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>>1134781
Heya, my wife and I moved from Canada to Texas last year. In our case it lead to us tripling our annual income, allowed us to buy a house, and got us away from shit tier winters.

Stuff to look at, in order:
>why do you want to move?
More money? Better work-life balance? Have you been there before so you know you'll actually like it? Is there another place closer by that would give you similar benefits?

>Yes I want to move, how do the financials look?
Will both of you be able to find jobs in your field right away? Will you make more or less, what kind of place will you be able to afford? Run a few different scenarios, from best to absolute worst case (both of you on minimum wage jobs) and see if you are happy with the result.

>Look ahead 5 and 10 years
Think a bit about your long term goals. Do you want kids? Are you ok with the grandparents only being around a handful of times a year? Are you in an area that has good schools and good opportunities for your kid? This might be overkill, but moving is such a pain in the ass that my wife and I only wanted to do it once, so we put a lot of thought into this one.

>Start the planning
Now that you know that moving is in your best interest, time to set a date. My wife and I settled on one year due to immigration hoops, yours will probably be faster. Y'all said that it would be "a few years", just pick a date and make it happen!

>sell your shit
Start downsizing. Donate or sell extra clothes, furniture, and items you aren't fond off. If you have more than one car, it's probably easier to sell one than driving both across the country, but run the numbers for yourself to be sure. Hold off on buying anything that would be a pain in the ass to move

>get a job lined up.
Start looking a month or so before your move date. Apply to everything possible and ask about relocation in your interviews, but don't press it. Take your time and hold out for the best position possible. Once the offer is signed, pull the trigger.

>>1134781
>>1134793
Having a good plan will really make everything work itself out, so don't worry too much about the actual move. I actually had a job offer in Bellingham Washington but running the numbers, Texas won out handily.

>>1134781
I live in washington, albeit not on the coast.

I take most of my vacations going to either Portland or down the Oregon coast somewhere. Its all super beautiful, and if you love clam chowder and other seafood thats fresh, even better.

Really the western sides of both the states are basically the same, rainy, trees, beaches, Mountains, liberals, hipsters, etc. So where you want to move will not be as dificult as where you can get a job doing what ever it is you do.

The eastern sides while great for many reasons, besides being biased because im living here. Its more conservative, its a more dry and hot climate, lots of farms, so its almost a whole different place onces you cross the mountains. However we have rivers and lakes and everyone is equally into the outdoors. Thats truely what both these states are about.

Portland to seattle is just a few hours. If you live in either of the states and you want to go vacation, go snowboarding, hiking, camping, fishing. Litterly nothing is very much more than 4-6 hours away from you.

Oregon
>No sales tax, the price you see is what you pay
WA
>No state income tax
>better gun laws

TLDR; This list could go on and on for both, so figure out what you want out of life, what your jobs dictate needing as far as city size or location, and then narrow down the list

>>1134681
>>1134681
>Turn off your phone
>Shut down your computer
>Leave your car behind
>Escape the matrix

>>1134681
When I'm in national parks like that I know I just want to do traditional camping stuff. Canoeing, kayaking, getting drunk, bonfires, biking trails, swimming, fishing, boating

if you didn't bring much with you, the outfitters have stuff you can rent/buy

>>1134790
or if you're a bit more experienced you can do a canoe camping trip for 3 days

>>1134663
Lots of stray dogs, some mountains you can hike up or drive up on a moped. It's not that big you can see it in like 3-4 days. It's not top tier but has some nice places, like the dried salt lake with the shitload of birds.

It's SUPPOSED to have a lot of refugees there, but I haven't been recently.

You can take a daytrip to bodrum from there.

>>1134692
How long's the ferry to Bodrum take? When I was in Rhodes I did a daytrip to Marmaris and it only took about an hour.

if you want to super-chill go to upper koufonisi

http://www.koufonisia.gr/?lang=en

it has few things to do, but the beaches are beautiful and you can take a daily trip to lower koufonisi. and the island is so small you can walk its perimeter in one day, good food and nice people

I work with Albanians.

You are aware that a civil war just recently happened there, right?
It's like fucking Tehran right now.

>>1134607
what the fuck are you talking about ?

>>1134607
Wat.
No.

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>>1134020
HAPPY GROUNDHOGS DAY

Go to centre island, which is a quick and cheap ferry ride away. It gives a great view of the city, and is a nice place to walk around/chill out for a bit.

>>1134020
I think there are other threads still floating around with what to do.

>inb4 shitflinging from small-town hicks
I'll just throw out some neighbourhoods/streets for you to google up on: Kensington Market, Queen West (used to be kinda alt, but very commercial nowadays but it's still a busy area), Bloor West, Christie Pits, UofT campus and the Annex, the Ossington strip, Cabbage Town, the Beaches, High Park, College/Spadina along with Trinity Bellwoods (hipster central), the Distillery district (visit the Mill Street Brewery! Even if you're a NEET faggot who's afraid of socializing). The ROM (general history and science museum) is cool. The AGO (art gallery) is very worth it.

I also like Corso Italia (Little Italy), Little Portugal (in my opinion, Venezia Bakery has the best pasteis de nata outside of Lisbon). There are multiple Chinatowns, but the better ones are in the suburbs (cleaner, cheaper, better quality food).

check out nowtoronto.com to see what events are going on.

Advice on any subject are welcome
Going from july9th - aug 12
For any events worth checking out

Bump for help

I've never been to St. Petersburg, but I can tell you that you don't have to bump a thread on /trv/ three minutes after you start it, and certainly not one more time not even an hour after that again. It's a slow board. In the last thread in the catalogue, the last reply was three days ago. Just be patient and people will answer you, if not, bump it in a few days.

>>1133964
A German-minority Namibian used to post here, maybe s/he can help you. I haven't seen him/her in some time though.

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>>1133964

Travelling in Namibia is easy, if you have your own car. I would not hitchhike, because as a tourist, i have been advised not to pick up hitchhikers.

Also, if you don't have your own car, how are you supposed to get around Etosha??

>>1134938

I don't want to get into too many specifics, but the car issue isn't a matter of me not knowing where to rent/not having the money/whatever, it's a matter of me not being able to drive due to a disability (I'm fine in most regards, and have traveled independently multiple times before, but driving is the one major thing I continue to struggle with).

>Also, if you don't have your own car, how are you supposed to get around Etosha??

I can accept that there are certain things I'm going to have to miss out on due to not having my own transportation. What I'm trying to figure out is if there are ways to work around that limitation so that I could still have a fulfilling trip. I realize that my options are limited, but what options are there?

>>1133664
it's because of the Earth's rotation, something you may have learned about if you weren't a dumb American. If you're going from Europe the planes can just be suspended in the air and have the Earth rotate underneath until the plane is over America. This method obviously uses much less fuel and therefore is cheaper.

>>1133664
book it on a European carrier.
I know Swiss had NYC - Zurich - NYC for 569 CHF a day ago as I booked it for a friend from the states.

>>1133666
I think you may be on to something there...

weather in NZ is bad year round, it rains most days, humid as fuck in summer and windy as fuck in winter/spring.

>>1134875
Nice generalisation

So many people coming to NZ.. I take trips around NZ a lot, if I'm free you can join me then. I've made 3 good friends from /p/ and /soc/.

NZ won't take you more than 4 months to cover, and that's having a relaxed drive etc.

Try strictly lofi group on facebook or similar groups

>>1112234
For finding raves and cool places, I mean

>>1112195
Club De Visionaire, Berghain, Ipse, Tresor, Chalet

if they don't let you in, don't be offended, you probably don't fit in

>>1135313
That lens doesn't focus at that distance.

>>1135320
>That lens doesn't focus

He isn't planning to take a photo with it -- he's planning to fellate it.

>>1135323
Ok all is good then.

Take a cruise from florida. I think some will stay there a few days

>>1135217
airbnb, couch surf, hostel

>>1135217
dumb frogposter

A good first step is stating where you live.

>>1135190
Are you in the US? Southwest has flights to South America now, but I'm not sure if they go as far south as Argentina. Might want to check their rates and see if you can find a deal.

>>1135190
Connect through Miami.

>>1135116
How was your flight?

Bang any trannies?

>>1135122
I drove from Phoenix, AZ.

>>1135123
Nope.

>>1134998
Fuck the whales. There is a boat that leaves late at night, it's fast enough for you to catch one.

>>1134998
6 months purely in Alaska? Not saying don't do it, but I'll ask... why 6 months? Alaska is nice in its way, but not very diverse. You get just as much of the full experience in 1 month as in six. Only difference maybe being mosquito and midnight season or snow and eternal night season. If you like fishing, hunting, shitting in the woods and pretending to be Bear Grylls, you'll have a blast.

I guess it's the total opposite of Netherlands... huge, rough terrain, mountains, relatively few people, few farms, lots of wild animals.

>>1135022
I love to walk trough and see the nature as it is suposed to be, in the netherlands you can't find a single spot where humans didn't change a thing. Also it is to busy for me here i think, people are everywhere. I think it would be awesome to spend half a year exploring Alaska! Maybe split and spend some time in canada as well. Meet some new people, stuff like that