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>>1284298
Someone can inform you better but here's the jist:

Has a nice vibe and everywhere will be accessible
Visit the castle and get a good view over the city. Walk down towards the cathedral/old town. Really can't remember the name of the "old town" but it's where the square is.
All around there are bars and coffee shops and restaurants.
Avoid the international bars as they just charge more. Go to a local bar.
They wait you at the table. Eat local food it's all great. Beer in local place should be €1.50ish
Try the local blackberry wine
Walk along the river

The city itself isn't that beautiful more the old buildings.
Go for hikes out of the city if you can. Not sure about busses but there are lots of nearby smaller towns with castles and hikes and shit

Where are you staying, what's your nationality?

>>1284298
Try Kozes, Krusovice and Pilsner beer. There is one beer called something like no1 or similar to that it tastes like shit.

Course of money vary highly in city so be smart and ask, find on internet, where is best.

Bratislava ain't worth a thread of its own imo.
From what I remember, Flagship restaurant is good and seems like the place locals go to.
Go to the castle, have a a few beers there.
Take a walking tour. (the guides have to out-do the city am I right)
Don't go to a place that says authentic Slovakian food in English. Those are tourist traps. Real places will be written in a language you won't understand.

Ask for some souvenirs. The latest thing I got from Shenzhen that I love is a portable solar USB charger, works so good!
If she has someone to hang out with, she's gonna enjoy it a lot. I enjoy the architecture in that area, the airport already I really liked.
I guess your wife's friend is best suited to pen an itinerary. I don't know her interests. At any rate, make room for all the nice Chinese crap she's gonna come back with.

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>>1284167
I've heard that Shenzhen has a very impressive consumer electronics market. I've also heard it has a lot of this bullshit.

>Her interests
Music, clothing, and an insatiable hunger for Chow Mein. Might be her favorite food after an In-n-Out double double. If we go out for Chinese, it is very rare she orders anything else. Do native Chinese even eat that shit?

I'll be frank with you Chinese are sometimes a bit prejudiced against black people. I would cross the border at Lo Wu several times a month when I was an expat in HK and black people (often Nigerian business men) were always kept longer at the immigration counters, their stuff more thoroughly checked at the customs and so on. I was in Fuzhou last month and things haven't changed really.
She shouldn't take it too personally I believe this comes from several waves of illegal immigrants trying to establish in China.
Other than that I would advise her to go visit a spa with her friend, I believe she won't be offered the same extra services as a man, but the actual spas are extremely enjoyable.
Lo Wu station also has a huge shopping mall filled with bootleg electronics, accessories and stuff. Worth a visit imo.
Also if she has never been and won't have a chance to go again, then I'd say a couple of days in HK could be great. Mainlanders enjoy it to so her friend could take her.

>>1284042
if the people are smart enough to put in plumbing they're smart enough to earn high salaries

good luck trying to find a place that defies reality

>>1284042
Kampot Cambodia if you want peace and quiet. If you are still in Thailand you could go there overland in less than 24.

>>1284042
Taiwan is the underrated Asian country imo. It's cleaner and more developed than SEA, and while it's more expensive you still get way more value than in the west. You can eat out for less than $4 a meal, cost of living is cheaper, etc.

You'll be fine.
Also, you're weird.

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>>1283997
Haha i have actuslly considers doing this. But now that they build that hugeee clock tower next to mecca, i think it will feel more like a trip to a theme parck than the holiest journey on earth.

Imagine someone buidling that in jerusalem of bethlehem. Insanity.

What has this got to do with travelling beside the fact your end destination is retardation?

>>1283890
What part of Mexico? If they are going to some small little town for the Real Traveler™ experience, its gonna be poo. If you go to Mexico City, Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, it will be pretty awesome.

Where are you going?

>>1283897
I have never been to Mexico and I have lived in California my whole life.

My Mexican boss who lived in Mexico for 25 years refuses to go back to the shithole.

Mexico sucks, they completely fucked up there tourist industry, and now their whole economy depends on cocaine, illegal immigrant and marijuana smuggling.

>>1283890
Do Mexicans like crispy crunchy taco shells at all?

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>>1283463
>i'm a musician so i have very limited funds

Go to Caral, Nazca and the Islas Ballestas. Maybe Trujillo if you can stomach the distance. One week is not a lot for Peru, but it's way too much for Lima. Especially considering altitude sickness flying to Cusco would be risky.

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Bump for peru

>>1283463
lima is alright, find a nice hostel in the miraflores area so you don't get stabbed, then try some world class ceviche for an unbelievable price. i hung out in miraflores for about 3 days, it was kind of an upscale shopping area but it has awesome bluffs where you can wander around and then head down them to check out surfers and whatever. you can research if you want to, but i just asked what areas were safe and explored.

Morocco ticks all three of those boxes.
Go windsurfing in Dakhla if you really want an adventure.

>>1283401
Morocco it is then. I've actually never windsurfed before because of the expense for gear even though I currently live in a prime area.

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http://surfhaiti.org/founding-story

Okay, so let me get this straight.

>you don't like your own country because of immigrants
>you're trying to become an immigrant in another country
>you are intentionally planning on doing something illegal in a foreign country; the VERY thing that most immigrants are criticized for
>you want to be homeless on purpose
>meanwhile, actual homeless people are wishing that they weren't in their current situation
Japanese society hardly cares about its own people. What makes you think you would have a chance as,
1. Someone who isn't contributing to their society
2. A foreigner

Japan doesn't care for bums and foreigners. And you plan on being both of those things. Get a fucking clue.

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You realize police have a right to check anyone's ID at any time here, right? And that they do frequent checks of foreigners they deem suspicious, right?

If they see a raggedy gaijin, especially one sleeping on the streets, and find out he's living here illegally, he's being kicked out and banished forever at best or going straight to prison for a few years at worst.

You'd be better off running off to Thailand or something. People will just think you're another grimy backpacker and leave you alone.

>>1283359
Maybe there is another option you aren't seeing here! I think the best course of action for you is to fucking kill yourself as soon as possible.

I've been to most of the parks so I'll tell you which ones stuck out to me I guess.

Acadia is the best on the east coast (it's not called Arcadia).

I've gone out west many times on road trips with my family as a kid, and we've been to Canyonlands and Arches many times. They're underrated parks that aren't heavily visited like the Grand Canyon, so hiking on the trails is actually pleasant.

Olympic and the PNW is beautiful in general
Yosemite has way too many people and you might be disappointed, although the drive to the park when you're going up the mountains is insane.

Death Valley is a place that everyone should drive through at least once, I've never been anywhere else that was so empty and featureless on such a large scale.

Go to the Everglades before they get completely destroyed by land developers and aquifer overuse. There's really not much to do there though, it's more of a nature/biodiversity preserve type area than a park for human recreation.

Carlsbad Caverns is probably the most impressive cavern system you can visit in the US (besides Mammoth Cave, which has huge underground amphitheater like areas, but not as many typical cavern features like statalctites and stalagmites, etc.) If you go at the right time of the year, you can watch all of the bats in the cave leave the mouth of the cave at sunset - This was a really unique experience that you wouldn't easily see anywhere else.

Go to Alaska if you can desu - Denali was insane - I'd like to go back when I'm older and go camping or something there - You WILL see plenty of grizzly bears if you go here. Glacier Bay is beautiful if you're able to see it by a boat tour.

>>1283161
>You WILL see plenty of grizzly bears if you go here.

How do you stay safe from the grizzes?

>>1283150
>arcadia

Nice "map"

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Got to listen to my favourite Mike Oldfield track here

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Absolutely loved Cevennes National Park. Climbs and descents mixed with a relaxing lack of traffic and abundance of hot and dusty mountain-bike trails made for a perfect finish of the first week

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A beast of a camp spot between Imola and Florence. I expect to hold this moment dear for a long time as I struggle along

>>1282480
Are you going to the jungles of Borneo or Paris? Because that makes a huge difference when it comes to fitting in wearing a suit...

people will think you are a Mormon.

>>1282496
this

>>1281411

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>>1281411
bump x2

>>1281411
Miami is amazing if youre making money and are in a good location. Sounds like you have both.
First thing is the best food is in Little Havana, not South Beach. Check out Versailles and Cardon y El Tirano on Calle 8.
Second thing is South beach nightlife is very fun, usually free cover but drinks are pricey. There are some really great clubs like Bodega but your age will play a factor, most of the clubs are understandably geared toward 20-somethings
The Beach itself is fun just avoid any tourist trap restaurant on Ocean Drive (there are a lot of overpriced ones in lincoln rd mall too). Good food is abundant in Miami and can also be cheap, don't fall for the $50 sushi meme designed to separate people from daddy's money
Also be aware that in Miami there is a huge gay presence and a huge Hispanic presence. If you have an open mind this us a huge plus, the gays know how to party and youre in for the best Cuban/Venezuelan/Mexican food of your life. But if you cant tolerate hearing Spanish a lot or seeing man on man pdas, youll be miserable.
Finally, start getting /fit/ if you arent already. SB is where the Equinox gym 10/10s like to parade around - you'll want to be in shape.
Have fun and dont buy into the Miami is awful story - it is what you make of it and is only awful if you are poor, in a bad location or anti-social.

>>1280605
If youre nor used to heat, stay inside during the middle of the day, its a pain to do anything with the humidity and heat. Also expect in my opinoin the best of asian food. Its like they took the best from each country and mashed it up in their own.

expect concrete on the west, green on the east.

if you're into contemporary art, better look up some exhibitions. okay, i actually ran into some awesome art just strolling around, but i got the feeling that there was much more to those.

also i appreciated that jade cabbage for some weird reason.

food is just so, so good. google taiwanese food and make your list.

the random streetfood i loved the most, out of the chains din tai fung was nice, esp. their soup dumplings.

my personal favorites were the many forms of the beef noodle soup.

>>1280616
Din Tai Fung is the Olive Garden of Taiwan. Tourists should not go there. Stick to the night markets, they look pretty gross sometimes but the food is good.

Visit elephant mountain in Taipei, and a couple markets, and the Ximen and Xinyi districts. Go to Tainan (a few hours south) if you have time.

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cambodia and laos both have this, especially in areas of high budget/young tourists.

Vang Vieng would definitely have it available, Siem Reap as well. Even if its not specifically advertised, you can always ask for it and see if they have it.

Drugs were readily available in all other parts of cambodia, especially in sihanoukville. People in cambodia will actively come up to you and try to sell you drugs of all kinds, regardless if you look like someone who would want them or not.

Be aware that in cambodia and lao, there are harsh laws against drug possession and use, and although for the most part 'everyone' does it, a cop can still completely fuck you for it and put you in jail, especially if you dont have a large bribe.

Ultimately, whats the point of going overseas just to do drugs. The drugs you want are readily available worldwide, so you may as well do them somewhere safe with people you can trust. Furthermore, the quality of the drugs can be extremely low, or the drugs provided not be those which you asked for or be laced.

>>1279468
>The drugs you want are readily available worldwide, so you may as well do them somewhere safe with people you can trust.

Well, that's kind of the thing, where I am currently it's a death penalty offense to deal drugs, not to mention that (as a foreign resident) even if they didn't kill me, which is admittedly unlikely (but possible) for possession, they would definitely deport me permanently after a long jail term. So I'm trying to go "somewhere safe". Doing it somewhere else, they might or might not care, but they wouldn't be able to know. A bribe beats getting my head blown off or even getting thrown out of the country.

Which one is most likely to be safe, unadulterated, and openly available?

>>1279377
>>1279468
>happy pizza" and river tubing and stuff
>Vang Vieng
drugged tubing in Vang Vieng ended in 2012.
Apparently drugs are still available in some places if you ask, but you can forget all those drug menus and wild stories you read about.

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>>1284179
*care
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*booked
*english

Holy fuck, sorry for my shitty spelling.

Call your credit card to cancel the payment.

Anyway, you WILL want a decent hotel there in the summer. It can be the only way to get decent air conditioning. Also more likely English speaking staff like you've figured our. .

>>1284179
>Call your credit card to cancel the payment.
>
>Anyway, you WILL want a decent hotel there in the summer. It can be the only way to get decent air conditioning. Also more likely English speaking staff like you've figured our. .

Thank you.
If I just cancel the payment, won't they just lie and say they already send a booking confirmarion?
It's been a few weeks since a booked, can I still cancel the payment?