San Diego Independent Travel Meetup

This group is for those that love to travel. We are primarily geared toward independent foreign travel, but anyone with the travel bug is welcome.

We welcome both those who are well traveled and those who have never ventured over borders. We hope that by bringing these two groups together we can help out everyone.

It seems that most of the travel groups on Meetup are run by people trying to sell you something, such as multi-level marketing scams. This group is run by lovers of independent travel and we are not here for financial gain and will not subject you to any marketing pitches (though we may occasionally host a speaker who has a book to sell).

Although seemingly any information is available on the internet these days, it can still be helpful to get together to trade tips and stories and get questions answered.

You may even find a travel partner!

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Recent Meetups

September 18, 2010 at 1:00 PM, 16 Travel Enthusiasts attended
Trips 'n Chips Part 2
They rated it 5.008 (8 ratings)

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Lots of fun sharing tips and experiences with other travelers.

—Tokyo Jim Gottlieb

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Excellent MeetUp. ...

—Ann Fathy
August 7, 2010 at 12:00 PM, 30 Travel Enthusiasts attended
Trips 'n Chips!
They rated it 4.509 (9 ratings) and uploaded 17 photos

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What a fun afternoon. Thanks, Taylor, for putting this together! Very nice and interesting people.

—Maureen Coleman

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Great people with fabulous stories of their travels with great information shared! ...

—Taylor M. Murphy
February 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM, 4 Travel Enthusiasts attended
Superbowl Party and Jacuzzi at Dr. Peter C. Lukens' House
They rated it 5.003 (3 ratings) and uploaded 28 photos

Join us for a casual superbowl dinner and jucuzzi party at my home in Oceanside on Superbowl Sunday. We'll enjoy steaks and veg. on the grill for the first half of... Learn more
December 15, 2009 at 6:30 PM, 18 Travel Enthusiasts attended
Southeast Asia Night
They rated it 4.506 (6 ratings)

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It was good to talk to people who traveled so much to places I wish to visit

—Irenka Andrade

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It was really fantastic to meet so many world travelers who are interested in the featured area of Southeast Asia, and who had so many wo ...

—Bob Kirby
December 6, 2009 at 12:00 PM, 18 Travel Enthusiasts attended
Train Trip to San Juan Capistrano
They rated it 4.509 (9 ratings)

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Great concept. SJC is a little too short to get into the train vibe. Need more like a couple hours. ...

—Meryl

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I wish it had been made known that two groups were invited and how many people there would be

—jerry

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Eileen Nogueras joined
February 12 at 5:12 PM

"Hi, Just a little about me. I decided to relocate to CA from the east coast. I have been traveling through CA for the last 4 months and have finally settled in. I d would be very interested in meeting new friends to have fun and travel with."
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Roni joined
February 12 at 2:09 PM

"spent 5 months roaming around Europe exploring, learning and painting. I love the discovery of a places ambiance, culture and history"
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Angela Ho joined
January 30 at 1:07 PM
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Lida joined
January 27 at 9:36 AM
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Taylor M. Murphy commented on Let's talk travel over dinner (or lunch)!
January 24 at 8:16 AM

"The best Vietnamese food is in City Heights: The International http://www.yelp.com/biz/international-restaurant-san-diego , which has another location in Kearney Mesa. http://www.yelp.com/biz/international-seafood-restaurant-san-diego Here is their m..."

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Koichi commented on Let's talk travel over dinner (or lunch)!
January 23 at 9:41 PM

"I haven't decided on the exact location in Pacific Beach, but perhaps Vietnamese food (since I just came back from there). I also have no idea how many people would want to come to this, which could change the location."

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Taylor M. Murphy commented on Let's talk travel over dinner (or lunch)!
January 23 at 9:04 PM

"Where.....?"

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Koichi RSVPed Yes for Let's talk travel over dinner (or lunch)!
January 23 at 8:47 PM

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Let's talk travel over dinner (or lunch)!

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SomeDudeInSD joined
January 19 at 6:44 AM

"Hey, I've done lots of independent travel, around 40 countries or so. A lot of it has been centered around language. I've studied Spanish in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Argentina, etc. Lately I've been going to France to study French."
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Tara joined
January 18 at 6:23 PM