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>>1277729
Military.
Everything else is a crapshoot.

I joined the Navy for 4 years and liked it so much I ended up staying for eight.

Went to 22 countries.

Teacher
At least in France you get a 2 month summer break plus a lot of 1-2 weeks breaks

>>1277645
I would like to know more about your workplace. Who pays for the travel expenses?

I have to ask just in case. If the cost comes out of your pocket, then yes, you should try to save as much money as possible. If the company pays for it, then fuck it, get a real hotel.

>>1277645
If someone doing some groundskeeping while you are there , puts you off, then you are not likely airbnb material

>>1277645
I've had nothing but good experiences (well maybe one bad one, but that was due to neither of us speaking the other language which caused some miscommunication). I usually pick ones that at least have a few reviews, and nice pictures. It's generally been quite representative for me, even when I looked for a better deal by staying in places that only had one or two reviews. The system for rating works very nicely where neither can see the feedback until you both write it, which prevents the sort of angry review battles I see a lot.

Like the other person said though, you're living at someone's apartment, you should expect some intrusion. If you really can't bear to have anyone on your property for any reason, then I'm guessing you won't generally be a fan.

>>1277291
Insurance doesn't have to be Russian, USA insurance that covers Russia is perfectly fine.

You may have to fill out a list of questions and add the printed version. I know I have to as a EU citizen. Personally have always used a visa service company to avoid bureaucratic nightmares associated with the embassy here.

>>1277291
Looking for some answers as well, as I am interested in going to Russia next summer to meet some native russian friends

>>1277395
>looks for answers
>doesn't post questions
retards, everybody

>>1277192
We have a real easy fix for this anon. It's called booze.

>>1277192
Bring them toys/gifts that don't require or would inspire adult participation. Books that are activity books, really childish games, dressup stuff, gift certificates to stuff around town. Keep in their good graces, but no one should be hitting you. Just kindly say, uncle lazyass needs to sit a moment, but later we'll play a game of that twister/yahtzee, ok? Be tired, but be nice about it.

Just fucking hit them till they stop moving

>>1277081
Go to some backwoods Indian village.
Wear a nice uniform and go with the intention of hiring locals to fix the place up. (Buying material, planning projects etc.)

This is pretty much the only way you can do it, because just showing and larping as a boss man will probably get you beat up.

>>1277081
Mb Rangoon? Old-fashioned colonial city in Burma where people dont know about internet and read newspapers every morning as 50 years ago, where you can find on the streets trucks and buses from the WW2 times.

>>1277081
Myanmar for sure. Go to Dala and people will invite you inside their huts to eat with them and will sing songs to you.

>>1277063
you're fine as in any other German city. Maybe don't be piss drunk at 2AM wearing your rolex and waving around with a full wallet in an dark alley. if you can avoid doing that, you're gonna be fine

>>1277063
Have Aunt and cousins in Germany as well as lots of friends living all over the country.

It's still pretty safe if you happen to be a dude. But things have changed alot.

The migrants are a very real problem anywhere they congregate.
Germany, despite being amazing at keeping records is going through that funny phase that Sweden is going through where they don't report shit that brown people do wrong.
There's alot more bad stuff going on in terms of assaults, sexual assaults, theft and what not then Germany would boast about.

Just avoid big groups of people who are not German.
Turks won't bother you, but anyone else just might.

>>1277063
Its fairly safe. Just not Munich kind of "safe".
Just dont expect to feel safe around central station at 2 in the night. Even ugly women have probelms there.

Forgot to mention - are things like GrabTaxi and Uber reliable? I've also heard that I can use Go-Jek to order in-call (non-lewd) massages and other services.

The trip to the airport is a bit better because it's through the bypass which isn't too bad. On the other hand, it took us 45min for a 5km taxi trip from the old town to downtown. Use the buses, they have priority lanes.

The traffic jams are known as 'macet' and can add hours onto a short trip.
There are several apps that you can use to help navigate through this...
I think ' Waze' is the one that most of my friends in jkta use
www dot waze dot com

>>1274831
Not Singapore but they basically have the same setup in most of asia. It just comes down to the price. The capsule hotel in your PIC op is probably 60ish USD a night. Most all capsule hotels are fairly quiet, but paying over 25 bucks a night for one is not worth it IMO. Capsule hotels are cool for about the first 30 minutes, till you realize that you are sleeping in a box.

>>1274831
I stayed at The POD in Kampang Glam. It's nice but it is on the quiet side. Aside from that it's in a great location and it's clean and has good amenities. I'd recommend it if you're set on staying in one of these.

>>1274831
This reminds me of that airport startup that lets you rent out small rooms for a few hours while waiting to board.

>>1274035
pic related was the places she turned down.

>>1274036
>turns down most of South America, Asia, and Europe, and the safest part of Africa
I take it that she isn't very smart.

Am I understanding you correctly? Your wife is forcing you to stay at home while she goes out and travels?
It's fair enough if she wants a piece of the action, but the house ain't gonna fall down without someone there to hold the walls up.

Anyway, there are resorts in every country in the world. What is your question?

Travel backpacks are way more expensive than conventional backpacks.

That being said, if you're planning on spending that kind of cash on a backpack, you might as well get the one that's heavily favored by travelers.

If I had to suggest anything else, then I guess it would be a PacSafe or a Tortuga.

Short answer: Do it, faggot.

>>1271667
Tortuga instead

>>1271676
>>1271672
Cheers lads,
What's the Tortuga got going for it?

https://www.tortugabackpacks.com/products/outbreaker-travel-backpack

Is this the bag?

>>1268699
Best: Utah, shit felt like being on mars
Worst: Yogyakarta. Besides Borobudur nearby it was a boring cesspool.

>>1268699
Irish person here. Glad you enjoyed Dublin, I lived there for 3 years and it can be amazing fun if you make it.

For me:
>Best
Shanghai. Lived there for a while, and it'll always be my spiritual home, there's nowhere in the world quite like it
>Worst
Fuzhou. It's actually not a bad city, but I just couldn't wait to gtfo of there, got on a boat to Matsu the next morning. FZ doesn't have a huge amount to do, eat or see

Best: Samoa
Worst: Berlin

>>1267353
Forgot to mention that we'll be in Bangkok and Pattaya

>>1267354
>taking your girlfriend to Pattaya

Are you TRYING to get her to hate all men?

>>1267354
>bangkok and pattaya

I hope you are both into loud obnoxious party towns populated entirely by drunk tourists and prostitutes. I mean unless you stray from bangkok after 48 hours like you should.
Don't pay more for shit than you need to, of course sometimes you can't get a deal or just don't have the patience for it but know how much you're being ripped off by. Don't pay double for shit.
Don't trust the taxi guy to name you anything near a fair price, nor should you expect him to use a meter.
Don't go to a pingpong show. Grab a private room for you and the GF, the shared cost wont be much more than a trashy hostel and you won't have to worry about the trashpackers screwing her as you sleep.

>>1279258
>I'm from America and I have 2 white american parents but have Japanese citizenship
lel, weak bait

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_nationality_law

>Japan is a strict jus sanguinis state as opposed to jus soli state, meaning that it attributes citizenship by blood and not by location of birth.
>Article 2 of the Nationality Act provides three situations in which a person can become a Japanese national at birth:
>1. When either parent is a Japanese national at the time of birth
>2. When the father dies before the birth and is a Japanese national at the time of death
>3. When the person is born on Japanese soil and both parents are unknown or stateless

>>1279262
mega weeaboo detected

>>1279262
Are you sure? Because I acquired citizenship back in 2012 by proving I have a stable income, living in Japan for more than 5 years and renouncing my US citizenship. I also had no crime record.

It would be better to spend a week in one city than a week in 3 cities. I did 4 cities in 10 days and honestly did not feel like I got to know any of them well enough to form a solid opinion of any of them.

>>1279136
Wien and Budapest
Pros
>dat austria hungary feel
>not overrun by chink tourists (fuck you tumblrtards i just got back from there and its really bad this time of year)
>get to see hamsburg palace and the cheap as fuck partying in budapest
But if you MUST go to czech i heard brno is nice this time of year

>>1279139
This is good advice, thanks lad

>>1279141
I'm hyped as hell for Austria. Everyone loves Budapest but I'm not sure why? Other than being cheap and unique whats going on there

First solo travel (although I studied a month in Russia) so pardon my ignorance

>>1278992
Just pick your place wisely, no 3rd or 2nd world countries, not a big city with a lot of crime

I Personally would only ever study abroad in countries like:
>West and Central Europe (excluding Switzerland for obvious reasons)
>Australia and New Zealand
>canada and US, if you arent from the US
>Japan or South Korea

Your best college experience will come from Australia/New Zealand and the US, your worst will be asian college, and Europe will be enh, I enjoyed studying in Salzburg a lot, but the college experience was shit, I barely went to class or worried about that shit, most of my time was traveling around the local area and going to different countries with friends i made

Also studied for a semester in Auckland and mother fuck those people know how to have a great college experience, suprisingly better than an SEC college, plus their accent is awesome

>>1279029
I forgot there wasn't flair here.
I'm from Europe (belgium): I thought about Sweden or us.
Sadly I'm not good enough in my grades to be accepted for erasmus.
Since I'm in medicine study, I'll have to know the language of the country to be able to work.
But yeah it's difficult to chose a specific destination: I went to Stockholm and liked a lot the city. For us I just went on holiday in California with family some years ago and I didn't like it

>>1279101
Sounds like you are a C-grade student who wants to study medicine abroad.
What the fuck makes you think this will make life easier.