On loneliness

I know exactly how you feel. It can be very hard to overcome.

Know what you mean. And have u heard of that eternal cure for loneliness? "lose yourself in a crowd"

you remind me of lost in translation.
ok, so you know you wont be taking such a vacation in a long long time.. so just make the most of it. lonliness is also precious. i sometimes crib about just running around and not getting time to think. make the most of it sweets.
then come back to india because you will miss all of us!
*hugs*

enjoy the moment

If it is just the tourist in wonderland syndrome...that is a good thing. it is temporary. loneliness on the other hand....hmmmmm

http://www.moxon.net/travel_tips/solo_travel.html

don't feel lonely, be ALONE

both are opposites. I too felt it long time back when i was out of home for studies far away from home. So the same sense of not having friedns, work and the normal recognised things around, fear of being recognized as an "Öutsider" makes things worst. Then somebody gave me a long lecture on this, later I realised that he had recited the Osho's lecture on aloneness and lonliness. May be you can locate it easily on web but moral of story is U R BLESSED WHEN ALONE. Try this for further research...
Discourses
Lonliness and Aloneness
The Bliss of being Alone
n enjoy...get lost in crowd or yourself...u were alone and will be alone. wherever you go. u will be there...ALONE...
BE ALONE...and Keep Walking...

I think this is quite a normal traveller's block. It happens to me all the time and I consider myself quite a seasoned traveller. Much of the travel I've done, I've done alone. At the end of it though, you feel like you can conquer the world. Travelling with another person doesn't give you that sense of accomplishment and power, unless people admit to each other their sense of fear. Still, there is less fear in numbers.

The advantage of travelling alone is that you have the opportunity for greater people contact. You get the mingle. People want to approach someone single. Couples and groups are left alone. Your experience could be richer and more authentic.

I try to get over my fear by telling myself that money speaks all languages. And that the worst that can happen is remedied by spending money. And since it's only money... the experience will be totally worth it. So there. Go out and make yourself vulnerable. Money will get you out. Just find some ways to obtain some if that helps bolster your security.

And don't feel lonely... it's your pass to live a wild experience.

>People want to approach someone single. Couples and groups are left alone. Your experience could be richer and more authentic.

Totally agree to that and also what azooey said about "losing yourself in the crowd". I didn't know anyone in NYC, but never was I alone. Talking to people and making friends (especially with locals) is the part I enjoy the most in such situations.