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Thoughts on buying plane tickets OTC?
Is it a good idea? Is it more expensive in general?

I'm thinking about a situation where you can't buy online for whatever reason (your CC was stolen, you reached your CC limit, the company won't accept debit online, etc).

Planning a Euro trip and looking for some advice. How long should I spend in Tallin,Stockholm, Helsinki and Hamburg? Also is Gavle worth checking out?

>country bumpkin
>terrified of world
>required business trip to vegas

So I figured that I would make the best of it. Trains are awesome so I would go home by train. I have a connecting bus to the LA union station.

The problem comes in
>greyhound
>leaves Las Vegas at 3am Friday

So I am at the MGM. Im told to use uber but I dont know how it works, I can probably use taxi. Reviews tells me the LV greyhound station is awful in the day.

What is safest route to get into the station with luggage? Do I get a ride earlier in the day and hang out at the Plaza then walk? Do I get a an hour and a half early so I am there a hour early? Is there an inside that is safe (finding conflicting reviews).

>>1210391
Your list is looking pretty good, but if I could give you one suggestion:

Do NOT over plan in Singapore. That list looks easy to achieve within 9 days, honestly even less than that. And that is good. Because you WILL come across things you don't anticipate, you will get caught up in the sights, and you will not want to be rushing to your next item. Give yourself time to savour the city because I promise you will want to.

Even planning a few days off can be good. Enjoy yourselves and don't think too hard about a "list". Do the things you want and give yourself time to do them.

>>1210391
9 days is too much imo, you can take a bus from Singapore to KL or Malacca or something for a few days.

Umm, a personal recommendation would be go try the Chilli crab / black pepper crab at 'No Signboard' at Geylang.

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I'll never understand why foreigners want to come to Singapore to see all those man-made attractions and tourist traps when they could go and see amazing natural beauty in other SEA countries.

It's the best when they come here to eat McDonalds.

Grow up and deal with it like the rest of your peers.

>>1243155
where did u come back home from / to?

>>1243157
Came back to London from the rest of europe

>>1243073
You should save up some money and get at least somewhat of a plan, lest you end up like those broke backpackers in Southeast Asia that everyone hates.

Given your nationality, I would suggest looking into a working holiday visa for Australia, New Zealand, or Japan.

>>1243074
> working holiday visa for Australia, New Zealand, or Japan.

I appreciate your input but this really isn't what I'm after. I want to permanently move to another country without the possibility of coming back. As an EU citizen I can legally live and work in any country in the Eurozone but I was considering going to South Africa or somewhere similar and overstaying the Visa duration. I'm looking for someone else to do this with or at least get started off with and then split up. Bare in mind I can work as a bricklayer which is a skilled trade.

>>1243074
Also I am sick of doing everything through the proper channels and all the bureaucracy that comes with it. I want a new life and I want the thrill of an adventure.

Oh also Im not interested in luxury resorts or hotels. I just want to explore, not get pampered like some rich kid

>>1242990
Go to Gibraltar & Malta for like £500 and put the rest in the bank

>>1242990
>He came from /trv/ he had a thirst for big golden Buddhas...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuTMWgOduFM

Do you have any teeth?

>>1242647
Dentists advise against opening things like sauce packets with your teeth since it damages them.

>>1242648
Holy fuck people like you are the worst. I am a amazed someone like you went to Vietnam since it has Bad pollution and experts advise it may harm you.

>>1242554
There are more chinks and less spooks

>>1242558
I'm not interested in either

space
there's still cities, but there isn't an endless amount of towns between the two

>>1242527
It's not that bad but it's hardly worth the money unless you have a DIRECT city to city train.

Amtrak
>uses commercial rails for a lot of their journey, and gives the right of way to freight usually
>does not have a proper station at each major city or routes to them
>often time you will have to hop on a grey hound to go to another station for long journeys
>deal with greyhound type seating and bleh food
>generally take longer than a greyhound or flight for not much cheaper
>has a pretty shitty on time schedule from what I remember

Pluses are
>get to see some cool scenery that you normally won't
>there is probably more...

If you aren't in a rush to get somewhere it can be okay, but hardly worth the price given there are much faster options to get from point A to B in a much shorter time frame.

>>1242532
I have like $300 on an Amtrak voucher and I don't think I can get a refund which sucks

>>1242533
You could probably get to some okay places just look at the travel details. A bunch of times you can put somewhere in only to have a transfer from X station to Y station via some shit bus service and they you have to just sit and wait for the next train to show up.

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>>1242478
LA native here.

You dont want to move here. I dont know where you live now but it doesnt matter. You will hate life if you have to get to Pershing Sqaure everyday. I promise you will. Unless theyre paying you A LOT (and I mean like $80k minimum) I would turn down the offer.

The trains in LA are a joke and only poor people use them. A car is still the fastest way around LA even with the shit gridlock traffic.

>>1242481
I actually live in Long Beach right now but don't want to spend 3 hours on the blue line every day.

The salary is 75k. There's also overtime, so I'd like to be able to have lots of choice on when I go home.

What's so bad about Pershing Square? And what can I do to get ahead in terms of car commute?

>>1242482
>The salary is 75k

In LA? Jeez man I feel horrible for you

even in*

>>1242376

He really reminds me of Moot for some reason.

>>1242376
Doesn't even have the right grammar.

Literally i am Kulas but it should be am I Kulas (si Kulas ako)

>>1242339
Is your luggage within the size and weight limits for carry on? You can check on the airlines website.

>>1242346
Yes, it is.

>>1242339
Where are you going?

>>1242092
Is this a feels thread?

>plane leaves in the morning
>all of the excitement I had in the previous days is gone
>been puking all evening due to nerves
>seriously thinking about canceling this trip

Fuck this fear of flying man.

>>1242093
>nervous flyers

lmao wtf is wrong with you people. planes are fun.

>>1242093
Don't worry dude, once you actually get where you're going you'll realize that you were worried for no reason.

>>1242076
The questions you asked are very relative and also vary from neighbourhood to neighbourhood. Where are you moving from and what general area are you thinking of moving to?

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>>1242077
Moving from small-town Northern Ontario.

Lived in Vancouver for a few months when I was little. That's the only experience I have with actually living in cities.

My campus is right downtown (Ryerson).

Family friend lives in central Whitby, I'll be staying with them for awhile although would very much like to move out. That's where the information on neighbourhoods comes in. I've heard it's almost impossible to find anywhere to live closer to downtown.

>>1242080
First of all, do you prefer small towns over cities? Because if you do there is almost a 100% chance you won't like Toronto. Do you remember if you liked your time in Vancouver? If you're willing to have an open mind and not go in hating it, you might enjoy your time.

>How's the public transit? (I'll have about an hour and fifteen minute commute)
So I guess you're planning on commuting from Whitby. Like you said, move out as soon as possible to somewhere closer. The GO train is alright and getting from Union to Ryerson isn't that hard, but it can be pricey if you're doing it everyday. Ideally move within a half hour bike ride from your school and bike when you can. Don't even bother with driving in the city.

>Does the city feel 'cramped'?
Compared to small town Northern Ontario? Probably. I've never had a claustrophobic feel in any city I've lived in, but that's most likely because I've only lived in cities. I assume it's something you get used to. Although, Toronto does have plenty of urban parks.

>Does it smell bad?
Again, Compared to small town Northern Ontario? Probably. It smells just about as bad as any major city.

>Where should I start looking for my own apartment? Is it even feasible to do so?
Universities have student specific housing (and I'm not talking about residences). Check your online student account, there should be something there. If nothing else search "student housing" on kijiji.

>Any particularly shitty neighborhoods to avoid?
Not any ones you'd be likely to go by. Most of Toronto's worst neighbourhoods are on the peripheries of the city. Land in the city centre became too valuable and all of the old shitty areas became condos.

>Is it boring?
Back in the 60's Toronto had a reputation of being Montreal's nose-to-the grind-stone, "accountant-like" brother. That has changed in recent decades. Toronto has a great nightlife (although last call could be later), and plenty of events, festivals, sports leagues, niche hobby groups, etc.

Wynn has the best buffet

>>1242023
I ate at a pretty good Brazilian steakhouse place. Couldn't tell you exactly which one though, it was a few years ago and I was drunk a lot of the time I was in Vegas.

Vegas local here, what are you looking for in non-buffet dinning?


>>1242049

This isn't too far off.

>>1241995
Requesting the copy pasta about the Real Traveler (TM) who learns to speak the native language of Disneyland so he can have a proper conversation with the man in the Pluto costume.

>>1241998
INTERESTING THAT LANGUAGE COMES FROM PROTO-DISNEY WHICH CAN'T COMMUNICATE WELL WITH UNIVERSAL LANGUAGES

>>1241995
So you suck fluent dick huh? No worries, there's boards for that. /cm/ /hm/ /lgbt/ and /y/ spring to mind.