it much more rewarding. Unfortunately it's pretty rare to have a friend with as much freedom as oneself at the same point in time. Also I must say that if you travel and stay for 3+ months in a place you face a different problem: You've gone past some kind of threshold and started to create a new life with friends, favorite places and habits. Leaving can then feel a little bit like you're leaving shards of yourself behind, and the physical disconnection of all those new relationships can be quite sad too.