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>>1231470
>Dublin has gone to shit full of leftists and foreigners
>Belfast is a shithole
>Don't know about Cork

Go visit Derry

Go to the southwest.

Cork>Kinsale>Killarney>Galway.

Dublin is worth it as far as historical interest, but you'll be missing the natural beauty of Ireland.

>>1231470
>Irish-American quasi-heritage fag with ancestry in Cork and Kerry

You should literally mention that to everyone, they love when Americans talk about their Irish background.

Amnesia - Herengracht 133I, 1015 BG Amsterdam

Forgot to say. Ask the cashier how to use the vaporizer and tell him you want to use it. Best experience you'll have

>>1232873
>>1232874
I hope you're not trolling me

I don't have any really wild stories. Biggest achievement to date is hitching to Mauritania, but everyone seems to be doing that these days, and the trip was pretty boring.
Other trips of note:
>hitched from Scotland to Luxembourg in 48 hours
>got in nasty car accident while hitching Milford Highway in NZ
>hitchhiked fishing boats around the Persian Gulf

>>1232587

>Best trips, furthest travelled, nearest misses etc?

That's funny, because I had one trip consisting of those three points.

>a good friend of mine makes some friends gaming online
>they are from Britain, they invite him to Amsterdam, as they are going there anyway
>we are polish btw
>he tells me to go along and a girl overhears us and wants to join, cause drugs and party
>ok, let it be.
>she has no experience in hitchiking
>he has very little, but he can very well take care of himself and able to cope with any shit coming for him
>we go
>we only have one map
>everything is going smooth until the last bigger city before the border
>after 3 hours a car stops and tells us they can only take one
>decide they'll be better off without me, throw friends the map and get in the car
>they ought to drop me before the fork, they forget and get me to the border instead
>I wanted to be on the way to Berlin
>I'm now on the way to Dresden
>It's about 11PM, night. stand in the darkness thinking what to do
>voice from the darkness want's something
>"where are you going?"

>five minutes later I'm in a car going almost to Karlsruhe
Not what I really wanted, but still not bad for a night trip, This is when the guy tells me the best story I have ever heard (sorry for a longer backstory, it's important):

>>1232598
KEEP GOING

Didn't she have any reviews on her own?

I honestly don't like Couchsurfing very much. Unless I'm traveling in a developed country, the time it takes to find a decent host is enough to offset the cost of paying for a dorm room in a hostel.

When I was in Iceland back in 2014, I spent nearly two weeks petitioning people in Edinburgh and Glasgow to stay for a night. My profile was filled out and had a number of positive reviews, but the best I got was a "Maybe" from a man who bailed at the last minute.

Wondering what I was doing wrong, I checked the references for the folks who were active users. Almost without exception, the men who frequently hosted guests only took in single women or groups of women, while female hosts did exactly the same. If you're a single guy trying to find accommodation in the developed world, good fucking luck.

I did host a Nepalese couple when I was living in New Delhi. They were both friendly and bought me some food because I fell ill shortly after I arrived. No hassle and left me a positive reference.

CouchSufing is basically sex-surfing, IME.

>>1232449
I think you need more than one experience to make your mind on the matter. She was shitty but maybe the next one might be a delight to have stay over. By the sound of it you were a good host, and it may just take the right kind of person to appreciate that. Give it another go

>>1232453
So you are saying that it is easier to get a host in a third world country?
Could a single guy get a host without many reviews there?
I think that makes sense since the culture there tends to be more hospitable.

>Didn't she have any reviews on her own?

She had like one review but I figured it would be fair since I don't have any reviews myself.

>>1232454

I think that whole experience just made me realize that I don't have the energy to host and trust complete strangers in my apartment for more then a day. especially if they are completely passive and i feel the need to cater to them like I run hotel or something

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Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.

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Bergen, Norway

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Dubrovnik, Croatia

>>1231495
It depends

t. knower

>>1231502
CA to OH

>>1231507
That would suck shit

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/diy/ here. Can I make my own suitcase or do they tear it apart in customs for looking suspicious?

>>1231723

I've seen people using cardboard boxes as suitcases and such.

>>1231484
If you don't mind spending, then go with the Rimowa. Skip the bullshit ones with the zippers. Otherwise, my Samsonites have been sturdy too but for far less money.

take tram 11 to the archipelago and have a picnic on some random island with a cute swedish girl.

Universeum is nice. Nordstan is a haven for thieves and thugs in the evening. If you like art then you can check out the art museum near poseidon.
One of the best places to eat is teos Italian kitchen.

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>>1231351

>food
Linnégatan

>beer
Andra Långgatan

>clubs
Yakida, Pustervik, Neff

>cafes
"Kungsportsavenyn" area is pricey, but Cafe Taktik is cheap and has boardgames too

Generally. Its a nice, but small town. Relatively dead city core, except for Nordstan. Great shopping. You wont find better partying anywhere else in Sweden, but most fun is usually exclusive to illegal underground clubs. MDMA etc is common.

If its a nice day, consider taking a walk in Slottskogen. The only place in Sweden where public drinking is allowed... (Sweden sucks)

Archipelago is nice, but the sea is windy.

>>1230499
following this

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>>1230499
Same as ethical than visiting USA

>>1230499
yes, perfectly.
you going or not won't change a single thing in the world or in north korea.

You will be treated the same way you are treated anywhere. You will be as able to make friends as easily or not as you do now.

Why do people think moving to another country will change shit like this. If you are a rampaging sperg loner in your home country you will be rampaging sperg loner in Japan.

>>1230450
Because I've heard that baldness is more accepted in the U.S. than Asia

>>1230445
No one fucking cares.

Finishing my exams in june and heading to a (semi) local festival the same day.
After that hitting a festival in Sweden and then Wacken in journey. Plan to spend most of the time between them travelling europe

>>1229654
Nice. Where do you live?

Im thinking of going to EDC Tokyo at the end of April. If I decide to go itll be the first time Ive been to a music festival alone- do you find it hard to meet people and find a crew for the day (if you go alone)? I wonder how common it is for other people to travel solo festivals too and are in the same position.

00 12 gage

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>>1232443
weapons are banned in the country you are camping in

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I got you, senpai.

This is what I did when I was in Central America and SEA to defend against rouge jaguars and tigers. I nevery had to actually use them but it was nice to have.

What you do is buy a can of hairspray or can flammable aerosol product and a lighter. And that's about it. Improvised flamethrower.

Practice with it first and be careful out there.

>>1232372

Meant to put born and raised, not been.

>>1232372
NC is very popular with people from the North East. The city data forums, I haven't been there in years, though, is a good source of info

>>1232372
I'm from the Northeast originally, and have spent a lot of time in NYC, and I lived in NC for a few years. It's actually a pretty varied state, so where you live makes a big difference as far as changes to expect.

The Triangle region (Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, sort of in the center of the state) is full of students, academics, and highly-educated professional types, including growing tech and biotech sectors. Lots of relocated Yankees, so it'll feel a bit less alien than a more rural area. Very good food, music, bar, and art scenes--between the three towns/cities I mentioned, there's enough going on to cobble together a metropolitan-style experience even without a real major city. But the area is sprawling--lots of suburban developments of McMansions-- and there is no public transit worth mentioning (bus systems exist but are not great or well-integrated), so you'll need to drive a lot. That may be the single biggest difference, along with the fact that locals will indeed speak with Southern accents and may seem uncomfortably polite. I lived in and really enjoyed Durham. Very cheap housing.

Asheville, out West, has lots of artists and retirees (also some students), in a physically attractive small city in a nice mountain setting. It will seem very small, but there will be stuff going on.

Charlotte is largely fancy-suburban and finance industry heavy--lots of banks and insurance companies. Just a little like a southern version of the Connecticut suburbs of NYC.

And then there's the coast, which Is beachy and seasonally busy.

riverside

>>1232288
out of places you'd actually want to live in i mean cause there is cheaper but riverside is still close to la and oc

>>1232289
Thanks. And the cheapest place near SF?

>expensive ass hotel
>shower doesn't have a door
why the fuck

>>1232235

Sliding doors you fucking imbecile.

Also, hostel not hotel.

>>1232235
(You)