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>>1286645

Moving to Germany for 9 months from the UK for a job, hoping to get in some travelling around the country and to neighbouring countries while I'm there. I have paid holiday at Christmas and unsure where to go, thinking poss Turkey or Morocco.

After that I'm not sure where I'll end up. Thinking EE or Central/South American atm.

I'm in Zanzibar now and have been staying with a Peace Corps friend for the last few weeks.

Spent part of June and most of July in Mexico.

I was originally planning to go to Zambia, Ethiopia, and Egypt after Tanzania. From there I was going to do a month and a half in India and then spend the last month of my trip - December - in Mexico.

Unfortunately, I'm not sure whether my budget would comfortably support all the of the necessary plane tickets and visas.

I'll probably end up flying from Zanzibar to Mumbai in another couple weeks. Travel around India for a bit (I've been there seven times already), maybe hike the Annapurna Circuit in Nepal, possibly check out Sri Lanka, and then go to Egypt in November for two or three weeks. I really don't want to miss Egypt - I've wanted to go since I was a kid.

Last month in Mexico and then back home for Spring Semester.

>>1286681
>Travel around India for a bit (I've been there seven times already

Where do you get money for all those plane tickets?

>>1286640
The jobs that illegals do all have high turn over. As in, If you dont do your shit perfectly and before schedule, you're fired without pay.

Plus, it's usually dangerous shit like unsupervised construction or working with unregulated chemicals and solvents.

AND

If you're not Mexican, and they see you stealing their jobs, you won't be found the next day lmao.

>>1286657
Interesting. I'm a hard worker and generally like to be that douche at work who out performs everyone so I can get a raise or promotion so that wouldn't bother me. I was more thinking like fruit picking or farm work because I hear they are in desperate need of help. The last point you make is probably the one I never thought about. We can't all get along?

>>1286657
Mostly this.

Also being fluent in Mexican-Spanish is required. The crew bosses aren't going to have you work for them if they can't talk to you, their English will be basic at best.

I have a non-american friend that managed to get by in LA by doing odd jobs on Craigslist. He had to filter out A LOT of requests for old dudes wanting to bang him, but he made it work. That might be more your speed anon.

>>1286662
Also from what I hear the desperate need for farm hands is mostly a myth, but I'm not a farmer, so what do I know.

>>1286625
Only been there one time for one day.

I liked the "china town" and the Notre-Dame cathedral.

Also the city is pretty nice by itself... its style is very similar to a european city so I think you will not feel so far away from home

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Leaf here. Ive been there a few times so ill give you some reccomondations.

Going up Mont Royal is good, especially if it is nice outside. You will get 10/10 Views of the city.

Like>>1286653 said Notre Dame is beautiful. Ive never been inside though.
Old Montreal has a lot of nice shops etc. and the architecture is the classic European type.
There are a lot of festivals and universities so meeting people shouldn't be hard.
There are a lot of Bars and Clubs in Montreal, im pretty sure there is a lot of Red Light stuff too.
I hear the Art Gallery is well done too.

Thats all i can think off of my head. Have Fun

https://montreal.craigslist.ca/search/apa

go to tam tam at mount royal to meet people

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Lurking. I'm going to Bergen and Stavanger next week looking for some advice on what fjords to go to and how to get there.

Norfag here.

Northern part is really nice. Enjoy.

I also work on boats that takes people on sightseeing in the fjords around Bergen and Stavanger.

There are two serious companies doing fjordsightseeing. Norled and Rodne, i work for the later. Both have nice and comfortable boats. I think Norled got cheaper tickets, but are very expensive with food etc. They also got a bit better boats for rough sea, but it is almost always calm in the fjords so it doesn't really matter.

The Pulpit Rock/Preikestolen is overrated when looking on it from sea. Take the hike up. You can book a boat to take you to the starting point at rodne.no I have done this trip myself with my GF and really enjoyed it.

I can highly recommend it, even if it is raining a lot. Then the waterfalls get really huge. I am currently working in Bergen until the 22. August. Going to a place called Mostraumen. When boarding, ask if there is two boats going that day. If so, ask to go on the bigger one, as i work on that one. I got very orange beard and is about 180cm/6ft. Hit me up and i will give you special treatment.

Also be about 45min early if you want to pick the best spot, which is on the topdeck.

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>>1287577

*leasure.

Probably hand controls for adjusting air mixture to the jets in specific areas...

>>1286593
To control the intensity of the jets.

>>1286538
Depends where. Main train stations In Switzerland used to have a board showing accommodation available with a button you'd push and a free phone you could use to contact the place. Only the places with rooms free would be lit green (I think) and could be called.
Just walk into any hotel, if they're full they'll usually suggest and call other hotels nearby.
Assuming you don't have an internet device, otherwise it's simply google.

>>1286552
thanks

>Assuming you don't have an internet device, otherwise it's simply google.
if i have internet, any way to find places that will have reception desk open at night without having to visit the website 1 by 1? some times i walked to places and they turned out to be open only up to 5pm or things like that

>>1286555
Booking.com. Click the checkbox for 24hr reception (or however they phrase it)

Wtf? You're worried about the elevation? It's fine, your body will be used to it in a month. Hell, unless you are going over 7000' elevations you probably won't notice anything.
Your real problem is that I don't know what Colorado would offer you in terms of work that California doesn't. Maybe go to a gas state and work rigs or oil fields? Unfortunately those areas are fuck ass boring, and I don't know how that industry is doing anymore what with cheap energy prices, used to be they would take anyone and everyone.

>>1286475
Interesting.

I only bring a cellphone and no other electronics. Also when I first get on the plane, I wear 4 pairs of clothes including underwear. I have to carry a lot if medical supplies so that forces me to make sacrifices.

>>1286475
A lot of people bring sleeping bags, which are just bulky if anything. But I've experienced a lot of people with a lot of clothes, maybe shoes, towels, absurd amounts of toiletries. Those kinds of things

I'm leaving on a RTW trip in a week, though I'm also going to Iceland which adds a lot of autumn/winter things that I would have left out otherwise (fleeces, baselayer clothing, etc.).
Other than that, my 1P tent takes up a lot of space, as do a (tiny) sleeping mattress and a sleeping bag. Re: the sleeping bag though, I can really only recommend you look into C O M P R E S S I O N B A G S. They are *the* shit. My ~15L bag has shrunk down to about 5L. It takes a while and a bit of effort everytime you put stuff in, but the amount of space you gain is incredible.
Aside from that, well, food takes up a lot of space, as do spare clothes. Granted, I'm probably taking along too many spare clothes, but rather too many than too few.

I'm clocking in at a neat 16kg right now (of which I'll take ~12kg with me to hike), but that's probably still too much.

OP, if you'd like I can try to give you a detailed packing list. I won't be unpacking my backpack for someone on the Transhumanist Backpacking Lovers Board, but I can approximate.

I'm moving to Eskişehir next year to do much the same thing - I'm Australian though, and teaching at Anadolu University.
Job options in Turkey are limited for outsiders - the preference will usually be to give citizens non English integral jobs over foreigners.
I speak Turkish so I have slightly more opportunities, interpreter, translator etc. If you don't have a university degree (of any sort) expect to be regularly passed over for teaching positions.

I'm not sure what it's like in the US but entering the diplomatic service is hugely competitive and takes more than saying "I'd like to be a diplomat."
If you're serious about living there for an extended period, learn the language, make connections (Eskişehir is a relatively major academic hub) but don't count on doing much socio economic advancing unless you're very talented or very lucky.

Hey guys,
Welcome to Turkey. Eskişehir is a nice place, mostly filled with Crimean Tatars and students who come there for university. Its a pretty decent city, bike roads and trams etc. Very green too, it has many parks.

Thots love expats, you'll get p$$y for sure ;_;


Btw compare prices of phones and maybe bring iphones etc here to make profit?

By the way, Anatolia is full of history. Rome, Byzantium, Seljuks, Turkish beyliks, Ottomans.. Eskişehir is connected to İstanbul and Ankara via a "high speed train" that goes around 250 km/h, so there are many options for you if you want to discover. Good luck, bruh.

>>1286439
They have some pretty good movie theaters and if you don't mind blowing a ton of cash at some chain restaurants there's that...

Fuck man, what are you doing in Wichita? Unless you're a lineman for the county you gave no business being here.

>>1286434

>Our common interests are recreational drugs

Do yourselves a favor and visit "paradox" and "gray area" in amsterdam. Two of the best coffee shops imo and ive been to quite a few. Paradox specializes in edibles and a chill atmosphere (try their space cake- its powerful and cheap) while gray area has some of the dankest strains available in Europe for a cheap price. Ask me anything about coffeeshops in Amsterdam and I have you covered OP

>>1286458
will check those places out. about the coffeeshops im 19 so it wont be a problem but one of the guys is 17 will he be able to sit inside and smoke if we fake a picture of his id on his phone or do they not take that shit?

>>1286434
>place isn't answering
That's never a good sign. Hotels shouldn't do that.

The nightlife in Boston sucks ass

>>1286400
>Anything else to do?
yeah, walk around and look for shit to do. lel. There's a lotta history there though kid, a lotta history.

Most of the students go to bars downtown like Howl or Goodlife, but classes arent in now so it won't be as lively as it normally would be.
Honestly your best bet is probably to go to the bars around Fenway, there's a lot of options and it's always active in the summer.
As for other shit to do, check out all the older parts of Boston. Walk around Beacon Hill, Bunker Hill, Telegraph Hill, or Mission Hill. All are very pretty neighborhoods. The MFA is high quality as is the Museum of Science, but if you want something a little less conventional, the ICA and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museums are both super fucking cool and not conventional.

Some other options:
If you like thrifting, go to the garment district in Cambrige, easily my favorite in the world.
Duck Tours are a staple of local tourism, although they are certainly more than a little tacky.
You could go check out the abandoned bear cages in Jamaica Plain as well, and there are also a lot of old old bars around there.


Enjoy your stay.

*I'm flying by myself

>>1286395
>>1286396
So you fly your own plane for 7 hours and are afraid of it? WTF?

nah lmao i realize I worded that weird. I'm a passenger. Generally speaking though, i've traveled with other people. it's gonna be a super weird dynamic

>>1286383
>suggestions for things to do in Cleveland
lol, the best thing to do in Cleveland is to get the fuck out of that shitty fucking city, drive to Chicago or some shit, Pittsburgh isn't as bad, but is still shitty with nothing to do but watch white people drink and fight over sports

>>1286399
You right, my dude.
Cleveland has decent Jew food though.
Corkys gave me a salty ass fucking cucumber and called it a pickle. The fuck?

Pittsburgh had fucking terrible traffic.
I only stayed for a half an hour or so to grab a beer at some place called the Tipsy Cow.

>>1286335
I would go to Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur with the next plane if I were you.
The Kims have been acting all pissed since decades, however I would be worried cause of the small white penis guy who cannot read.
And then from Thailand or Malaysia you have AirAsia take you to hundreds of other nice places.

>>1286335
Shit we might work together, what company?

Please could you post on /int/ so we can marvel at your flag?