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>>1206214
what are some must see shit that you can't encounter in literally any other country.

things like the everest, the great wall in chine, the great reef barrier or whatever it's called, you know shit like that

Most poor people either save a few thousand up over the course of years and then travel during low season, backpack, staying in hostels, eat local, visit places where the currency exchange rate is favorable, and do all they can to stretch their money.

Alternately, they WWOOF or teach English, which usually means they stay in one particular place much longer, and with money saved go out on a couple vacations to nearby places.

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>tfw poorfag
>tfw Dutch
>tfw there is so much shit I still haven't seen in Europe alone
>tfw it's all relatively cheap

I am content with being a poorfag for the forseeable future.

HAPPY GROUNDHOGS DAY

It really depends on how much money you have. You can always get a place near UofT it'd be cheaper, close to thriving areas, lots of young people. Houses there are kind of shitty and old in general but it's a nice area.
If you can afford it, near St. Lawrence market is very nice. King west if you're fancy (can get grimy in some parts). Queen street if you're into the hipster thing. Harbourfront area is great, condos by the lake close to the action. I have friends who have bought condos right by the ACC for 350k. That's by the financial district near the CN tower.
More affordable but slightly out of the downtown core is High Park, still bars and pubs there and a subway station plus it's a lot more affordable. Can probably find a one bedroom for 1k/month there.
Liberty village is also kind of out of the way but a ten min drive to the action (full of hipsters with dogs but a nice clean area with affordable condos).
North York is kind of run down but cheaper, has a younger crowd in certain areas (but a lot of sketchy areas as well)

You have to keep in mind getting around Toronto can be kind of annoying unless you like to walk everywhere. The traffic is awful and the subway system is very limited compared to other major cities.

>>1206142
If you're a rich smug childless asshole looking to be around other rich smug childless assholes, the waterfront district is the place for you. If you are a chink or paki looking to be around other minorities, Scarborough is worth checking out. If you're a complete numale cuck, the annex, gay village or Cabbagetown will have other faggot liberals to cavort with. Finally if you're a nigger, northwest Toronto is full of niggers on government housing.

If you're not a piece of shit, consider moving to Barrie or St Catharines. Think about it, anytime you see a video, or hear a story about cringey cucks/feminists/transfags making a public scene, it's always Toronto. It's an expensive hellholle

>>1206124
Google "overbooking."

>>1206124
I'm curious about this too so long as it fit within my time frame which is actually pretty wide, I'd be willing to snag a flight or hotel reservations just about anywhere....

Any sites?

>>1206196
Google "overbooking."

>>1206068
You aren't missing out on anything by not visiting a Muslim country.

>>1206068
Baku is pretty cookie cutter and expensive IMO.

>>1206086
>You aren't missing out on anything by not visiting a Muslim country.
In case you didn't know, Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan, which is where Samarkand is. Google Samarkand, because you obviously have never heard of it.

>>1206068
OP, fly to Tashkent.

Depending on your levels of autism, I could take you out for a drink or two in Ljubljana, maybe take a daytrip swimming/hiking or w/e.

Austria and Hungary aren't really Slavic, are you sure you added the right picture?
If you have specific questions, I can help.
Depending when you're going, I may or may not be in the area, I regularly visit ... well, all the bigger cities on that map.

To socialize in Eastern Europe... Very easy. Go to a place where they sell alcohol. That's it. People just strike up conversations with each other all the time, it's easy to make friends. If you don't drink alcohol, it may be very hard.
In Hungary there's the kocsma culture all over the country, and ruin pub/café culture in Budapest. People just hang out all day in there.

>>1205968
>Depending on your levels of autism
kek
>I could take you out for a drink or two in Ljubljana, maybe take a daytrip swimming/hiking or w/e
I would like that, how would you like to establish contact?

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>>1205816
I always find movie filming locations to be worth photographing. Search the web for some of the sets of your favorite films.

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>>1206091
Oh, I actually took some photos in Malham-dale, and I'm almost certain they filmed some of GoT up there, cause the whole place looked like Winterfell.

That would be extremely unlikely anon.
Insurance
Aviation rules
Security rules
etc etc etc etc

Yes, my friend has done that many times

>>1205679
If you're in a third-world country going to another third-world country with very lax customs laws, you'll probably be fine.
However, anywhere in Europe, that includes the Balkans and Baltics, won't let you anywhere near a cargo aircraft.
This includes small/single cargo airliners all the way to the biggest cargo companies.
Issues faced will be:
> Aviation Security Laws
> ICAO Laws
> National Customs laws
> Diplomatic Clearance
> Insurance Policy

To re-iterate, doing it in Africa and Shithole areas of Asia will be fine. Doing it in Europe, no chance.

>>1205528
https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Avoiding_travel_through_the_United_States
There are cheap flights from Brussels to Cancun with Jetarifly/TUI.
Also, don't go to Cancun, go to any other place in Mexico, but not Cancun.

>>1205541
Suck my balls. I have purchased my tickets already, so thanks for nothing.

>land of the free

My online flight itinerary on my airline's website says that I have 20kg of baggage available. The same website in another place that's not the itinerary, the place where you buy additional baggage says that I have 0 kg.
Which one is more credible? Is it normal for cheap airlines to give you check-in baggage when you order through a 3rd party website?

I know that I can just ask my airline, which I did, but they're not responding yet via email. This is my first time flying and I don't know what to do.

>>1205430
Using a desk person is free. They are called "gate agents" and their salary is paid by the airline. You weren't clear if you were wondering about that too. Though bargain airlines might charge you higher fees if you use them versus online booking, such as when you wish to check a bag last minute versus at the curb or prepaying for it online. So, I guess it can be confusing.

There is some prerogative they can give to not charge higher fares if you wish to go on an earlier flight and there are seats, so then they might not charge you for the change. When it's their fault like a delay or cancellation, they might rebook you for free to something different if it eases their load. If they give out too much free stuff they could get in trouble, a type of employee shrinkage, so it's not just your charm that makes things happen or not, but be assured a rude person gets less favor. But for the most part people who make frequent changes without paying fees are actually people who are frequent flyer tier and actually don't pay what coach passengers have to pay for changes, if at all. Loyalty among frequent fliers is highest customer service reasons. When they do their little changes inside the Lounge, you can be assured it's top tier too with their most congenial "yes sir" employee. If you change from one fare code to another, they could charge you a difference in the fare, yes. There is NO charge for asking whatever you want, however. As they say, it doesn't hurt to ask. You should have a frequent flier number attached to your ticket, I'm just saying.

>>1206036
I always see the baggage element as part of the check-in process which happens with the airline website. So, in other words, you are not done paying until check-in, when you decide how many bags you'll be having, or if you require an assigned seat, want some items for speedy TSA or priority boarding, etc.

>>1205406
It's been 7 years so I'm testing my memory a bit. We stayed at Troux Au Biche on the NW side of the island which is more protected than the East side. Its about an hour from the airport just North of Port Louis which is the 'capital'

Port Louis is nothing special and the country as a whole is still very much developing. Have some basic French although as long as you make the effort most people can communicate in English.

Casela Bird Park is a whole day and worthwhile booking a lion / tiger walk, cheetah interaction
7 Coloured Chamarell
Blue Bay is cool down the SW corner
Day trip tours from Grand Baie - take your pick

Hire a driver for a day, they'll also be able to take you to some small seafood joints near Grand Baie that may not look like much but the food is great.

The local beer and rum is really good as well. Overall it's a fantastic country that I'll definitely go back to. Enjoy

Hi OP
I live in neighboring Réunion island and have been to Mauritius 4 times.
To us it's mainly an occasion to enjoy affordable luxury and great service (nonexistent in Réunion).
The post above me is good advice.
In Casela I think an ATV tour of the park is better than a lion's walk. Parc de l'Etoile is nice too.
I advise you to try street food whenever you can.
Airbnb is a good way to find cheap housing. I rented a 120sqm flat with 2 bedrooms and a pool table in the living room, in a condo with pool in Flic en Flac , 3mn walk from the beach, on NYE's week, for 400EUR.
Cure-pipe market is ok, so is the jardin de pamplemousses. You can go to Port Louis if you are in the area, not necessarily worth a visit on its own...
Anything more specific just let me know!

Op has left?

Faneuil Hall
New England Aquarium
Museum of Fine Arts
Freedom walk
Use the T(MBTA)for transit. Get the Charlie card.

>>1205220

What's the difference between the Charlie card and other cards? Just price?

>>1205214
Fenway Park (even if you don't follow baseball)
Whale watching boat trip (some of these offer refunds if no whales are spotted)
Sam Adams/Boston Beer Company probably has stuff
Harvard and MIT might have some cool semi-public stuff like evening lectures or tech demos

>>1205137
Why on fucking earth did you choose West Virginia? Drive to a different state.

>>1205137
Most dates in West Virginia don't require leaving the house...

>ultimate date
>west virginia

i love 'em. the more people who want to spend all their time in a resort the fewer people i have to share the rest of the country with.

>>1205055
Where you from senpai?

>>1205054
I'm not going to pretend I understand them. At least not the ones who fly far far away just to roast on a beach.
I get that some find it fun and relaxing instead of painfully boring like I do, but why on earth would you travel halfway across the globe only to never leave your resort? They're all the fucking same.

>>1204741
I stopped being an autist who plans every little thing months in advance after going on a road trip where pretty much nothing was planned in advance and still went great.

Still hate flying with a passion though.

>sad pathetic faggot does drugs
>pretends doing drugs somehow makes him more interesting or his pathetic story about his pathetic life is in anyway enhanced by some bullshit

>>1204751
That's not even remotely close to what he said

Travel more. Consult the internet less. Delete this post. You will do well.

>>1204715
>What are the main mistakes one can make while traveling?

Not planning prior to properly. Most main issues can be avoided with proper pre-planning.

>>What is the best way to have the best experience where you are going and to have an ~~authentic~~ experience?

See statement about and research where you are going, most tourist traps can be spotted easily because Tripadvisor or some travel agency is the first hit.

>I see a lot of people complaining that backpackers just stay at hostels or such, I really want to know what is the best way to do the travelling thing.

See all of the above. The best way to travel is the way that you get all your interests done. Backpacking is just a term commonly misused for people who just stay in a hostel on a trip while doing the most normal things that every other tourist does; that's why it is annoying to hear on /trv/.

>>1204715
>backpackers

This term is so useless it hurts