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>>1125252
Is your name "Michael"?
He should come to you.

>>1125257
I am a girl so my name is not Michael?
He cannot afford flying to Europe. He has never been outside of North America.

>>1125257
Dont reply to this b8 thread, "she" posts it every week. Just sage, report and move on

Nope as its schengen zone.

Australia isn't part of the EU

>>1130542
well meme'd

Maybe start with stating where the fuck on the planet you are? What a sad thread....

>>1130464
A scuba diving school.
Use google.

Go to your local dive shop and get your cert.

Concentrate on how to dive first before getting all worried about where you are going to go.

Places that are the best in the world... Indonesia ( Raja Ampat, Komodo, Lembeh Strait), Palau, Truk Lagoon, Fiji, Galapagos.

But seriously, get at least 20-40 dives in before you go to one of these places or you'll turn out on the news as some idiot diver dying. Some of these places have strong currents and noob diver will have a hard time fighting it.

Literally you if you make your try to dive at one of these exotic places as a noob
>get off dive boat
>descend to 60ft
>chill
>get caught in current
>be a noob
>panic
>150FT deep
>be a noob
>dont check air
>doesnt pay attention to depth
>ascends fast as fuck
>dies from bends

Please, anon. This stories are way too common. Become a decent diver before you decide to to dive trips to "the best places".

There are places like Bahamas, Florida, Mexico, parts of Caribbean that are great for noobs.

Before you hit up Indo, Fiji, Galapagos, Palau, get good at diving at easy places.

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Ugh, friend. E. Europe gets snow during those months (realistically, December through March), so going to the beach (Varna, Bourgas, etc) in the middle of a blizzard can be boring, yes.

In Bulgaria, for winter we offer skiing and all other snow-related shenanigans.

Look up Pamporovo (chill, locals go there), Bansko (expensive af, the meme ski place in Bulgaria), Borovets (ez skiing for people from the capital (Sofia) who can take day trips there).

Rhodopa mountains are amazing to look at and stay during heavy snowfall, and I'm sure there's some entertainment value as well, I wouldn't recommend them for something active.

Pic is Koprivshtica.

>>1130391
OP - I'll most likely be in bulgaria while its still autumn though. Pamporovo and Banksko still worth going to during then?

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>>1130400
Hey mate, nice dubs.

I would recommend the Pirin mountain region (Bansko) and Rhodopa mountain region, which is adjacent to Pirin (separated by the Mesta river). Seeing the Rila monastery is a must any time of year and golden autumn is no exception.

Attached is what to expect from Rhodopa region. Pirin is more rocky+lakes and mountain lodges. Should be a tad cheaper because it's off season (Ski Season 2015 kicked off on December 12 iirc).

You should get very favourable weather for hiking, hitch-hiking and general outdoors time.

>>1130267
wow that looka so beautiful. shame about the weather though

>>1130274
What you mean? The weather is gonna be one of my fav things about this place. 4 true, distinct seasons. So much better than the southeast where I was living with the humidity and brutal heat for like 7 months of the year.

>>1130277
Id rather enjoy hot summers than brutal winters to be honest. Enjoy the mountans and the view though

I live in SE Portland, I may be able to help you out. My bf and I are trying to take a month-long road trip (appx. July 10-Aug 10th). We are looking to sublet our place for that month. It wouldn't be long term obviously but it would a hell of a lot cheaper than trying to find a place from Seattle, trust me trying to find ANYWHERE to live here is a nightmare. If you're interested maybe we can talk about it. We'd be totally cool with the cat situation.

>>1130269
that would be great! do you want to skype me with more details? delitebrite

>>1130290
just added you, I'm lucent_alchemy. fuck yeah x files!

there really isn't another town quite like it, at least not on the west coast.

Really ? Not same town with the same vibes ?
To be honest, the beach is optional for me aha

>>1130078
Not that I know of. Maybe look up a list of college party towns. I don't know if they have the same vibe though, a lot of their parties seem to be hosted by fraternities and such. idk.

>>1129868
Lufthansa employee here, i work with them every day, cocky assholes. But from FRA at least one can say they are dependable, expect nothing special, they will get you there safely and on time. 3h in IST is enough provided you have no major delays, in wich case you will be rebooked anyways.

fly with them every second week. top service, very professional. you made a good choice, no problem on security checks. best european airline for a reason. please report back with your experiences when youre in tlv. have a nice flight :)

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I got through IST within an hour but I don't know if that was a very busy time or not

Got an cheap error fare to Tokyo, was able to reserve window seats both ways on the app, no bullshit, nice ride

>>1129893
23 days for just Koh Samui, training camp With some MMA folks ;) then travel to Bangkok for tattos before going to Vietnam to meet old relatives and go Cave sightseeing and go to the gun range, then back to Bangkok to round up the trip With a little partying and a visit to a few gun ranges there aswell then home
if you are wondering about all the gun ranges then the answer is that we live in Norway so not alot of guns to shoot here LOL

also we just made another thing, Train from Ho Chi Minh to Cambodia to stay for 2 days before THEN going back to Bangkok to stay for 2 days before going home. plane, Train or bus from Cambodia to Bangkok?

>>1129841
We're the 2 other SEA generals not good enough for you to ask your question?

Forgot to mention I haven't left Australia other than a family holiday to Thailand a couple years ago. However I am heading to NZ/Samoa in 3 weeks

Do you have at least a vague idea of the countries you want to visit?

>>1129693
i'm from germany
i liked:
Berlin
Amsterdam
Belgrad
Cardiff
Strasbourg

Was dissapointed:
London
Paris

Litarally nothing to do what you cant do anywhere else in germany/france/netherlands:
Brussel

>>1129668
yes, in March. Perfect time for northern lights. About 12 hours of sunlight. Everything is off season priced and like 80% less tourists.

You can rent a car that is turned into a sleeper car at e.g. www.campervaniceland.com

I don't remember how much I spent. The food and hotels are the most expensive things (after the car, duh), but if you sleep in the camper you can do the ring in like 8 days for about 1400 euro max.

But you need a car in Iceland, trust me. What you don't need is a jeep or 4x4. The ring road is just fine.

>>1129708
1400 Euros for an 8 day trip sounds pretty expensive to me. If that's the cheapest it can be done then, hey, that's life, I just wonder if there's any way to do it cheaper. We're looking to go in July though, so I think either way, it'll be out of our budget - I've had a look at some rental prices for camper vans, and that alone would be too much this time round, I think.

What were your highlights of the trip? Is it definitely worth doing?

>>1130143
Hey, if you do it in summer you have to add another 50-70%.

It IS worth it but you do have to do it on the shoulder season, the amount of idiot asians is already high then, but it can be worse.

Highlights: waterfalls, northern lights, volcanoes, geysers, seals, giant icecubes on the beach, being stranded in a snowstorm, being stuck in volcanic sand.

There aren't a lot of hiking options in Iceland, it doesn't have an extensive network of paths or trails.

Iceland is expensive, there's no way around that. You could try camping and hitchhiking though.

>>1129158
lugansk and donesk provinces are not safe. (two in the south with border to russia)
the over 3 provinces should be safe

the road through belarus to moscow is better

Belarus is by far more safe than Eastern Ukraine, that being said, going there is not impossible. However, you can't cross from the yellow on your map to the red, at least not legally from either a Ukrainian or Russian viewpoint. If illegally crossing an active frontline is your thing, then sure, go ahead. If not, go to Russia with a double entry visa, go down to Rostov-on-Don, cross into Eastern Ukraine and go to Donetsk and/or Lugansk, then go back. They say you should find someone there to meet you and accompany you, an Interpals-gf for example. A foreigner walking around down there alone will seem suspicious for sure. It's hardly safe, but perfectly doable. Keep in mind, I have never done this, I've just read about it.

Okay, I see that there is some border near the grey region. I'm still more comfortable with going to Belarus, although I will have to pay for visa

Yes! It is awesome. Definitely try it, but talk the host for bit first just to make sure they're cool

>>1129089
Where did you stay?

>>1129086
not OP but anyone done Workaway or Helpx?

>>1129050
Preferably, could someone with experience in them or living in Miyoshi tell me?

>>1129050
Hey, I have little to no experience with them or living in Miyoshi or Japan more generally (to tell you the truth I don't even know what they are and have never even been to Japan). But I will say that they are common in Japan relative to other parts of the world and they are venomous (you are right to be freaked out). My suggested course of action would be to google it or to commit seppuku (Japanese cultural reference).

>>1129050
>Suzumebachi

Is that even it's true form?

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WAITO PIGGU GO HOMEU

Please take it to the Japan thread in the future, but before people start posting a bunch of distorted or exaggerated nonsense, Japanese people generally treat foreigners with kindness and respect, at least outwardly. They are polite people who hate confrontation (avoiding or ignoring problems is something Japanese are good at) so you should have no problems, especially in a big place like Osaka that has a higher % of foreigners than the countryside or a small town..Japanese people also want foreigners to have a good impression of Japan while they are here so that when those people go home they talk about how great Japan was.

>>1128920
Please don't, just stay in the states, you won't regret it.