Archived threads in /trv/ - Travel - 175. page

>>1225720
Looking at your interests, you picked the wrong city. Especially for 10 days.

>>1225892

I'm kind of dreading this to be true, desu. But my brother is staying in berlin, so that's where we're going.

I may travel around the region a bit as well.

>>1221076

>>1225480
Yeah there isn't even a war going on there at the moment. You will be fine anon, jump on the opportunity.

Since you probably mean Iraqi Kurdistan, just a friendly reminder that it is de jure part of Iraq, and that may or may not be a good thing for your CV.

Also as the other anon said, they are currently at war/ neighbouring a country at war/ a target of violence by nations at war. Not a great idea safety wise.

>>1225487

>Not a great idea safety wise.

I live alone and I'm willing to take the risk.

>>1225482

Technically the isn't raging throughout ALL of Kurdistan, but I get what you're saying

>>1225308
Brazil ofc, if you like BJJ (I live here)

maybe the Netherlands?

And would also be cool to go wrestling around the Caucasus (Georgia, Azerbaijan)

>>1225308
Okinawan Karate
http://okkb.org

>>1225317

You live there? If you mind revisiting this thread and answering some questions for me i'd really appreciate it.

An uber driver told e if i was seeking BJJ i would want to go to Parana, he said that's where all the gyms are. I've only heard of places like Rio and Sao Paulo, if Parana is where I want to go what can you tell me about it?

Is it safe? welcoming to foreigners? how expensive is it? how much Portuguese do you need to know to get by? how do people in the area feel about black Americans? Do the women like foreigners? Will the guys at the gym go extra hard on me because i'm American?

>man too cheap to purchase blanket throws temper tantrum and gets plane diverted, inconveniencing hundreds of innocent passengers

>>1222464
>go on a long flight
>assume you will get free shit because you're old

If you are going on a long flight, especially something like HI to CA you should at least plan ahead for this doesn't really matter if you are old or not.

Don't ever assume an airline will give you free shit and you'll never be disappointed.

What part of Mexico?

>>1222437
im landing in mexico city but have no plans

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>>1222440
From top to bottom and left to right

>Row one
- Xochimilco canals, in southern Mexico City
- Monument to the Heroic Cadets (some kids who fouhgt in the Mexican-American war), in Chapultepec forest
- Hemicycle to Juárez (one monument to some Mexican president), in the Alameda park on the historic centre
- Iztaccihuatl and Popocatepetl volcanoes in the distance.

>Row 2
- Paseo de la reforma (some street)
- Coyoacán fountain (coyoacán is a neighborhood that used to be a colonial town separate from the main city but was eventually swallowed, Coyoacán means “place of coyotes" in nahuatl, hence the fountain).
- Equestrian statue of Charles IV of Spain, in the Tacuba street on the historic centre
- Santa Fe, one of Mexico City's major business districts, located in the west part of the city.

>Row 3
- Monument to the Revolution, the building was initially planned as the Federal Legislative Palace during the regime of Porfirio Díaz (a dictator), it never got completed and it became a monument of the revolution fought against him. It is the tallest triumphal arch in the world and it has a little museum in the bottom.
- Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral, largest cathedral in the Americas, right beside the zocalo square and above the main temple of tenochtitlan ruins. Some stones of the main pyramid of tenochtitlan were used in its construction.
- Bellas Artes Palace, a theatre constructed by Porfirio Diaz, in the Alameda park in the historic centre
- Bank of Mexico and the Postal Palace, half a block away from Bellas Artes

>Row 4
- San Ildefonso College, and art museum in the historic centre
- Latin-American Tower, a skyscraper in downtown Mexico City. It was the world's first major skyscraper successfully built on highly active seismic land.
- Angel of Independence, It resembles the July Column in Paris and the Berlin Victory Column in Berlin.
- Morisco Kiosk, Santa Maria la Ribera neighborhood.

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>>1220478
You didn't colour Hessen just because you had a layover in Frankfurt, did you?

does anyone have an updated template?

>>1220493
Learn to MS paint faggot

>leaving humanity behind
>>>/fit/

>>1227778

Smoke half a gram of DMT.

>>1227778
go to the phillipines and smoke a joint. the people there will show you another world.

>>1227606
Use Budapest as a base instead

>>1227607
Why? Is it the location? Or is Budapest just better/nicer?

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>>1227606
Living in Sofia. AMA.

It's definitely nice is you know your way around. It's extremely cheap, safe, organized and all around manageable. Day trips from Sofia to 50% of Bulgaria are also possible.

What do you like?

>>1227572
if you like history, then you will like Williamsburg. It has one of the biggest open air museums in the country, and there are actors dressed up as historic people, you can go and talk to them as if you were visiting a town in the 1700's.

>>1227572
I live in Dallas. Trust me, you should go to Williamsburg.

Take the housekeeper job.

Think about it.

>Clean rooms for $10.00/hour
vs
>Be responsible for the safety & well-being of irresponsible idiots for $7.25/hour

I'm gonna be 18 in may and I'm going to Amsterdam for a week in summer, I also look young for my age. but a lot of people our age in holland speak pretyy good english so you could easily drink with locals

>>1227487
Do a lot of 18 year olds go out to bars and clubs? Hard for me to imagine coming from America

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I went away around central Europe at 19 (last Spring). Personally what I found is that judging where to go on pretty much solely on the atmosphere review score is the way to go. I'm slightly awkward (though amiable) and with one or two exceptions made a few pretty good friends in hostels, even went on a road trip with two thirty year old Aussies for a week. Even got somebody I met out there visiting soon. Occasionally you'll end up in a hostel which by chance isn't too sociable/has people who you don't get on with hugely and may be lonely for a few days, but in most places I'm sure you won't have trouble most of the time as long as you're polite and friendly. I'd personally recommend Greg and Toms in Krakow (not the party hostel) and the Ginger Monkey in the Slovak Tatras (my favourite place in the world, this picture is with their dog). Good luck man.

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>inherit a lot of money
>set aside a nice sum of money for the backpacking trip around Europe I've planned for years
>travel for several months
>turns out I'm not a likable person abroad either, spend most of my time alone despite my best socializing efforts
>no epic parties, no permanent friends who came to visit later, no day trips to some nice site with qts or bros, no nothing really
>go home when my trip ends, disillusioned, and hasn't really traveled since.

Trip was okay I guess, got to see a lot of nice places, but I kinda missed the social experience of it all.

>>1227366
Don't worry I'm the same. I stayed at a hostel when I was in SEA last year and didn't meet anyone. Talked to a couple of people but they didn't seem interested in inviting me along on their adventures. Left earlier than intended and checked in to a 5 star hotel.

I mean it's fine, I prefer being by myself but on those trips it could be days without me uttering a single word.

>>1227366
>>1227374
Lol let this be an end to the "solo travel is best travel" meme. You will only experience crippling loneliness while other couples and groups of friends make memories together.

Just to clarify, I'll be going down through the balkans and then across Turkey, and then home through Russia hopefully.

Plitvice is very nice in Croatia, generally take a detour around the adriatic coast, Croatia, Montenegro and Albania are all beautiful. Also more interesting than going through northern croatia/hungary/serbia

>>1227326
cheers. that's the sort of thing i'm looking for.
anyone know where that abandoned UFO looking massive building is in the balkans? i seen it in a video but no idea which country it's in.
I'm particularly interested in Albania if anyone has any pointers.

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You just need to account for variables extant while traveling, especially cross country. Little things like having a sleeping bag (if it's cold) or packing a spare tire can mean the difference between being even more fucked then when you started and actually experiencing some new and cool shit. And of course how much money you have. If you worked for a little while to save some money obviously that is a good idea.
But at the end of the day traveling is not going to fix your problems either. You will come home to the same shit, so you need to consider that too.

>>1227118
Take the money you would spend on gas and buy a dehumidifier and new drywall

>>1227137
I read somewhere that mold releases mycotoxins that stay there even if the mold is removed. No way to tell if that's true though. I'd also have buy a new floor as well and basically remodel a bunch of shit.

no. plan your route around your destinations, not your destinations around your route.

Route 66 starts in Chicago, not NY.

I've done the drive before, it gives a really interesting view of America that the interstates and major cities don't give. The road takes you through a lot of tiny rubdown towns that most Americans never see. There's a lot of long empty stretches and abandoned towns, the trip will be filled with a lot of quiet little moments where you can really take in the country.

3-4 weeks seems like enough time do really get a feel of the locales around the road, but you could easily spend several months exploring the rest of the country.

When are you planning on doing the trip? Depending on the time of year weather might be a factor for your drive.

>>1226962
around july, from australia so i can handle the heat.

>>1226826
Bump

I hope your polish/romanian is good doing those jobs.