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>>1233059
Okay I'll entertain your question in terms of /trv/.

>Get Thai/Philippines retirement visa
>Budget $10K, take 1 or 2 months off, get a good bike and travel SEA
>Do something useful with the rest of the money investment, education, etc

>>1233062
This sound good.
However retirement visa requires ongoing proof of income of 85'000 baht per month. So that's out.

Pay off my student loans ($23,000) and personal debt ($7,000). Budget between $10,000 and $15,000 for the rest of my education, leaving me with about $110,000 left.

I'd probably get a Suzuki V-Strom 650 for $7,500, take a handful of short trips to South and Southeast Asia, and be down to $90,000

I don't know what I'd do otherwise. $150,000 isn't a lot of money, in the grand scheme of things. I'd probably try to find a way to invest or save at least half of it.

>>1233056
Thailand

Local brothel

Probably Bangkok. I would say Vegas if I was into gambling more, but I just see it as a black hole to throw your cash into. Occasionally it throws some back, but usually it's just gone forever.

>>1232871
Bump

>>1232871
No.

>>1233065
How can I trust you?

Yes you do. Since you are from Canada you should be exempt from a long form visa (the non automatic one ) also what part of Australia I live on the gold coast

>>1232740
But am I not part of the list of exempted countries?

>"The following categories of travellers are eligible to transit through Australia without applying for a visa:"

>>1232745
I just reread it and Canada is definitely on the list of visa exempt countries. I'm not trying to be mean but do you know what exempt means?
You still need to submit your passport number on the traveler's site for Australia's e-visa equivalent

>>1232726
I think the general rule of thumb is if you're going for 2 weeks and under you should probably just stick to 1 island.

I'd imagine this is ESPECIALLY the case if you're taking busses instead of renting a car.

>>1232726

I would recomend to rent a car if possible.
You are more flexible.

I also would recomend to do just the south island. Nelson to Queenstown to christchurch and back is okay for 14 days. You could also go to hanmer springs/ Kaikoura if you have some time left.
Auckland to Christchurch by busses is may be feasible, but you would have done anything.

>>1232825
This, I took Intercity around when I was in NZ and followed a similar route. You COULD do it, but you'll be spending a lot of time on the bus and miss a lot. Just getting to the South island from Auckland takes a few days by bus/ferry and that's skipping anything fun on the North Island.

>>1232715
Why doesn't it sound great as a travel destination? I thought it was great and I plan to go back this year around September. What specificly did you want to know

>>1232716
it just sounded like a bit of an obscure place.
How did you spend your time there?

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I did a day trip to it from Malaga last year. It's not really special and it's more expensive than the Spanish side. The monkeys on the mountain are pretty cool and you can see Africa if it's clear enough. I wouldn't want to spend much more time there though. I can't imagine how it's like for people living there. It's really small and expensive.

>>1232653
Go to frankston or dandenong to experience authentic Melbourne.

stay anywhere near the CBD alternatively have hear St killed has some decent hostels.
My one piece of advice is to google the Melbourne circuit and do it. if not at least got to revs for 10 or 20 hours

>>1232673

>east side thinking theyre top shit
more like sunshine, weribee or st. albans

the aquarium took away its jellyfish that glow in the dark exhibition so i havent gone back since
all northern suburbs before you hit the country are full of indians, turks, lebs and wogs
footscray is full of homos if youre in to that
dont go anywhere near the westgate bridge at night
boxhill is full of gooks if you got yellowfever
clubs are fairly far between each other
dont go west suburbs
east is shit too

to be honest i usually avoid the city cos its full of melbourne hipster faggots and a cunt to drive
in. prefer going north east to eltham, healsville or for a cruise through the great ocean road

where you coming from and when you goin
ill be down there for a month in May

Sadly the trail in your picture is closed because it's super old and our state can't afford to fix small things like railings.
If you can get a ride to the top of tantalus loop there is a trail that leads to a network of trails up on the ridges above manoa valley, there are maps and descriptions via google. It's fun to get dropped off and hike around up top and then end up down in the bottom of the valley. Nice views if the clouds open up.
Diamond head is a neat hike through ww2 bunkers dug into the old crater walls. Go early as you can to miss the crowds.
Also note that the rock in Hawaii is not good for rock climbing, very crumbly. The one solid cliff in the state was requisitioned by the army for a training course when it was discovered.
Sorry, not a lot to go on.

>>1232662
Diamond Head was a beautiful walk, although I agree it would have been better if I went earlier to beat the crowds.

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Stairway to Heaven (Haiku stairs) can still be climbed although it's considered illegal. I did it in September last year.

There's one area where the stairs were almost dangling off a cliff and it was one of the scariest moments of my life climbing that part but it's manageable. Unfortunately for me the weather was awful when I went and I didn't have an amazing view like in your pic. Still possibly the best hike I've done in my life.

If you have q's let me know. Pic is mine.

>>1232604
Plenty of things up north. Pilgrim's Route or Pilegrimsleden in Norway, Kungsleden in Sweden, Pirkan Taival in Finland, Nordkalottruta or Arctic Trail going through all three.

While you're hiking up there, where can I go to easily find a gf such as in your pic, with a good and honest character?

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I've done a few of the GR trails in Spain and Italy. They're all beautiful, but some rely too heavily on dirt roads, and some are so badly marked you can't enjoy the experience because you're always wondering whether you've lost the trail.

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>>1232699
Weird, that map doesn't include GR trails.

Best hike I've ever done was the GR11 in the Pyrenees. Didn't do the whole thing; that takes months.
My dream is to do the GR20 in Corsica which is supposed to be the toughest footpath in europe.

Pic is a village on the E3 trail in Cadiz province.

why the hell would you ruin your vacation by getting a tattoo? the only legit reason i can think of is that you're visiting a specific artist but i guess thats not the case here. Please dont be that retard that looks for the cheapest bum out there willing to permanently fuck you up because he does not know wtf to do.

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>>1232539
???

what's vacation-ruining about getting a tattoo? i'm not going to SEA to get tattooed, but if there are worthwhile tattoo artists that I don't know about, then I'd like to know.

>>1232535
Too much disease and not enough skill. Ick.

Just go to Miami.

>>1232486
well I can't help you much I went to Saidia for an all inclusive vacation in a hotel so I can't add a lot, but pack repelent with you. There were so many fucking mosquitos that they drove me crazy.

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What are you looking for OP? Drugs? Nature? The typical tourist experience?
IMO the only reason to visit Marrakech is to socialize with backpackers or visit the High Atlas. If you don't care about mountains you could fly into Fes instead and save yourself a really boring bus ride.
Meknes and Rabat are awesome and worth visiting if you're in the area.

>>1232504
I go camping in Morocco every year and I've seen exactly two mosquitoes. Now I know why; they're all living it up at the resorts.

>>1232548
Where is good for camping in the country?

As a white English guy I have observed the following while living here:

Most female Brits are here because of a relationship with a French guy.

Most male Brits are here because they were moved here by their job.

British people normally don't choose to live here. Except me. But I'm half French, trying to learn the language and i found a school i could work in (I'm a primary school teacher) that has the easiest fucking workload ever.

If i could choose again i would choose a comfier city in France like Nice, Bordeaux or Lyon.

>>1232476
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDxt2aeNng

>>1232476
Do you know any french?

the ocean xD

>>1232124
Local chain Legal Sea Foods is quite good, despite being a chain. Bunch of branches around the city, a Japanese-inspired spinoff place in Cambridge. Quality fish, famous clam chowder that may be as good as it is hyped, or not.

>>1232126
This, actually. See if you can get a temporary shellfish permit. Maybe not in boston, but if you travel to the burbs an on-beach snack is easy to find. Also, going to legal seafood in boston is like eating at sbarra in new york, you can get that shit at the airport.

Sincerely, Capefag.

>>1231793
Fuck /adv/, it moves too fast for meaningful conversation.

I can't tell you much about the process of moving because I have yet to move myself.

I live in near Anaheim, just north of Encinitas. I'm not sure where you're moving from but I'd like to warn you shit is expensive here, so be prepared to pay more for everything.

The weather is very nice if you like yearly sun and 70-80 degree whether.

I will warn you that this state is also full of liberals, if thats con for you.

If you have any more questions I'll try to answer the best I can.

>>1232009
I'm mainly trying to ascertain if it's even financially feasible to live there and do schooling. Don't have anything saved up currently and pretty sure I could only get an entry level job. Coming from out of state. Only liberals that bother me are ones that lecture me or are SJWs.

>>1232009
(Accidentally sent before I finished completely, I'll continue)

How expensive is it? From how I understand it's pretty bad right? Would it even be possible to hold a basic/entry level job and live there? Would take quite a few roomates living in a cramped area correct?

I'd ask you questions related to moving but since you haven't moved will have to hope for another helpful anon.

>>1231508
>To those who have been to Thailand and have rented scooters. Do most scooters have bad mileage?
I've lived in Thailand and owned a scooter, which I think is close enough. Newer, larger scooters (150cc+) have what I thought of as pretty good mileage, at least compared to a car--easily over 30km/L, maybe as much as 35. But that assumes smooth major highway driving and a bike that's not laden with luggage, among other factors.

Rental bikes aren't going to be new. So reduce a bit. And you're probably going to be driving at least some of the time on back roads and in urban settings, so reduce again there.

But in all seriousness, I think a bigger problem is inter-provincial scooter driving on what may often be mountain roads, without knowing what you're doing. Thai roads are really, really dangerous--thy have some of the world's highest traffic fatality rates. Every foreign resident I knew who drove a scooter in Thailand for any length of time had at least one pretty serious accident, myself included. Be extremely careful.

You may also find rental places that don't want you to take the bikes out of the immediate area, but I don't suppose you need to tell them where you're going.

Most scooter rental is done from tourist resort towns, the notion being that you won't stray too far and just use it to check out the nearby points of interest. It's usually pretty cheap it THB100/day but bear in mind you don't make money renting a brand new USD$1500 out for $3/day, so often they will "notice" some damage you (didn't) cause and ask you to pay for it.

Bottom line, it will work out to be easier & safer (have you ridden before? Also, travel insurance will not cover you unless you hold a full motorcycle licence back home) to rent a car from an international brand. Given how wild & reckless the Thais can be on the roads (frequently drunk, speeding, both) your best chances are in a car, which has a/c and keeps you dry.

Another option is to buy a scooter - go on Craigslist or Backpage etc - for a few hundred USD for a used one, but of course you have to deal with selling it at the end.

Bottom line, you are unlikey to be able to rent a scooter to drive all over the country unless you leave your passport behind (don't do that), or hire a proper large motorcycle from a tour company, but don't do that *unless* you are an experienced rider and have your own PPE.

>>1231535
What advise would you give for someone wanting to explore the countryside? Is there a more effective way to travel hours at a time?