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Oh, and if anyone from here is around between the 15th and 22nd I'd be down to meet.
People from /trv/ tend to be interesting to be around

European primetime bump

Daily desperation bump

>>1221753
my wife has a hilton rewards card. it's been bretty sweet. less benefit than miles, but they accrue faster.

>>1221753
I do IHG and Delta Skymiles since Atlanta is my closest hub. As I have a family, the skymiles come in handy for tickets for my kids, while me and my wife pay for our plane tickets and accumulate miles and MQDs. And I get an annual buddy pass as a platinum card member

>>1221753
Yes, Visa Avion is the only card worth using.

>>1221680
*Each area sorry I'm phoneposting

>>1221680
>34 days 800kms of walking
rent a bike fag

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>>1221695
Trail biking for 20 days straight is going to destroy my behind. The Compostela for using a bike is shit also the walking pilgrims take precedence in getting a bed in the pilgrims hostels, and with about usually 10 thousands ppl doing the French way pilgrimage on June both the trails and the hostels are going to be overcrowded

I made a thread about this topic a few pages down, take a look there, got some nice tips.

Give a gide

>>1221430
easy to have shallow conversations. everyone asks "hey, where are u from, what are you here for etc etc"

but then everyone leaves tomorrow, so usually no deep friendships

I think people in hostels feel pressured to socialize

also, sleep belly down so that you don't snore

good luck

>>1221111
AZ fag here

Scottsdale is expensive shit but good for tech jobs. Stay away from old scottsdale unless you like older ladies. Mill ave is great but also a great way to regret your ideas of buying ASU chicks shots.

Stay away from apache juntction unless you really want to get laid

OP says he's married.

First response is 3/4 about getting laid.

/trv/

>>1221167
I was thinking the same thing, dying rn. Any who OP...
>>1221111
I'm from San Diego but moved to Phoenix about two years ago or so and absolutely love it here. Food is great, outdoors are great, people are great, everything is great really besides the summers and the traffic. Also the Mexican food just fucking go to Mexico or San Diego it's super shitty here.

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>>1220272

>>1220272
don't be stupid
do be clever

>>1220272
Dont's
>Leave your passport or ANY ID's in your hostel bag
>don't assume a storage locker is safe(even if you have your own lock)
>don't leave anything with personal info you would not want to lose out and about
>don't fucking assume it is party city because it is "le european backpack crew XD RAVES" (you're going to be dissapointed at how many people are just going to crash or pass out drunk at these places
>don't leave cash around
>don't book a hostel just because it looks like a party
>take a drug for the first time in a hostel
>take long showers
Do's
>check the surronding areas of the hostel, location to bars/restruants/police stations/transportation
>lock your shit up best you can
>carry your passport/ID/money with you at all times sleep with it even
>check the shit out of the hostel on google and other sites
>bring multiple chargers and such for phones and what not
>be friendly to people
>clean up after yourself

>>1220113
>correction, sorry phone posting
I wouldn't be looking for anything fancy

Hawaii is not a simple, primitive tropical paradise. It has one of the highest costs of living in the US.

>>1220122
This. Everybody would move to Hawaii if it was that simple.
Have you considered Florida?

>>1218845
Lille or Lyon imo. Whatever you do don't fall for the Paris meme, if you must spend 2-3 days seeing the tourist attraction then gtfo, Paris is not " real France " anymore.

>>1218847
And what was ''real France'' ?
less niggers ?

>>1218845
honestly the only good parts of france are the basque coast around biarritz and the cote d'azur, the later one only if you bring cash

>>1224674
I don't think anyone has ever been to Belize before, you'll probably be the first!

>>1224674
what kind of land and how much does it cost?

>>1224674
>Cities, rural areas, etc. How are the people? What is the culture like? Cartel activity?

Don't want to sound like a prick but everyone who is thinking about buying a house in a foreign country should have a thorough understanding of all of the above before even considering such a purchase.

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>>1224554
>falling for the nautical jew
If you must, be careful with your cellphone usage. Cruise ships have their own small cell towers with uplinks to a satellite so you can call people as if you're on land. They are supposed to cut them off when they are at port but sometimes they 'accidentally' leave them on so when people get off the boat, they place a call thinking they are using local towers but are actually connected to the $hip's tower. So get some distance between you and the boat before you make any calls. Also, put your phone in airplane mode on the ship otherwise you'll be downloading data at ridiculous prices as well. Look into international calling plans your cellphone carrier may provide which will save you money when abroad.

I'd really recommend going to a 2 star resort than a low budget cruise, unless you already live in florida

if you want to cruise on a budget, check out the repositioning cruises, a lot of the alaska cruise boats during the summer are caribbean cruises during the winter every year there's seattle-miami 2 week trips for the cost of a normal 1 week

>>1224606
For a family of four a Carnival Cruise is lower than the proce of a resort. I was in fact planning on taking my family to a resort, All inclusive, with airfare. For the cost of the one person was more than two people on the cruise. Even with driving to Miami the night before and getting a hotel.

>>1224127
A lot depends on what kind of job you want and what kind you're prepared to do while you're looking for one.

I can think of two options, a safe but slow/tiring one and and a risky all-in one.

Email hostels and ask if they'd take you on as a cleaner/translator/whatever. A lot will be happy to sponsor a backpacker a working visa in exchange for a cleaner/tourguide/etc to do shit work and then run a few activities for tourists. Stuff like taking people out partying at clubs, shit like that. Some clubs like to get a crowd of backpackers in early to kind of create an atmosphere, free drinks/snacks are involved, you just have to know a promoter though you could probably just ask the clubs directly I guess.

I've know several people that did this in HK.

When you're working at hostels, you generally have the morning off and then from about midday, you have to run around cleaning floors&toilets and stripping beds, maybe drop off laundry and pick up new laundry, stuff like that. In the evening, you've got more stuff to do like taking groups out to eat local foods, see night markets, go to night clubs.

You're probably working six days a week and it doesn't leave much time for job hunting for a real job but there's at least a little bit of time and you've got free accommodation and a (really small) wage while you're doing it.

The other way is to hit up craigs list and find an apartment to share with other foreigners, there are usually people looking for a room mate. That gives you accommodation which is basically as cheap as you can get in HK and then you look for jobs full time, the normal way.

are you white? if so, you will get a job teaching english. guaranteed. minimum pay for a gwailo is 180hkd an hour, if you have a degree of any sort you can swing 350/hr.

>>1224257
I was mainly considering the latter option. Though I was a concierge in a hotel for a while when I was younger, I could probably swing it if needs be.

What about staying in Shenzhen while looking for work/accomodation in HK, think it's doable?

is it generally easy to get hash and weed in SE Asia?

weed yes basically everywhere, i didn't see a lot of hash though

>>1224078
cool i prefer weed anyway, although it would be nice to try some strong as fuck, relatively fresh hash somewhere. won't you get really harsh penalties if you're caught with weed in countries like thailand, laos, malaysia, etc?

what about China? especially thinking about southern parts

Interstates are free, brabrah, so aslong as you stay on the interstate.

I can only speak for the orlando area, but depending on what road you take to get from orlando to 75, it will run you about $5 maximum to leave the Orlando area. Google maps will tell you whether or not a route has tolls and likely where they are.

>Anything amazing I should see on these roads?
FL is pretty goddamn boring desu man.

Can't speak as much for GA and SC

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>>1224007
Samefag

Forgot, the Georgian State Police are stern, stern but fair.

(Don't speed or be dumb in Georgia. Always see FAR more people pulled over here than anywhere else in the southeast.)

I have no idea what I-95 on the Florida end looks like, but If it is anything like it is in Massachusetts then the tolls will be max $1.50. Bring $5 in quarters just in case because often in Mass the tolls are less than a dollar. As for things to be aware of, generally take things slow on the roads, especially if you aren't well practiced on the rules of the road here, and people in the US drive like everyone else is an expert, and can be reckless sometimes, at least up north.

>>1223810
>Is it OK to have an "fling" while traveling?
...Yes...

>>1223811

I had to ask, because "flings" are something I've never been comfortable with.

>>1223810
If she wants a fling too, then what's the problem?

You say she's a nice girl and you care about her. Fair enough, so don't try to fuck her if you think she's too attached.
But she might well WANT a "fling" instead of a relationship, and if that's the case then it's all good.

Though be real with yourself; Are you worried about her falling in love with you, or are YOU worried about falling in love with her?

Leave, then re-enter (don't need to wait).

Confirm this with the consulate of your country in Spain, they are actually nice people mostly, and will put your mind at ease.

>>1223350
There's indeed conflicting information. But since I have read stories of people who have got into trouble for doing just that, I would say it's safer if you leave the country with your valid visa and then re-enter visa-free. That is, of course, provided that you will still be able to have visa free access to EU as a US citizen (see recent news). If you were on an actual visa, then that shouldn't count against the 90/180 days.

>>1223358
>>1223355
perhaps even more foolish follow-up:

What is the best/cheapest way to leave the schengen territory for a quick turnaround to re-enter? London? Will passport check give me the funny business if they see what I'm doing?