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>>1277329
>What do you guys do?
I use my phone now. It's lightest.
If I think my phone would attract too much attention for being too new or nice in that country, then I use a small subcompact powershot or my little pentax camera that fits in an altoids tin :P

To me, amazing pictures isn't my hobby. I travel enough that I already know I'm not blowing up vistas of my photographs to hang around my house. I am taking photos of myself, things I find interesting as they happen, gallery placards and objects in museums I might want to research or remember for some reason, my shit rental car, view from my hotel, random stuff. I'm not there to duplicate that scene from the Charles bridge in every postcard, ya know? Sometimes, well, you do want those kinds of pics, but most of the time I don't want to wear the weight of anything I don't have to wear. Carefree and empty handed :) If you aren't like me, and you will be discreet and careful, go ahead, but don't get bold about it. Be aware always and choose to keep it hidden if you think that is what you need to do that day.

>>1277329
The rule of thumb is:
For anything general your smartphone of the Samsung S5 or iPhone 6 generation or better will do the job
If it should be better, a cheap quality point and shoot will do the trick
If you get paid per pic or photography is your favorit hobby and you don't give a fuck to carry 10kg worth of lenses, well bring your DSLR.

Even a $3k DSLR with $20k worth of lenses won't turn a terrible picture into a great one. A good photographer will get better pics with his budget smartphone then someone with zero talent with top of the line equipment.

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I use a colored case so that the camera looks cheaper.

Trazodone and shot of vodka and you'll sleep like the dead. It works for me.

how is alcohol not enough?

xanax
1mg per hour
then a rum and coke 2x per hour, good 2 go.
invest in quality cans. no nigga beats, pls..

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I was in Boston for work in october last year and because we worked all day I only had the evening off. Went to salem at 11pm - 2am and just walked around. Found a graveyard and ended up having car trouble but managed to get it started and got away before the ghosts got me. Was /spooky/.

It is a very small touristy area, I was there the saturday before Halloween and they had a huge carnival. They have some shoddy museums and decent places to eat. It is cool to see the graveyards and the old houses, but after about 4 hours you will probably want to head back to Boston

>>1276488
Its a fucking shit show. good people watching though. Youll either have a great time or fucking hate it

I used tp date a girl that lived in salem. So ive been several times.

>>1275946
looks to hiker for my tastes, way too big...

I am looking at the AER travel pack, would love for someone who has one to comment...
my current back is 35l that expands into a 45l. plenty of room for me... but its a top loader and it drives me crazy.

Hard suitcases and strollers are the fucking bane of travelling, they only work properly on flat surfaces like malls or airport terminals. Good luck getting to your hotel through cobbled streets or not pissing off everyone around you lugging that piece of shit. Wouldn't recommend anyone except Grandmother getting one.

I stick with a cabin sized backpack personally as I prefer to get where I want to be without checking a bag or lugging dead weight through fields or whatever.

On my last trip, I was actually traveling overseas by myself for the first time, so I was still very new to the whole thing, and that included luggage.

I was already on board with the idea of traveling with just a backpack. Apparently people who do it are called "backpackers," and it's apparently a satisfying feeling because 1. You can accomplish more while packing less, and 2. There is far less hassle at the airports.

While I was in love with the idea, I clearly hadn't done enough research. I did not realize the variety of backpacks that were truly available. I actually used a cheap generic school backpack that was around 20-25L (maybe even less because of its awkward shape). I'm actually impressed that I traveled out of something so small & impractical. It held up surprisingly well, and the only thing that got damaged was a single compression strap from pulling on it too hard.

For my next trip, I plan on taking something more rugged, maybe even designed specifically for travel. I'm really contemplating a pack from PacSafe.

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I'm in Tokyo from coming weekend for two weeks. Any recommended events during that time?

Also what kind of stuff do you buy when you are in Japan? I always come back with tons of food but that's usually it. I once bought a used Fernandes e-guitar which I could easily sell for 5 times the price in Germany.

>>1275668
Wonfes if you like weeb stuff/model tanks/warships/gunpla

>>1275674
Will check that out, thanks!

>>1274875
Ukraine.

I'm amazed that you didn't even consider it. Ukraine is by far the easiest Russian speaking country to get into, and unless you stay someplace like Odessa, almost everyone will be speaking Russian. Sure, the slang will be different and the accent will be different, but it's the closest you'll get without going to Russia.

Just stay away from the far east. Kharkiv is as far as you want to go

hi anon, i've been waiting for a -stans thread to appear. I plan on going to Kyrgyzstan in mid september this year to stay the full 60 days visa free and then a little bit in Kazakstan.
Will it be unbearably cold in autumn?
How far will I go with basically non-existent russian?
How do they treat white tourists?
Where would you recommend going?
thanks in advance.

>>1274933
wtf are you on about, odessa is a russian speaking city
t.former odessa resident

Where in Russia? I've been to Moscow a few times and am planning on going to St. Petersburg next month.

I stayed in Chelyabinsk for a month in March, went to mountains arround to go snowboarding

Abzakovo and Bannoe and Miass

It was nice and fun, certainly not as good as resorts in America or Europe.... but fun

I will go back in October to Chelyabinsk again.... but i dont know where i will take a trip to this time

Any Advices on going to St. Petersburg? How to live there cheaply?
How ok are Russians speaking a foreign language like English, German, French?

do you have a return trip booked out of vancouver?

10 days isn't a lot of time if you have to hitchhike back to vancouver, could get to calgary or edmonton

I'd look into staying closer to Vancouver, just going over to Vancouver island, you can stay in hostels for $30/day, if you buy food at the store $10/day, include bus fares and you'd want $50/day at least if you have no local contacts

expect high temperatures of 35, overnight low of 10

>>1277709
No, i don't have a return trip booked out of vancouver. Yeah i have contacts in vancouver. I wouldn't mind taking the return flight in another city.
What's the best route i could take? It doesn't matter if it takes more time.

>>1277720
Highway 1 down to calgary, by far the easiest route and you get to drive through the rockies, and you get to go to the tourist trap Banff has become (or Canmore which is 40 minutes away, and not as touristy). Whistler is also a tourist trap. Also pass Yoho, Golden, Lake Louise on Hwy 1 but a lot of these places are a lot better during ski season.

Or you can ferry over to Vancouver Island and do Victoria and Nanaimo. This would probably be easier to transit.

It's about 10-12 hours from Vancouver to Calgary, Banff is 40 minutes off. Calgary Stampede already ended which is basically the only toursity event in Calgary (it's a good city to grow up, but nothing special to travel to). Edmonton has a big mall. I go to school in Edmonton and there isn't much to do, Jasper is okay, but isn't as close to Edmonton as Banff is to Calgary. Edmonton is also an extra 2 and a half hour transit.

Okanagan is also an option from Vancouver, but it gets fucking hot at night. Kelowna is nice, and if you like wine then it could be something you consider, but you don't really get mountains.

Don't expect to get to Toronto in 10 days, and there is even less to do in Manitoba and Saskatchewan on Hwy 1.

>>1276048
Greek Islands maybe, Mykonos is the obvious gay destination but there's loads of party islands, all with stunning landscapes as well. Not many big cities though, except Rhodes

>>1276048
Fag

>>1276048
>wants to go to a place with thriving gay nightlife
>does not want to go to Germany

My friend, I'm completely straight and even I went gay while I was in Germany. The gay nightlife there is insane, and I could say that my most memorable sexual experiences were with gay Germans. It wasn't just about sex though, these guys were really cool, and we hung out like friends when we weren't having gay piss orgies

>>1275287
Possible yes but forget about the big jets/airlines if you don't want to lie.
You can always be a island hopper pilot, business jet pilot or even fly PAX around for a small airline in Indonesia or Africa.
The last one is where the actual fun happens and I will go back doing exactly that in 2 years.

t. pilotfag

>>1275302

Tell me more about this actual fun; I'm an adventurous dude.

I was also thinking about doing the island hopper flights in Hawaii (where I'm from).

>>1275317
It's flying small puddle jumpers like a PC-6 or the Caravan to small often unpaved airports delivering goods and PAX. You're literally the life line and link to civilisation or fly the same small planes around the world greatest safari parks and stuff like the victoria falls...
Everyone is in a good mood, you actually fly the plane and not just babysit the flight computer and you will get some really crazy sometimes fucked up experiences.

Pretty good payment (especially as it's dirt cheap to life there), those companies actually care about their pilots (because your bosses are actual pilots) and value loyalty.

I live in this area as well, im a bit of an introvert, but I like to go to alki with some friends and chill on the beach with some booze and meet new people doing the same.

>>1274871
>tfw only 20
Do you just walk up to a group and say what's up?

Smoke weed, watch it rain, enjoy crowded streets that make no sense in directions, bang some asians, smoke more weed, drink.

There that's about it

>>1273031
Then why was he in a hostel instead of on a sailboat?

>>1273048
Met him in La Paz mexico. He had gotten lonely I think. It was Carnival and he was trying to bang traveler chicks.
He offered to take me sailing around the bay but the way he offered was to a few of us and it was pretty clear he was only interested in the girls coming with him so I politely stayed behind.

That guy is a complete idiot. If you want to sail around the world a few times and enjoy it that way (you almost assuredly do not) then fine. But it is not cheaper, sailing across the Atlantic is without a doubt more expensive than flying (And it takes weeks as opposed to hours). Marinas are not going to provide you with a slip for free, so either you enjoy shorepower at a cost or your anchor off shore relying on a diesel generator for juice. You might be able to sell the boat for about what you paid for it, but cost of ownership is exorbitant on boats.

Plus sailboats in particular are slow, unreliable and really not as energy efficient as you think. If you really want to liveaboard the much more realistic option is living a great looper on a Nordic Tug, which will be more comfortable and give you access to the inland waterways without having to demast. You wont be crossing any oceans, but you really do not want to do that anyways.

>>1272789
Go to Thailand, you can live off of $100 a month ezpz

>>1272861
>implying
100$ is practically nothing and will not last you a month anywhere in the world. Not anywhere even halfway livable anyhow.

>>1272789
For 19k you can live anywhere for 4 months. Do you want to absolutely maximize your money?

Food: Guabao, Rice dumplings Pineapple Cakes, Milk Tea in TW

Military History: Kinmen or Matsu islands

Attractions: Alishan , Taroko Gorge

Overrated: Sun Moon Lake , Taipei 101 in TW, Tai Ao in HK

Underrated: Chi Lin Nunnery in HK

Jiufen: If you're expecting more than a quaint seaside village, the Jiufen is going to disappoint. If you are looking for a quiet little getaway from Taipei for a few hours, then Jiufen is quite nice. The mask shop there is still one of the most interesting places I've ever been to.

I don't think any of the attractions in Taiwan are really all that exciting. Jiufen is meh, 101 is just a big building, Sun Moon Lake is pretty but swarming with tourists. Maybe the Royal Palace Museum if you're into history, their collection is pretty unreal. Honestly, I had more fun dicking around the night markets or wandering off to random little spots on a scooter than I did with any of the big attractions.

>>1272643
For Taiwan:

Night markets are absolute must for Taipei, plan your travel to hit at least two or three big ones, food options are amazing and affordable.

Jiufen was crowded as fuck last time I went and the traffic is insanity on weekends. Definitely plan on making a day of it if you go. Nearby gold museum is worth a trip if you're in the area. If anything it's fun for architecture.

I spent three days on Lyudao island off the southeast coast and wish I had spent more time there. You get to scooter all over the island, there are plenty of spots for swimming, nice little restaurants in town... The whole place was destroyed by a massive typhoon literally a week before my arrival (literally the hotel I chose was missing half the building) and even with stripped trees and dilapidated infrastructure it was still one of the prettiest most memorable experiences I've ever had travelling. Super fun~

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>>1277602
Not a dumb question. I've run into the same issue. It's hard to tell if you will be stopped at the border and questioned or not. I don't think anyone can really give you a straight answer. You might get away with it, but if it bothers you look for a cheap bus, train or flight you can buy online. You could also buy a refundable ticket home or something.

You might be able to check their customs online and see if the country you are going to cares. I was stopped at an airport a few times and I had to spend about an hour answering questions. They let me go because I understood how I planned on leaving the country when I planned to. I could give them a good answer and good dates for when I thought I might depart. I also had a loose but well planned itinerary.

>>1277602
I've never had a problem with one way tickets. Except to get a visa for China, where I printed out a fake return ticket email (just changed the dates flight number etc).

Sometimes the airline (at check in) with ask for an onward ticket. They will often settle for having you sign a declaration (basically: if I'm refused entry,the airline is not responsible for buying me a return ticket).

>you dont do you need to come back in the country you landed in to fly home?
This one I can answer with 100% certainty: you just need an onward ticket out of the country, it doesn't need to be your home country.

The worst possible case scenario is you can get on the airport wifi and buy a refundable onward ticket and cancel it.

Basically, you're good bro.

>>1277630
> you dont do you need to come back in
the country you landed in to fly home?
This one I can answer with 100% certainty: you just need an onward ticket out of the country, it doesn't need to be your home country.

What I meant was if I go with a two ways to Thailand and then I go to vietnam
Do I need to go back to thailand to come back home or can I use it in a viet airport?