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unless you're riding a maglev there's going to be some bumps

think american track might be worse because it's mostly for freight

rode amtrak once for 60 hours, might have slept for 8 of them

What route did you take? I'd love to hear more about your (or anyone else's) Amtrak experience. I have it in my head that I'd really like to go on a long train ride one of these days, but I'm willing to be convinced otherwise.

>>1213841
>Are trains normally so bumpy?
Trains in Europe are usually way smoother than Amtrak from my experience. Although that experience is pretty much limited to the Bay Area capitol corridor.

Hoi, I work in Den Haag but don't know any hidden spots (yet) could you share any of yours?

I only know that Chinese food in Den Haag >>> Chinese food in Amsterdam. Also restaurants in general seemed more interesting.
The only thing is that I find the beach near the Hague extremely depressing. Otherwise it's great.

My only Den Haag tip is lame... Even if you have an appointment with the Chinese visa centre, go there earlier than the opening time if you are in any sort of rush. 10 mins before the opening time there's gonna be a big line already. They also do drop in, though, and they have a computer, printer, copy machine, you can use them all.

>>1214037
Area around HS has some dope kapsalon places, and a food Moroccan bakery. If you feel like getting fat.

>>1212894
>What would be the best place to go visit in South America?
Peru.

>>1212894
I like Bogota, Medellin and Quito. But it depends on what sort of things you like, which you did not share with us.

Also, Gaps Closed.

>>1213027
Im Open to anything. I really don't have any preference.

>>1211952
Balkans or Thailand give you a good mix of cheapness and ok infrastructure.

>>1211952
Panama

>>1211952

maybe Turkey

>>the average wage for a native is like $20-40 a month
[citation needed]

>>1211878

Just chatter on the various 'so, you want to go on holiday to/move to' pages. If it's incorrect, blame them. It's beside my over all point/confusion anyway. I don't get how someone can spend over a thousand bucks a month, which is literally over a third more than I even earn, and consider it cheaper living.

It doesn't go along with 'going to a 3rd world country to live cheaper/have a cheap holiday' unless they are literally renting a 10 bedroom house to themselves and eating lobster every night.

>>1211882
>>I don't get how someone can spend over a thousand bucks a month, which is literally over a third more than I even earn
There's your problem.
Get a job where the pay not dogshit.

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>>1209748
Crossing between islands in the Galapagos at sunset.

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>>1209749
At the Giant's Causeway, N. Ireland

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>>1209750
Decorative crab, Galapagos Islands.

Avoid Haight Street. Visit Golden Gate Park.

>>1212797
Get out of SF and go see the redwoods if you haven't. I wasn't a huge fan of SF but Sausalito was nice.

Homeless people everywhere.....

Been to San Fran once. If you can, go do Alcatraz, Chinatown, and Golden Gate Park. After that, get out. See Yosemite, Big Trees State Park, go hiking at Tahoe, something. Enjoy.

no one?

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>>1212092
I've only been to Orlando for one night and it was really hot, humid, with tons of bugs. I went down one street and it was nothing but shops with stripper clothes for miles. I came to the conclusion Orlando must be populated with mostly strippers... So there's that.

>>1211323
I was there two weeks mid-April last year. Only spent a day in Tehran (and I was glad to get out, it's too big for my taste and harder than the rest of the country to enjoy as a tourist). Stayed in Kashan and Yazd as well as Isfahan and Shiraz, with a few stops on the way (Abyaneh, Persepolis, Kharanaq...). Felt incredibly safe the whole time, met a few females traveling solo. VOA worked fine for me ; you have to show that you have insurance for the trip. They got my fingerprints, which took some time, but that's because I'm French and the French government decided to take the fingerprints of Iranians coming into France. Other travelers got their visa pretty quickly. Not sure if passing for a local is an advantage, as most people were incredibly helpful to foreigners, but not speaking farsi isn't a problem. No one will try to scam you, except maybe on Meidan Emam in Isfahan, but the scammers are approximately 100 times less obnoxious than those from your country.

>>1211323
The shitty part is that going to Iran effectively means saying goodbye to US visits if you had any planned.

>>1211331
Or I could just get a new passport...

>>1212130
If you are an actual engineer, Australia should be fairly easy to get into. You might have to work in the middle of Australia, in a mine somewhere, but there are a ton of jobs for engineers here. Try rio tinto there are a ton of safa's working for them already

>>1212130
Are you white? If so you might have an express way out of South Africa.

Fellow Saffa here.

I recall using a recruitment agency to get me a job at a vegetable packaging warehouse in the UK. Granted I have a Dutch passport, so it made things a lot easier.

So besides finding yourself a wife from said desired country; I would suggest to keep applying for a working visa at any of the countries you're looking to move to. Unless you want to take your chances with the likes of Canada as a refugee trying to escape the "swart gevaar".

>>1207869

I've been everywhere in the world and Argentina is by far my favorite. Nightlife is amazing. The architecture is beautiful. People are the best looking I've seen in my life. Make sure to meet as many argentinians as you can, everyone I met there is amazing. Don't let the safety warnings slow you down (just be on your guards like anywhere else and don't flash your money/cell phone).

Peru is fine, just nothing exceptional.

Brazil can be great or shit, depending on where you go. It varies a lot.

Peru has lots of cool tourist stuff to do. Cuzco, the sacred valley, and Machu Picchu are genuinely quite awesome to see, it's not just hype. I've heard Huaraz is cool too, if you're into hiking. Skip Lake Titicaca, Arequipa, etc. - it's nothing special.

The culture and people in Peru are more indigineous and totally lack the spice and attractiveness of most of the rest of south america. But anyway, go on Tinder in Lima, they're generally underwhelming (can be cute, but plain and boring) but LOVE white guys.

Brazil has the coolest culture I've ever seen. The people are the most vivacious and fun to be with. But outside of Sao Paulo (and the people that deal with tourists in Rio) they rarely speak english or spanish. You can sort of get by if you speak solidly conversational spanish, though, via portunhol.

Pay attention to the safety warnings in Brazil, especially in Rio. Go to Rio when nice weather is forecasted, it's a waste when it's cloudy or rainy or cold.

Fuck some brazilian girls while you're there, it's usually an amazing experience. I've dated girls from all around the world but there's nothing like the brazilians.

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>>1213234
Are you authorized to stay in Norway?
Do you have copies of all your valid documentation to provide to the agent?
Do you have bank statements that are not older than 3 months old?
Do you have proof of employment and a payslip that is not older than 3 months?
Do you have references from a boss and/or your previous landlord?

>>1213238
Of course I'm, got all legal documents with me. The thing is I'm traveling there to work, but agency for which I work offers only bad housing for now. Thats why I'm asking for some pages where I could find housing myself

pls help

>>1213129
You're planning to go the the city of Malaga or the province of Malaga ? Cause your pic is Ronda, a town a fair bit away from the city Malaga.Also i wouldn't recommend hiking in this time of year but wait until Spring

>>1213131
oh, I just picked a nice image from google image search. I'm afraid I can't go too far from Malaga city because of the short stay. Do you think the city itself is worth it?

There's a national park north of the city where you can hike around some nice Mediterranean forest. I rented a car so I don't know how you'd get there otherwise; there's probably a bus.
Looking at google maps it looks like there are some more impressive mountains near the coast a little further to the east.

Winter is a great time to hike in Andalucia in my experience.

>>1211804
I've got just over 30 days for my trip also and just got done planning.

I'm hitting the gym a lot cause I'm gonna be on the beach every day. Maybe get in the best shape possible so you feel & look good. The clock will be working against you so time will go by fast.

>>1211804
I usually start getting a heat on for my Vegas trips about a month in advance. I go 3-4 times a year and still get like a little kid a few days before the trip.

I don't plan much anymore though, I used to plan every day down to the hour, now I just go and let the day take me wherever.

>>1211804
My trip is booked for over a year in the future. My goal is to finish up my school early so I can actually go

Hmm... what's the point of this thread exactly?
I mean everyone going to Hawai goes there for the beaches and the nice mountains/jungles

What tips do you have to share?

>>1210204

Right, so let's just look up "beaches in Hawaii" and go to the first result, huh? You do realize Hawaii has six whole islands you could (legally) visit? Granted, most people will just visit Oahu or Maui, but depending on the kind of sights you want to see or the activities you want to do, the island you'll want to visit could be completely different from what you originally planned.

Not to mention the beaches you'll find recommended to you are probably filled to the brim with tourists so you'll be stepping on glass or a cigarette butt every two feet (if you can even find parking or get through traffic to reach it), so if you're planning on visiting the beaches then you'll want to know which are the best according to locals, when the best time to go is, and which beaches get the most jellyfish so you know to avoid those too.

There's seriously so many things to learn about Hawaii before going here. It's not just "beaches and nice mountains/jungles".

Not to mention it'll be handy to know how not to get ripped off at every turn, which happens even to people that think they're "smarter" than the average tourist. I've worked in the tourism industry here, and boy, let me tell you. I've sold enough 25 dollar boxes of mac nut chocolate (that are maybe 5 bucks at walmart) to last me a lifetime.

>>1210159
I'm going to Maui next month. How do I get to Lanai?