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>zika
don't mind unless you're a pregnant woman. If you are, better avoid.

>costs
Brazil is a strange country. Rio can be really expensive or really cheap. If you stay at a hostel in the city center you'll be ok and pay like USD 30. It's not SEA, specially if you want to avoid poor people (and that's a must.)

>security, things to avoid

About a month ago, some people in a yacht got robbed by a man in a kayak. That happened in one of the best areas of the city, in an upscale marina. No one is safe. Don't wear a watch and avoid bringing lots of cash. Avoid speaking english loud and showing your mobile too.

If you just want beaches and bitches, go to barra. Is a very safe neighborhood.

But you probably want to do some sightseeing. Than you better stay in Ipanema/leblon. Copacabana is a shitty neighborhhod.

>food to try
There is not anything I could recommend, nothing unique. But try the churrasco (barbecue).

>>1208706
What this anon said.
I spent 5 months in Rio. Dope as fuck. Some dangerous places, but it's ok as long as you do t wear anything expensive and avoid dark empty roads. They tried to pickpocket me once and mug me on the beach late afternoon, but both times nothing happened.

I stayed in most neighbourhoods around, Copacabana is not that bad as the other anon say. Good price/quality ratio especially if you look for an apartment. Leblon and Ipanema are not upperclass.

If you want some cheap but downtown places, lower Santa Teresa is also nice (not close to the beach though).

Zika is a hyped thing.
Food is nothing special.

>>1208519
t. Brazilian
>Personal experiences
I've been in Rio several times and nothing happened with me. But I'm not white.
>Recommendations
1) DON'T. GO. TO. A. FAVELA.
2) Always go walk with at least R$ 150,00 with you. Otherwise the thugs can be really pissed off
3) If you are being stealed, even if you are seeing that the thug has not a gun, is better not to react - generally those thugs have a weaponed backup.
4) If you are going to stay in a hostel, it is better change your mind: Brazil and Rio de Janeiro state in particular is facing an acute economic crisis, and there are cases of robbery at hostels;
5) South Zone = good (but favelas); North Zone = bad (and favelas)
6) Rio de Janeiro beaches are not good (= polluted). The best ones are at Barra da Tijuca and Recreio dos Bandeirantes, which are waaaaay far of city centre.
7) Seacost restaurants are more expensive than inner district ones
8) It is worth to take a bus which rounds Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas. Ask hotel staff for it. And don't forget "2" and "3".

any good ones trv recommends?

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>>1208023
I use knock-off Moleskines. I like the Moleskine design but why would anyone pay $20 for a journal.

I like to draw in mine because illustrations make such a huge difference in presentation.

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>>1208039
And when I'm camping I use candle smoke to do shading. It's a technique I invented.

India got what you need.

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>>1207399
Alright, aside from India, any other options?

>>1207385
your parents are going to be gone when you get back, they thought it was more cost effective to spend 7.5k to get you to leave for 7 months while they packed up and moved, then have you live off of them for the rest of their days.

I'd also like to ask about the differences between Germany and Austria.
I'd like to visit both in the future.
Any large differences worth noting?

>>1206119
They celebrate Oktoberfest everywhere in Germany, but yeah, it originated in Bavaria. Hell, we even have Oktoberfest here in The Netherlands nowadays.

Bavaria is the Texas of Germany, all the stereotypes you may have of the country is probably from that area.

I'm planning on going in October, an tips?

>>1204856
>>1204856
You won't be able to do any great walking tracks in 2 weeks, but there's still lots to see. You should definitely try to do a boats tour in Milford Sound. Takes about 3 hours and costs only $50 which is pretty cheap for south island standards. Definitely visit the Queenstown and Wanaka area and try to do some short walking tracks like Roys Peak or Rob Roys Glacier track. You can do lots of scenic walking tracks that only take 3-5 hours, but you should bring some good shoes. If you're in Queenstown you should take a ride in the Gondola up the mountain and try Fergburger in Queenstown if you can. Cockadoodle Oink is my favorite burger there. Further definitely take a look at lake Tekapo and if you still have time give Mount Cook and Abel Tasman at least a short visit.

>>1205399

Thanks.
What company should I go with to get $50 tickets? Most I've been looking at are way more than that.

And so far my trip is based out of Christchurch. We would travel through Arthur's Pass, down the west coast stopping at the glaciers, across to Wanaka, into Queenstown, over to Te Anau and Milford Sound, and then back up to Queenstown, up to Mount Cook (stops at Lake Tekapo), and then back to Christchurch. Possibly add a day trip up to Kaikoura (not sure about earthquake damage) or over to Akaroa. Unfortunately no time for Abel Tasman I think.

Right now I'm thinking of doing the Robert's Point Track at Franz Josef, the Temple Basin walk at Arthur's Pass, and the Hooker Valley Track at Mount Cook. Think I should add one around Queenstown/Wanaka as well?

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>>1204495
Here's the note that was inside the box here's what I can make out
He said no btc I think so maybe he means Bitcoin? He said no email transfer too. And he says he wants the 'backage' which was misspelled shipped yesterday and it clearly wasn't because it was still there. He then says tevita is mad, I don't know if that's a name or if he speaking in third person. He says or it looks like he's saying "we have no gun in nadi" all I know is nadi is a city in Fiji

Congratulations OP, you hit the jackpot. Have fun in your vacation.

>>1204497
not really these are somebody elses that were meant to be shipped and if this place gets raided or if some Fijian or Hawaiian gangster comes to get his shit back and she's I opened it. Im trying to leave ASAP.IDK to tell the cops or not

>>1203887
I find the existence of the Griffith Observatory to be highly ironic; I can imagine few places worst to observe the stars and than Los Angeles.

Visit the walk of fame. Go to Korea Town

If you're not afraid of the cops LA offers some of the world's best selection of prostitutes. In other countries prostis all look the same as if they come off an assembly line. LA has a buffet of litterally all sorts.

>>1203898
How dangerous is it to visit prostitutes in US? I mean in terms of police being involved, and also in terms or risks of getting some kind of disease?

>>1203887
Do you want to do the blatantly tourist shit or do you want to have a more tolerable trip? There are two extremely different sides of Los Angeles tourism.

budapest: stay at retox hostel

also, if you have all your transport tickets bought what i am about to say doesnt really matter but...be flexible. if you really like a town, meet a girl, whatever, feel free to stay a bit more and alter your route. you will meet a lot of people on the way who will guide you

>>1209650
There is a big smog alert in Budapest right now (Beijing tier) I hope you wll find it much better when you arrive.

Go and see the national musem.

Also it is very important, to watch out for the taxi drivers and at the subway station ticket checkers. They have a tendency to scam you as soon as they discover it that you are a foreigner.

>>1209650
In terms of art, Copenhagen has Statens Museum for Kunst, which features paintings from the 16th century up to current stuff. Entrance is ~$14. I recommend it if you like the typical national gallery type places.

If you want really old stuff, like Islamic art, definitely go for Davids Samling. Entrance is free and it's a beautiful collection.

Carlsbergs Glyptotek is also a beautiful place. Mixture of paintings, sculpture etc. Entrance about the same as Statens.

Kunsthal Charlottenborg features modern art, often exhibitions with the new graduates from the Royal Academy.

Final rec is Thorvaldsens Museum. Thorvaldsen was one of the great sculptors of all time and this museum is dedicated to his works.
It's also a beautiful building in itself.

>>1209411
*too

As a grammar Nazi,, I'm mortified.

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>>1209421
>i,,

what the fuck are you waiting for then?

do you live in florida? it shouldn't be that costly man

Anon, you're posting on 4chan, so statistically speaking you're pathetic. The other guy will get laid while you jerk off in the toilets.

>>1209277
> fpbp
Sorry, OP.

>>1209277
fair point, but he's fat and black. Does my whiteness give me an alpha advantage?

>>1209074
Denver local here. Telluride would be tough you are right. Ig you want to see the mountains though places like Dillon or Frisco are only 40 min from Downtown denver. If you want to see some music, Club Beta and Vinyl are two cool clubs. Also this place called The Church is neato. Pikes Peak is cool but as an avid mountain climber I would almost recommend Mt. Evans as it is a little less crowded while still being something you can drive up.

Boulder is fun and the flatirons are some of the most majestic mountains you will ever see. I hope you go see the Grand Tetons in Wyoming during this trip as those are very awe inspiring. If you like Beer the Coors factory is 25 min from Denver in Golden and they give free tours.

>>1209136
If you want a low-key night there is a place called the Punch Bowl Social which is more of a relaxed chill environment. on the way to Yellowstone you will have to drive through Fort Collins which has something like 20 micro breweries.

When you go up to Boulder hike chautauqua park.

>>1209136
OP here

Thanks anon. I'm not into coors *(puts on sperrys and skinny jeans) but i'm always up for microbrews. Heard Colorado is the place to be for that kind of thing. I'm into racing as well, which influenced my decision to go to Pikes Peak. I'll look into Mt Evans as well.

I'll look into concert listings closer to my time of arrival. Unfortunately the only show at Red Rocks during my time there is Flosstradamus, which is going to be a hard pass. I've heard denver has a good bass music scene, but the vast majority of bass music is boring outside DnB/Halftime/Some trap.

>>1209141
Thanks man. Any recommended places to stay?

(high cost of living) + (limited employment opportunities*) + (poor infrastructure*) = (people come to visit, not stay)

*outside the tourism industry

haoles get treated like shit out of their designated areas

massive drug problem, crime, poverty

I only know Malta as a tourist, but from what I recall a lot of bus drivers were foreigners. And if I'm not mistaken buses are operated by a British company so that may explain that.
Anyway there must be loads of small tourism-related jobs I reckon, for example around the ferry going to Gozo there were a lot of young foreign people selling boat tours and stuff.

>>1208623
Yeah, I hadn't thought of tourist related stuff. Might be worth looking into. I'll unfortunately be getting there (if I do) just as the season dies down though.

>>1208618
Not to poopoo on your ideas anon, but islands tend to lack jobs, not the reverse. Are you a banker? Do you have experience in tourism? Might take care of an internship for either industry before you ditch all and move there at the end of a tourism season.
Get on hotel and banking company websites now, view their newpapers, see if you can get a feel for the job market, maybe a 2nd language that is a great idea, or some other skill you were not sure was highest demand, or even apply ahead. If you want to work in a restaurant, go get a training class that gives you some cook skills and health code approvals. These little things could be the edge that gets you the job. I dare say you might find a little job now with a company that also exists there, might even get a 2 week tiny internship that will lead to a phone call and clenching the deal later. Sales experience is great, ever worked in an art gallery? Do you have wealthy attire? Could start acquiring some snappy resort clothes to represent a company well.

>>1208336
Started travelling right after I graduated. Been "on the road" for the past 2+ years.


I tried to analyze why I'm travelling recently.

I've been in many countries, seen lots of architecture, met hundreds/thousands of people. Kind of getting..tired of that right now. So what I'm looking for? Just some distractions from the emptiness of life.

I'm not running from anything. Maybe from a boring life in an office with 9-5, suburb house lifestyle.

>>1208336
>Why do you travel? What are you looking for? What are you running from?
Basically all it boils down to is getting the fuck away from the crushing boredom of daily routine.

>>1208336
This was an interesting board a decade ago but now it's beta males and weebs teaching English, or middle aged tech guys planning family vacations. Oh and fat Americans who genuinely think traveling within the US counts as travel.

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DONT DO IT.

CUBA IS A FUCKING SHITHOLE.

People are shit, they are just friendly to steal your money, they will stab you in the back and fool you. Yeah i know, "But im smart as shit! ill tell them to fuck off" right? No. After you send someone to fuck off, another one will come after MINUTES.

We hated every minute there until we met a spaniard who emigrated to cuba a couple of years back and told us exactly what to do. Im brown so i just had to wear some shit clothing and people stopped asking me for money.

Prostitutes are expensive. $100 USD and they look like mediocre mexicans. Beer was expensive $1.50 average. Tourist food is expensive and you can do well buying from cuban snacks but you need a strong stomach. Hot dogs 2 x $1 USD is the cheapest i got and some 2 dollar pizzas.

If you dont speak spanish be prepared to be scammed, dont follow anyone, always distrust everyone even if they are friendly.

You are much better at mexico, go to merida, veracruz, oaxaca, much better towns, cheaper, less crowded with idiot tourists, a lot have uber.

Cuban taxis are going to rip you off no matter what, you need to haggle hard.

Cuba is a ton of fun... great rum, the best jazz clubs. The people will hustle the shit outta you, best thing to do is befriend one who you like, make him your fixer. He can get shit cheaper than you ever will. plus he makes a bit off it, so win win. You are super safe there. speaking spanish is def an asset. Always stay in casas, and have them supply the dinners. Stay away from state run restaraunts...
now specifics.... Vinales was beautiful, good for hiking and caves with natural pools inside, hire a local to show you around the countryside, worth the 10 bucks..
Havana expensive, loud, intense hustlers... best music scene ever....
Trinidad, sorta touristy, some nice beaches.
Baracoa, now this is where shit got interesting for me, cock fights, crazy nights with my fixer, river boat rides, shit was wild, santaria....
Santa Clara, so youre going to take buses eventually you will get stuck here, its a shit hole.. maybe go say hi to Che.. thats all
Santiago, I had a hard time breaking into Santiago, felt like there was a lot there, but couldnt hook it up..
Varadero, dont go here, please.

take away notes, drink rum, dance, meet Cubans (and yes go with them) You will love it


>>1209060 this guy doesn't have fun anywhere
wahh, the 2 dollar cuban pizza was shitty...fuck

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I loved Cuba. Can go anywhere and feel safe, compared to Mexico where I never felt safe. Cubans are very friendly, but poor people, so they all appreciate tips just like everywhere else. I spent the majority of my time in Havana. Walking around Old Havana, as there is a lot of history there. Only thing that sucks is the food as it is pretty bland. They don't use many spices when cooking food.