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>>1185417
Because we always talk about it, you silly cunt. Go lurk in a Thailand/SEA General thread or something

New Pattaya general? Okay.

>ladyboys are women
>no they are not
>it doesn't matter if they are or they are not

The "debate" rages on!

>if you fuck one you are gay
>no you're not

That too.

>>1185417

>why is it so taboo to talk about pattaya?
'Cause there are literal autists on this board who can't hold a conversation without revealing their power level and spewing a bunch of cringe shit.

e.g. >>1183765

>and are the girls there (not the traps) incredible
Depends on the definition of incredible, but thin and eager to do stuff for not a lot of money (Western Euorpe, US and AU standards), then yes, yes they are.

>>1185417
>pattaya
It's a shithole

>>1185385
Complete travel noob who just scored a one month round trip to Madrid for $400 on the recent google flights sale. I'd like to see Granada, Gibraltar too, as well as Sevilla, Portugal and Morocco. Don't really have any advice but I'll be watching this thread as well.

>>1185385
>>1185404
I live in Granada right now. Of all the places I've been it's my favourite. you can easily kill a few days here, it's a bit cold right now though. In my experience public transport here is fine but I don't have to use it too often. Let me know if you have any more questions.

>>1185385
Málaga is a great city, definitely good for walking. Public transportation is great as well. The beach towns heading towards Fuengirola are depressing, filled with older expats and a bit run down. Gibraltar you could do in a half a day, the caves are cool. It would be a shame to miss Sevilla, you are only a short train ride, definitely recommend you do this for a day trip, maybe even zip over to Granada/Córdoba as well.

You are aware that you are going to be mugged multiple times if you that, right?

They really need to put this as a sticky on /trv/:

If you are traveling to the USA,
YOU
NEED
A
CAR

All of our infrastructure revolves around car travel, and it's going to be a pain-in-the-ass for you if you don't. Now, because you are going to be in the Northeast Corridor, they are one of the few places with acceptable intercity rail service, so that's a possible alternative, but you are still going to need some sort of auto transport to get from the station to your final destination.

>>1186059
Not true in the Northeast. It's basically Europe light. There's a train that connects those cities. You don't want a car in new York anyway.

OP I would fly or train from NY to Philly and get a car there that you use to drive to Washington. It'll be handy in those two cities but Boston has a good transportation system and a train to NYC.

>>1186147
yeah you could definitely do the Northeast without a car

>>1185286
Swiss here.

The 90-day visa free entry is only valid for selected (mostly european non-schengen) countries (like Albania, Serbia etc.). With her being non-european citizen, your idea will most defintely not work.

>>1186231
https://www.eda.admin.ch/countries/taiwan/en/home/visa/entry-ch/up-90-days/do-i-need-a-schengen-visa.html

I'm not Swiss, but this didn't take too long to find... People from Taiwan don't need visa to enter Schengen.

So all OP's friend needs to do is to leave Schengen before her au-pair related visa expires (do not wait any day later), and afterwards re-enter Schengen to get a 90-day visa free tourist stay.
Probably easiest to book a ticket somewhere to the Balkans or the UK.

>>1186236
>all OP's friend needs to do is to leave Schengen before her au-pair related visa expires (do not wait any day later), and afterwards re-enter Schengen to get a 90-day visa free tourist stay.

I'm not 100% sure this will work.

The Schengen zone has a "180 days out of 360 days" rule -- non-EU nationals can only stay in the zone for 6 months in any given 12-month period on a tourist visa, and not continuously at that.

You're saying that by re-entering the zone her visa clock will reset to zero (since she's switching visa types). Maybe so, but I can easily see how it would not.

Say she's already been in Switzerland for the past 6 months. Upon re-entry, immigration might say to her "You're a tourist. Tourists are only allowed to stay for 90 out of every 180 days. You've very recently been here for 6 months, therefore you must wait 3 months to re-enter."

If she'd been there for 9 months, she'd have to wait 6 months to re-enter. If she'd been there for a year, she'd have to wait 9 months to re-enter.

In any case, OP, shouldn't your friend call immigration and ask them directly? Being refused re-entry is a big deal, so better safe than sorry you took the advice of a (obscure nationality) (obscure handicraft) board.

>>1185245
Fees are usually about 180 baht, plus whatever your bank charges. Some ATMs will ask you if you want to convert to ypir home currency, as far as the transaction your bank sees. Never do this if you are withdrawing large sums (which should be the only amount you withdraw) , unless you bank fees are crazy, you will losr money on the conversion.

>>1185248
>180

Is that true with all atms because i was planning on taking out money whenever i needed it like i do at home, which would result in a hefty charge if im being charged 180 baht everytime

Any way to get around this?

>>1185258
Don't do that. Take out at least 10,000 Baht at a time, 18,000 would be more advisable. As I said before, you want to take out larger amounts, less frequently. Not frequent small amounts.

18,000 baht is only a little over $500usd

What's it in and what are the specific institutions?

>>1185184
Human Genetics
Uppsala Universitet
U. College London
Stanford
ASU
Cornell
UCLA

>>1185183
To be honest, I'd pick the best institution.

I went in January and it was bitterly cold ( around 0-3 deg ) until late in the morning but in the afternoon it warmed up and was quite nice, about 12-14.

I'm Aussie and it didn't bother me at all

>>1185098
>I went in January and it was bitterly cold ( around 0-3 deg )
>bitterly cold
>( around 0-3 deg )

Fuck I love Aussie shitposting so much.

>>1185100
Fuck off cunt you probably think 25 is a hot day.

If this bloke is worried about a Spanish Winter hes obviously from a warm climate too

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Half a week sounds about right. Stayed 3 days in the summer, i'd recommend 1 or 2 days more if you want to visit museums and stuff.

I liked Edinburgh better than London, which I found a bit bland. At least compared to Paris, but then again i'm French so I might be biased.
My favorite part of Scotland was definitely the northern part, basically Ullapool and up. Can't wait to go back and see more.
Pic related was taken in Kinlochbervie

I went to Edinburgh last weekend, Really enjoyed my time. The city itself is really beautiful.

If youre planning on staying in a hostel try go stay at Castle Rock Hostel. Lots of young travellers. Brodies/Brodys is a no go

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Edinburgh is shit, I lived there for four years.

It's too cold, the people are stupid, but what do you expect from Scotland?

I'm moving to Hakodate in 6 days.
Any advice for a first-timer to Japan?

>>1184990
bring warm clothes, it's cold in Winter

>>1184991

I'm from Chicago, so while we don't get as much snow, the temperature gets just as low as it does there. I'm used to freezing my ass off.

Don't be a pussy. Extremely hot weather is great. Because 1. You get to wear barely any clothing when going out and it's completely socially acceptable, and 2. When you're at home you get to relax and have the air conditioner on full blast while sipping on ice cold beverages. And that's the comfiest thing ever.

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>>1184915
I can't sleep in the heat and i can barley afford rent let alone electricity

>>1184925
You can do it anon, I believe in you.

I'd add musée d'orsay (http://www.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html), and mont matre to you paris trip. When it comes to Brugge:
http://www.halvemaan.be/en/home

Also, there's an American military cemetary just outside Paris. I don't recall the name, but its listed on the ABMC website. I remember it has a wonderful view of Northwest Paris. Check it out by all means.

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>>1184881

Not sure if "The Somme" includes it, but you should visit Beaumont-Hamel, scene of the July 1, 1916 attack by the Newfoundland Regiment that cost them 85% casualties in about 25 minutes.

It's run by the same Canadian govt department that runs Vimy Ridge. One of the few battlefields left that you can see the original lines of the trenches and shellholes. They have to use sheep to keep the grass down due to the amount of unexploded ordnance.

>>1184840

St. Peters blew me away. I'd guess people would say Paris (and Barcelona) have more to do in the city itself but I thought the Vatican was incredible. Not religious but it was more interesting/astounding to me than Paris etc

>>1184840
Czech Republic is great.

>>1184840
Tell me more about these tickets. Which airline?

>>1184811
bumping for interest
gf wants to spend 6 months there and i dont know dick about alaska

>>1184811
>>think short days spent inside is cozy

Then keep in mind that as much as the days are short in the winter, they are long in the summer.

>>1184811
Born and raised in Anchorage. You need to love doing stuff outdoors. Skiing, Hiking, etc. needs to make you tick. If it doesn't, you're going to be miserable.
But if you like that sort of stuff, it's great. It's very small town, but you can't beat the outdoors and the solitude.

Plus, we just legalized weed, so that's chill.

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>>1184609
Going to Spain in January and February and I'm wanting to spend a few days in Morocco. Also curious about what to do in places like Fes, Rabat, or Tangiers.

>>1184762
Make sure you go to Rabat in the right season, to avoid possible dangerous violence. If it is Duq Season instead of Rabat season, you might get shot.

>>1184764
Hahahaha! You got me nervous until I got the joke

>>1184489
>Get a hooker in Red Light District
>Offers sex and blow job
>Gives me a blow job and then jerks me off
>Say wtf
>She says the hand job is the sex
Don't get a hooker there -- go to Koln or Prague or get an escort.
If you really must do that, make sure you are very thorough with what you want.

>>1184489
thinking about visiting the RLD? It isn't as big as you think mate. You're in Amsterdam might as well take a stroll around, I think it's about 50 euros for a Bj if you're lucky.

>>1184489
in recent years the RLD became literally and exclusively a tourist trap. Go there to see but not to fuck. There are normal brothels in Amsterdam though, google it