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>>1199936
Im planning a trip there before the rainy season in March-April so bumperoo

Bumparino

>>1199958

The north has Jiufen, the oceanside town that Spirted Away was based on. For sights, Taipei has 101, Elephant Mountain, Taiwan Democracy Memorial Park, and Tamshui. For art, it has Huashan 1914 Creative Park, Songshan Creative Park & MajiMaji. If you like Myanmarian food, go to Huaxin rd aka "Little Myanmar". Night Marketwise, Raohe & Linjiang have tons of good food.

The east coast is a nature lovers paradise, you have Yilan / Hualien / Taidong. Yilan I've yet to go to, but have heard the scenery's good, and it has the Kavalan Whiskey distillery. Hualien has Taroko Gorge which is impressive. Taidong can take you to some of the outer islands, Green Island & Orchid Island.

Down south, you have Tainan, Kenting, and Kaohsiung.

Tainan is the old capital, and now the food center of Taiwan. If you like history, go to Anping or Chikan Tower. For art, go to Qimei Museum, The Cultural Center or Xinmei rd. For eating as much good food as you can, just walk around Guohua rd / Youai rd, or go to Huayuan night market. You can also get to Penghu Island from Anping.

Kaohsiung is a lot like Tainan, but with more western influence. Here you can find good European / American food. As for places to see, go to Pier 2, LDR, Xiziwan, Lotus Pond, Fo Guang Shan Temple, Monkey Mountain, Rueifang night market, Cijian Island, Xiaoliuqiu.

Kenting is where everybody goes to the beach.

As for the west, you have Alishan National Park if you like ancient trees. Ershui / Jiji for cycling in rice paddies / mountains. Yuanlin for a good small town experience. Taichung for Indian food and Luce Chapel. Miaoli for Tea Sage Hut.

Lmk what you're in to and I can give you more specific suggestions

>>1199936
What do you specifically want to know?

as a novice traveller, I also would like to know

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An adapter to get power in every country you visit.

Tell us where you are from, how many you will be, what your interests are and i will provide you with the info you need

//swefag who visited every country in Europe

You have to go back.

not really, I don't believe police don't believe your passport is not legal, at least in western Europe

I had the opportunity to meet Merkel today, she's incredibly nice. I love her.

>>1199738
Here's the link

https://youtu.be/Jd1TnkGB4h8

>>1199739
Not bad for a first try, but it's too American for me to give serious feedback.
Probably the only constructive thing I can say is to put some intro at the very beginning, eg. the things you say at 01:30 would've been more useful right when the video started.
Also maybe you don't realize, but this is basically a food vlog or food and café vlog. So you better make the title more specific, if the vlog is so focused on food and beverages.
The "say hi" thing is my pet peeve, like ordering people around is just ... no.

But again, for a first try, this is decent, most first vlogs I couldn't sit through.

>>1199749
this mostly
It's not bad, however imo it's too long and you filmed it kinda like holiday video, try to make it more dynamic: if it's about food or about cafes in X city focus on this. The parts in where you're walking maybe you could put some music and cut after 2 seconds max, this way you'll the attention of the viewer.
check some famous travel vlogers or watch travel programs on TV and check this kind of more technical stuff and the way they organize the content

You will have a great time. Just don't do something stupid like public displays of affection and don't behave like jackasses in general.

And no public transport but hiring a car/driver is easy.

Spent 2 weeks there last month. Rented a car and drove around the north. Only regret was not going south to Salalah, which I hear is a must-see. Well, that just means I'll have to go back. Hopefully when the situation with Yemen clears up. Also the enclave in UAE is apparently incredible, the northernmost one not the island enclave.

My favorite places were Wadi al Shab and Sur. Muscat I didn't fall in love with. In any case, it's an absolutely beautiful country. The best part was just driving around and seeing what came up. The mountains, the coast, the desert, the wadis, etc. The country has it all if you're a nature lover.

Not much to say in terms of "don't do" this or that. Just know that Omani people are ultra-conservative, so be careful with your girl. Be on your best behavior in public and you'll have a good time. If you or your GF have any specific questions, ask away.

This is probably really obvious, but if anyone asks if you're married, say you are, you just don't do name changes in your home country.

>potential for first post
>can't...Help...It...
>reposting unanswered cry for help from previous thread

I'll be the lame boring typical /trv/ newb and ask (I actually lurk the board everywhere except Japan generals so sorry ahead of time)

I'm probably gonna go with a couple of friends to the Kansai region (Osaka, Kyoto) to visit a couple of other friends who just moved there. We'll be staying for 2 weeks

I'm the only single one out of all, and was wondering if it's worth the trouble to try and get to know some girl over there.
I've had girlfriends before but they've all been friends for a few months before we went the relationship way, if that's of any importance to the topic.
Basically I have no idea how any of this works in Japan, if it's any different to western places etc.

Thanks in advance, and any suggestions on actual nice tourism is more than welcome!

>>1199649
When is the best time to go? I don't have loads of money but I've wanted to go for years. I'm from the UK and needs the cheapest flights and hotel times during the year. Some recommendations as to where I should visit would be great too.

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Hey folks. Didn't want to bother anyone until I exhausted all of my options, so this is my last hope.

I fell in love with sake when I was in Japan, so I'm considering importing a bottle. I drank a lot of it there, but my favourite brand ended up being a cheap bottle I picked up in 7/11? I guess I'm not very classy. I took a picture of the bottle.

I've tried translating the brand, but it's been a mess so far. The gold lettering is too dim to pick up, but the lettering to the right of that is 'cloth sea' according to Google, yet the lettering on the top right is apparently 'mist wall' in Chinese? I've tried searching for it based on the exact shape of the bottle, but I'm having no luck.

I hate to ask, but could someone please translate the brand for me? I would appreciate it so much.

What does USA stand for?

Hi. I am going to Chicago for a business trip. I am a bad smoker and can't live without cigarettes (smoke about 20-30 per day) and I heard, in USA, especially in Illinois, there are very hard prohibitions for smoking. So please could you tell me, in which places am I allowed to smoke?

>>1199556
Freedom

>>1199305
>> no, prices are not reasonable. Not sure where you're from, but even self-catered food and basic accommodation runs at around twice as much as what you'd pay for something better in the UK (not excluding London).
(Was in Reyjkavik early last month))

It's well worth going - there's plenty of stuff to see, natural stuff mostly, but it's expensive.

Probably hiring a car is advised but check out the laws about where you can go. Restrictions inland/mountainous areas in particularly. There are loads of organized coach tours from Grey Line and Reyjkavik Excursions and other companies, too, but you're with a crowd all the time, you have little freedom that way

I hear hitchhiking is relatively safe and common in Iceland and I would have no trouble, is this true?

>>1199486
Safe? Sure, is very safe society. Main problem you might find is lack of traffic if you're not within say 50 miles of Reykjavik. Two-thirds of the population live in the capital, and tend to fly between cities rather than drive. Probably also a better option in summer than in short daytime's of winter

>>1198805
yes

>>1198805
no

>>1198805
maybe

I'm willing to bet you're American.

>>1197791
a lot of people confuse dubai for a saudi arabian city

>Dubai has no culture
I see you've met a Real Traveller

It's how they make up for where they haven't been

I have heard that Achensee and the Mountains around it are quite nice!

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I will be heading to Austria from Australia with my family at the end of the year.
We will be attending a Krampus parade but I wouldn't mind finding out about some hidden local gems...

Are there any suggestions?

We're not the yobbo type Aussie's, strictly upper middle class bogans.

Last time my wife and I were there we saw an orchestra but as I recall it must have been a holiday because 90% of the town we were in was closed.

>>1200269
>We will be attending a Krampus parade
It's just a bunch of drunks beating each other with birch rods, m8

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Depends what you're interested in?

If nature, try one of the natural springs

>>1197663
I am. That place looks beautiful... where is it?

I've heard Homosassa is pretty.

im thinking about moving to Daytona Beach.. is it worth it?

Anyone?

One more try

You can explore freely. Cuba is one of the safest countries in the world....especially for foreigners. Also cuban women are after white dock in the same way east asians are, and they're a ridiculously sexual country.

What's the scene here? I haven't found out yet...

>>1197320
Bump
Also OP, I'm going to Paris for 9 days at the end of April, is there anything you can tell me that is absolutely not to be missed or overrated?

Tons of stuff yo do. You need to hang out with cool people to access it though.
What are you into?

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The only time you should cover your head is if you go to little mountain villages. If you cover your head in Marrakech people will assume you're a muslim convert. Don't worry about covering arms, ankles, etc.
You should visit the mountains because you'll be there during almond blossom season. The almond trees in the villages are really beautiful.
The weather in January is great in the center/south. Marrakech should be a perfect temperature (if you go to Fes or Casablanca it's cold as balls)
>Cultural quirks
Don't eat with your left hand. Otherwise, Moroccans are used to tolerating rude tourists, especially Marrakechis.

>>1197342
yeah we are going on some excursions which include the mountains I believe, thanks for the heads up :) yeah I knew it was touristry which is fine and I assumed they would have experience with very rude and disrespectful travellers, but I always like to make sure I don't rock the boat too much.

when you say left hand, do they eat with just their hands there? no cutlery? I think they do that in India too presumably because the left hand is the arse wiper but I could be wrong

>>1197527
Islam has set rules about eating with your right hand. Probably because of the bathroom thing. There was quite an uproar when cutlery was first introduced in muslim countries, because you hold your fork with your left hand. I always had cutlery when expected when I was in Morocco and Iran.