I am thinking about going to Northern Vietnam for a week in a few months. Was thinking about starting in Hanoi, then going to Ha Long Bay and Sa Pa?
Any other cool places to go in Vietnam? Or any other suggestions in Asia?
A week ain't much time. Transport to Sa Pa and back is going to eat up two days of that time.
>>1172711
So should I pick one or the other?
Hanoi and Ha Long Bay are both amazing. A week to do both is pushing it imo, but would be worthwhile if you do some decent planning beforehand and don't waste time on the ground. I have not been to Sa Pa.
Hoi An and Saigon are also worth visiting if you can extend your trip.
Definitely go for one of the nicer vessels to cruise Ha Long if you can afford it. I splurged on a very nice 2 night cruise and it was well worth it.
Wanting to go to Asia for the first time, I'll have about a week. I'm looking into Hong Kong as a coworker traveled there and raved about it.
What do you guys think, any other cities to consider? Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City?
Budgets around ~$3000 CAD, will be traveling light with a 35L backpack only.
>>1172638
Beijing and Shang Hai, maybe Taiwan. I'd keep it to China and a few places, though.
>>1172644
Why?
>>1172648
Because of the time, I'd restrict myself to 2-3 places, and only within a couple of hours, 3 max via air. Leaving the country adds travel time because of immigration.
Had a trip planned to Thailand in March and I think I will just plan to go somewhere else due to the death of the King (not to mention Ive already been there a few times). So my Question is where should I visit? I want somewhere that will feel like an adventure. I have 14 days and my top places are
>Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
>India
>Mongolia
>Indonesia
>Iran
>Vietnam
>Egypt
>Jordan
>Myanmar
I mostly just enjoy experiencing other cultures, as well as having a sense of "adventure" about the trip. My biggest concern with Iran is the fact that Americans must have a tour guide with them so that will make the trip a bit more organized than I would prefer, although anywhere in the world is a possible option.
Where would /trv/ pick?
You sound like you have no idea where you want to go. Do more research.
>>1172139
Go to Jordan, the government is investing quite a bit this year to get it back in the eyes of tourists and travel companies.
You can benefit seeing as they will offer more flights from more destinations. Also prices are ok atm, it's not the cheapest destination but it does offer a lot of things.
From the countries you listed I've only been to Myanmar and liked it a lot. It ofcourse depends on what are your interests ect.
I wish I could go to Iran but I can't (Israeli..)
Britbong here, I've been saving up money so that i can move to another country and now the pound is fucked. Why the fuck is the world against me?
>>1172121
These are just headwinds anon. The worst of the storm will come when article 50 gets triggered after that (depending on the deal made) everything should start getting better
Out of curiosity, how much have you saved and where did you plan on settling
I got 55 Baht to the Pound this time last year. Today its at 43
What with the King now dying as well, 2015 was definitely the right year for Britfags to travel to Thailand
>>1172127
The baht should crash and burn in the coming weeks/ months though
/b/ I'm a 19 year old college student and wanna travel europe but I hate planning shit out and I have the attention span of a squirrel. I have no idea what I want to visit but here's some general things I want from this trip:
>last about 6 months
>get laid at least a couple of times and not get herpes
>not die of starvation
>not get raped
>have a place to stay at least 6 out of 7 days a week
>spend about 2000$
>I want to stop being such a shitty person and better myself so people would actually like me
>I want an experience that will help me become an entrepreneur as well.
alright so how the fuck should I go about this? Call me a lazy shit but I have ADHD and can literally not do anything productive unless I'm on my meds. I've been off them for the past month and I don't plan on taking them to Europe with me. I feel like they change who I am when I take them.
I'm a recent graduate that just travelled around Europe this summer. Arrived to London with a very vague idea of places I wanted to go to afterwards. Booked train/plane tickets on a whim and had a great time. Didn't get laid at all, but I'm a complete sperg and wasn't really looking for poon. Hostels can be cheap as fuck outside big cities like Paris or Vienna. Street food usually ain't so expensive. In general the most affordable countries are in the Mediterranean and Eastern Europe.
I highly suggest you visit Portugal and Spain.
>>1172028
>last about 6 months
>spend about 2000
I really don't think that's realistic
It's also impossible to stay in the Schengen Area for more than 90 days without a visa, so you need to consider that if you don't have EU citizenship.
Also,
>/b/
Fuck off
>>1172035
alright 3 months it is!
Hello all I'm looking to get away from California. I've been in Bakersfield all 24 years of my life and now want to move to a different state. I'm considering Montana, Idaho or another state in the North West. What I'm looking for is low crime rates, lots of work opportunities, relaxed gun laws, affordable cost of living (apartment-wise, no houses), hunting and fishing. I prefer being away from big cities as I've lived in one my whole life. Any suggestions of places to check out? I'm currently looking at Coeur D'Alene. Twin Falls, Boise, ID and Bozeman MT. I've never traveled far from home and lived in a different state. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
>>1172018
>rural state
>work opportunities
Bait/10
>>1172018
>I'm from California
Fuck off, we're full.
Make a trip to the places your interested in and talk with a local about how they like it there. That would be a better research tool than asking random people on the internet "what's best for you".
How much would I need for this trip?
Black lines are flights
White lines are Backpacking through
Grey lines are boats
>>1172009
bump
Nobody is helping me, so I'm I doing something wrong? I'll delete thread ,but please advise what I did wrong. Do you want more info? What can I do to get an anwser? Or at the very least can you provide a link to somewhere that can help me help myself on planning this.
>>1172009
I'll take a guess, OP. €10000.
Just got back a couple minutes ago I'm sad
>>1171592
>>1171593
>>1171595
I will be on a 73 hour greyhound bus ride(2 transfers) relatively soon. I was wondering if I am allowed to have a fleshlight in my bag. Obviously I don't intend to use it on the bus, but when my bags are checked will I still be able to board the bus with this item?
>>1171515
I don't live by an airports and I don't have a car.
>>1171515
not OP but because it's cheap? I've rode on a greyhound before although it was in Canada and had no problem whatsoever. Same for megabus.
Hello trv
I need some info on Bulgaria.
I am from Germany and probably ill move there
to work and live, because im tired of migrants.
I know a German teacher in Bulgaria. She makes very good money, and it's not expensive to live there.
She has a better life in Bulgaria than she in America.
>>1171141
What is Berlin actually like these days? I haven't been in years but it used to be pretty cool, so when someone asked me to interview for a job there I went for it. Now I'm not sure I'd want the job if they offer it to me - don't totally get the feeling it's a happy place.
>>1171141
I am guessing you are considering Sofia, since this is where most business HQs are.
Pros:
- (very) cheap
- A beatufiul mountain 20-30 minutes away from the city center.
- Decent amount of night life options
- People generally think highly of Germans
- Three hours away from Black Sea resorts (party central)
- Five hours away from Meditteranean Sea (more chill and prettier than the Black Sea)
- Developing fast
- Low taxes (10% income tax)
Cons:
- Small streets are dirty and in bad shape, although there are serious infrastructure projects going on right now in the entire city.
- Air is considerably polluted due to overwhelming amount of old vehicles. The tax policy focuses on solidarity instead of sustainability, so owners of new vehicles pay more taxes.
- Peak hours are sometimes infuriating. Depends where your route goes through.
AMA
Hello /trv/ I'm currently planning a trip to Denver for a weekend, to change air and to see the city.
any particular places to go or avoid ?
thanks in advance
~annon
>pic
>>1170860
What are your political inclinations? What are your tastes in music/art/food? Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you hate interacting with other people? What sports do you enjoy, or do you find sports boring as hell?
>>1170868
I'm down with the democrats and third party,will listen to everything and eat anything that's not moving.
hiking is not big on my list but some sports are kainda boring if you ask me annon,
Smoke weed haha!
Have any of you had any luck convincing your airline to change the dates on your ticket without paying any insane fees?
I admittedly jumped the gun and got a decently priced ticket from BA, but i wanted to make a slight adjustment to the dates. I have an unflexible ticket of course and I understand their policies on that which is why i haven't bothered calling them wasting their time, but it's so insane to charge almost $300 + any changes in flight price for a small change. Especially when i think about 15% of people don't show up for their flights.
Have any of you had any luck with your airline being able to change your tickets without paying any ridiculous fees?
>>1170808
Only with flight insurance reimbursing the change fees or for a higher class ticket, or a preferred flier
>>1170808
Missed a flight once; got a seat on the next day's flight for a lot less than $300. $100-something.
It was a work trip, which required me to book the cheapest refundable ticket available, though. So that may be the difference.
I just cancelled a trip to DC on friday on account of the hurricane, rescheduled the plane and hotel for January, no issues because of the natural disaster
I did have an issue once coming back from Europe, I wasn't a citizen yet and I didn't take my green card with me because immigration had given me a travel document and they said it was all I needed, so I got stopped by the NSA and interrogated which caused me to miss my flight by literally minutes
I talked to delta, they gave me the "nothing I can do" spiel but I got mad and showed them I had insurance on my ticket so eventually they caved and booked me for a flight the next morning, I just had to sleep at JFK, which was a bitch and a half
Anyone ever go onna singles cruise?
What should I expect?
You should expect divorced 35-50 y-o women that look like shit
>>1170734
This, plus old widows. Speaking from experience.
Got hit on by some fat middle-aged woman who looked like she spent a month headbutting a bulldozer.
Awful time, terrible waste of money.
What tools does /trv/ use to keep track of the travels (if u use any) and plan them if you are going off road or to not mapped areas?
Interested bump.
>>1170525
I use a 1992 Geo Tracker, the official car of /fa/ for all my Geo Tracking needs.
>>1170525
any app where i can select a bunch of locations and it gives me a suggested route that goes through all of them without regarding inputing order?
So basically in december i want to travel to Englang first to london from where i live, then i wan't to go visit a friend down in PLYMOUTH and i'm not sure what would be the best way to get down there because i'm a little nervous cus it's my first time traveling alone.
>>1170341
Bus, train, drive... which appeals to you?
>>1170351
yeah but if i'll take train, can i buy a ticket at the station or it is online, where can i read more about this. that's pretty much why i'm asking, what are the different trains and so on
>>1170341
The megabus (google it) is way cheaper than train travel