Archived threads in /trv/ - Travel - 203. page

>>1215742
It's been almost a decade and half since I have been to Qatar, but I have been in other GCC countries since.

As far as alcohol, the Duty Free is the easiest way to obtain it.Especially for as short of a time you will be there

>>1215742
There are a ton of gays there. Incredible really given the region

You can get alcohol in hotel bars. There isn't that much to see other than what you can read on wikitravel. Like the museum of islamic art.

>>1215620
What were you after anon ? Melbourne isn't a one size fits all city

Go to Darwin OP! The aboriginals are so nice and friendly there... Just go up to one and give them a hug. They will love it and want to show you around and teach you about their amazing culture. Easily the friendliest and welcoming people on the planet!

>>1215620
Sydney and Canberra are God tier cities, Adelaide and gold coast are nice, Melbourne Brisbane Perth are utter crap

>>1213890
Smuggling drugs.

>>1213890
Move heroin around SEA, I did it and one run paid $3000 AUD, which is basically 3 months of travel in SEA.

>>1213891
>>1213893
no drugs/ no moving any stuff anywhere involved. I want to make money from telling people over the internet what I did, be it in blog or film or any other form

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>i want to visit 32 cities across europe in one month

>>1216608
This

You have less than one day for each city, not including travel.

Split the trip up, and dedicate it to a few places - you'll see the cities better and it'll be a memorable and fun trip, not "how the fuck can we get to the airport/train station/bus depot on time?!?!?!?!"

>>1216657
Thanks for the advice, what cities/places do you reccomend?

>>1216564
Spain, UK, Germany

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Just stay home, poorfag.

Budapest. Probably the best city in all of europe with a cheap price tag.

>>1216185
>Layover wise
You can take the express train to the city center and back. Read on wikitravel or the like on what to see in the city. Since you're going to Cannes you're already inside Schengen, and there are no more passport controls and you can freely go about wherever you want.

>Safety wise
It's far safer than wherever you are from.

Your one and only warning: Oslo is hideously, stupendously expensive. Your ass will be safe from raping, but your wallet will not be.

The express train is expensive as hell but if you're going to Cannes I'll imagine that's not a concern for you. If I recall it's $30-40 usd round trip. Oslo in the city isn't too exciting though. It's beautiful flying into though. People are friendly enough though so that's cool. I spent the night at the raddison blue and it was fine, just make sure you get some polse at the airport, shit was cash. I also had success with tinder there. All in all not the worst place for a layover. Especially if finances aren't too much of a concern.

>>1216277
Thanks for the candidness. I'm going to Cannes as an intern, so my money is almost non-existent. I unfortunately can't partake in that polse you referred to, either. I'm a vegetarian. But the transit info is really helpful. Because of my long layover, do you think I'm better off getting a room or crashing at the airport?

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where are you from?

you probably don't
while there's some nice art work and cultural preservation, there's a lot more poverty

this is a good list though
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:First_Nations_museums_in_Canada

in general the places with later white settlement have more stuff

>>1216152
i'm from Europe, and I've been asked to organize a tour with that theme

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>>1216164
Canadia is hueg. What part are you looking at?

>>1216008
Been rockhounding at UDig trilobite quarry in Utah, snooped around parts of Arizona, now I'm in the U.K. hoping to go to Jurassic Coast to look for shells. It's a cool hobby, what are your favorite places OP?

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>>1216181
Not him, but Calvert Cliffs on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland is a spot I enjoyed, back when I lived near there. Digging into the cliffs is not legal, but you can find all sorts of marine mammal, shark, ray and sometimes teleost material on the, as well as inverts. SOm folks have found large terrestrial mammal teeth and stuff there, but I never did.

>>1216008
I have a rock collection from my parents and grandparents before them. All from travels. Grandfather picked up a lot of stones during WW2 in India and Nepal and doled them out over the years as gifts for graduation and birthday milestones. Nowadays, the really valuable cool stuff has all been mined out or raped by tourists. But for fossils, there's still a lot of fun to be had.
This was my favorite series on it all "Gem Hunters"...Hope they do another series together. It was travel danger at its greatest, from back alley money exchanges to smuggling through government paperwork, to broken down vehicles, rofl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvpFjmu93bs
From his show, I gather you could river sift for sapphires in Cambodia on your own if you didn't care about land mines.

You can easily get megaladon shark teeth in the Peace River in Florida, and have a pretty good vacation in the area too, especially shelling after a storm in nearby Sanibel Island.
https://youtu.be/HhDxFeM0IS4?t=7m19s

4 days

>>1215806
I went there in Jan. Bratislava is only an hours train away, but isn't that great. Only thing worthwhile there are the views from the Bratislava castle.

Make sure you go to schönbrunn palace. Also Stephans cathedral has great views too

if you are at least somewhat into art, plan 3 full days for fine arts museums

smuggle it in your ass?

>>1215209
Seeing as the EU is flooded with AK bayonets - I see no reason why not.

Mark it as a gift to avoid customs duty.

>>1215221
it is a gift, how do i do that? wrap it in gift paper? :^)

Does anyone know what the ladyboy scene is in Pattaya?

>>1204944
Sorry I meant Chiang Mai

>>1204944

Last time I was in CM, and not that Katoeys are my thing, there wasn`t many. If you want Ladyboys goto Pattaya or Bangkok.

A friend of mine went there for a boyscout trip. He was given a rifle dating back from WW2 with a Nazi emblem on the barrel in case they were attacked by a polar bear. You get one shot, one opportunity.
Great place apparently.

>>1216615
pretty sure you can't go there without having a job first, as most housing is employee housing for the companies there

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Its been a while since I lived there (2008), so some things might have changed, but probably not the basics.

anyways:
>would appreciate any tips/suggestion about when to go, what to do for fun ect
>when
Just for the experience, any time can be fantastic!
Summer: Endless days. Sun simply does not set for a few weeks/months. You really reduce the amount of sleep you need when its constantly light.
Winter: Endless night. Sun simply does not rise for a few months. Easy to get depressing long-term if you dont have anything to do and no friends, but its and interesting feeling. Also: Northern lights and ice caves
Between: You can get fantastic light in spring, when everything is covered in snow, and you have 2-3h of low sun a day. (pic related)

>what do
Go on a boat trip around the fjords, go to Pyramiden (soviet mining ghost town), go on a hike, go skiing, go ice caving, snowscootering, kayaking…

>>1216617
>He was given a rifle dating back from WW2 with a Nazi emblem on the barrel in case they were attacked by a polar bear. You get one shot, one opportunity.
Yeah, there are a lot of old Mauser rifles around. Also had one. But they have a clip (or whatever, I'm no /k/), so you technically have 5 shots.
However:
It is illegal to kill a polar bear.
It is also illegal to leave town without a rifle.
Essentially, you have to make sure to avoid contact, but if you do, you have to be able to defend yourself. And then you have to defend yourself in court, because there will be an investigation about whether the bear death was avoidable or not.
don't know about the current tourist regulations on obtaining a rifle.
also, without training, it's at best a placebo and at worst even more dangerous to carry a rifle.

And speaking of dangers:
In winter there's avalanches (almost killed myself in one, because stupid) and just today one crushed a whole part of town (again…).
Glacier caves are also not very stable.
There is no cellphone reception out of town.

seems like /trv/ is getting a lot faster than before and a bump is warranted

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>>1216209
The last bump on the last thread on the last page is four days old -- you were fine.

Never been to the big G, but hope somebody can help you out.

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Guatemalan here,

Atitlan lake sounds great, make sure you visit Santiago La Laguna, my personal favourite

Must include in your trip: Quetzaltenango and Cobán (Semuy Champey + Lanquin)

I'm kind of busy tonight, but if you have any questions just ask

Pic is Huehuetenango

>>1213796
>- Is there a place to buy Amazon Kindle?
I guess if you'll be somewhere long enough, you could have one shipped overnight to you. I love my kindle HDX 7 and 10, but I also was gifted a Samsung E Lite which can be bought anywhere and the same exact stats as the Fire 8 HD, which is cheap as shit like $49, and just as good once you download the 3 kindle apps (underground, kindle, video). In some ways it has a couple of things better done and vice versa.

Dine at the market (Mercado San Lorenzo)

BUY LEATHER sneakers, lol, this is the capital of leather in Italy among some other handicrafts.
Check out this site that lets you add an iPhone app (if you want) that can sort out a walking tour to visit artisans in their workshops/businesses. Or just use it to find a shop of quality.
http://toscana.artour.it/en/companies/

>>1213796
>And same question for Sienna.
Alain Duchesse is chef at L'Andana which is kind of neat thing, as it was the summer house of Leopold and other royals.

Terme di Chianciano is a realllllllly nice spa, and can't miss.

>>1213803
thanks

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Any interesting souvenir recommendations?

>>1216080
Get a large enough prescription before you leave

>>1216087
as this goy says
unless in critical condition i doubt you can do otherwise
(italianon, works like that here)

>>1216098

So I'd just tell my doc I'm going travelling for a while and to ask for like 3-6mo worth of meds?

idk why I haven't thought of that before lol