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Is very dangerous, pls not come. Gangster wear human skin tracksuit and everybody have only one kidney.

You'll have to be more specific with your questions.

>>1136013
Is it worth getting insurance that covers for accidental death?

Also just wanted to know what its like or any weird customs they have there.

>>1136014
Drivers can be fairly reckless. So be extra careful if you rent a car and always assume there's some cretin trying his hardest to crash into you. Still, it's nothing compared to what you'd see further east or outside of Europe.
Otherwise you'd really have to go out of your way to get hurt. Use common sense, avoid bald drunks, try not to be black, smashed and alone in the middle of the night in a shitty neighborhood. Ordinary precautions.
Supposedly there's some scam in Kraków where groups of chicks start flirting with you out of the blue in the middle of the street and lure gullible foreigners to a deserted night club with absurd, hidden prices and intimidating bouncers. So don't believe that things too good to be true are real.

Fly to Kyoto/Osaka

Also hard to tell, I live here (from US). I know there is a JR rail special for people not living here. I get the card from the train stations and just load it with yen and train hope to some of the lines to take me into Toyko like Tachikawa.

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I spent 6 weeks travelling across Japan in 2014, and I found the best (cheapest) way of travelling is by overnight bus, such as Willerexpress. JR Rail passes are also super good (used up to 3 weeks) and are super easy to use. Bullet trains are by far the fastest way of getting around.

However, Hiroshima, Osaka, Kyoto are all easily accessible by simple day buses.

When using the subway, Tokyo is broken down in 2-3 route. One public, two private, so it'll cost you differently dependant on route and locality. But I'm pretty sure that doesnt including JR passes. But you can pick up a rail pass from any local store which loads cash on it, rather then spending alot of time individually buying tickets every time. Subway/train however is by far the best way to travel around Tokyo. It's simply too big to walk!

Best of luck, its an amazing place!

>>1149631
In summer it has some of the best weather in the United States.

Its proximity to the Olympic and Cascade Mountains along with the Puget Sound make for some pretty breathtaking landscapes.

It has an overall chill vibe and while many will speak of the "seattle freeze," i met many friendly folks in capitol hill when i visited. The people felt like your average midwestern city to me.

It has legal marijuana if that matters to you.

It has relatively few niggers and spics for a city its size if that matters to you.

I'm sure you or others will attempt to refute every single thing i said because that's what people do here. At the end of the day your mileage will vary as with any trip to any city, but i happen to love visiting Seattle.

I live near Seattle, like 20 minutes away. You could come to hemp fest which is later this month. It is an annual festival all about weed.

Pike place market is cool to check out and watch them throw fish around. The gum wall is kinda cool although I think they're tearing it down.

I don't think Seattle should be your main attraction in Washington. This is a beautiful state and I think going into a concrete jungle like Seattle will make you forget all about it. Although if you go to Alki beach then you can see the whole city stretched out in front of you across the water.

>>1149696
If the only things you know about in Seattle are the gum wall, pikes place and hemp fest then you arent really qualified to offer an opinion on the city. This is like someone in new york telling you to go to times square.

Same fucking thing every other opportunity they get - drink, take drugs & try to fuck.

Your pic pretty much answers your question.

In ireland we have something called the craic. Also in the north it's fun to chuck molotovs at your local constabulary and/or proddy hun scums

Now here's something i can't stand about Americans.

When an Aussie, Brit, Canadian, ANYONE but Americans asks a question on here, they state what country they're talking about, where they're from, where they're headed.

It's only Americans who will just assume that everyone knows they're talking about America.

Do you even realize how ignorant that is? This is precisely why you guys get shit on everywhere you go.

>American cars
>American plates

>>1149485
I dont really feel like this is the place to stir up debate like this... But decent point (as an american). Ill be sure to be more sensitive to this. (Not OP btw).

Spent about a year there. Partying on Mallorca Ibiza is fun for those stuck in early 00s, Germans in similar Malle 16 t shirts and young English scum (they are the worst). Oh, you could also go to overpriced crap like Nikki in Palma, but that's for 40+ with mustache and money.
But! Mallorca is totally awesome for everything else! Just do the following:
- rent a house in the middle of the island. Algaida-Alaro area works great due to convenient location.
- rent a car, they are dirt cheap there, use record go
- swim at playa de Palma in the vicinity of Palma aquarium area, do it in the evening - awesome beach, rad sunsets and no one around
- drive all day in the north - cool mountains and mountain cathedrals. Visit lluc and San Salvador
- Palma itself is crap, but eat at Simply Fosh at least once - you have a Michelin chef there for 25 euro per 3 plate lunch
P.s. If you are under aged party shithead. Fuck you and go to magalluf or el arenal you fag

>>1149427
Amazing post! Thanks man!

And I'm not underage but I do have a thing for the 00's so I might look into Ibiza after all then. I also do have exceptionally bad experience of the young English party shitheads you mention...

>>1149550

Go to Magaluf and see why the British Empire faded away with your own eyes!

>>1149413
I'd drive way more along the coast. It's longer and slower, but driving along the Adriatic is magnificent. If we're taking Kotor/Montenegro as the furthest south you want to go, my (rough) itinerary would be:
- München
- Leibach
- Triest
- Istria (Umag, Rovinj, Pula, ...)
Skip Rijeka because there's fuck-all to see there.
- Krk/Cres if you can fit it in. IIRC there are ferries.
- Plitvice is nice. If you're going to Split anyway, drive back to the coast, visit Zadar. The old town is quaint.
- So are lots of towns between there and the Big D. Sibenik and Trogir come to mind.

Hm, I've seen only now that you've only got 12 days. Ehm, that makes it slightly more difficult.

- Honestly, in that case I'd skip Montenegro. Not a whole lot to see that you can't see elsewhere. Especially Kotor is just your poor man's version of Venetian villages further north along the Adriatic. So, if you're OK with skipping Montenegro, from there you could go:
- Dubrovnik
- Mostar (an afternoon kind of town, really)
- Sarajevo
- It seems like you pass right by Lake Balaton. Eat, drink and be merry there.
- Wien
- Home in comfy Baiern.

Anyhoo, this seems too much for 12 days.

>>1149419
Only twelve days, I'd skip Leibach and Triest, just go straight to small-town Istria. It's GOAT.

Ok thanks, I think we skip Montenegro. Balaton is now on the list. Was thinking of that anyway, since I always buy cheap wine from there :D

After a road trip to France and Spain (4500km, 11 days) and Italy (4000km, 11 days), we want to keep it relaxed this time. Spend more time in the small villages, spend less at the big tourity places.

I suppose

>>1149294
haha i'm an ausfag travelling to Amsterdam for new years.
Take ur gf out for dinner at a restaurant along Circular Quay or at the waterfront at The Rocks. It will be cheaper than booking on a boat. You will get a great view of the fireworks. I'm not one for fireworks as well but you should see the Sydney Harbour New Years fireworks at least once in your life.

If you cant get a reservation (or its just too expeno) for a waterfront restaurant, just have dinner prior to the fireworks. Then move down to either waterfront of the Rocks or Opera House and watch them with ur gf.

Then go for a pub crawl. I would start somewhere chill like the Quay Bar at Customs House and work your way up. If you're up for clubbing check out Chinese Laundry.

Now you have to tell me what I should do in Amsterdam on New Years Eve :)

>>1149294

Luister op kankerlijer...Anywhere near the bridge or downton will be a complete clusterfuck until about dawn, so unless you can get a lift home or are staying within walking distance of the harbour then expect to wait hours for a taxi or pay retardedly high Uber surge prices (some people paid $500+ last year).

Also, any public gathering is likely to be alcohol free, in order to maintain the family atmosphere. The cops *stringently* enforce that rule, they are out in force on NYE. Also, Sydney now has draconian restrictions on going out - you can't get takeaway liqour anywhere (state wide) after 10pm and all bars & clubs in the Sydney downtown are locked at 1:30am - you can get out but not in.

In all honesty if you must be in Sydney (Byron Bay would be way more chill), invest in a nice suburban restaurant for dinner, and some top shelf booze and watch the fireworks on tv. Unless you are on a nice boat or have a friend with a view it is not worth the fuck around.

Go to a music festival.
Falls in Byron Bay runs Dec 31st- Jan 2nd, and you can buy anything from 3 day tickets to one just for New years eve.
I've done this the last few years (Although Lorne Falls and has gone well above previous new years.) Headliner this year is Childish Gambino, and the rest of the line up will be announced soon.

>I'm sure this plan has flaws.
Yeah.

The list of cities you've picked looks arbitrary as fuck like "hey this random big city is kinda close let's go there".

>Rotterdam
>Brussels
>Luxemburg
>Frankfurt
>Stuttgart
>Zurich
>Milan

None of these cities are particularly interesting from a tourist's perspective and I doubt you'd be able to spend 4 days in Luxembourg city without getting bored but of course it all depends on you and what you're into.
So what do you want to travel for? Just to see some medieval cities and popular sights, for the party scene, festivals, landscapes and nature etc.?

>6 week trip for about 4500 bucks. Doable?
That's more than 100 bucks each day. Unless you're completely retarded yes that should be plenty.
However, how are you gonna get from city to city? Per train I suppose? And are travel costs already included in your budget?

You're totally right, my buddy who has backpacker said the exact same things. The revised list is Amsterdam, Bruges, Cologne, Prague, Munich, Lugano, Florence, Rome, then fly over to Barcelona and back home.

Main points of travel are landscape and architecture, secondly the experience and people, was told the party scene in Prague is unreal. 4500 is the budget for the whole trip, where 1400 is towards cost of flight, Eurail and passport, leaving 3100 for food and travel fair.

>>1149288
>was told the party scene in Prague is unreal
Just don't go to Karlovy Lazne. It's a shitty tourist trap these days.

>Cologne, Prague
If going this route you might as well squeeze in the German city of Dresden which lies right between Cologne and Prague. Very historic city with some great views over the Elbe river. Was bombed to the ground in WWII but has been rebuilt since and looks dope again now. Make sure to check out the Hygiene-Museum if you do go there. My favorite museum of all time.
Dresden is also close to Saxon Switzerland and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains if you're into hiking.

Halfway between Dresden and Prague lies Terezín, the cormer concentration camp of Theresienstadt. It's an absolute a no-brainer when you're travelling from Dresden to Prague anyway. Well worth visiting.

Your budget should still be fine you don't splurge, especially if you opt to stay away from Switzerland and Luxembourg which are hilariously expensive.

You're going to have to take a taxi, and it'll be way more expensive than a taxi in most of Southeast Asia. KL is alright but unfortunately I think it'd be a total waste for you to spend like $30 in transportation alone just to get lunch in the towers

>>1149081

We walked, but fuck its a lot bigger than it looks on a map. Also the roads and footpath system is a bit chaotic and confusing.

My suggestion would be take a taxi to the Chinatown (night) market, have some lunch there, then walk to the towers from there. You get to walk down a number of nice streets and pass the KL tower too.

Kuala Lumpur is an ugly city with shitty weather. Don't go.

>great resturant/bar in a place you wouldn't otherwise expect there to be one

>>1149045
>I googled "hidden gems" and didn't find any
That's the whole point of hidden gems, they're hidden and off the beaten path. They stay that way because it's not as easy to find them.

>>1149045
>Hidden Gems
In terms of destinations, mostly places that are less known or visited by your peer group (that can be as small as friends and as large as nationalities or entire continents)

Cinque Terre is a prime example, it's a weekend go to destination for Austrian, French, German and Swiss (to narrow it down: the entire alps and pre alps area) people mostly 25years and up that go there:
>to relax at the sea side
>family friendly but has some places to party or bars that are open till late
>enjoy the nature (hiking, biking, surfing)
>eat some nice food
>have some people around that speak your language to socialize but still get the vacation abroad feeling.
>not overcrowded and no english lads tour or german Ballerman tards near it.

Americans? There aren't many that go over to europe to chill at a beach without any "important sights/city" around. Those that go will get a special feeling as suddenly there're almost zero english speakers around them, everything feels still untouched might experience something they never expected, tell their friends and voila a new hidden gem is born.

>>1148965
You usually inform yourself about what you want to do in a country first and then buy the tickets.

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http://wikitravel.org/en/Tokyo

japanese

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>>1148915
I found Kotor in Montenegro very fascinating, and while there I could visit Dubrovnik which is nearby

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>>1148915
Rothenburg, Germany

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>>1148915
Bruges, Belgium

>>1148903
vibbo or wallapop app are quite famous

>>1148903
segundamano.es

>>1149323
vibbo IS segundamano.es, you silly salchichón.

Go to the catacombs man its so eerie and grounding. Made me feel like I was seeing the oldest of the old, dusty underground chambers and carved stone. Then go get wasted after

>>1148789
>eating places

I am told there is one bad restaurant somewhere in Rome, and that you win a prize if you can find it.

Seriously, it is hard to go wrong eating in Rome.

>>1148793
Already on the list. Thanks!

>>1148893
I might be lucky and strike a local who know a great place. But you're probably right