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Moldova. Chisinau is fun

Kraków, Poland. Pretty cheap and extremely tourist friendly.

>>1142170
Kyiv
Lviv
Odesa
Krakow
Warsaw

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N. Arizona here
Flagstaff or Prescott are probably your best bets if you want to live in the high country in this state.

Flagstaff is the largest city by size (70k) and sits at around 7000 feet, this summer has been pretty hot but usually highs are in the low/mid 80s.
Flagstaff is a college/tourist town and has a lot of hippy types and outdoors enthusiasts.

Prescott has a smaller city population (~40k) but feels much more like a city thanks to the proximity to Prescott Valley, Chino valley, and Dewey-Humbolt.
Prescott is only at ~1 mile high so the summer highs average in the high 80s/low 90s but gets above 100 a few times during the summer.
Prescott feels much more wild west than Flagstaff and has more amenities since it's really a 'tri-city' area.

Both places see snow in the winter, but the cycle is usually: 2-3 days of snow then about a week of sun that melts most of the snow, then repeat.
Flagstaff gets quite a bit of snow but it's rare to have more than a foot on the ground for more than a few days.

There are other, smaller places in the eastern part of the state too.

>>1142167
I too would enjoy some info on Arizona. Been thinking about moving there for some time now.

>>1142203
Oh, awesome. Thanks dude. Any info on job availibility and cost of living in the Flagstaff area?

>>1142082
What I kinda liked in HCMC: go to the park near the tourist area, just read a book or something. Students will come and want to practice English with you. Spent most nights there as I'm not into drinking.

Also, go to Dalat, and do some canyoning. Didn't really see much special in HCMC. But for cheap clothes it's the best place to go (i found it way better than BKK).

Random thoughts:

Use Badoo. Tinder works too but I had an easier time meeting interesting girls off of Badoo all over Vietnam for whatever reason. Get the extra credits and buy the "extra shows" and you'll be set.

It's a conservative culture where all girls live with their parents. Unlike in most "conservative" cultures, though, the girls truly are difficult to get with.

There are relatively small numbers of "bad girls" that will sleep with you on the 1st date - but you won't know until you actually invite them home. Most girls don't drink anything. Every girl acts innocent and you need to avoid making them feel like sluts - invite them back to your place to just grab something quick, or at most watch a movie.

Start dates early (6 or 7PM) because they will need to be home by their curfew (often 10PM).

The sheltering of the girls means that they're very immature. Talking to a 22 year old viet girl feels like talking to a 15 year old American girl.

For hookers you can get a BJ at any number of "hot tocs" during the day. Or go to any number of clubs to pick up freelancers at night - the ground level of apocalypse now and the upstairs of one of the clubs on Bui Vien is full of them.

You can't bring a girl back to most hotels, so be careful and look up the girl friendly ones before you book.

>>1142151
>>1142152
Thanks for the legit replies. I'll try all of that. I have just the book, too. Oh- I know 0 Vietnamese. Again, why I'm here is complicated.

My friend is from VN. And says he gets new ladies almost every night while he visits. He's already back in the states. I would call him out on it, but he has pictures to prove most encounstates. He keeps what he knows a secret. He's not handsome or anything either. Maybe he pits on a good front for being rich.

I'll update later this week, in case any of you are curious to see how your advice worked.

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>>1142049
1. Albanian Alps

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>>1142051
Spring time

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>>1142052
Winter

>>1142029
Yup. Which is why you should at least spend a month or two or three there, and make some local friends, before actually moving to be on the safe side

i'd say start with hanging out with people from the community first, get some positive references and then you may have better chances of being hosted because of your positive reference rate

>>1141983
>where do I start?
Frasier

go lick the gum wall attraction

>>1141983
Seattle is a great city. I hope to move there one day with a shit ton of Vitamin D. Actually, I want to work as a CNC programmer for a Being contractor I know. I hear it's crazy expensive to live there though, how are you managing OP?

Maybe too US-centric for here, but still damn curious.

Heard that out of SFO they'd put people on planes, only to pull them off again and make them wait until the next day. This three days after the problems started.

Any tips on forums where I might get some real info from fellow travelers? Google only leads me to the official news articles.

Get a cheap rent going on, cheap car and look for a job.

>>1141927
You have an Internet connection, so go to Couchsurfing.com and find a place.

>>1141927
To me, you're free. If you feel like travelling, go for it. You have nothing to loose anyway, and everything to gain. Experience, maybe even a job with some guy who just needs help and doesn't care about taxes.
It would be tougher in countries which are poorer than the USA, though.
Good luck.

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>>1141915
OP Bamp

Why the fucking hell are you bumping in less than 24 hours?
It's /trv/ you dumbass! A slow board! Can't you read the damn stick?

And van traveling with dogs is fucking hell and more costs and worries than anything. Don't do it. It's dumb.

A couple of weeks is a long time to spend in Drumheller. It is a prairie town, boring as shit. It is a one trick pony, worth a visit, maybe even worth an overnight, but if you are out there, lots to see/do in Calgary, Glacier, Banff, Jasper, Kootenays.

Badlands and Tyrell Museum are good. This time of year there's a lot of families road tripping to there.

As already said, it's something you can do in a couple of days.

>>1141871
Skip Edmonton though it is a complete shithole. I live here an the second I am financially able I am leaving and never coming back.

>>1141842
Nope. Never.
Nobody ever been there.

>>1141813
went to cologne last january, a week is too long unless you rent a car and visit the surrounding villages. we spent 3 days in cologne, then took a 10 euro flight to berlin for another 3 days.

>>1141813
>>1141817
I agree, a week in the city itself is too much. You can get a feel for Koln in 3 days. It's not that great.

If you are there go to Bonn. It's easy to reach by train or Stadtbahn (U-Bahn line 16 and 18)

And go to Düsseldorf. Also easy to reach by train or S-Bahn.

>>1141782
you from where?

>>1142024
Romania

>>1142028
ok... dont know about romania, do you have maybe a russian shop somewhere close to you? if yes go there and ask for a russian travel agency

here in germany there are pretty much in every big city at least one travel agency owned by a russian. They know what to do. You give them your passport, evidence of work/university, ravel insurance and i think 80 € and you get your visa within the next 3 weeks. they get a fake invitation for you.

if you are staying for just one week you also dont have to register there because you got 7 workdays time.

It depends on your budget. 5 days are enough to see most important rome places, 2 are perfect for florence. In my opinion, you can sacrifice 1 or 2 days in rome to see another city if your budget is ok with travel. You will have some more intense days in rome but anyway be able to see everything you can't miss.

>>1141824
What is another city that might be good along with Florence?

Here are some ideas I have:
>Naples + Pompeii
>Siena
>Venice
>Cinque Terre
>Milan

Some concerns:
>Naples
I've heard a lot of bad stuff about this city
>Siena
Maybe this city just needs a day so that might be good.
>Venice
I've heard it's touristy, cold, and floods in December
>Cinque Terre
I've also heard this area would be cold and dreary during December
>Milan
Maybe there's not a lot to do here?

>>1141751
>Should I just go to Rome for 5 days and Florence for 2 days?
yes those 2 cities for 1 week. But, how to divy it up would be your call. Note that for Florence you have to RSVP one of th museums you'd wish to see. Plan ahed.

Check with Rick for all things Italy (and ireland too), he'll condense your itinerary, minimize line waits, figure it out in a way you will appreciate. https://www.ricksteves.com/europe/italy/itinerary