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Museum of Propaganda Art on Huashan Lu

Captain's bar on the Bund. Get on the deck to watch sundown with a beer and see Lujiazui light up.

You're welcome.

>>1278928
Hope you have an executive room. The lounge is nice and has a greaaaat view.

Also don't miss the pool-security-guy who falls asleep instead of watching for you do be safe - and he is snoring like hell!

City may be nice on it's own, but I recommend using Tor or FreeNet on your computer to bypass their censorship laws if you want to remain connected to the outside world. Just don't say or post anything "unnecessary". There's also a few mobile apps if you're interested.

As far as I know, you'll need a work visa to work here, which I believe you need a company to sponsor you for. All that stuff is kinda complicated, so if you want to do it legally, look it up on your own.

If you want to work illegally (as in, getting paid in cash w/o getting taxes taken out - "off the books" or "under the table") many people here do it - even citizens. I did it for a couple months. But it's going to depend on a lot of different things.

You're going to be pretty much restricted to either manual labor or cooking. You will also probably be paid equal to or less than minimum wage. At a federal level this is $7.25/hr but it may be higher depending upon the state. For example, State minimum wage in my state was $8.50 but I got paid $8.00/hr under the table. This is NOT enough to live on your own comfortably. Employers are able to do this because you're "off the books" so the government doesn't know about it. You also run the risk of not getting paid at all, which you won't really be able to do anything about.

You won't be able to work at any sizeable chains because they have to go by-the-books due to their size. You'll be restricted to local, smaller businesses, and even then depending on the area, the ones run by US citizens will probably not look kindly upon a foreigner asking for under-the-table work. Not all small businesses even do under-the-table, it all depends. If you are white and have perfect English, your chances with those kinds of people increases. Many small local landscapers are run by or employ Latinos/Hispanics, many small local restaurants are also run by latinos in addition to Italians, Greeks, and various Asian ethnicities (Korean, Thai, Chinese, etc.) so if you fall into any of these groups and speak the language, you may have a foot in the door.

>>1278980
Basically, working legally in the US is complicated and will definitely require you to get certain visas/permits, and working illegally as a foreigner is risky and, well, illegal. I strongly advise against it.

>>1278918
>Would i need to look into permits and stuff
mother fucker do some googling before you make a thread

>>1278869
yes

>>1278869
y

>>1278869
Definitely, and the Blue Mosque, too.

>>1278817
Are you black?
>yes
Chicago
>no
St. Louis

>>1278817
Nice bait, Shit Louis is many tiers below Chicago

>>1278817
St. Louis....surely you knew this.

>>1278687
hitchhiking, obviously.
you only pay like 30$ for the turkish visa to get there.

>>1278691
No, the island. Antarctic cruises sometimes go there but those are well out of my budget.

>>1278695
It's a remote little rock in the South Atlantic with no permanent residents. There is no cheap way to get there because nobody goes there. Get a job with the British Antarctic Survey and get posted there, get a job with a company that ships supplies there, or acquire your own means of long-distance ocean transport. Maybe hire a boat in the Falklands/Malvinas? Otherwise, good luck.

>>1278646
Yeah, skip Northern Germany, go straight through to Prague, Berlin is a shit city, there are so many great German cities yet people are convinced that Berlin is a place worth spending your time, truly confusing, all it is, is a bunch of weird germans and refugees, if you want a diverse historical city, spend more time in Prague

>>1278646
Also try to pick some cities that aren't huge to stay in, while the big cities have their charm, the real Europe is in the towns in between those, if this is your first time going, please think about not wasting your trip on huge cities

>>1278648
>if this is your first time going, please think about not wasting your trip on huge cities
I was thinking of planning day trip to Bruges from Brussels and another one to Florence from Rome.

Do you have any recommendations for any places to visit that aren't big cities?

>>1278629
Vermont

>>1278629
made an account just to downvote you

Any state in the southwestern USA. California, particularly around LA is a good place to start. They are very traditional but a lot of them like White men. Latinas are truly beautiful.

But just go to Mexico OP, the countries cheap and has loads of hot latinas.

>>1278124
>17
is it rigid in height? Ie, can you squash it down to 17 inch?
Model of backpack?
Also, I just compared WOW against KLM for Chicago to Amsterdam in September and WOW's only 43 pounds cheaper: add a normal size carryon and WOW is 22 pounds dearer. KLM food is free, WOW would cost another 18 pounds more.

>>1278247
For that small difference take KLM every day, unlimited drinks on long haul flights, free food and pretty comfy seating

>>1278124
Will Ryan Air accept a full Tortuga?

I don't rent cars often, so I don't know companies or pricing that well, but I can answer a few of these.

>What are the most popular and available car models when it comes to renting one?
Different companies have different cars, but pretty much every "normal" car in America is available from one company or another. I'd get a midsize sedan personally, a Mazda6 if possible or a Ford Fusion, Honda Accord, etc. Anything smaller is too cramped for long roadtrips, and bigger will rack up gas bills.

>Is insurance included?
It's generally an extra option, but they usually require that foreign nationals get it. (For Americans your personal car insurance usually covers rentals as well, so locals only need insurance from the rental place if they don't have insurance or if theirs sucks.)

>how does car insurance in the US work? Does it cover 100% of possible damage done in an accident?
There are various tiers of car insurance here, from the most basic liability insurance (which only covers damage to other cars or property but not your own) up to full coverage. Rental car companies usually have a 100% coverage option, and that's probably what they'll require you to get.

> does it cover any mechanical issues that can happen on the road?
Generally not, but the rental car company will take care of that. If you rent from a national chain you can just drop the car off at the nearest location and get another.

>>1277941
>. It's possible that I'll have to sleep in this car for few nights

Enjoy dying if you plan to sleep in your car in any of those states. Low's at night are around 32C during august.

>>1277941
>Arizona
>in your car
Keep in mind that you're stepping into desert. California is desert too but it just likes pretending it isn't.

Also consider Singapore since it's just a stone throw's away from Kuala Lumpur.

Haven't been to Thailand yet but can definitely recommend Vietnam. People there are really nice.

If you go to HCMC, check out the War Remnants Museum (formally named the American War Crimes Museum). It's a really sobering experience.

Not sure about Kuala Lumpur, but Singapore has a great contemporary art scene, definitely do some research.

>>1277845

Hey thanks, I was thinking about going to Singapore but heard it's a bit pricey. Is this true? If so are there ways to minimize costs while there?

>>1277852
Yeah it is, but if you could probably just spend a night or two there and go back to KL.

I would say that Singapore prices are twice as much as KL overall.

Visiting free attractions, not drinking, and eating at Spartan restaurants would be ways of keeping costs down.

>what would you do /trv/?
I go to Romania and spend 10€ a night for a shitty motel room. Or, if I feel like splurging a little, 20€ for a 3-4* hotel/guesthouse, breakfast included.

Staying in my first hostel-like Airbnb in two weeks. I'm a budget traveler. I don't give a fuck about luxuries. I literally travel for the experiences.

Why spend all that money on a hotel when you could use that money for another plane ticket or train ticket to wherever you want to explore.

>>1277786
check the reviews for hostels, find one with an early curfew that doesn't encourage partying. avoid hostels that encourage partying. it's pretty simple.

>>1277771
I should add that I am Canadian.

>>1277771
>working remotely
Search remote working at expatriates.stackexchange.com which has well considered answers for specific cases.

On the whole EU states do not really support remote working, see https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/questions/8175/working-remotely-with-us-company-in-the-uk-ireland-netherlands-or-germany/8178#8178

Usually a working visa is contingent on a EU-based company employing you, (now I'm guessing) self employment would require registering your self employment status in one of the Shengen states (with accountant, tax registration and so forth). My only experience is as a EU citizen, sometimes self employed in some states, employed via a resident agent company in others, however I now have a non-working Swiss permit B which lets me be resident as along as I do no work (remote or otherwise) in Switzerland, but lets me do work outside (entailing meeting whatever "outside" state's laws require).

>>1277959
https://expatriates.stackexchange.com/questions/2831/can-a-non-eu-citizen-work-in-one-eu-country-and-reside-in-another
has possible solutions:
> I'd keep it simple. And either..
>
> 1) Apply for an EU Blue Card (gives most advantages)
>
> 2) Start your own company (allows lots of geographic flexibility for assignments)

and links to the EU Blue card directive here: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:155:0017:0029:EN:PDF

Chile is safer than America, actually.
Out of those cities, Santiago has the best infrastructure, but it is also the most expensive City. Mexico City has the second best infrastructure, and also happens to be the cheapest out of the bunch despite being more developed than Bogota or Lima. Puebla is even cheaper than Mexico City but the infrastructure is more similar than that of Lima while Lima is more expensive than even Mexico City or Bogota (similar prices as Mexico but worse infrastructure).

As far as safety goes; Chile is the safest country out of the bunch (murder rate of 4), followed by Peru (murder rate of 10), then Mexico (murder rate of 20) and lastly Colombia.(murder rate of 25), all are approximates as they vary yearly. Have in mind that violence in Mexico is escalating (went from a murder rate of 13 to 20) while violence in Colombia is deceasing (went from a murder rate of 80 to 25), so things might change by the end of the year; but Mexico is still safer than Colombia for the moment. Nowt, things vary internally, so as far as the cities go, Santiago is still the safest, followed by Mexico City, and Bogota and Lima are about the same (all have lower crime rates compared to the rest of their countries). Puebla used to be a really quiet place, but things are escalating there, still lower crime rates than the rest of the country. Lima does tend to feel more sketchy at times than the other cities even if all of them have their bad parts. Santiago still stands out, tho.

As far as development go, the nice parts of all cities will probably surprise you, as they have first world levels of development. Thing is, they also have a huge inequality, so the divide between good and bad neighbourhoods it's noticeable; particularly in Santiago (the most unequal of the cities) and Mexico City. Lima is the poorest one. I doubt you would wander into the bad neighbourhoods, tho, but you need to know where they are (ask a local), especially in Lima.

>>1277584
Not a lot of people speak English in any of the countries, so you need to learn basic conversational Spanish if you want to socialize a little bit more. Try to not learn slang, tho, as it is very specific to each of the countries and it won't be useful elsewhere.

Now, as far as qts go, Bogota wins hands down, they are also easier to approach compared to most latinas, only behind Peruvians (but they are also the most underwhelming ones). Mexico City and Puebla follow, you would probably get surprised in Mexico as it is underrated in this regard imho, Chileans in Santiago are just meh, and Peruvians are sweet, but it's hard to find qts.
Now, if you are not into that, I don't have strong opinions about men, but Colombia probably also wins.

Night life is as follows: Bogotá > Mexico City >>> Santiago > Lima > Puebla
Nature: Santiago >> Puebla > Mexico City = Bogotá
Architecture / historical sites, etc: Mexico City >>> Puebla >> Lima > Bogotá > Santiago
Climate: Bogotá >> Mexico City > Lima > Santiago
Spanish accent: Bogotá > Puebla = Lima > Mexico City > Chile
Food: Puebla > Mexico City > Lima >>>>>>>>>>>> Santiago >= Bogotá

And lastly, if you want to have a great time and are also planning to rent, you can live the great life with, 700 dollars in Puebla, 1000 dollars Mexico City and Bogotá, 1200 in Lima and 1500 in Santiago. If you won't rent, then substract about half of that.

Have fun.

>>1277572
Argie here

If you come here with money and will only focus on studying you'll do well, but if you have to work here you'll have a bad time because housing is expensive as fuck and the jobs pay like shit unless you have a bachelorate or something (but why come here if you have one?) plus the inflation makes your wage worth less and less over the ocurse of time.

Transport is a mess here, be prepared to travel on the bus/train/metro standing up, to stand the extreme heat of the summer(some trains/buses don't have A/C). Expect many protests cutting traffic everyday plus traffic jams, so you'll never arrive at the expected time/ have to leave earlier to arrive on time.

There is also a lot of robbery at all times in almost any place. There are many no-go zones but the is not a "go-zone", so if you come here you'll have to be careful at all times, specially at night.

Good thing, you don't have to pay for university, at least not with money.

Also are there daily passes or anything similar I should buy? I'm only staying until the night of the 25tb with only a few other public transportation trips needed.

>>1277561
>>1277563
pretty sure there's a train from laguardia to manhattan.

http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/pdf/laguardia_airport.pdf

just take the skylink thing to 74th st station, take the F train (try to get an express, but any is fine) headed toward Manhattan. Get off at Lexington and 63rd. Walk the 10 or so blocks up to 73rd. Honestly, you can easily walk anything less than 20/25 small blocks (heading north/south) in 20 minutes. The longer blocks (east/west) are like 3/4 min walking per block.

>>1277591
>>1277561
>>1277591
Theres no train and the bus traffic gets so bad you can be stuck at the airport for 2 hours if its really busy. Just warning you
>>1277563
You can get a 7 days pass for 32 burgerdollars

>>1277340
Madrid, Montevideo or Dusseldorf.
All of them are not that expensive, have a international airport with interconti flights, if you come with a skilled trade degree and work experience (not some college meme shit) jobs everywhere and a lot of stuff for every taste.

>>1277340
Copenhagen, Dublin, München.

>>1277340
Chicago