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hey trv, new here. Going to Paris and Genova this christmas, was wondering if you guys know some cool places to hang out/things to do on a tight budget?

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hey all. long time lurker and occasional shitposter.

so in a section of my nine months traveling this year my gf and i walked the 500 odd km of the way of st francis from florence to rome via the appennine mountains. i/we enjoyed seeing rural tuscany, abruzzo and Lazio and having had so much entertainment on this forum this is my AMA in return.

we're 29 yo australians with passable italian. we walked over 28 days in september/october. the walk has more altitude gain and loss than the semi comparible camino de santiago (done in 2010). there is a mixture of church supported accommodation and commercial b&bs and hotels. food and days are easily planable to stop in towns/cities each night but always water and often lunch needs to be carried. the trails are a mixture of rural/forest and rural towns. we were just off the back of long distance hiking in the US and had pack weights of about 6-8kg. we used sandy browns guide book but its inaccurate and frustrating as fuck.

enjoy some pics and AMA.

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hey /trv/ im about to spend the next two years in japan and i have no idea what to expect. i am VERY excited about the prospect of living in a foreign country seeing as ive only lived in the us for the 24 years that ive been alive.

as i said before i dont really know what im walking into so im doing a little bit of asking around. so
what kind of things should i expect?

if you could could provide me with what youve learned from your experiences and also help me in some fact checking in the research that ive done so far i would be immensely grateful.

outsiders are allways just that. it is nigh impossible to be seen as something other than gaijin. is this true?

i love anime. seriously ive got 1.8 TB worth of it and ive seen almost all of it. ive read that the japanese populace view the anime "thing" as weird and childish. to paraphrase what i read "you will have to hide your trigun DVD collection just like you would in the states" the quote isnt 100% accurate but the gist is the same. is this true?

ive heard that the sushi in japan(especially on the coast) is the greatest thing ever. you can walk up to a fish market and watch them kill the fish and make it into sushi and its amazing. is this a thing? is this as awesome as it sounds?

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>Hehe if you come visit I can be your tour guide~~ :)

How legit is this? I've heard the same thing from a French girl, a Japanese girl, and two Chinese girls. Seems like a red flag.

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Hi /trv/.I'm planig my first major travel,it will be to South America (pic related) and would
apreciate some fedback and tips,mostly from locals or people who have been there before.

PY-AG-UY-AG-CL

I am fluent in Spanish and English.I'll be traveling just with a backpack (have a 20L and a 40L
but will do my best to fit all my stuff in the 20L one,opinions?) and my DSLR camera.

I lived in Asuncion for 8 months and have a good idea how the city works.

Budget $4000 (after plane tickets).I wont need to pay for my stay in Asuncion, Montevideo and maybe
Santiago.I know Buenos Aires is very expensive but i'm not looking for that face of the city,
though i would like to know how munch could it cost a week there in a cheap yet secure hostel.
I'm not expensive, dont need great hotesl or fancy restaurants.Know the most expensive ones
will be AG and CL

I will need to cross land borders, do you know how good/bad are the following borders?

Encarnacion(PY) - Posadas(AG)
Concordia(AG) - Salto(UY)
Colonia del Sacramento (UY) - Buenos Aire (AG) Buquebus
Las Cuevas (AG - Cancha Pelada (CL)


I have a doubt when it comes to AG.I'll be going from Buenos Aires to Mendoza in order to get to Chile
but would like to know Rosario o Córdoba.I bet they are not as expesive nor have the crime rate of
Buenos Aires but do they worth the detour?

time:1 month (can extend a week more if i have to)

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I'm traveling to Switzerland for work. For the first week I'm there, I'll be in Grancia near Lugano I think. After, I'll be in Zurich for 4 days, Geneva for 3 days then I fly out of Milan. Any suggestions as to what to do? I like museums and history stuff, but nature is cool too.

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I'm a bagpacker in latin america since 2013. I've been literally everywhere in latin america.

Ask me anything

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So I MIGHT go home for New Year, flying literally on the 31st of December.

Flight takes off at 19:00 (in theory) and lands home at 22:00.

I was just wondering, how likely is it to get a massive delay on that day? If it helps I would be flying from Heathrow.

Distance from the airport to home shouldn't be more than a 20 minute drive. I obviously want to make it there before 00:00 since it will be a surprise for my family.

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Anybody here watched the ball drop in NYC before? Was it worth it? I've lived in West NY a good portion of my life and I've never seen it drop before.

I've joined the Army and now live in the South and various places for a 3 years now wanna go see the ball drop before they send me somewhere else.

otherwise where in the CONUS would you say I should spend my NYE?

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I finally have a sizable amount (11000 usd) saved and can travel starting in January.

There are a lot of places I want to go but at the moment I'm in need of a fresh perspective, new start, whatever. I know I'm not the only one browsing /trv/ with that vague concept in mind so lets throw some ideas and experiences around.

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I'm travelling to the U.S. this Christmas.
Are the TSA agents really as bad as people say?

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I'm gonna be flying for the first time by myself, and it's gonna be with this airline. Does anyone have any experience and tips for flying with them? I'm gonna have a 15 hour layover overnight, how do you pass the time?
Thanks in advance.

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I'm staying in Frankfurt for 9 hours tomorrow while waiting for my plane. What is a good place to go in a small amount of time? Preferrably not too far away from the airport and something that involves food.

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Going next October. Looking for dive bars and general entertainment. Suggestions. For reference I'm doing an Airbnb in the business district.

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I coudln't find a thread like this..

I have a question for all of you that travel a lot. Is there a difference in sites in terms of prices and better deals? Is there a site/place most known to be the best to book a flight?

I'm looking to book a flight to New Zealand a few weeks into the new year.