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You need to look somewhere where the people are so dumb they won't check a map before going on a journey.

>>1202597
so /trv/ ?

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>No castles, forests or abandoned hospitals.

Well you just ruled out some of the best places, forests especially.

There aren't many big city spooks unless you live near somewhere with a storm drain, get them IT vibes. Maintenance tunnels beneath select buildings, you can usually find which have them in your city hall records. Derelict industrial estates can be pretty spooky if you're okay with carrying a rug around.

>>1202616
What about stuff like haunted pubs, apartment blocks, bridges, etc?

>>1202591
I have never before typed this as seriously intended helpful advice, but maybe try /x/.

>>1202514
I hear it's a lot more feasible if you have local contacts, or if you're just there for hiking so all you have to do is arrange transport.

Beautifully wild too.

It's actually one of my biggest travel dreams/goals to go to Kamchatka, read up on it quite a bit.
Just going hiking, camping, etc. isn't all that expensive. Thing is to see the best views, you probably want a helicopter ride or something, which does cost a lot of money.

My plan is if I decide to go... Is to learn above average tourist level Russian (I know the alphabet already, and my pronunciation is quite good). Only buy plane tickets in advance, maybe a few nights somewhere for visa purposes. And then shop for the best transport when in Kamchatka already. Wait for spots that become empty last minute or something.

>>1202514
>last empty (and tourist-free) places
Kamchatka is one of the top tourist places in Russia, but it's /out/ kind of tourism.

If you poses boy scout skills, you can just make a 2-week tour into the wild by yourself.

>>1202481

That really just depends on you, senpai.

I could travel for months and be happy. The problem in my case is that I'm not content with bouncing around for a while, going home, working my ass off, and then doing the same thing over again. I'd prefer to have a career that integrates travel rather than having to slave away to afford a break each and every year.

Some people - like my ex-girlfriend - genuinely don't mind working in an office 9-5. She's smart and she's accomplished, but her culture and her parents raised her to prioritize financial achievements and stability. She has no interest in traveling other than taking a vacation or two per year. When we were dating, she said that retiring early and moving to a cheap, tropical place would be a "compromise" on her part.

Different strokes for different strokes, right? There's nothing wrong with wanting to fit into the system. If anything, there are more people who do that than who don't. Society would fall apart if we all wanted to travel constantly and continuously.

If you have the means to support yourself, travel for as long as you want. If you don't, then you still can, but you might regret your choices later on in life.

>>1202481
Depends, I do a major 2 week trip somewhere big once a year and do lots of little weekend trips to save money.

I find it better to spread it out but like >>1202486 said comes down to your life and job.

For me continuous travel is expensive and can be a headache sticking to schedules. I'd rather go somewhere like Japan, Singapore, Europe <country>, etc for 2 weeks and plan it out for that and focus on that place.

>>1202481
I find that the magic of travel loses it's allure after a while on a trip. You see so many new places that it becomes plain. A mountain becomes a mountain, cathedrals become cathedrals. You're constantly meeting new people and having the same conversations over and over. You get tired as shit of being on buses, trains, planes and not having a familiar bed to sleep on. You become overstimualted in a sense.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzoxZbVx9hM

I've noticed that a lot of long term travelers that are going on for months seem to be very odd and dull. One Swedish dude in Madrid who had been traveling for 2 years had told me that his most exciting moments are when he's smoking pot with strangers in an alley. He was really aloof and just read articles on his phone all day, not saying much to anyone.

Some just seem fucking burnt out. One guy in Barcelona said he'd been on a RTW for 10 months and partied most of it. All he did was sleep on a couch and moved sluggishly around the hostel. I never saw him go out.

Travel fatigue is very real and it's very observable in other people. I find that most people in hostels who are long term travelers are impossibly difficult to connect with.
I would rather have 3 week trips spread out when I'm making great friends, having a good time, and really digesting the culture as opposed to 6 months where I just become numb to all the things that make travel so important.

Find someplace equidistant from a mosque, a cutlery store, and a lorry depot.

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>Im planning on moving to France
Why?

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>>1202470
Because it's France

>>1202453
Okay so here is the entire breakdown, Studying in Ireland through and exchange program is a fun and good idea, i've done it with my college to countries like, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Scotland, Chile, Canada, and they capped me off when i went to study russian in Russia, always had a fucking blast.

Now think about doing that instead of going to a college there without transferring because that is fucking difficult as hell if you're GPA isn't flawless, if you're GPA has been a 4.0 all throughout highschool and if you went to college, you'll be fine.

If you are like me and proudly boasted my 3.0, you will have to go to a shitty college and if you are not a citizen, it's gonna cost you.

>What are some reliable subjects to study if want to make a living there?
Same as in America, Medical is always a good field, engineering is a great field, be specialized in something.

Here is what i am thinking you should do, transfer to a college over there and see what it is like living in Ireland, bro it ain't a trip in the park, I spent a Spring semester over there, so I stayed in Ireland from January to June, and motherfucker those were some brutal fucking months.

first reason is cold, idk where the fuck you live, but i can almost guarantee you that Ireland is colder, wetter, and windier than where you live.

Another option could be getting a job that goes abroad. Major in Computers, Engineering, or something where you'd get the chance to live somewhere else.

Oh ya, If you aren't at a state university right now, don't even bother doing any of this shit, moving to another country in that situation would be terrible, Ireland is a super fun place to visit, but living there is something completely different.

please inform me of your situation so I can better grasp what would be better for you.

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>>1202453
Go to Cork, quit your college and fight me in a barn in Ladysbridge every weekend for 200 euro a pop. There's money to be made here lad.

>>1202456
I'm in a community college right now. I wasn't the most motivated kid in high school so my gpa was around 2.5. I'm kind of a hopeless case

I don't know about if it's worth it (some people say it isn't some say it is) but if you want to see the outback along with it then I'd recommend looking for someone who is going that way anyway.
You save a bunch of money and have friends to hang out with. They'll probably just want some cash for gas.
Look up various ridesharing sites and groups on Facebook. Someone's bound to go there sometime, especially from Sydney.

>>1202416

So don't fly? How long of a drive is it?

>>1202415
I've been to Uluru and Sydney before on the same trip. Not sure if it'll help you but I'll post what I did. I took the Ghan train from Adelaide (started my trip there) overnight and got off in Alice Springs. Then rented a car and drove the 4-5 hours from Alice Springs to Uluru. After Uluru I flew 3ish hours to Sydney.

You definitely don't need a big tour to explore Uluru. You can take day tours or whatever, but there's a hotel town ten minutes from the rock and you can easily make your own arrangements. I had three days there and spent two days in Uluru and drove to Kata Tjuta on the 3rd (another rock formation about 45 minutes away).

I personally enjoyed it a lot, but I also like history and nature. There wasn't much to do in Alice Springs and nothing to do that isn't Uluru-related in Uluru, so take that into account.

>>1202355
>The girlfriend and i
I find this expression funny

>>1202359
Thank you for your input.

>>1202355
A simple search indicates it's more likely to be 3 hours. When I went that route I just rented a car in Dubrovnik and rode it to Kotor and back. Easier that way.

Kotor is pretty touristy, mostly east Europeans.

>>1202268
>Do you share your travel plans with your parents? Especially when you're going far away?
Yes. For longer trips I give them my plan of where am on what days, and check in with them once I'm safely at a new destination.
>Do they try to get involved?
No.
>Do they help pay for it?
No.
>Do they try to control what you do and see?
No. If it's a place they have been to before they might tell me "Oh, you have to go to that place there, it's great!"
>Do you just not tell them?
For shorter trips, no. Except to message them "Hi, I went to this place, having fun."

>>1202268
At what point should I stop telling my over bearing parents that I'am going far away on a trip? Especially if all I'am going to do is just fuck around, drink and maybe see a few sights?

It does seem kinda irresponsible to not inform people who love you that you're traveling far with the possibility going wrong. However you also dont want them to know that you're just going there to get high and fuck foreign woman.

>>1202543
If you're old enough to travel internationally and they're not paying for it, it's none of their fucking business.

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Visit Mozart's apartment. It's been turned into a museum.

>modern art
In that case I could recommend especially the MUMOK (Museum of Modern Art) or Leopold Museum right opposite of it. They're both inside the Museumsquartier, along with some restaurants that have relatively cheap meals from about noon to 3 pm (mqdaily.at is really good)
Other than that, the Albertina Museum behind the State Opera has a great collection that covers mostly 20th century art.
Belvedere covers everything from the Middleages to now, so there's plenty of great modern art. It's not exactly inside the city centre, but alone the castle & surrounding park are worth the trip.
If you're on a budget or have little time, try the Kunstforum or go to MAK (Design Museum) on Thursday evening, the entry's free from 6-10 pm

>modern architecture
How modern? If you're into Art nouveau, check out Otto Wagner's Postsparkasse and the Pavillion on Karlsplatz. Otherwise the Loos-Haus on Michaelerplatz is a must-see. The Loos American Bar (in a side alley of Kärntner Straße) isn't that crowded with tourists, on the other hand.

Thanks, that helps. I had a lot of those on my list anyway.

I'm not sure about castles like Belvedere or Schönbrunn because as I said before, I'm German and have seen quite a few castles in Germany and other parts of Europe, so I feel it might not be as interesting as for someone from outside of Europe. Then the castles in Vienne are not really inside the centre and I have only about two days, so I'm sure if they're worth my time.

>So, my question is, is it a dangerous city?
If you're dumb enough to seriously ask this question, yes, for you, it might be dangerous.

>>1202251
Maybe you don't know how many stereotypes are in Italy about Romania. I've never been there, so I'm just asking.

The "Romanians" you see are mostly gypsies, and the white ones the trash. The Romanians in Romania are far better than the ones you see elsewhere in Europe.

>>1202004
>I don't have a passport.
How do you expect to get into Europe without one?

>>1202025
I meant more along the lines of I'm in the process of getting one
Should of said I don't have one *yet*

Knife restrictions depend on its size, maybe a German anon can look them up better. Obviously you need to carry it in your bag and not carryon.

I should add to this:
what is an honest assessment of Pattaya? How is it compared to Bangkok? I felt that even though Bangkok was 'touristy' it was still a sick, culturally enriched city, one I will visit many more times

>>1201927
Pattaya is Prostitute City. It's a dump.
Unless, of course, all you want to do is fuck bar girls or lady boys.
If that is your real pic, you almost certainly won't like it.

Try Koh Samui and Koh Pha-ngan for a week. Koh Tao too. Take the ferry from Chumpon to Koh Tao, then down to Samui. Sanook.

>>1202306
>Unless, of course, all you want to do is fuck bar girls or lady boys.
Nah, not really. I can get laid with other backpackers.

Why Koh Samui over other Koh's and other islands? Also is Pha-ngan really worth it? It seems like a tourist trap and I'm 24 in a month, I almost feel like there'll be a lot of 18 year olds. Nothing is really less satisfying than having sex you barely remember with a person you barely remember in dim light

>>1201699
1) Depends on what you want to do. But in general, more things are doable in the summer.
2) Icelandair is fine, you won't have any problems. Also you can try combine it with a bigger intercontinental trip, since they let you do an Iceland stopover for the same price for a few days, then continue on.
3) Dunno, but lodging isn't cheap.

>>1201699

Been to Iceland a few times, in winter and summer.

1.) If you don't like cold maybe go in May or June. I was there around then and it was in the 50s, colder in the countryside. But then again maybe it was an off year.

2.) Where are you flying from? Icelandair is comfy and relatively inexpensive, but certainly not the cheapest. There's an airline called WOW air that flies from Boston and New York for about $350, but from what I heard its Ryannair level low quality.

3.) Yeah Airbnb could be good. I've only ever stayed with friends in Iceland so I can't help you much with accommodation.

>>1201714
>>1201706

Thanks fellas.

Flying from Texas, USA. I'm mostly interested in nature seeing/hiking. Not really interested in doing any city stuff, save for maybe one night. I'm a composer, so I just want to see what Iceland is like while I get some writing done.

>>1201694

You sound like a weird guy

Practice with chopsticks, most restaurants that serve tourists and Westerners have forks

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>>1201694
I studied at university there for a summer a few years ago so might be able to help slightly.

The smog is bad but not unbearable.

The only time I really noticed it is when we left central Beijing and it wasn't covering the sun up, and once when I woke up in the middle of the night unable to swallow properly, I started throwing up and couldn't eat anything for about two days.

I went into a shop and a lady saw me struggling to not cough and recommended Wang Lao Ji, which is a hugely popular drink in China (pic attached). It's a herbal tea that comes in a can or bottle but it's delicious, I drank it and it made my throat feel better almost instantly. If your throat hurts this might help, pick up a can of it.

Knives and forks are available at westernised restaurants, but chopsticks are usually the norm. Once you get the technique, they're really not that hard to use. Check out a tutorial on Youtube, I was lucky enough to have a South Korean friend teach me and she also recommended to not rub chopsticks together. I'd seen it in films but she said that it was an insult as it implied the chopsticks were cheap and you were rubbing them to remove any potential splinters (or something along those lines).

Other than that, it's a very interesting place, I really enjoyed my visit and seeing all the touristy stuff. People are generally very nice and helpful and if you go to a touristy place with people from outside the cities they might stop you to ask for a picture depending on what you look like. Have fun, I'm sure it'll be a great trip. (Oh and their version of the subway is absolutely fantastic for getting around on too).

>>1201694
Preemptively see your usual physicians at home. Get a good supply of inhalers, pills, maybe a steroid dosepak, whatever could happen to make you feel better, if you react badly. Maybe pack your nebulizer and a box of saline ampules. I wouldn't count on getting the same care, same exact meds, as what worked for you in the past without some effort. Wouldn't be a bad idea to buy a fresh Sinu-Rinse bottle with some salt packets (buy bottled water, nuke it to dissolve the salt in). Bleach is a good way to disinfect it. City pollution is in your nose and sinuses and you can feel like you work in a coal mine when you blow your nose at night. A few bottles of ?Ocean is the alternative.

I guess it wouldn't hurt to have a box of plastic cutlery to use when dining out, or a mess kit/bento box kind of set of stacking cutlery to keep on your person, to have in case you can't manage with the sticks. Practice makes perfect, but I guess you could use the attached children's chopsticks devices if you think you're really having issues.