Is it just me or have most places just become living museums of their past selves? Tourism has just ruined everywhere. Nothing happening in the present day, just monuments to see of things from the past.
>>1116015
Well when there are attempts to make new things, it's mostly shit.
I'll stick to old things from the past.
>>1116015
>opinion discarded
>>1116015
There are still some places that are still their past selves. The only way they exist like that is because almost nobody's heard of them, which is also the reason why it's hard to find out where they are.
howdy yall, i got a question for all the international travelers
im flying for the very first time to a foreign country. when i land, and have to go through customs, what do i do? im not trying to hide anything, but im clueless to what i have to do. do they ask me questions? do i fill forms out? what do and dont i have to declare?
thanks for all answers and opinions
you'll get the forms on the plane. the stewardesses can help. at the airport just follow the signs.
>>1115976
You will get a form to fill out or you might want to read up on the custom regulations.
Usually you can bring anywhere without having to declare anything:
>200 Cigarets or 50 Cigars
>1l of spirits
>2l of beer/wine
>up to 300 USD/€/CHF of other duty free purchases (cloths, cosmetics, electronics, jewelry)
>usually between 5000-10000 USD/€/CHF in cash
Anything above that you have to declare it and pay import taxes on it failing to do that will usually result in:
>Your shit get's confiscated and you have to pay twice the tax as a fine.
>>1116018
and of course your personal belongings (clothing, toiletry articles, phone, laptop, tablet etc...) is exempt from that no need to declare it.
>>be me
>>only be heppy playin vidya, playin with pupper, or cooking
>>get forced to go to puerto rico
>>"your paycheck hasn't come in and you don't have enough in the bank to make it two weeks"
>>go to puerto rico
>>do absolutely nothing for two weeks
>Well /trv/ I leave tomorrow, have any ideas
>>1115897
Ramen noodles and masterbation (11 pumps only)
>>1115906
i was in the country side, now I'm in a shit town, no ramen noodles but I've beaten my meat quite a bit, any other ideas?
I heard La Perla is pretty economical
Hi /trv/, mods please delete this thread if it doesn't belong here.
I got job offer today from Scandinavian company which has office at Bangkok (registered as its own company). Office is small and workers are mainly from europe/west.
I'm currently happily employed with 3200eur/month salary and I like my job. Maybe some assholes at office but there will always be. I'm 28 and got no debt or wife etc.
However I really crave for experience working abroad and especially Asia is continent which I love.
Offered job itself seems to be interesting and company offered me 1900eur/month salary which is pretty big drop for me if compared by scandinavian living standards. Tax rate is only 5-7% and apartments in Bangkok seem to be cheap (300-500e/month)
TL;DR wtf I do, want to go work abroad but would have step back at salary and maybe career path in current country
Are there roaming any Bangkok expats which could give me insight would this kind swap be it worth it? I have read expat forums and there everybody says you can live like king with 2k€.
I have been trip to Thailand, Cambodia for 1 month last year and really want to go back. Maybe Bangkok itself didn't make big impression but evrything else did.
For the experience, I'd say worth it. Career/financially some things to consider. Do plan on making your current employer a career? Though the salary is less, could you save more/have more disposable income in Bangkok? Are there opportunities for advancement with new company? If not, can you easily find another job should this one not work out for you?
Check if the cost of life in BKK is less than half of your current cost of life.
http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/
If it's, no need to think, just go.
If it isn't, then you start thinking whether it's worth the downgrade or not.
>>1115830
There is possibility I could build good career at current company but its not precisely my goal. Experiencing new things is my goal and living abroad is one of them.
I doubt that I could get that much to my savings account from Bangkok job probably would live mediocre life at least.
>>1115834
Thats good tool and it shows that prices are about half of what they are here.
I'm probably going for the experience, I can always come back and try again here. Toughts of vacations and weekend trips Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar are so tempting.
BTW if somebody else is interested in expating at Bangkok I found good blog about Bangkok lige here:
https://www.karstenaichholz.com/money/cost-of-living-in-bangkok/
How/when/where do you go about buying your currencies when traveling?
If say you had $5000 you wanted to convert to euros, would you:
>A) convert all of that and put it on a travel money card
>B) have it as cash, or
>C) convert x% to cash and the other y% put on a travel money card
Those currency converting places rip you the fuck off, Here at least in Australia.
I just take my bank cards and make large withdrawals. Get charged the going exchange rate and $4.00 international withdraw fee or what ever. There's no reason for those currency conversion places to exist unless you can't get money out at the airport and need it for a taxi or some shit.
>>1115805
Good point. I was just thinking that maybe those currency exchanging places might have a better price.
What bank are you with? How large of an amount would you usually take out each time?
>>1115807
Commonwealth bank man. No, it's how they make their money. Check them compared to the going rate on xe.com. Airport ones can get quite bad.
Depends what country I'm in, Japan $500+ etc since not guarenteed to work at every convenience store and its safe over there. Places like thailand and indonesia they work everywhere but unsafe so generally $100 that will get you far.
ALWAYS, make sure you have a back up card with you in your passport or what ever. Lost my card once in Mexico, got maxed out by the time I could contact Australia again on paypass which is fine got the money back but completely fucked me with money for a few days until I got back state side to pick up a replacement that they do at locations generally everywhere outside thirdworld. But, this also double screwed me since I couldn't rent cars with out a card with my name on it in other locations before I flew out just lucky I had some american friends with me I could put it under while giving them cash.
Good hunting but.
In about 8 months I'll be leaving life here in Los Angeles to move to Connecticut for the first time. I have a friend in Massachusetts who says it's quite cultured. If there are tons of assholes I'm quite used to that here. Is it calm? Are people more uptight?
I live in a suburb a few miles from Boston and it's pretty comfy and the people are wealthy and well educated. Ultra liberal town.
there are a few assholes, but most people are very nice. The percentage of assholes tends to be higher in rich little towns like Westport or Darien.
i grew up in ct
where are you going to be? what does "quite cultured" mean? are you going to be in a college town in MA?
compared to most of the country people in the north east can be considered rude but i think of them as more real.
like rather than fake being nice, like someone would be in south carolina and then talk shit about you later, new england people will make it apparent that they either don't care or are upset.
ct has some of the absolute most wealthy towns and also some of the most destitute and depressed cities in the entire country.
hey guys im interested in working in swiss for one winter season, does someone have experience with working there? how much do you make off the jobs there in average?
Where are you from? How are your language skills?
im from germany, i speak english/german my spoken english is better than written
>>1115762
What kind of job? Where? What qualifications?
Seasonal work is here completely normal in positions ranging from toilet cleaner up to top executives.
I am about to travel to NYC for the 1st time, going with my gf, and we can't decide between two places to stay, one in Ham Heights and the other in Bushwick, near Williamsburg. Both of them seem nice, comfy, everything covered. What would you /trv suggest?
If Ham Heights smells like ham, go there for sure.
>>1115728
When you going bro?
I'll be flying in on Saturday, staying with my aunt and uncle in Park Slope.
Williamsburg is full of faggy hipsters btw
>>1115728
Life long New Yorker here. Wtf is ham heights?
Anyone else get lonely when travelling alone? How do you deal with it?
>>1115557
Go hang out at a good night spot, have a few drinks and chill, just start randomly talking to people, or go stay at a backpackers
>>1115557
Fuck using tinder.
travel with other people
Where are the best pubs/bars located in London? I'll be visiting in a few weeks and will be in the Pimlico area. There aren't a whole lot of bars in the area so I'm trying to figure out where to go with my brother.
Looking for places with a younger (20's) crowd with reasonable (i.e. 5 gbp/pint or less) prices. The trendier the better, but not looking for clubs. We are planning to take the tube/use uber (if uber is even a good option in London) so we can stray a little far.
Thanks
I should add that when I say trendy I just mean popular, not "chic" or fancy or anything. I don't care if they serve 100 different types of scotch or lit their shots on fire or whatever. I just want a popular place to chill where we can maybe talk to some strangers and shoot the shit
>>1115358
Taxi driver in London here
>Shoreditch
>Hoxton
>Soho
>West-end
>Covent Garden
>Camden
>Clapham
>Brixton
>Stoke Newington
>Chelsea
>Putney
>City of London (Mon-Fri)
>>1115380
>>1115380
>>>1115358 (OP)
>>Shoreditch
Amazing
>>Hoxton
Classy, a bit hipstery but awesome
>>Soho
Shit, full of faggots
>>West-end
Tourist trap
>>Covent Garden
Has its places, a decent choice
>>Camden
A bit run down but you'll have fun
>>Clapham
Dunno, never been
>>Brixton
If you meet the right people, you'll find the right places
>>Stoke Newington
One of the last white neighborhoods left in London just wife beating middle aged fat white people
>>Chelsea
Mate that's hours away from pimlico
>>Putney
Has gentrification hit there already?
>>City of London (Mon-Fri)
Everything shuts down about 7pm, don't bother
Hey /trv/,
I'll be spending a little over a month in Seoul next month, what are the MUST DOS/SEES/EATS while I'm there? I'll be seeing the DMZ and Gyeongbokgung Palace for sure. I really want to hike along the city wall because it looks incredible. Outside of that, though, I haven't gotten around to planning much yet.
I'm trying to cram as much as possible into the month since it will be my first time leaving the US. Any advice about anything is appreciated. Thanks.
>>1115307
Bumpo. Although different approach to OP, will be spending about a week in Seoul before moving on. Best eats and nightlife are what interest me.
Also, I unapologetically love k-pop.
Nobody?
Thinking about spending my last weekend there in Jeju.
>>1115783
Fuck jeju son.
I've lived in Ghana for about 8 months now, yesterday I and some friends hiked up Wli falls, which are the highest in West Africa.
Sadly the night before I cleared a bottle of Jameson so I was well and truly hanging, so much so I was shaking like a shitting dog. Any way, managed to do the hike in about 2.5 hours whilst vomiting 3 times. Honestly every one, if you want to feel the same dehydration and sickness of our colonial ancestors I suggest you follow my footsteps, especially the drinking. Also wear Adidas Dragons, that'll especially fuck you. Any way, ask some questions about Ghana to a whitey who lives here.
>>1115239
Taste any of that pink chocolate yet?
>>1115239
I know a relatively large number of black Americans are emigrating there, but would you recommend it for tourism?
>>1115246
Yes and no, its the safest and most stereotypically West African country, so if W.Africa is on your bucket list do it. However make sure you have an exact list of what you want to do and keep your wits about you, don't ever let on you're a tourist.
Hey trv!
I recently graduated from school and I'm on a gap year until January. I thought that this is a rare oppurtunity for me and I'm thinking of buying an interrail pass to travel around Europe for about a month.
Since I've been to western/mid European countries (swe, ger, ita, sui, fr, spain etc.) multiple times before, I feel like heading towards Eastern Europe to explore the countries I've never been before and know very little about.
Many of my friends are busy studying, working or don't have enough money so I would be doing this trip alone. I have experience with traveling with my family since I was little and as a freeskier I've traveled around Europe chasing the snow and mountains. I know traveling alone has it's challenges but I'm determined and I feel like I have the confidence to do this trip.
Pic related, It's the area that I feel like going to. Nothing specific yet. An alternative return route could be through sweden.
about me
>Male 18 yr old (19 in july)
>Helsinki, Finland
>fairly experienced with traveling despite my age
>Freeskier
>Speak fluent English
>extrovert, making new friends is fairly easy for me.
interests
>meeting cool people
>beer, partying, nightlife
>girls
>architecture and arts
>sports
>outdoor things like beautiful scenery and hiking
>music
not that interested in
>history
>old stuff
>ww2 stuff
Questions:
>How's traveling alone comapred to traveling with friends?
>Where to go? Where not? which countries, which cities?
>I've never stayed in a hostel. How's the hostel life and any tips worth mentioning?
>What kind of a budget would I need approximately?
>Do people speak English well in Eastern Europe?
>When to go? I could go from august to december
>Any safety tips worth mentioning? excluding using common sense
>What to pack? Any useful equipment?
All kinds of advice regarding interrailing would be appreciated, travel stories also welcome!
>Do people speak English well in Eastern Europe?
I'd say as in the rest of European countries where English is not a native language. You can get by somehow.
>When to go? I could go from august to december
Do you seriously need an answer for this? You are from Europe yourself, you know the best how the weather looks like in different seasons over here. Gosh...
>What to pack?
Clean socks, underpants, few shirts, phone, charger, some pills if you start feeling sick, a bottle for water, documents, tickets, money
Your interests and history sound a lot like mine, also 18 hailing from Tallinn. No advice for u my moose friend, just make sure to visit our Hungarian cousins
>fairly experienced with travelling
>Never stayed in hostel before
Anyhow, I recommend to ditch interrail and take buses instead, they're so much cheaper, especially in the baltics and east-europe, but in the west there is cheap buslines too. You save heaps and maybe meet some more genuine travellers and locals besides from sharing a train with every other 18 year old european with the same idea as you, or even worse, 18 year old american kids going crazy because they're allowed to drink.
Staying in hostels, don't book in advance, nothing sucks more than meeting a cute girl on a bus on the way to the same town and she asks if you should look for a room together and you've already booked something. Also adds for the sense of exploration and adventure having to look for a spot to sleep.
(Of course good to book maybe in big cities on weekends or if there is a festival going on etc)
Go to other cities than the capitals too, you'll meet more locals that are maybe interested in you rather than being annoyed by just another tourist.
Käy suihkussa, ole oma itsesi, kannattaa myös liftata ja mennä baareihin yksinään, silloin päätyy useimmiten tapaamaan mielenkiintosimpia tyyppejä.
We are visiting the part around LA from Europe for 2 weeks. What are some neat things for NEET's like us?
la=/=west coast
la to seattle is further than madrid to amsterdam
>>1115079
L.A.? Why? Go to San Francisco, see some national parks in NorCal (yosemite, redwoods), do Highway 1 (santa cruz, santa barbara, hearst castle area), wine country (sonoma if you're a NEET). MAYBE drive down to Anaheim if you really need to see Disneyland. If you go that far you might as well spend a couple days in San Diego/Coronado/La Jolla.
>>1115097
This. Hit norcal starting in san francisco. If you can drive, go north to humboldt bay n explore around there. BEAUTIFUL country up there!
coiuple of days ago I was drunk and booked a cheap (250EUR) roundtrip Munich- Cuba with merideanair (flymerideanair.com )
Contrary to what usually happens, I didn't have to pay. So I booked, but didn't pay.
I received an email (all in German, as the booking process was) thanking me for my "binding" reservation.
Thing is, I don't really want to go.
I'm wondering whether I'd really need to pay or not now. Has anyone here had any experience with flymerideanair ? To me it's really something new - usually you have to pay either immediately or within a few hours.
also, I provided my (real) name, phone, and address ( I did want to go when I was booking, duh)
well, bump.
I still haven't paid.. don't know if I have a ticket or not lol
>>1114787
No advice to give other than this; that sounds fucking sweet. You're already bound to it, so just take the adventure. Like you'd ever regret it.