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>>1216100
Unless you are flying Air Botswana or something, my opinion is that the differences quality of experience between airlines is much less than people like to think it is. The differences between non-budget airlines are even less. So I wouldn't worry to much about it.

At the end of the day, you are sitting in a tin can filled with other people and dry air for however long it takes to get where you want to go.

>>1216113
Nice way of looking at it. Thanks, man.

>>1216113
All of this.

Unless you're on some long haul flight, where the service, comfort and meal service varies greatly by airline because of classes, you will probably feel like this airline is just like most others from first world countries that are all coach seating. This is a low cost airline (which brings about a level of personnel with no loyalties or who don't fly often), but a big one in numbers of flights. As far as safety goes, they have almost 100 nearly brand new Boeings and Airbuses with another 100 on order (new!), so they seem poised to have growing pains.

General tips for low cost airlines, buy a liter water bottle in the terminal, have your own snacks and foods (just in case you can't buy them), regulate your own temperature without buying a blanket, and prepay all your luggage and do everyone online long before you leave, not at the ticket counter or gate.

Vegas baby, Vegas!!!

https://youtu.be/_rU0gs-Wmvo

>Siberia
>All three Baltic states
>the Netherlands

Colombia

>>1215561
Why did you bump my thread after two and a half minutes?

Good moment to visit places far from any football games?

>>1215560
Worst possible moment to go to russia if you're planning on going anywhere near the host cities, prices of everything will be absolutely outrageous and finding anywhere to stay a nightmare.

>>1215223
Fuck teaching, with that kind of money, save up 2 years worth of funds and learn to play poker. It's easy money.

Last year I completely self funded my 2 month Cambodia trip by spending 2 weeks worth of nights playing 1/2 NL at Nagaworld in Phnom Penh. Made just over $4000 in profit in those two weeks. The only prereq is knowledge, discipline and a bankroll. Tourists who come and go only want to play for fun, they don't take the game seriously, and that means easy money for people who dedicate themselves.

>>1215224
Im not interested in poker...

I know how to invest well, but for some reason my family still see's that as a failure.

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>>1215225
Well then invest and do what interests you. Teaching ESL is not fun, and at the end of the day, the kids deserve a dedicated teacher. So unless you are willing to transform yourself into a teacher learn to do something else.

If it's just about your family, who the fuck cares, if you can live in paradise and support yourself through investing why not do it. It's your life, not theirs.

>>1214603
no

>>1214603
All flippancy aside, no, almost certainly not, especially if you're actually depressed. Work on fixing that.

But all that said, you'll probably be distracted, at least for a while, in another country, so there's no reason not to travel.

It's dumb to think that expatriating will fix you. You have to fix yourself, maybe with professional help. But it probably won't make you worse.

>>1214603
It will give you another chance socially. If you're not happy because of your social life then maybe. If it's more because of your emotional state or professional life, then no.

Went from NYC to Toronto last year by greyhound over night. Comfy seats and no problems at the border.

I've never tried Amtrack because it seems way too expensive to be worth it

>>1215996
yeah amtrak is only cheaper if you buy tickets months in advance and use their online deals, otherwise it's more expensive than flying

>>1214393
>hello my name a borat

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>>1214393
But couldn't you already come to the EU for up to 90 days with no Visa?

>>1214393
Source on this? I'm genuinely interested. Kyrgyzstan is already visa free for my nationality, maybe this is my chance to finally visit Central Asia.

>>1215577
So you want to travel with 50 people with the exact same taste in music as you have?

>>1215578
I just thought lo fi music is pretty neutral if there are no lyrics involved, my younger brother (17) tells me that's a good genre to listen while studying or relaxing. I'm 34 so I don't listen to music that much, what would you suggest?

>>1215580
Headphones

>birdwatching at barnes wetlands
>tudor mansion to see homeless artwork
>football golf
>oxygen freejumping
>walk "The Jubilee Greenway"
>visit all the museums because they are goat

>>1212079
thank you

>>1212057
The thing about London is that the touristic things shouldn't be missed, and the cost of living is so damn high, that I find the casual off the beaten path stuff is hard to do at a daily hotel rate. Don't eschew the regular fun stuff.

Kids like brass rubbings, harry potter bus tour, or really any double decker buses, museums and the parks. Older kids probably love the tower of london, boating on the thames, studio tours, markets for food and old weird stuff. The cathedrals are interesting to me, not sure to everyone though. Shopping at the grand dame department stores.

>>1207489
bring Shekels

>>1207489
The youngest and hottest hookers will have the worst attitudes. They usually charge per 15 minutes and want you in, done and out in under that time, or you can pay for a second 15 minutes. They're trying to make as much money as possible, as quickly as possible.

You get better service from the slightly older hookers and the ones without packed audiences at their windows, especially the asian ones in the quieter streets.

A lot of the african ones will try to scam you and charge for different positions etc.

I work in the Amsterdam tourisme industry, AMA

>>1215568

Expect it to cost a fuckload, even in the outer London areas.

If you're expecting to live in Greater London, I hope you have £400k

Not that much. It's just that there's nobody to work with in my home country. Everybody I knew already moved wherever.

>>1215568
not really sure why you would want to t bh

its not particularly inspiring or romantic or evocative. out of all of the supposed top tier cities its probably the least interesting.

t. i live there

The Met and Natural History museum are more than a few bucks. This is New York not DC Nothing much going on in Midtown at those hours except stare at the homeless. It's not as sketchy as it once was but still watch yourself.
Bed-Stuy and Bushwick for brownstones. Borough Park for a shetel like Jewish neighborhood. Go to Yelp for cheap eats.
Bookstores:Rizzouli,Kinokuniya,Barnes & Noble.
Record stores:Rock & Soul

>>1214972

>If I only pay a couple bucks to get in to the Met and Nat History museums will I be looked at as a shit-bag by ticket counter workers?

Who cares? It's not like they'll follow you around. You'll never see them again most likely so pay whatever you want. Ignore >>1215119 since you can pay $1 at both places and enjoy the museum as if you paid $20. In fact, that poster is a moron so ignore everything he said.

>My train gets into Penn at around 2am, what is there to do between 2-6am? I was probably just gonna walk around midtown and time square since it will probably be less crowded but still walked as such as to make it relatively safe. Not to interested in bars but if it's my only option, I do like Jazz and blues.

That's probably the only time I would recommend Times Square. Enjoy the bright lights without all the shitty tourists and people hustling the streets. Take a walk all the way west and walk along the water. Make your way downtown and look out for a diner. They're open 24/7 and are pretty standard across the board. Grab yourself some pancakes, eggs, and bacon.

>What are some cool neighborhoods to check out and bike in and around Brooklyn? I'm pretty interested in architecture and like brown stone rowhouses.

To be honest, I'm not well versed on BK. Grew up in Manhattan and never really made it down there. However, biking along the bridge into BK is a nice way to start and you can grab some good pizza underneath the bridge.

>>1214972
>What are some decent places I can get a bite for cheap, mainly mexican and italian places. I'm on a serious budget so nothing fancy.

I'd recommend keeping an eye out for taco trucks. They're a lot more prevalent in Queens and BK. Give Halal Guys a shot since it's a NYC staple and costs $5 for plenty of food, although prices may have gone up slightly. I always recommend Kati Roll Company since it's great as a snack or a meal. Basically an Indian burrito for about $5.

>What are some good bookstores and other little shops to take a look at while I'm there?

Definitely check out Strand. Enormous selection and just fun to walk around. Kinokuniya is fun if you're into Japanese culture. I would talk a walk down St. Marks place. It definitely not the same place it used to be, but there are a few little neat shops to browse. Lower East Side in general has a lot of cool shops so give that area a walk around.

are celebrations still on for this year? i'd look into that first.

>>1213805
I have been in Thailand for Songkran seven or eight times. The most enjoyable celebration I have personally experienced was in Chiang Mai. (I have not seen elephant spraying, but maybe in Surin?)

Mostly, you are guaranteed to be wet for a few days. Don't have your passport on you (although I did survive having a Ziploc-bagged passport on me once when I got thrown into the old city moat by a little girl with the advantage of the element of surprise). And I'd avoid traveling during the New Year holiday if you can avoid it--trains, buses, planes, and hotels are all at their most crowded for the whole midmonth week or so.

The above anon is also right that you should make sure that the celebration wherever you are going is still on for this year--mourning for His late Majesty is still a long way from finished.

Never saw elephants, but the celebrations in Chiang Mai was a lot of fun. Trucks loaded with buckets and people always driving by, streets filled with people from every age imaginable with water guns, and just an all round good time.

Also, how are the muslims in Morrocco ?
Will they care if i drink / smoke in their country ?
Obviously i want to be respectful of their customs so what are the big no - no for a traveler ?

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It's easy to score hash in all the Moroccan cities. I don't know about weed though. Just be careful of the usual scams. People talk about set-ups by the police, but that might be just talk.
You'll want to travel up the coast a little bit from Agadir just to see the sights and the quieter surf towns. Make sure to eat some of the bananas in Tamri, a.k.a. Banana Village. And you can either hitchhike or take a taxi to Vallee du Paradis to hang with other disgusting hippies, or hike to the other valleys surrounding it to get away from the disgusting hippies. There's some kind of meme waterfall up in that area which I've never seen, but which should be flowing pretty good at this time of year.
>>1213659
Generally speaking, in Morocco being high on weed is tolerated more than being drunk, but in Agadir I wouldn't worry about either one.
Just don't act like a substance-abusing hooligan in the streets; that's where most tourists start to offend people.
And if you do go to the mountain villages, tread very lightly, say 'salam aleikum' or 'mamnk a tgit' to people.

>>1214141
oops that pic isn't the Atlas. Looks similar though.

up

I have never been to any of those places, but your cat picture earns you a free bump from me. Somebody help a guy who posts such a picture!

And now, I am off to click on storefronts until such time as no such pictures remain.

>>1212352
Mnyeah, sort of. I lived in Trieste for a while, so I'm biased (positively, very much so), and I travelled a fair bit in the region.

You've got 4 destinations in 4 days. Even when transport isn't a problem (and it isn't), that's going to limit how much you can see and do.
Honestly, if you're going to Pula and Trieste (to enjoy the seaside for a bit, I imagine), just go to Bled to see the island in the lake and then head on. Except for that, the lake is just a regular lake. Going into the mountains around it means skipping on Leibach, Trst or Pola, and all three are nicer than Bled.

I'll try not to forget to check on this thread if you have any more questions.
+ dat cat :3