Founded by Tara Russell of Three Month Visa Coaching and Consulting and run in partnership with Laurie Koski of Pink Shoe Tours, this is a great Meetup for seasoned globetrotters and armchair travelers alike! Our Travel Book Club discussions and Travel Lectures Series events feature books and speakers to inspire you if you are currently dreaming of "hitting the road" as well as provide necessary resources for planning and realizing that trip of a lifetime. Our focus is building a community of tr …

Welcome to the San Francisco International Adventure Travel Club! Simply put, this group is for people who want to make friends and travel the world. The group tries to Meetup locally in the San Francisco area to bring adventurous people together to talk about where we’ve been and where we dream of going… with the ultimate goal of traveling to amazing and adventurous places around the world with a group of other liked-minded people (see our events). As much as we are looking to find other …

Party with Travelers, International Students, Au Pairs & Locals in San Francisco! FREE membership, just join us for some fun! This group is for people who are either living or traveling in the SF Bay area and are looking to have some fun in the city! Come socialize with us and meet other locals, students, au pairs and travelers from around the world! When you attend an event, often you'll feel like you've just landed in Europe, Australia or South America without even leaving the city.  We head …

We are a group of individuals who have made adventure travel an integral part of our lives - and want to share unique, budget adventures with other fun-loving, independent travelers who value cooperation. We invite all travelers, from the young to the young at heart, to contribute to the unique social dynamic that is created on every Green Tortoise trip. We plan on organizing local get togethers and unique day trips where we can share our travel stories, experiences and learn about new destina …

The San Francisco Social Club is a combination of several types of clubs and reflects the eclectic San Francisco Bay Area. Our club is centered around social activities and business networking events in and around San Francisco Bay Area. Events can include a broad range of activities from sporting events and social parties to business mixers and networking events. Unlike traditional clubs we are not limited to one kind of event or special interest, but include a broad range of events each month. …

This group hopes to connect people in San Francisco. Most of our events are centered around South Asian themes. If you are drawn to off and not-so-off beat South Asian cultural stuff, please join us.

The Global Gay Expat Network of San Francisco organizes events for gay/lesbian/bi International and American residents of the Bay Area who have lived or traveled abroad and who are looking to meet and network with others. Events include coffee outings, international dinners, weekend brunches, local excursions and events with local international groups. Members are always welcome to suggest their own ideas for events as well. We look forward to hearing from you and meeting you soon!

Welcome to the World Travelers Club! I began this group because of my love for traveling and my desire to see the world with other like minded individuals. I am neither a travel agent nor a tour operator or a member of the industry, I am just someone like you who loves to travel and desires a positive and fun travel experience. After being stuck in tours where I knew no one and/or having to pay the huge single supplemental fees, I decided to start this group. If you love to travel internatio …

Looking for ways to connect with fellow experiential travelers in-person around the globe? Join an AFAR Meetup! AFAR enables the experiential traveler virtually but we also think that talking in person—about travel, culture, food, and many other potential shared interests—is pretty fantastic. AFAR.com members and AFAR magazine subscribers have shown interest in connecting with each other offline worldwide, so we’d like to encourage anyone to attend and organize AFAR events in their own city! …

Meeting other fabulous and fun girlfriends to hang out with! New in town, make new friends. Happy San Francisco girlfriends, women's social. Girls just wanna have fun. Join our circle of genuine 20s and 30s females, and let's have a good time! INTERNATIONAL WOMEN. (expats, foreigner, world traveler, world citizen, international student, expat wife/expat wives). We are fun loving girlfriends. We have big hearts filled with passion and love! We are ladies who enjoy cocktails, girls night out, danc …

If you have any interest in Vietnam, please join our group and meet others who share your interest. You can learn more about the Vietnamese language and culture, trade, art, biotechnology, healthcare, transportation, urban planning and other programs.You can also learn about other activities and programs in which San Francisco – Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee members and others are engaged. You can even join our travel programs. We are in our 16th year of creating programs that have the …

Attn. All International Bay Area Professionals! The purpose of our meetup is to bring cultures, languages and current work experiences together during your stay in the Bay Area. We invite all young international professionals to join us, discuss their cultures, their companies, themselves and why they are here in the Bay Area. In essence bring a little bit of home with you to the MEETUP and learn about a possible place you are thinking of  heading to after your stay in the Bay Area. If you enjo …

This group is designed to unite socially responsible travelers who want more than to just see a new place. Join us and have an opportunity to both have fun and change people's and the planet's existence in meaningful ways. We will be planning trips both locally and abroad with this goal in mind. This group is focused on traveler/adventurers 30+, but all are welcome to join.

San Francisco Worldwide Travelers travel to various destinations in the USA and Overseas. In 2013 we have the following trips planned: March 2013-New Orleans April 2013-New York City July 2013- Jamaica August 2013-Ireland September 2013- Italy

This club is for photographers (from amateur to professional) and photo lovers (all are welcome!) who love to travel, hike, sail, walk, run, fly and do all things culture and adventure. As a photography enthusiast we all know some of the best pictures can be taken while in an exotic place or on an adventure. What better place to experience it than with fun, like-minded individuals! Join us!

This group is an experiment. This group was inspired by a friend's use of her mascots to document her overseas trip and then some of her hiking in the Bay Area Ridge Trail & More group. It added a humor and a personalization to her trips that is very fun and interesting. I would like to replicate and experiment with this idea with the creation of this group. So then, the purpose of this group is to bring out the innocent or child in us, as we hike or travel, through the persona of a mascot. This …

“I haven't been everywhere, but it's on my list." —Susan Sontag I decided to start Travelers Cafe because there is no place in Marin for travelers to meet and share experiences from their trips. The Travelers Cafe is an opportunity for you to come and share drinks, good food and travel tales & escapades. It also is a way to learn how to make that once in a lifetime trip or your next adventure happen! Your hostess, Teri of TRAVELS with TERI, invites you to join her at various ethnic cafes and …

Make your next trip MEANINGFUL! Attend Meetups and happy hours, learn how to travel responsibly and make a difference. Meet fun, involved, interesting people. Share with us YOUR story about the meaningful things YOU already do! With 20 years of experience spanning 75 countries, we offer enriching responsible, meaningful trips and adventure & volunteer travel to the world's most exciting international destinations. In addition to offering the best in sights, culture, nature and activity - each tr …

An Inspirational Meet Up! We provide lasting memories on local adventures throughout Northern California as well as International Trips to exotic locations. Come with us on our famous Glamping trips: Luxury camping at its finest to Yosemite, Hidden Lakes, Monterey, Mendocino, & more! We pledge to engulf, immerse, and intrigue our guests in an adventure of a lifetime while sharing the gift of giving back to the world. You can see more of our  compassionate adventures here: http://destination-ear …

We are a group of people who love to travel, hear about travel, experience travel through others. We have an opportunity to share our travels with new friends, each other, and even find travel companions. For each Meet-Up we will have a theme (place of travel) to discuss and share visuals. If you have traveled to the place to be discussed, bring your thoughts, memories and pictures. If you plan to travel to the place to be discussed, it will be an opportunity to hear real stories and ask questio …

We want to explore and connect with the emerging African tech communities, get to know their creatives, learn about their projects, challenges, and potentials. We'll document our experiences to "fill the blank canvas", replace stereotypes with human stories and spark interest to connect and collaborate with new members of our global tech communities. The AfricaHackTrip will take place in September 2013 and span the whole month with 5-7 destination in East, Southern, and Western Africa. The trip …

Stuck in the city for the holidays, like Christmas? Couldn't or didn't want to pay the $600+ plane ticket to go home? Join this group and let's figure out a reasonably priced place to travel to for the holidays. If anything, this can always be extended throughout the year :)

Do you love travel? Do you love photography? Yes to both? Travel photography can encompass anything you see once you close your front door! This group is based out of San Francisco, but will offer travel photography destinations all over California, the Western United States and international destinations. Plans are in the works for Cuba, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam hope and South America. I love sharing my passion and curiosity for both subjects with everyone I meet. I hope we will have a chan …

This group extends hospitality to foreign nationals visiting the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area to learn about entrepreneurship and startup companies. WB, B-1, F-1 OPT and J-1 (without 2-year restriction) nonimmigrants are highly encouraged to participate.

Are you an older adult with a thirst for knowledge and desire to see the world with like-minded individuals? Road Scholar, the not-for-profit leader in educational travel is launching regional Meetup groups across the country specifically for active Baby Boomers who want to travel and learn more about the world around them and meet others in their area who are looking for the same. If you are a mature, single adult man or woman who loves to travel but doesn't want to travel alone, a married coup …

Hi everyone! This group is for the people who are living in the SF Bay area and are looking to practice their English. We will have some funny activities around the city! Come socialize with us and meet other students, au pairs and travelers from around the world!

Jetpac is hosting a series of free travel events in San Francisco, and with this group we're expanding to the East bay! We're hosting free monthly travel talks in Emeryville, Oakland and Berkeley with a social mixer so travelers can meet and share their experiences and get inspiration tips and ideas to plan the next adventure. Our guest speakers are experienced travelers and destination experts from all over the world. They will be presenting their travel photos and experiences from a range of …

I've been studying Esperanto for a while and would like to find other people who are interested in studying together on a weekly basis. I've already used Esperanto while traveling, including an intensive language course in Europe. I plan to use it on my next trips as well. If you are new to Esperanto, check out my blog post on how to learn Esperanto. I can teach you what I already know, and we can go from there. We'll try to get some fluent speakers to help out when possible. All levels are welc …