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>>1132746

16000 RMB is chump change.

>ask me anything

Why do you think anyone (a) cares and (b) would be impressed by such a pittance?

Ah, I miss the meme life and how it triggers fat white girls and most Asian boys.

>wake up a bit before first class, whenever that is
>fruit juice for hangover, walk to school
>play hangman with the kids, get them to shout some vocabulary
>lunch at a restautant
>texting lots of different girls
>back at school maybe have to chat to some teenagers about sports in the afternoon
>dat one colleague is banging those college girls but I'm a good guy and have a rule about that
>troll some people on the interwebs for a bit
>dinner in a restaurant with the lads
>bars with the lads
>if no girls in the bars, keep texting others until they start showing up
>save money every month because everything is so damn cheap

>repeat

I miss it, to be honest.

What part of China was that? Do you know about Taiwan?

>>1131781
Wish I could help with the questions but I've never been there, but I am curious how long you want to go and do you have a budget in mind? Brazil seems very expensive to travel to.

>>1131782
We're going there for three weeks in December. No we don't have a budget in mind, but I doubt it's more expensive than Southern Europe, is it?
We're also considering traveling more south and maybe to the Iguazu waterfalls because it should be safer there than in the north.

>>1131781
Do not go there. Go somewhere else. You do not belong there with your insecurity. Also always listen to your mum fag

>>1131632

In terms of history/culture there is the Palace Museum. It has many artifacts related to Taiwanese/Chinese history. Currently, I think they have some terracotta soldiers on loan from China. One of the things the Palace Museum is best known for is the Jade Cabbage. You will probably have to wait in line to see it. Aside from the Palace Museum there is the Chiang kai shek (not sure if that's how it's spelled) memorial hall. I don't really remember much about it since I haven't visited it for years. Basically it's a monument to the country's founder.

Some other popular tourist areas that I've visited are the Shilin night market, Taipei 101, and Xi Men Ding. I'm sure you can read about the three of these locations online, but of those three my favorite is the night market. It's just feels so alive and vibrant. It has street food, small clothing stores, and carnival type games.

Food in Taiwan is quite inexpensive and good (in my opinion). Some foods that might be considered Taiwan's specialties are beef noodle soup and stinky tofu. If you like Xiao Long Bao (Soup Dumplings I guess?) there's a restaurant that specializes in it called Din Tai Fung. They have a few locations but the easiest one to get to is the Taipei 101 location. Let me warn you ahead of time that if you arrive at the prime lunch/dinner hours you might have to wait 1-2 hours. When I went this time i got there at opening around 10:30 and didn't have to wait.

If you are into it there are tons of malls that you can go shopping at. I'd recommend the Miramar by Taipei 101 because there are a bunch of malls in a small area.

Around Taipei 101 there are some night clubs if you are interested in that sort of thing.

I can't really think of anything else to do right now.
Make sure to bring are an umbrella and mosquito medicine. It can rain quite often and suddenly in Taiwan and there are tons of mosquitoes.

Sorry for the wall of text.

Source: Used to go back to visit family

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My fiancee and I will also will be traveling there for a few days next month... I'm planning to go to Green Island for at least two nights... We'd really like to make room for Jiufen but aren't sure how much time should be spent there. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

So far Itinerary looks like this:

Day one: Arrive Taoyuan Int. around 17:00
By some fucking miracle get transportation to my cheap hotel in Taipei and grab dinner at a night market.

Day two: Get to Shulin Train Station (New Taipei City) and take 4 hour train ride to Taitung.

Please tell me if there is anything interesting to do in Taitung or if we should try and spend the morning in Taipei~ A bunch of the parks look half decent

Day 3: Catch ferry to Green Island and spend night there. Do some swimming

Day 4: Full day and night on green island

Day 5: Spend the day on Green island. Head back to Taitung.... We are willing to take an afternoon train back up north.

Day 6
No plans

Day 7
No plans, Probably want to stay the night near Taoyuan Airport.


Day 8
Fly out of Taoyuan at 07:00

Also some general questions about Taiwan...

What do cab fares around Taipei look like, how do they compare to other cities... Is there a high likelihood of getting ripped off as a foreigner?

How prevalent is English speaking and signage?

Are the trains usually on time or is it normal to expect hour delays?

Any foods that must not be missed?

Any cheap but unique or fun excursions around Taipei?

Anything I wouldn't realize is offensive? (I do my best to be polite)

>>1135703
>stocked up on anti-malaria drugs
You should always buy anti-malaria drugs at the place. There are different strains across the world and different medications. Don't count on the drugs to really protect you, lately there has been high resistance and not only against malaria drugs.

>>1135708
https://www.cdc.gov/malaria/travelers/country_table/m.html

just so you can double check op.... malarone should be fine. remember to take once daily, if you vomit 1 hr after taking pill take another one and IMPORTANT to go to the doctor and inform him of your venture whenever you get sick 1year from visiting a malaria infested region. safe travels

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>>1135708
>>1135711
Thanks, I've travelled a lot in Africa before and I've stocked up on the right stuff, don't worry. Preventing getting bitten in the first place tends to be the most important part.

I'm in Atlanta frequently. Definitely do Underground Atlanta if you're into the history of the area -- one of the oldest areas of Atlanta, under the city of course. Little Five Points for food (Tijuana Garage), bookstores, etc. It's going to be hot as the nine circles of hell; there's no other worthy description of July in Hotlanta.

Not going to look it up myself but if its close enough hang out in savannah for a goid ole fashioned confederate south time

>>1135518
Thanks for the info. I've been checking out houses/apts online for a while now so I'm only gonna spend maybe 30 min to an hour checking out some neighborhoods. The rest of the time I'll probably checking out Atlanta. I might even have some time Thursday since my flight gets in at like 4. Might stop by the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area on my way back to Atlanta too.

>>1135519
Unfortunately it's like 4 hours from Savannah, but I definitely have plans to visit if I get the job.

Much cheaper than Hawaii
Yes lots of drunk aussie bogans especially in the south(kuta)
The temples and other tourist stuff are worth a look (well just once imo)

I thought there was lots of cool outdoorsy stuff, and the scenery in parts of the island are beautiful.

Definitely take a fast boat over to Lombok and the Gili Islands if you go to Bali.

>>1135513
What are the main differences between lombok and bali in general?

How long is the boat one way and its cost?

>>1135367
Some of the busiest are, perhaps obviously, Frankfurt and Amsterdam Schipol. I have had relatively cheap transatlantic flights from both of these (I am assuming despite your Strange Use of Capital Letters that you are American). Heathrow may offer deals too, or at least a lot of options, although I've only recently realized, to my embarrassment, that the busiest airports are not necessarily the cheapest.

Norwegian Airlines is supposedly a budget carrier, presumably operating out of Oslo--they not long ago started service to various US airports. I did not find fares from my home city (San Francisco) very competitive, but perhaps parts East are a better deal.

>>1135367
Frankfurt, Paris, Munich, Amsterdam, London

>>1135367
Milan is often the cheapest. For example, you can find really good deals with Emirates flying from there.

>I've been backpacking around the globe for the past three years
how long you will continue?

>>1135318

how is that relevant?

>>1135522
>makes a blog post instead of looking in the catalog for the other similar threads
>gets upset when being asked a question

What do you want from us exactly?

bro is that shojishin-in?

>>1135254
宿場syukuba(Hotel) 町machi(City) is good

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxtkICpkxUk

>>1135254
The japan general

>>1135248
1) I meet them if possible, if i'm not around, they can pick the keys at a shop in the same street.
2) I don't deal with it. Nver had any problem.
3) I live in the middle of Strasbourg. My street is closed for car. Parkings are outside of the city.
4) Depends on where you live. I don't really rise my price during holidays.
5) Never. I don't have a building manager.
6) Depends of what you want. I don't rent to people 30+, lifestyle too different. On phone, i just check if i have a good vibe with the potential guest/
7) Not really, only had cool people so far.

>>1135248
Hosting in Venice, Italy
1) I always meet my guests and talk to them, I explain where the places of interest are, where to buy groceries, where to eat and reply to anything they ask about
2) nosy neighbours are easily silenced if you have all the authorizations, same goes for homeowners. If you intend on doing this illegally forget it. No matter what precautions you take, guests will end up making themselves obvious and you'll be in trouble. Couch surfing might be a better option if this is how you roll
3) my house has a parking space I never use and guests are happy about it. Some just leave the car in the street.
4) I lower the price and hope for the best. November-March is the worst time
5) no since I own the place. I've gotten a financial police visit once but everything was in order
6) if the guest has lots of demands, asks for discount, asks if it's ok to have a party/have other people come along/shoot a movie or photobook, doesn't speak English or some language you know at least enough to understand them, is a mainland Chinese, asks to pay in cash, asks to see the house beforehand, or appears to not have read the listing at all, it's best to not let them book.
7) a fat American woman and her fatter mother tried cooking over the kitchen fire's glass countertop, probably thinking it was induction or something, which exploded in a thousand pieces I had to spend the morning getting rid of. At least they paid for the damage.

>>1135316
>if the guest asks for discount, pay in cash, asks to see the house beforehand

These seem like reasonable requests, you had bad experiences with people making them?
Also any other group of people in addition to mainland Chinese which are trouble? I was doing student exchange with Spaniards and don't think I'll ever let group of them into my property.

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Thicc 'za like 'cago or 'troit

>>1135186
Islamic Caliphate with a philosopher king, scholars of all different ideologies, nice friendly people, coastal type women, no English something classy like Formal Arabic or French or Latin, people shower and change clothes daily, everybody dresses formal daily (like the 50's), public transportation, nice buidlings

>>1135263
I think Iran would be the closest to this but have never been.

>>1135173
>I'm looking mostly into clubbing, partying, drinking all kinds of shit and getting shitfaced mostly
>I'm 21 and will be the first time I'll be out of the country
>I'm not a girl nor Japanese so I should be on the clear.
https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/onekidney

>Marseille
You planning on getting robbed, stabbed and shot?

Sounds like a plan. Go on. But better leave out
>>1135183

No you can't, only the one who pays can

>>1135043
Did you have a bad experience or what?

>>1135366
Good experience

Yes.

2 weeks is a lot for just Hong Kong. Felt like I'd seen most of it in 3-4 days.

>>1135023
Hong konger and I agree. This for all cities in the world really. This is coming from someone who has been to twenty countries.

I hear the gay clubs are to die for there

>>1134801
I bet you've done more than hearing
Interesting that you bring up gay clubs, is there anything you're not telling us, anon?

Are you a disney fan ?
A coaster fan?
An animal person?
Into harry potter?
How long are you gonna be there ?