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where are you from?

>>1237200
I was in Aiya Napa for two weeks a few years back. Went there alone to just recharge batteries and relax. Lots of nightclubs and that sort of stuff. Entertainment things. Around Aiya Napa was nothing but dry moonscape with gay men wandering about. Some hilarious greasy little Greek tried to pick me up and later I accidentally walked on some dudes fucking behind a rock. West of the island is greener and has mountains and things of interest but you need to rent a car for that. Couple of decent beaches but nothing amazing. It looks like the budget place it is.

>>1237258
I see, well I'm beggining to change my mind about it. do you have any suggestions for a sunny vacation though? greek islands maybe.. and also are those in the op but is mid may a good month? I know june-sep would probably be better, but how is mid may in regards to temperature, are all the clubs still working same hours they do in the summer?

>>1236968
A lot of Swedes have some German; Finns (whose language is complex and not related to any of its neighbors except Estonian) study Swedish in school but many don't like to speak it (Finns often don't like Swedes); Norwegians have some comprehension of spoken Danish and Swedish, probably more so than vice versa; the Danish phonology is regarded as obscure/unintelligible and comical to many other Scandinavians; Icelanders study Danish in school. Netherlanders can understand Afrikaners and Flemings better than vice versa.

In short, English, as you might expect, is the main lingua franca in the region.

But if you have an ear for language and were to master any of the Scandinavian North Germanic languages, for example, you would probably find it easier to pick up the basics of the others even if you couldn't really use the language you studied on the street very effectively across borders. Pronunciation really varies a lot--enough to render many things incomprehensible--but they share a lot of vocabulary. Even German would probably give you an edge; a German speaking friend of mine always says that Swedish reminds her of German with a really funny accent.

>>1236973
That was really helpful, thank you.

I'm trying to pick the most popular one to start with so I don't get ripped off or worse when I'm alone.

>>1236977
>the most popular one
If you're talking populations, that's obviously German; there are more than three times as many Germans as there are people in all the other countries on your list combined. It's roughly the 9th most spoken native language in the world, followed by Sweden with the 89th. And German fluency ought to make it easier to acquire proficiency in any of the other languages on your map except Finnish.

But you will almost surely be more successful walking down the street trying to speak English to strangers than trying to speak German anywhere on your map.

All that said, pick the language you like most, even if it's one of the little ones. If you have a good head for languages it will offer an interesting foundation atop which to learn the others. If it turns out that languages are hard for you, you'll never get fluent anyway and you will make do in English. Nothing lost.

>>1236759
Desert safari was pretty awesome

>>1237170

My mate isn't too keen on doing it, says it can get boring after awhile.

Did you get up to anything else out there?

Thanks for the response.

>>1237260
Well man, idk why your mate doesn't seem to want to go. Safari was the highlight of the experience.
> boring after awhile
I mean it is like a 8-9 hour trip only, how can you get bored?

Well the waterparks were top notch. Also going to Ski Dubai and getting on Burj Khalifa make cool stories for later.

Also had a boat trip on the Dubai creek with a fancy dinner; excellent food

You best be flying if you only have 2 weeks..
If it was me, I would pick a region,

like... do cartagena, some islands, minca, then go to tayrona, palomino and maybe up to la guarjia.

Or medellin, quibdo into the Pacific Coast. Choco region.

Or bogota, into the coffee triangle. Salento, bogota and medellin are fairly close could easily do both.

Cali is around popayan, and San cipriano.

I think just bouncing from big city to big city you are missing the real treasures of colombia.

Thanks!, I think you are absolutely right, I will take some time to reconsider my travel choices in Colombia.

Thanks again for the tips

>>1237141
sharing is caring

if you want more opinions on specific places ill do my best to answer.. Colombia is one of my favourite places to go to

>>1235830
wtf is that a picture of? looks like some sort of a frame made out of copper pipe, but to what? and what's with all the zip ties on it?

>>1235971
Either someone ironically saved the image, or it's the original ((diy)) fag that makes the worst shit for skating ever.

>>1237417
is it a deck made out of pipe?

phantasialand in germany is pretty cool but I think not the best

>>1235639
Orlando, Florida, USA

>>1236095
It's a city not a park

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>>1235540
One thing immediately springs to mind.

>>1235544
sad but true

>>1235540
>>1235544
>>1235615
Rip patriarchy.

>>1235483
Colombia

>>1235483
viva la Mexico

>>1235485
>>1235518

Can you be more specific?

>>1235292
>>Rome + Florence + Naples
spend your time in Italy

>>1235292
If you're willing to fly (not expensive) between cities, you could do a great cultural death march around Paris, Vienna, Rome in 10 days. Buy the visitor/museum card for Paris and Vienna and see as much stuff as you can. You'll be exhausted at the end of the day and won't be tempted to stray. It's called the Vienna Pass in Vienna, can't remember the name is Paris but it's a similar deal; covers major museums and public transport. I don't know if there is one for Rome but you should book online for Vatican museum and other major places; take an organized tour of the Colosseum / Forum to beat the crowds.

>>1235292
His show sucks.

I'm also interested to hear opinions on the place. It's expensive as fuck to get to. Attenborough documentaries make it look like an alien paradise, but looking at google street view it looks sort of 'meh', especially with wonders of the world like Mauritius, Tanzania, and the Mozambique coast right next door.

I was considering it, because I got a free flight to anywhere Delta flies and i believe this is one of their destinations. The main problem is that the place is nice, but impossible to travel to the interior or not-so-touristy areas that people always go to. As far as ancient ruins and culture go, there's these 13 hills, most with tombs on them and offerings, but there's so many layers of respect that you have to show that it's almost impractical.

Go to Mozambique instead. Granted, you don't get *quite* the animal/landscape diversity that Madagascar has, but I guarantee it's more accessible and ultimately a better travel location.

>>1233773
Airbnb

>>1233773
I assume you mean NYC?
Upstate and the capitol would be $100 (max) per night. Have you thought about staying a bit outside the city and taking public transportation in each day?

>>1233779

Isn't renting rooms for less than 30 days illegal in NYC?

I don't want to get shot...

get a burger

high dive off congress avenue bridge

hit up a gay bar

>>1232142
Jamaica is a good place to visit if you want to be murdered.

>>1232160
That is bullshit man. The US is probably more dangerous then Jamaica.

Kingston has a pretty high murder rate. I'd like to go, but as with a lot of other places, I worry about being white and sticking out like a sore thumb. I wouldn't do an all inclusive thing, since if I do that I may as well stay in Florida.

I'm *really* drawn to the idea and am in a line of work that is suitable. But I don't think I'll do it anytime soon because 1) I'm not handy enough to build a good setup and more importantly 2) I probably need to right now become more, not less, integrated into society

>>1225655
But believe me, I fantasize about it a lot. It combines my loves of coziness, solitude, and mobility.

I think this is one of those things that only sounds great because it's different from your current life... but beyond a week or two it would get quite lonely and uncomfortable.

Get shitfaced cunt.

>>1237704
ever heard of a book

>>1237704
Use the in flight entertainment system