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>>1177803
I can only speak of Bahrain and Qatar from my personal experience. But here is a bump for you.

They drive like fucking maniacs, I can tell you that much. All Arabs seem to.
Try to fly into Dubai. If you're from one of the visa-free countries (which I'm guessing you are), your Dubai visa will get you an Omani visa free of charge (2 weeks, IIRC). Ignore the touts at the border, they'll charge you like 20OMR for doing the visa for you, when you can just wait for 5 minutes and do it yourself, for free. I'll see if I can remember some things about Oman tomorrow. Right now, it's sleepytime for tired anon.

>>1177803
You should do the opposite, i.e. spend most of your time in Oman with a small incursion into the UAE. Oman is a much nicer country with better people, better culture, better beaches, etc...

Also I assumed 2-2.5k € should be fine since we are getting close to 1k€ with the flight and JR pass. Is it too much/not enough?

We are all 19-21 and don't really care about big hotels, even a capsule hotel is enough for us or an AirBNB place

What I imagined:

Day 1-4 tokyo
5-6 kyoto
7-8 osaka
9-10 nagoya
11 yokohama
12-14 tokyo

First of all there's a Japan general thread where you'll probably get more help.

Also your budget isn't clear to me. You have 300-500 for each of you for two weeks living expenses? Or you on your own have 2-2.5k?

>>1177358
You gonna need more than 9 days if you want to do the golden circle.

>>1177358
Bump

Rent a car, or do a few guided tours. Pick one or the other. You can do/see plenty by renting a car and having a GPS or map, though you can make do without those, it's pretty easy to follow the ring road.
9 days will not be enough time to do the entire island.
Heads up: Iceland is expensive as FUCK. Since this is your honeymoon, I'm assuming you will want it to resemble a vacation and not budget travel. Budget at least $150 US dollars per day for food for both of you. Keep in mind, that's not gonna get you any fancy meals. If you want to visit some of the better restaurants, budget more. I recommend picking a few restaurants in Reyjavik and checking out the menus beforehand. Sounds like you guys are adventurous so I'd recommend getting an SUV. You can definitely get away with any vehicle as long as you don't venture more than 20 feet off the ring road, but then you miss out on all the F roads. Like i said, Iceland is expensive as fuck. For 7 days, Budget AT LEAST $1000 for gas.

>>1177319

I always find buying like a $5 pair of shoes from like Kmart or Target is a very good investment when going overseas. so many times where you might need to walk through water or mud and dont want to get you proper shoes wet, but also dont want to do it barefoot encase there is something sharp underneath.

They also pack fairly flat and dont weigh much, better than risking your health or good shoes.

>>1177321
good tip thanks

>>1177319
>dont fall for aesthetic memes
I do better with a starbucks insulated mug, the kind that can go upside down, but is also dishwasher safe and vacuum insulated. Morning breakfast at the hotel, tea will be a nice hot sip by lunchtime out of the purse. Or, I can fill er up in the airport terminal with a little coffee, something better than the crap on the plane.

I just can't wear crap shoes like the kind you're referring to from Target, since I need arch support.. I'll wear some Crocs, Tevas, or similar however. I'll hit some boots with extra waterproof spray if it's a rainy season kind of vacation. Really nice running insoles can make lesser quality shoes tolerable, however. You can move them shoe to shoe. They'll make new shoes that aren't broken in much yet, far more comfortable as well.

Always have some granola bars in the bag. Sometimes I'll skip a meal if the options are poor and expensive both. Saves money til the next meal, something worth waiting for.

B.C resident here

Having visited Winnipeg once before i can honestly say no amount of pay increase would ever make me equate moving to Winnipeg with increasing my standard of living.

Its freezing, its crime ridden , its boring and there are humming bird sized mosquito in the summer.

i would at least visit for a few days before making any commitments

>>1177276
Thank you very much for your response. My responses may seem flippant but I am truly taking them all into consideration. At this point my greatest concern is still the natives (who I apparently have no potential of being 'cool with', like my criminal neighbors who love me).

I'm probably going to make the move. But I truly am glad I have your comments to boot

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What do you work in?

Winnipeg has a crime problem for a Canadian city. Annual average is 30 natives and 15 non natives homicides. Majority of those are prostitutes and drug dealers. The rates are 1/10 of problematic American cities though. Baltimore, Chicago and New Orleans would LOVE to have Winnipeg's crime problem. You're not going to move into the north side, so don't be too worried about it. At worst you might get mugged, which is unheard of in some other Canadian cities. The way the legal system works property crime is a lot more common.

Most natives are just trying to get by, there's plenty of friendly ones too. Twice I've been cornered by natives in other towns and scared. One gave me a fist bump and the other joked how I resembled a comic book character. Be careful with stats too, pic related's mom is a native chief. There's blue eyed blondes that are considered native by the government.

Actual problems with Winnipeg
it's in Canada, there's going to be a bunch of weird little things to get used to
temperatures range from -40(November through March) to 40
it's really humid, Manitoba is 20% water and Winnipeg is just south of a giant lake so temperatures feel even worse, but you'd be used to this in Buffalo
all that water makes it a mosquito paradise, the city does giant spraying to try and keep it under control
Canada has a bit of a housing bubble, real estate costs more in general
everything other than health care costs more in Canada, irregardless of currency exchange
the immigration system lets in a lot of filipinos, you'll deal with a lot of them in any service industry
it's an isolated city, nearest actual city is Minneapolis 700km away

>>1176873
Uruguayan here. I'll try to help you as much as possible once I get out from my office,for now get a free bump.

>>1176880
Ok, thanks.

>>1176873
You go Uruguay, and I'll go mine...

>>1176743
depends on what you're into. I would say Wisconsin dells. But, that's if youre in sightseeing and water parks

NOT Milwaukee.

>>1176743
Wisconsin native here, from Madison.

Why are you going to Wisconsin and when? If it's not winter you can have a very nice time in Madison.

>>1176714
Great thread.

>>1176714
It sucks..

>>1176714
>Great food
They have the same things in their tagine every day because they're poor.
>beautiful country
When you're somewhere in the desert you can tell how close the next city is by the amount of trash lying around.

Morocco is alright and the people are friendly but really
>romanticizing third world countries

>>1177637

Live in a country with very lenient welfare benefits
Or be childless until you are 35ish and invest all your savings into some investment funds and live off its yield

>>1177637
Have you ever heard of a personality profile test? In other words, we're all different. Your life might be meaningless already because you have no spiritual base and never even sought something, or no one has ever loved you (incl your parents), and you have shit for habits and genes (addiction). Would you long for home? Or is your home friends base, house, mattress nothing crave-able? Long for a special someone to spend the glorious travel moments everytime one of them happens because you personally don't feel complete without that life's milestone? So, yea, we're all different. How long have you been at this travel thing, are you a newb, are you low budget, are you poorly educated where you have absolutely no understanding of the humanities nor want one? Would you like a gorgeous sunset on a sailboat as the highlight of your day, or would it suck without some people around you to party with? Do you have a drive to make your parents proud and be making grandchildren, getting some of the toys your peers can afford but you can't, etc.

Most of the people I see who travel are aimless in life and spending savings until it's gone (not very smart). They might have a skill like welding, or oil worker, something in demand but where working gaps aren't cared about. They are post breakup, post work project (and I mean like 3 years of say 90hr workweeks of programming for instance) or not sure what to do next (talent careers or unfinished education). I know some college grads like myself that work per diem, ER doctors, people who do vacation relief for large companies they _used_ to work for at full-time. I know a good number of people who have great investments post tech boom and still going strong through rental properties they maintain, like this guy said, a fixed income you can get by on >>1177640
There are also people who teach abroad, which I don't recommend unless you have some desire to meet your future spouse there.

>>1177637
Answer to all of those is "depends"

For myself, I can't go for longer than a couple of months before it all starts to feel pointless and self-indulgent and want to get home to do something of real value, but your mileage may vary.

Manila is no fun and as much as possible stay away from it.

Some of your destinations are good but you might want to visit Palawan too. It's REALLY beautiful! Nature their is beautiful and a location of one of the 7 wonders of nature.
And don't expect too much "nature" in Boracay. Many tourist go there to party and have fun. But putting it as your last destination before going back to Manila is a good choice.

Don't forget to bring sunblock and drink many water. It's really hot here!

>>1177384
Being in Thailand that long you might want to throw Isan region in there. Udon Thani, and maybe cross the border north into Vientane, Laos while you're there. Not sure why Isan never gets any love, my favorite region of Thailand

>>1177426
Yeah, I've heard some good stuff about Palawan. May have cut some of the 4 days down to see it!

>>1177458
One month seems a bit too short to me to see Thailand. For some reason most forums just talk about the south/beach areas. Thanks! I'll look at the Isan region! I'll try and limit my time in Bangkok

>>1177381
>>1177408
God /trv/ is going to shit.
Where were you looking to go OP?
The south is safe for the most part, but did you have any kind of itinerary in mind?

>>1177380
>Is it safe to travel in Nigeria?
Well its a country full of niggers, that's not a very good indicator of personal safety...

t. realistic black man

>>1177744
Lagos is not as dangerous as it used to be. People are gentrifying Ikoyi and Lagos Island.

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>>1177354
I was about to make the same thread. Hope someone knows.

>>1177354
Humboldt county, Eureka/Arcata is pretty cheap

>>1177354

Reno, nv

Eugene, Or
Corvallis, or
Portland, or

Merced, ca
Sacramento, ca

>>1177198
i am planing to go there too. you wont find the typical tourist bullshit there (except for the whale watching i guess), nature is the greatest attraction, which is why i want to go. i would like to do camping and fishing, since the wheater there is perfect for such and the ocean has a lot of fish. if you google the climate of the acores, you will see that temperature are fine all over the year, but its raining a lot in winter. to complete my stay in this beautiful peacefull place, i would love get some good weed. a few months ago, there was a thread where someone from the acores wrote where the chances to get some weed are best but i forgot.. i think it was faial or terceira. maybe anybody else has experiences or lives there?

I'm from mainland Portugal and never been to the Azores, but Terceira is known as the fag central of the whole archipelago. Just thought you should know that, might come in useful, I don't know

Also, December usually means A LOT of fog, but the temperatures are always good. I'm pretty sure you could get by in the Azores your whole life owning only a couple of pairs of shorts and t-shirts and a raincoat

I always hear that the late spring/summer months are the best.

I'd love to go, but those plane tickets from the west coast USA are a fortune.

You could use your French in Morocco, and it would be well within your budget.

>>1176916
paraguay

>>1176928
Within the same budget where could I go if I'm based in India Atm.

I like party places and cold weather

>>1176908
What time do you land and what are your plans upon landing? This is important

>>1176909
I land at 09:15 so it's an overnight flight. My friend picks me up and hopefully I will be rested enough not to need any sleep until the evening, I don't really want to waste a full day on sleeping there.

I'd like to sleep during the flight but I'm a bit wary regarding sleeping pills and such.

>>1176908
>Will they give me blankets?
Yes
>2 meals and some snacks?
Yes - snacks maybe - but one meal and a breakfast for sure.
>Maybe free alcohol?
Yes, but only wine and - maybe - beer. And 2 cups maximum.
Try to sit in the aisle to stretch your legs and try to walk a little bit 2 and 3 times for avoid economic class syndrome.