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I actually live in the Azores. Im on Terceira. When are you looking to come? I can help with some questions.

Check out this site for pricing on the ferry from island to island. It doesnt run all year so keep that in mind.

http://www.atlanticoline.pt

>>1129731
Not OP, but what is the internet like there? Would it be a good place to be a digital nomad for a bit? Is it a good place to pick up some Portuguese or is the accent too different?

>>1129736
Internet in my home is surprisingly good and you can find it available free at most cafes. Keep in mind that that may vary depending on the Island. Sao Miguel, Terceira and Sao Jorge probably best, the rest of the islands are small and may not be as good.

You will certainly pick up some Portuguese but from island to island dialect will be noticable. I tried Rosetta stone Brazilian and it didnt help much. Im learning on the fly.

Find the closest trappist monastery next to you and drink really good beer. Maybe Westmalle, not too far from Antwerp.

Would pick Brussels over Luxembourg.

I also heard Bruge is a beautiful city.

You can also make your trip shorter to Paris and also head to Champagne?

>>1136147
>I also heard Bruge is a beautiful city.

It's like a fairy tale.

>>1136147

what is there to do in champagne?

I thought about doing a day wine tour in strasbourg (alsace region)

or Beaune (burgandy region)

however, it's too short of notice to get one I think

This is /trv/, not /plebs/

>>1136100
>>not posting country of origin
>>not posting time frame
>>not posting interests
>>not posting fuck all and opening a new thread because you believe you're a special snow flake that deserves to be helped
>>posting pic of singapore in a thread about 'beaches' in europe
>>mfw europe has thousands of miles of beach

>>1136100
http://www.lastminute.com/holidays/turkey.html

Only reason I'd get it for SEA is if I were going to do a lot of motorbike riding, since the roads are so bad.
I've never bought travel insurance in my life, and the people who consider it indispensable really irk me.

>>1136087
Motorbiking is illegal for foreigners everywhere you go in SEA, so if you injure yourself while using one there is a 0% chance that your travel insurance will cover the expenses.

>>1136105
owning one is illegal. If you rent one how the fuck is that illegal.

Where u live?

I'm in the U.S. not sure why that's relevant.

>>1135996
Can't really answer that, other than to suggest Googling lodging on the islands you plan to hit and building that part of the budget that way.

I do like the chandler's store at Soper's Hole in BVI, though. FWIW.

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>>1135894
Uffizi Gallery is God tier

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>>1135894
go to Santa Maria del Fiore and visit the dome of Brunelleschi, it's amazing

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>>1135899
>dome of Brunelleschi
you can also go up to the dome and walk around the circular balaustrade to see the frescoes and then go up again to the dome's peak and see a panorama of Florence

protip: DON'T DO IT if you are claustrophobic. believe me

Firstly ask yourself why you are doing it. If the only reason is for the videos to get as many viewers as possible then stop. You really can tell when people are making videos in the hopes of hitting it big because funnily enough they are the worst videos. You need to plan what you want to create and you need to enjoy what you are doing. Find a style that you like, the competition on YouTube essentially means that if your video doesn't include original ideas perfectly executed then next to no one will see it. You really haven't given any information about what kind of videos you want to make so no one will be able to give you any suggestions. But I recommend thinking about it first.

you're a fucking idiot

>>1135836
>Gap Year
>You Tube videos
No one gives a fuck about your holiday.

Bump pls

>>1135728 →
Legally? Yes.
Ilegally? Also yes.
Better if you have experience with bikes because biking in Vietnam is not easy and not for inexperienced bikers.
Also, depends from where to where you wanna go in those 2 weeks.
I reckon you should be able to cross from north to south without a problem in 2 weeks, but you won't have so much time to enjoy the places.

I tackled biking in 'Nam with zero prior experience and had a good time. I didn't try to go on any busy freeways, though; that shit is dangerous.
Two weeks is a very, very short time for a country with infrastructure as shitty as Nam's. It's not a problem as long as you don't try to bite off more than you can chew. If you fly into saigon, only visit places in the south. Ditto for Hanoi in the north.

We didn't buy a motorbike, we just rented for one or two days at a time. You can rent a motorbike from anyone on the street (be prepared to haggle hard) or from any tourist agency.

>>1135529
As a fellow Ohioan who left as well but not to Oregon but to Texas, I can't explain enough how much of a culture shock lies in wait for you. That is all

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>any advice for someone moving cross country?

DON'T!! FUCK OFF, OREGON IS FULL REEEEEEEEEEE. you will not be welcomed here, please crash and die along the way.

Seriously though, why are there always 3+ "moving to oregon" threads on this board at any given time?

I'm a musician and the guy I write songs with just up and left one day without saying anything and he later called me and said he was working on a pot farm and that he had a job guaranteed for me in august. That and the fact that I can't afford to go to Le Cordon Bleu.

Disgusting city full of negroes and gitanos everywhere.

>>1135457
The city is actually nice. The people will make you regret the decision of choosing it over other places in Spain. They are just idiots. Granada is much better in any aspect

>>1135764
I plan to go to Grenada for a day

>>1134735
>I imagine this question is dependent on where you live, and where you're trying to go,
Indeed, that's why you might start by sharing your own.

Electrical engineering is a pretty broad field. Do you have any specialization yet? As you might imagine, industry in 'foreign' countries tends to work in the language of that country. You're dealing with people on a daily basis who may not have ever taken much language courses. So YOU will be learning their language.

>applying for post-grad in engineering without having even worked
Don't waste your time.

Peace Corps -> International Development

It's certainly dependent on where you come from and where you want to go. For me I'm a business student (finance) in Canada, and I want to go out to work in Asia. I am not fluent in any Asian language, so that will automatically close many doors, and basically shut out many more opportunities for me. That being said Singapore or Hong Kong will be my best bet.

I've spoken with more people working in Singapore (as they are typically less stringent in their language requirements) and have learned a lot of it is about either networking, experience, or both. I've got some friends that just worked over in North America for two years and instead of taking their promotion they applied for that equivalent position in Singapore and got it easily. By easily I mean that it wasn't any more difficult for them to get that job than it was for them to find jobs here.

So try to get some experience here under your belt, that way it proves that you are worth the visa, and while you're doing that try to reach out to people in the international market you want to work in. This way you'll have a bit of a network, and you're proving that you really want it.

This is just what people I'm close with have done, and they're also business people so shit might work a bit differently. But essentially it came down to networking and having some sort of experience that proved they weren't stupid.

>>1134586
Bumping the thread

>>1134586
>>1134893

Drunken ridiculous useless bump, nobody cares anyway

Hey, anon. Romanian here. I would say to definitely include Transylvania, if you're mainly looking to see beautiful & history rich places. Maybe ditch Constanta - it's not very interesting. If you really want to go to seaside in Romania, there are some resorts that are better. And then there's the Danube Delta, but that's another story.

I'm currently at work, but I will come back later with more info if you're interested.

>>1134339
Cheapest flight to the sunshine. Greece/Spain/Italy/Portugal/...

I'd recommend Prague, it's a short flight,The Beer is cheap, the city is nice and I totally loved just getting lost in it a few years ago.

>>1134347
Weather isn't a major concern, in fact I don't want it to be too hot or sunny. Looking to wallow I suppose.

>>1134348
Thanks, that's on my list.

>>1133424
>We don't give a damn about nature or the outdoors
>in Canada

Well that's too bad then.

>>1133424
Food

Speaking of Niagara Falls...

Solo traveller here, will be on the Canuck side in a little while, staying at a nice hotel but want to do some interesting shit at night - ie steer clear of tourist traps, is it worth heading over to St Catharines or Niagara-on-the-Lake to drink / meet people at night?

>>1132811
some people take a motorbike around the island

you can see the rice terraces (that doesn' take long though)

the best thing about bali is the traditional architechture. even peasants live in these richly decortated pagan stone edifice buildings, so you can head into the central island to see that.

go to some of the temples.

a month might be a bit long for just bali, imo. depends on what you want. south kuta has pretty low waves. no one would wnat to surf those for a mnth straight, you might want to travel elsewhere.

there are plenty of other places you can take a 2 hour boat/plane ride to for a week or so if you're open to it. imo avoid java. it's (largely) culturally devoid unless you're willing to really slog through it. but if you go east or to borneo you might like it.

>>1132811
You can do the typical Mount Batur early morning/sunrise "trek". It's pretty nice, but I'm sure there are some less frequented volcanoes to climb that will give you a nice view of the sunrise.

I'd recommend motorbike around the island. Bali is a beautiful island, and taking it easy by driving around is a lot of fun.

If you want something else to do you can ferry over to Lombok and kill some time over there (once again doing beaches, trails, and such) or relax for a few nights in the Gili Islands.

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Just got back from a month long trip to indonesia, stayed in bali for 1 week of the trip.
Definitely rent out a scooter for the time you are there. (Honda Beat or Scoopy if you can Vario's are bad)
Ride up to see NungNung waterfall, huge waterfall at the bottom of 500 stairs, surrounded by jungle and forrestry. Pic related
Kuta beach/ Kuta general if you are club scene and ready to see a bunch of rowdy australians.
Plenty of hindu temples to see, would reccomend Tanah Lot, Goa Gajah, Garuda Wisnu.
Ubud monkey forest is a great time. Monkeys everywhere and will climb on you if you buy a banana from the banana salespeople in the forest.
Lots of snorkeling/diving to do around the island. Sunken U.S.A.T ship to the north of the island that you can snorkel/dive, dank time.
You can find fast boats for 200,000 idr to the gili islands. Would recomend going to Gili Trawangan. Party island, no cops, magic mushrooms sold openly at the bars.
Climb mount agung if you are /fit/ otherwise i wouldn't attempt it. If you can manage, its an amazing view from above the clouds.
May i ask what country you're from?