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>>1187321
Anywhere in southeast asia sounds like it would fit your needs. Soecifically Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam/Philippines/Malaysia

>>1187322
>>1187321
Just saw that You have already been to Thailand, but the rest of the list remains valid. I do hope you don't consider a "repeat" as a universally bad thing though. Taveling to the same country but a different region can create vastly different experiences. We all travel for our own reasons though. To each his own.

>>1187324
Lol, don't get me wrong. I have a limited amount of time here in Europe so I'd prefer not to repeat. I'd go back to Thailand, but I feel like I dodged a bullet..I fucked 2 whores knowingly and a third that turned out to be a whore....who bled all over the place, a random 4th, and almost a lady boy....but came back clean. I feel like if I went back I'd go more extreme. So it almost feels risky. I'd also go back to Ireland because they like to party and there are lots of hot girls that like Americans. Any of those countries in particular though?

http://www.cracktwo.com/2011/04/25-abandoned-soviet-monuments-that-look.html

http://www.archdaily.com/101626/forgotten-monuments-from-the-communist-era-in-bulgaria

visted there for 2 weeks about 7 years ago to hang out with a college buddy who was from ukraine. im from wisconsin, similar climate as where your from. if your going over summer, beware. its FUCKING hot there. like, youll be drenched in sweat within minutes after leaving the house (assuming its air conditioned, otherwise your already drenched). spent first week in kiev. lots of stray dogs. i remember my buddy telling me to not mention to anyone that im american. said people may see that as an opportunity to rob me. bring sunglasses. lots of good looking women over there. against popular belief of westerners, vodka is not their most popular beverage. mostly beer, which we were drinking in public often. they have mcdonalds over there and shit, but they dont put ice in the cups. do NOT drink water from faucets and shit. there plumbing is original from CCCP days, much like everything there like roads, subways, etc. a bottle of water in the city was like 4 or 5 USD. a pack of smokes was about 1 dollar. riding the subway cost like 1 cent US.

>>1187173

Happy to hang out with you guys if this happens on january-february next year

Peace

>>1187163
Really depends on where you go. Mostly pretty friendly everywhere, I can't think of anywhere with particularly nasty people. Although places like Eugene and Klamath Falls get a lot of bad rap for the druggies. Eastern Oregon is more conservative, and it's of course the more chaparral/desert side of Oregon. Mostly middle- upper class in places like Bend, Redmond, Sisters. Lots of little old western style buildings, it's pretty cute. Tons of really neat hiking areas with caves and shit. Expect TONS of roundabouts if you go through Bend.

West side is a lot more liberal of course, it's generally what people think of when people think of Oregon and their tree-hugging hippies. It's a lot more lower class on this side of the range, and you will run into a lot more homeless, crazies, druggies, and all other thing that goes with poor areas. Again, there's a lot of great hiking opportunities- mostly scenic woodsy places. Columbia Gorge is gorgeous, but it can get pretty crowded around some of the waterfalls.

As far as laws and things, well. Recreational marijuana is a thing of course... No sales tax for the most part- it is illegal to pump your own gas (lol). Otherwise from that, not sure what's important. Do you have any specific questions?

I'm a resident, been here my whole life. Familiar with quite a bit of it.

>>1187201
Also new to this board, so not sure if there is some obvious base/general questions that would normally be expected by a frequentee.

portland is a shitty city, but the state has a lot of great nature: beaches, snowy mountains, deserts, forests

tourism is a big thing, so locals are friendly to most outsdiers

if you're there in early 2017, expect a lot of clouds and some rain

>>1187202
usually the only questions here are how long can I stay for free, and will I meet women

2. There's an obscure indie brazillian band called sukya || porno. If you haven't heard them already, do it. It defenitely fits those magic european trips.

>>1187135
>Walden and Catcher in the Rye
You're taking the two most American books ever published to Europe? Carry on...

>>1187136
Wowz, heard 'em in a house party here in my city. I must say they got me going. You must be real close to them, they're still quite... obscure.

>>1187140
Hey, I'm also taking Fleurs Du Mal. And Mrs. Dalloway. Sadly, I can't seem to find Swann's Way.

Hey, I accept suggestions

Absolutely. I went to Egypt in February and the weather was really nice. Rarely too hot. The only hot stretch was a mini bus to Abu Simbel through the desert with no AC. Contrary to what you may think too, anywhere well south of Cairo, the Nile is very clean and you can actually drink the water right from the river. Take a felucca trip if you can. I recommend only a few days in Cairo, gtfo as quick as you can. I know nothing about traveling from Jordan.

>>1187334
how long does it take to get to luxor and from there to abu simbel from cairo? i am pondering whether going all that way would be worth it, considering i'd probably have to return to cairo to get bback home. also, is it really worth to see those places? I do want to see the historic stuff (that's why i go), but if it's just one temple, I can save myself the hassle.

>>1186958
>>1187397
OP you sound like you have no idea of what you actually want to do. How about skipping Egypt and going to Levant island?

im almost certain its the bernese oberland region in switzerland, this is probably the train up to kleine scheidegg, looks too familiar not to be

Europe

>>1186940
Just a tip, there is no Switzerland on a low budget buddy

Switzerland is crazy fucking expensive

if you want cheaper alps, try Salzburg on Austria

it's like $6 USD fucking for a beer it's crazy, but i think it's worth it

>>1186939
Inb4 the Real Traveler™ crowd shows up

I would recommend Punta Cana.
Personally I have been to hotel Occidental Punta Cana, which is cool because there's a night club attached to the resort, and all the people from other resorts go there (there's only like 2-3 night clubs in Punta Cana).
Food and drinks are great, rooms are decent, beach is superb. Anyway you can check prices as they're pretty straight-forward; more luxurious = more expensive.
The only thing that sucks about Punta Cana is you won't want to leave the hotel. As soon as you step out of the gates and venture into the city, every fucking body asks you for money and shit, it's annoying.

Pueto Vallarta meh... don't go there. The beach suck. As for Playa Del Carmen, it's a bit like Cancun, except more calm and with less drunk douchebags.

PS: can you / would you consider Cuba? Best bang for the buck

>>1186939
They are all the same. You won't get out of the hotel territory anyway, and inside it is no different from any other resort anywhere in the world.

Sorry, not here to answer your question. But is Russian an easy language to learn if you're an English speaker?

>>1186894
Why would it be an easy language if it's completely unrelated? I'm Slavic and Russian is still pretty incomprehensible to me, I'd have easy time learning its grammar and pronunciation isn't a problem, but still would have to learn vocab.

>>1186894
I learned French and German both in the same year. I've been trying Russian two years now and can barely read and write it

Do it! Hawaii is amazing for whatever you do! Maybe add another day for 5 days and it will definitely be worth it

>>1186874

OP, it will help if you tell us which Hawaiian island you will stay in. I've been to the main island and Maui.

Yes, several hundred dollars (not including airfare) will be enough for three to four days, as long as you really count your pennies. Everything is imported there so it's an expensive place.

Why are you going for only three or four days? I'd highly recommend going longer. Stay in a hostel. The wildlife and beaches are beautiful. Also, Hawaii is not for partying and getting shit-faced. Most people go there to relax, get away from it all, and experience the beauty.

>>1186887
Thank you for the encouragement, glad to hear it's nice!
>>1187007
Planned on doing the big island but I'll definitely take your recommendation between the two. 3-4 days is just about all I manage as is thanks to work, but if 5-7 or some such is real difference maker, I'd definitely say fuck it and take the plunge. Luckily relaxing and sightseeing are exactly all that I plan on doing. I'm quite shy and only 19 anyways, so no worries about any grand delusions of getting smashed and banging the locals.

>attempting to outjew the Jew

You've probably come to the right place.

But /pol/ would be more knowledgeable on this topic.

>>1186823
Watch out for the penis inspection

>>1186849

after so many countless years this meme FINALLY pays off

gay

>>1186836
Pretty much yeah

>>1186819
Guns are hard to come by, but there are plenty of tall buildings to jump off of.

>>1186780
>How will the weather be?
Siberia tier cold with lots of snow.

>What are some things to do?
Too general. There's tons of stuff to do.

Any cities I should skip or include any nearby places?
I'd skip Iowa. There's nothing in Iowa m8. Unless you have to go.

Personally, I'd add Madison to your Wisconsin trip or skip Milwaukee and just do Madison if you can't do both.

If youre a craft beer drinker Toppling Goliath (the second or arguably top brewery in the world) is in Iowa, and they are releasing KBBS (#2 on beer advocates best 250 beers in the world) in January. You have to win a lottery to be able to buy your 1 bottle limit. It costs like 20ish USD a bottle and it sells aftermarket for like 1200-1600 USD per bottle. But like I said, IF you are a craft beer drinker its like a pilgrimage to Mecca.

If overpriced breadwater isnt your thing though, >>1186802 is spot on, theres nothing else worth seeing or doing in Iowa.

>>1186780
Fuck a fat farm girl.

The best restaurants are not in the parks; they are in the on-site hotels.

>>1186742
Now that school district employees no longer get discounts, it's way overpriced.
>but anon, it was always expensive
not if you worked for a school in LA county

>>1186854

universal and six flags have more stuff anyway

I've been diving in New Caledonia. It's good so long as you don't dive in touristy locations. Duck Island in Noumea is a place you shouldn't bother paying for SCUBA gear, snorkelling is good enough.
Diving around the light house is good if you're looking to see fish. Lot of cool stuff like Barracuda and Sharks.

There are wrecks you can see if you go further north because of the islands involvement in the Pacific campaign.

>>1186692
Lovely! I've been with nurse sharks before. New Caledonia isn't one of the WestJet destinations. I'm stuck with the places they go to - pictured above.

https://www.westjet.com/vacations/en/super-regions/super-region.shtml

>>1186688
I have been happy diving in
- Fort Lauderdale FL
- Key Largo FL
- Bocas del Toro, Panama. Rather safe and as far as I know, Zika free.
I have heard great things about
- Roatan, Honduras. May not be safe as a lone female, and Zika.
- Thailand
- Cocos Island liveabord, Costa Rica
- El Gouna, Egypt. According to an Egyptian friend of mine it's a very safe area (basically a resort city), and it looks very cheap because people are scared of Egypt right now. Like, $75 a night at a 4-star hotel cheap.

>>1186631
Not worth the price imo. Don't know about western europe but I did eastern europe only using buses and saved alot of money. An interrail pass would have been over twice more expensive.
Sure trains are comfier but all the buses I went with had wifi, screens and lots of movies so it wasn't bad at all.

>>1186632
This. We went the classic route of Prague > Vienna > Brati > Budapest > Zagreb etc just using buses and some trains (e.g. Budapest to Zagreb, that were never more than 20-30€ per journey) and spent far less than people we knew who had bought interrail tickets.

>>1186632
>>1186633
I'll have to compare the prices to western europe then. How flexible were the buses, like how far in advance did you have to plan/buy the tickets?
I want to do a trip without much planning