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>>1235409
Poland, Bieszczady - nice, low mountains, very little people to bother you

Bulgaria, Rhodopes - higher, but also empty and very beautiful

Croatia, of course, but I bet you have enough of similar places at home, so there's little point in going there.

There are also some ancient (the oldest in europe) forests in Romania, but I don't know where exactly

>>1235427

thanks :3 but how do i travel without car?

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>>1235502
>also means you don't have to carry your shit, just wheel it

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>>1235109
If you have never tried meditation yourself, I would advice against going there. You can not take it lightly, meditation is really hard. It's not like you see in those Hollywood films, you will have to sit still in the same position for hours on end. No idea how strict they are in South East Asian Buddhist centres, but in Zen centres you get beaten with a stick if you so much as blink your eyes. Meditation is the path to Enlightenment. To conquer the Self is to conquer the Ten Thousands Things, it is the single hardest path a man can walk. Practice hard first. Then go off to Bhurma. May the Buddha Dharma guide your way!

PS you may consider yourself a blessed human being for wanting to get into meditation, 99.9% of humanity live their lives enslaved by desire and trapped in the illusory world of the senses.

>>1235261
This guy is right, but as someone who has achieved enlightenment and is a master of meditation, just know it is overrated. 7/10 at best. Just take the time off and go have a week of orgies in Thailand.

>>1235261
I'll definitely look into how strict it is. I studied on and off at a Tibetan monastery with the refugee community in Atlanta after high school so I know some about mindfulness meditation, which is sort of the blank slate preparation for contemplating the heavier stuff.

The rules in Burma are, no talking or socializing, one pair of clothes, strictly structured days, light food twice a day, and no distractions. It's similar to boot camp (I'm military and I hear the two are similar in a lot of ways.) I will practice, but I figure even if it isn't for me, a week shouldn't be absolutely impossible to do and then leave. This center is built for westerners, anyway.

>>1234981
git dat cheese mofo

>>1234983
Had it,it's ok but there's really nothing but cheese and jeffrey dahmer stories here?

>>1234986
>but there's really nothing but cheese and jeffrey dahmer stories here?
What else do you need?

No, seriously, what are your interests? Maybe I can point you in the right direction. Do you like beer? Sports?

Turkey?

turkey

The coasts of Bulgaria and Romania.

You should go to istanbul ;)

Turkey is amazing, Istanbul is amazing.
Pamukkale, Cappadocia, Ephesus...
Spend at least 3 days in Istanbul, although you can easily spend a whole week just taking in all the architure. Aya Sofia is one thing, but you have so much more there. Do not miss going to a hamam.

I did not get the appeal of Taksim (surroundings I likes), so I say, just avoid Taksim. That's where the biggest protests happen. Make sure to take a boat, also cross the Bosporus bridge (there are regular buses going to and fro all day).

I actually enjoyed the modern area too, even though it ain't no Tokyo or New York.

Bulgaria if you also want to check out Soviet era grim. Greece if you need some more water and older architecture.

>>1234481

Just because you didn't get the appeal of Taksim doesn't mean OP should avoid it.

I stayed there for nearly a month and fell in love with Istanbul. Coincidentally, my first trip to Turkey also coincided with the Gezi Park protests in 2013. Despite the tear gas, pepper spray, and loose rubber bullet, I still enjoyed the area and all it had to offer. Sultanahmet and Fatih were just too tame and lackluster in comparison, especially after dark.

Anyway, OP, I second the bits about taking a boat down the Bosporus and seeing the Ayasofya.

Word of caution: buy your boat tickets from the public ferry company at Eminönü, across Galata Bridge and near the Yeni Cami. If you buy "boat tour" tickets from hawkers selling them for $20-$100, you'll get the exact same thing you could have had for $5 and probably on a shittier boat.

Unsure if I want to go around nowruz next year, or just before the start of ramadan and catching the start of it as well, since both seem interesting experiences but totally different. Any suggestions?

For reference, white european guy, non-muslim.

I'll repeat my question that i asked in the last thread because i didn't get a response

How much do guides cost?

Would I need any warm clothes in May?

I've met a guy from Slovenia who used to travel around western Europe from spring to fall each year, planning his tour with the season for vegetables and fruits harvests. He traveled by train with his bike and a small bag.

>>1235191
so he earned enough not to work for the rest of the year?

>>1235187
>Can you make a living doing workaway?
Make a living? As in for the rest of your living days? LOL no. You can maybe find accommodation/housing and make enough for food.

You will never have enough for a car, but perhaps a "moto", you will never be able to buy property, do not incur medical expenses under any circumstances. You'll never have enough to raise a family.

Do what everybody does when they have those feels: if you're a high school graduate, join the army. If you're a college graduate, join the peace corps.

Pay off student loans then return to normie life and settle down somewhere.

Light hiking boots. They might look goofy and touristy but it's the best footwear for that purpose.

Sneakers let you move more freely but your feet will hurt much sooner than with hiking boots.

>>1235099
bovver boots.
It's the only pair of shoes I have anyway. And if the situation allows/forces me to take them off I just go barefoot

>>1235099
Sperrys

>>1233467
Has anyone else been there as an adult? I only went as a kid and I don't remember any of these
http://www.travelandleisure.com/trip-ideas/disney-vacations/best-disney-world-food

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What's the best restaurant and why is it the Blue Bayou?

>>1233471
if this is the place with live music then yeah I love that place

Why that itinerary? That's a lot of places for 6 weeks.

>>1233487
Like I said its for work. I work in the entertainment touring buisness, this is the European leg of the tour I'm currently with.

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>>1233393
>Solna

Canned shit, dry sausages, nuts.

>>1233196
pielmieni

>>1233196
Fast food? Restaurants? Are you too retarded to feed yourself or are you a poorfag? Because steak is for taxpayers

Booked my flight yesterday, two months to go woo

Currently studying at a university in Australia, and I'm going to Japan for the second time, this time with a friend, in December this year.

Is there anything I can do to help me possibly get an English teaching job 2-3 years from now while I'm there? Anyone I can talk to or something?

planning on going to the wisteria festival in ashikaga flower park. Anyone have experience going there?

Where you from and what colour is your skin?
Big cities are very "multi-cultural." Small towns are very white with old school attitudes about immigrants.
East side of Toronto has been enriched with somali gangs and guns, so avoid that area. Just stay west of Church street.
What are you hoping to do in the country for work?

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>>1231394
I'm from Brazil and I look like pic related.

How bad is the xenophobe situation over there That's literally my number one fear.

I currently work in finance for a big 4, and ideally that's what I would like to do in Canada. Transfers between countries aren't that simple, so I'm probably going to have to leave and try my luck again.

I have a friend who currently lives in Vancouver who has offered to help get me set up there, but I can't imagine doing anything in finance there since it's a smaller city.

I'm thinking of doing temporary work for 3-6 months in Toronto just to get myself on my feet before I get back into something long term.

I'm probably not going to stay in a town that's too small for the reason you mentioned.

>>1231396
Going from Brazil to Canada is retarded. You are leaving a tropical place for a mostly frozen wasteland with short summers... bad choice.

I'm sure Brazil sucks in its own way too but I guarantee it's less of a cuck move to not go to Canada. Go to America!

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>>1231285
Something about Ships of the Dessert...

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>>1231412
Am heading there (Kyrgyzstan) next month, OP. Going to spend a few days chilling in Bishkek, then heading up to the low end of the Kyrgyz / Kazakh plain around Talas and visit the Mennonite German village of Biebertal. Then will be having a few days at the lake resort of Cholpon Ata, visiting Karakol and checking in to the Soviet-as-fuck Sanatorium in Jeti-Oguz where the Russians sent Yuri Gagarin after his spaceflight. After that, going to head up into the mountains, get to Irkeshtam and try to hunt down some guy I saw on an old TV show. Going to finish up by some hiking around the Arslanbob walnut forests and getting to the Fergana Valley and Jalal-Abad & Osh. I expect there to be much vodka, and I will be unwisely attempting to buy a motorbike or moped/scooter to dick around on for a bit during the sober interludes.

>>1230469
>whatever we want
then I suggest you hunt the most dangerous game

>>1230469
Take in an absinthe bar. Make sure you ask for Beetle. Puts hair on your chest.
Obviously Prague Castle. Check out the armory.
The chocolate museum gives free samples. The store also has a wall of chocolate dicks and tits toward the rear of the store if that's your thing.
Josefov to burnish your jewish cred. The original was accidentally bombed to oblivion by allies if it helps your /pol cred.
Karlštejn. Not sure if you'll have time in three days but it's cool. Lots of walking though.
There is a tour that goes under the clock that's interesting.

>>1230475
thanks for your suggestions, but i think im too much of a pussy to drink the beetle