Travel Deeper: how to connect with locals

I met Madhu on a train on the way to Delhi.

Solo travel presents many opportunities to spend time with other travelers. As I do, I learn about my destination and at the same time learn about the home country of my fellow traveler.

But focusing on other travelers can also have the effect of walling you off from meeting and connecting with locals. I thought about this again when I read this comment from Shelly on my post One Delicious Day in Venice.

I also went to Venice as a solo traveler for two...