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>>1283271
99% sure I'll never go here. The landscape looks cool but it'll be overpriced & artificial

Saudis are running out of oil and they're hurrying to find alternate ways of making money.
Too bad they spent most of the oil money for their disgusting royal family and elite and didn't do much for their country.

I would never go there, I'd never bring my money to some of the most oppressive governments in the world. Saudi-Arabia is literally the most disgusting, human rights lacking shithole where hopefully in the future the citizens will rise and eat alive their royals and elite families.

I live near umluj. Its a sleepy beach town that only saudis go to but really needs a lot of investment. It has a lot of potential. You can get drugs and alcohol if you know where to look. Rules are quite laxed compared to majority of saudi. I dont think people will go there desu as sharm el sheikh is so close by as well as jordan.

>>1283251
Do you like hostels? Do you like parties?
If so, yes.

They are fun if you are traveling with a group, or if you're ok with making friends on the go. If you're a socially awkward recluse, you might spend all your time hiding in your shared room and listening to everyone else have fun

The reason I book lodging is so I can have a place to sleep when I'm traveling.

These kinds of places look difficult to get sleep in.

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>>1283221
This looks like a lovely place to break in my new Pentax, also looking for tasty eats so lets make this a Czech Republic general

>>1283221
Charles bridge.. be prepared to go there in the wee hours of the morning. . Otherwise you are shoulder to shoulder with tourists

>>1283258
>named a bridge after king charles
kek

No
>Albuquerque day trips, 3 hours away in Arizona

The city is basically Tucson, AZ at higher elevation with more crime and snow in the winter.
New Mexican food is great though.

>>1283078
>muh hot air balloons
>muh green hatch chilies
>muh crystal meth
>muh injuns
ABQ is warm and comfy.

>>1283080
this. i've lived there and will probably be moving back. some people can't get over how brown things are but I actually like it, especially the adobe style houses. the mountains are awesome, the food and culture of NM is awesome and very unique within the US. ABQ just feels very welcoming and comfy to me. Next time I go back I want to start training at some of the MMA gyms. Also the lack of humidity is great. Only downside is it's geographically isolated from other large cities

Bumpo!

>>1283041
I like tripadvisor
Also use lonelyplanet

I use a mix of everything. TripAdvisor is very useful, the "top 10 things" is nice to get a general view of the town you're visiting, but then I also check the other categories (museums, activities, tours..) and more than once I found some cool hidden gem in the last pages of those lists. Another useful thing about TripAdvisor are the comments and the reviews, from them you can discover tips like the timetables of that specific museum, the fees, or if a certain monument is closed to the public in that time..

Beside TripAdvisor, I also check other travel blogs or sites just looking for "what to do in ......" on google. If the place you're visiting is first world, you could also check the official tourism webpage of the country/town, but most of them are shit

>>1283018
> Problem is, I really want to travel solo

Wat
Then why did you ask him to come with you

> Is it possible to do these things while travelling together?

Not really.

>>1283032
I didn't. It just so happens we're both going to the same place at the same time.

oh bro you'll be fine. after a week or two in he'll be doing his own thing. you guys will get into all sorts of shit together. just don't let him stop you from doing what you want, drag his ass along even if he doesnt wanna go where you go or tell him to fuck right off
t. someone who has been hitching around the us for 3 years nonstop

I do pushups with a full backpack, plus in my hostel room every night I do crunchies, situps, all that high school gym class jazz.

You'll lose weight anon, no matter what.
Unless if you are the kinda person who stays +7days at a time in a city and have gym access in each city, you just have to accept that you will lose muscle mass. There is no way around it if you're backpacking and moving from city to city.

Food access is everywhere, and I find that I can get protein bars in a lot of places. And tuna cans are literally everywhere and cheap. You can do crunches and sit ups in your hostel dorm but your goal should be weight maintenance and hope that you will maintain.

>>1282981

That picture is from Phuket (Patong most likely), and those are Australians pictured, appear to be of Lebanese extraction, based on the rat tail hair style and predilection for board shorts & no shirt...in other words, scumbags or low class people from Sydney. Don't be like them.

Berlin

Vienna. What a stupid question.

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>>1282825
>>1282827
Who do I trust?

>>1282612
Moldova is awfull


Dirty, poor, empty and boring

I enjoyed alot of african countries but moldova was too depressing

>>1282616
I'm aware is ugly and poor as fuck, but anyway I'm curious about it.

Whats the point of going to Moldova if you are not going to visit Transnistria?

Pattaya and only pattaya

>>1282564
pattaya and only pattaya

Moldova

Same. I grew up with Globe Trekker/Lonely Planet on PBS. There are some gems out there but not what you would expect these days. I think a lot of it has moved to YouTube.

I forgot to answer the second part of the question. You can call it a gimmick if you want, but I like travel shows with an objective. Ewan and Charley were on motorcycles, and Karl Pilkington was intentionally put in uncomfortable situations for the purpose of recording his reaction. Those make for incredibly enjoyable tv. I think it would be interesting to go to a foreign country and live with a family for a weekend. Maybe one weekend with a lower income family and the next weekend with an upper middle class family to understand how the majority of people live.

>>1282532
I think michael palin deserves to be in the list of good shows. And simon reeve maybe depending on which subject

>>1282471
Chicago is way better than those to shitholes

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>>1283436
Chicago is where you go to get murdered by spooks.

Los Angeles is ass. People go there thinking it'll be something like the movies they see and they're always let down.

New York is pretty much exactly what you imagine it to be. Huge city. Beautiful buildings. Plenty of assholes. World-class food. Museums. Trump Tower. Everything that makes America great.

>>1283448
Nobody gives a fuck about Trump Tower

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>>1282406

>>1282406
pls help me

idk but i'm monitoring this thread, cause i want to go skiing in japan in feb.
thinking of some place looking towards the ocean.

>>1282246
Go and see for yourself

>>1282246
>poor
It's way above the rest of Romania in terms of average income. Not like Western Europe, but not too bad.

>ugly
Many buildings are vacant and there are area's full of commie blocks. But there are very pretty area's too.
>with gypsies everywhere
You'll see more of them in Paris or Barcelona.
>romantic place
Some parts are yup, especially with good weather.
>lots of fun things
Kind of, it has an awesome nightlife, many parks, opera and plays,... Don't expect it to be on the level or London or something, but you can definitely have fun there.
>secrets to discover
Hell yes.

>>1282262
Thanks. I plan on moving there for a few months. Do you think it would be easy to meet english-speaking friends? I'm 24.

Siberia
Israel

But you are probably only thinking of east or south Asia.

Taiwan..
Myanmar if i remember correctly

Stay as far away from Hong Kong as humanely possible... what a shithole full of " Would you like a custom suit sir?" every day on every corner.