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What I did.
Stay at Costa Rica backpackers in San Jose best hostel there, may need to book ahead.
Rente a car will be like 500 or cheaper i don't rem but the ppl at the hostel can hook u up.
Drove to monteverde to see the cloud forest, chose over aranel cuz ppl said aranel is all tourists and there is a chance u can't see unless it's a great day.
Went from there to puntereas, I did not spend any time tere nor do I recommend caught a ferry across and went to montezuma. At montezuma stayed at HOtel Lucy, 20 usd a night to sleep on the beach I'd highly recommend hotel LUCy and montezuma, then went to Santa Teresa

Costa rica is great, safe and beautiful. The food is normal, i guess. Oh, and don' leave anything in the car when your not there. Bot even 2 minutes. They crack that shit open in 10 seconds, get your stuff and run.

humpity bumpity

>>1113496
i was traveling through southeast asia and i would defently recommend it!

such a great place, lot of stuff to do & places to visit. wicked cultural & traditional things to do n see as well, like golden tempels, huuuuge statures and mighty landscapes.

traveling, weather by bus, plaine & train is cheap as fuck & the they got good food too!

exotic animals, like elephants, tigers, monkeys, too see! Waterfalls, tropical woods n jungles,

crazy night outs inclusive
its just sick mate

>>1113496
Your time of year for the travel is GREAT for this region.

As a first time traveler, I'd advise Costa Rica handsdown every time vs most of S. America. Rainforest canopy and cloud walks, great waterfalls and rafting, beaches, boating, volcanoes, coast to coast amazing, great eco-niche hotels who are very inexpensive yet luxurious both, and very english friendly. I'm quite partial to their Lizano steak sauce at every meal. You can hire your own damn guide one-on-one with a pack and gear (!) for a 3 part tour of the country, cheaper than you can fly to SEA. CR has protected with national parks before it was a thing to do so in the rest of the world. Adding Guatemala or Belize before/after your trip would get you ruins. A Delta connection into Mexico, as well.
http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/sky-walk.htm
Alternately, you might greatly enjoy a Galapagos excursion if money isn't your issue. I'm not gonna lie, my friends and mutual business interests have said for about a year now that we personally stay out of Brazil right now. There's a reason 70% of visitors to Florida are from Brazil atm. They're all getting out. Whether from Zika (not just a concern to a childbearer), to the political and economic crap going on with their impeached leader re olympics, it's a horrible place right now for crime and ugliness. Peru is fine if you're a smart traveler but you're a novice, who would do better on a tour for aspects of it. You could do alright in Patagonia if you're good at the weather and solo travel, possibly but it can be pricey. Caribbean works for some safe aspects of S.Amer flavor mixed with island life such as Bonaire or Aruba, but you be sure the Venezuelans are there buying toilet paper for the issues at home too.

Where from? ethnicity? It's hard to compare your interests really.

Have not been so SEA, but from the many stories I've heard compared to my own extensive experience in SA:

It seems like SEA is cheaper than SA in every way. Especially Brazil has gotten expensive as fuck. There is also a lot of bro-tier partying in SOME places in SEA, while others are a lot less touristy and accessible, might cause a bit of a culture-shock (which can be a good thing if you are looking to broaden your cultural horizons).

SA was to me a slight culture-shock, but not that much. In general Brazil, Chile and (especially) Argentina have some similarities with Europe, but with a distinct Latino charm and touch to it. The culture (broadly speaking: literature, movies, restaurants, way of life, nightlife) is thus slightly recognisable while not at all being well known to you.

For me, the latter seems more attractive. While I love getting me feet swept from under me by different cultures, I also like to have some basic feeling of safety and belonging. Also I am very interested in Latin American literature and language. But this may vary from person to person.

Bay Area native here. That sounds like a cool trip! I haven't used Airbnb, but do you want recommendations for food, coffee, or other stuff like that? San Francisco and Mill Valley nearby have some great restruraunts cafés, and bakeries.

Seattle has hostels and plenty of AirBnB. Not sure what additional advice I could offer... Book early?

>>1112111
>>1112908
Hey dudes thanks for replies. Booked a hostel in the city of Seattle. That's sorted.
Would love some advice about where are nice areas to stay in San Fran?

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You have to click on "contact the host". That's under the map on the mobile app or under the name of the flat on the Web page

>>1111644
allright thanks I'll try that!

>>1111645
No problem

>>1111637

You'll be fine.

I spent about a month in Colombia, from mid-September to mid-August of 2015. I went there without any real knowledge or expectations of the country and ended up loving it. In fact, I'm very eager to see more of Latin America, a region which has never been on my travel radar.

Colombia isn't the safest place you could visit. However, the risk you run of getting kidnapped by rebels or shot dead in the streets is minuscule. The biggest threat to safety you'll face in cities like Bogota and Medellin is mugging, on top of more common and petty crimes like pickpocketing and theft.

I didn't have any problems in Colombia but met several travelers and expats who had been mugged but left unharmed.

I was blown away by the natural beauty of the Colombian landscape, from the mountains to the jungles and seaside. The culture there is very vibrant and accommodating. Even though they receive a lot of tourists to Cartagena and other coastal cities, foreigners are still rare enough that it's very easy to make friends with locals.

FYI, the rebels are concentrated in very remote areas. You can do some research, but FARC and paramilitaries shouldn't be an issue when transiting to or from any of the cities you listed. There's also a budget airline called Viva Colombia which is incredibly cheap - you can usually find flights between cities for $10-$50.

Don't worry, as long as you don't go to very far away from the tourism places. Don't do stupid things and try to hide your expensive things when you are in a very crowded place. If we talk about getting kidnapped I'm almost sure nothing will happen to you because here the people don't give a fuck if you are foreign or not, they just care about money so don't show it and that's all! PD: days ago some crazy motherfuckers killed a CIA agent, US taken them to a us court, They got their ass kicked. Since then nobody wants to bother foreign people because nobody wants to spend life in jail!

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I am also planning a visit to Columbia and I have an expensive travel bicycle that I want to take. If I lock it up, will people see it and take a wrench to it and disassemble all the parts they can get? It's not obviously top of the line, but I definitely have over $1500 in this bike.

Did you meet serbia strong?

avoid Moldova ( not even Balkans tho ), Kosovo, Albania and obviously Turkey and you'll be fine
t. Croat

>>1112260
Istanbul is beutiful.

I went to St Petersburg and Moscow for 10 days in April. You literally have nothing to worry about as long as you remain fairly central in the cities. We never went very far out so I can't tell you how dangerous it is in the dodgy areas but I doubt it's much more dangerous than any American ghetto. All the Russians we met were very friendly and helpful. St Petersburg is more European than Moscow, so people are more open minded and speaks better English. You definitely won't have any issues finding people speaking English, quite the opposite - they'll probably be happy practicing their English with you. I'm not American though, so I can't say anything about how they'll react to that. But there is definitely a big difference between what the Russian government thinks and what (decent) Russians thinks.

>>1110556
Yea, I even used the comparison that you used about areas of cities being a big difference to my friends and they still didnt see it (walk 2 blocks the wrong way in shitcago and you will be dead).

Did you enjoy your trip? Would you go back?

>>1110556
>But there is definitely a big difference between what the Russian government thinks and what (decent) Russians thinks.

I hate Russians like you that shit-talk your country to American muds and Western Europeans, just to try and curry favor with them.

>>1107485
Join the Army.

Also curious. But I'd wait a few more years to see if the situation will eventually calm down. Until then, it'll be a place I can only admire through pictures.

>>1107496
can't mate, not when we're literally pulling out of there.

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>>1095067
Kawagebo is an awesome (and sacred) peak on the border between Yunnan and Tibet. You can visit the area pretty easily via an idyllic village called Yubeng (雨崩) nestled deep within the valley that leads up to a glacial lake and to another sacred waterfall. It is normally not accessible by car.
You can also perform a ritual circumambulation of the mountain massif.

>>1095067
>http://www.travelchinacheaper.com/how-to-buy-china-train-tickets-online
>Says to go to some other website
>allow a security applet you might be forced to download during the payment process.
Seriously?

>>1095067
>>1095125
Honestly, I don't know how that URL got into a general, but it looks like a great source of malware. Anyone who wants train tickets for China should be looking at
http://www.seat61.com/China.htm#How to buy tickets

Dubai, I've heard of that place. It's where people from South Asia go to take photographs to post on social media.

>>1116265
I'm really not asian - that's not an option then - maybe i shall go with the attitude of a zoologist or sociologist and take pictures of those asian fellows posting shit on instagram. Apart from that I still have no clue... It looks so damn fake and dull

>>1116252
There is no culture in Dubai. Theres one tiny rinky dink museum that basically says for thousands of years it was just a shit hole in the desert with some sand huts, then they found oil and now they're rich.

Theres a couple sort of unique things like the desert safari, but they are few and far between. Shopping, paying insane amounts for alcohol at hotels, and similar activities is all there is to do. Its a fake city

>>1116032
Never been but I hear they eat a lot of fish. I hope you like seafood.

>>1116032

Not a particularly friendly tourist destination OP, just in terms of they dont have a lot of toúrist infastructure because its not a huge tourist destination.

There's stuff to see though, a fair few historįcal sites in Dakar and ive heard cox's bazaar and the beach around it is one of the best bëaches with fairly low tourism in the řegion.

Make sure to post on /pol/ while you're there so they can collect the flag.

first time i stayed in a hostel o was 17. hated it, 18 years later still haven't stayed in another one.

it wasn't the hostel's fault, or the people that were there-they were nice enough and it was a very nice, clean hostel in inverness, i just despise sharing my space with strangers.

but to each there own. :)

>>1115999
Started traveling alone once I was 14 (drove with a few friends all across switzerland from Zurich to Locarno on our Mopeds (those fucking things with 49CCM and can't officially go faster than 30 KPH well before a nice tuning)
Firs time in a Hostel was with 15 in London (that was the first time I got blackout drunk in my life)

Today I'm 32, still traveling around the world (greetings from Cusco) when ever I can and stay where ever I end up.
I enjoy to stay in a party hostels, camping or getting pampered in 5* Hotel as I can afford it.

I'm probably too old for party hostels, but I don't give a fuck I love to party so I stay there.

I started travelling at a young age, but with family and going to theme park and all around California and sometimes out of state. I started my real, travel adventure and stayed at hostels until I turned 19.

I am 20 and I am at the right age range to continue to stay in hostels. I just prefer them over hotels. Even if I had money to spend a few nights, I will always opt for the hostel since the experience of meeting new people in dorms and bars is something you can't get in a hotel.

>>1115928
Also, considering you have a budget of 400€ for hotels/hostels for the entire period.

>>1115933
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>>1115935
Sorry for my ignorance, but what's the strategy here?

>>1115898
General Oregon:
Astoria
Ramona Falls
Timberline Lodge
Silver Falls/Oregon Gardens
The Gorge (Multnomah Falls & Hood River)
Willamette Valley/Dundee hills wine country
Oregon Coast (Depoe Bay, Newport, Cannon beach)
Breweries (prob not worth the drive out to Bend unless you want to go white water rafting, but Rogue on the coast, portland breweries, etc)
Oregon Caves
Crater Lake
Golfer? Pacific/Bandon dunes

Portland:
Japanese gardens/Rose Gardens
noodle bowl at shanghai tunnels
Breweries (you'll get lots of opinions, I actually like lucky lab in NW although it gets poor ratings because it's a nice place to chill)
NW 21st/23rd artsy fartsy shit
All of the neighborhoods in SE
Some of them in NE (Alberta, Mississsippi)
Pok pok, etc food
food trucks (everywhere)
ground kontrol near chinatown (if you like drinking and classic games)
omsi is fun but geared younger
Catch some live music at doug fir/crystal ballroom/anywhere really
Tea Chai Te on 23rd is my favorite tea shop in the world but getting pretty crowded (try zhen qu golden buds or coconut oolong), Steven Smith Teamaker shop in NW is pretty cool too but more highbrow
Pearl district is basically full of californians at this point but powell's books is worth a trip
NW Coffeehouse has the best cup of coffee (and drinking chocolate) in the city

NorCal:
Shasta
Yosemite
Redwoods
Sonoma/Napa (prefer sonoma)
SF

Wouldn't go much further south unless you are beach hopping or doing the Hwy 1 thing

SW Washington:
Ain't a whole lot
Only worth the drive if you are going all the way to Seattle
I'd skip it desu unless you really want to see the space needle, ranier

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>Then know for sure I want to spend a day or two at Crater Lake

do you already have your camping reservations? because if not you won't be staying in the park. and you'd better hurry and find a motel before everything within an hour and a half is booked. not exaggerating.

if you like /out/ bend has a lot of cool stuff nearby-hiking, mountain biking, climbing, river rafting/tubing, lava tube caves. pic related: smith rock state park. good food in bend, too-check out the food trucks.

mt hood's lodge (forget the name) is cool to check out. fair warning: last time i was there in june there was 3 feet of snow on the ground (roads were plowed, though)

>>1115903
>do you already have your camping reservations? because if not you won't be staying in the park. and you'd better hurry and find a motel before everything within an hour and a half is booked. not exaggerating.

Yeah this. Tourists think they can just waltz up and get a camping spot whenever they want, when in fact your typical Oregonian would be considered a professional camper anywhere else in the U.S., possibly the world. We book that shit up early. Your only shot of doing an impromptu camping trip is camping illegally (which is usually fine if you're by yourself and know where to go...which you don't) or camping on BLM land. Best shot as a walk-up is in Mt Hood National Forest or Rogue River if you are willing to backpack in a few miles to the first permitted site. it's really not about the forest service being dicks, every year there are dozens of hikers/campers that go missing (http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2013/06/lost_in_oregon_hiker_who_vanis.html) and we have to foot the bill to find them

>>1115836
CN tower is expensive but it's something to do I guess. If you make a reservation at the 360 restaurant getting up is free. The restaurant rotates around so you get a 360 view. If you want to shell out for something thrilling do the edge walk. Its a good adrenalin rush
Rogers centre is pretty underwhelming, the aquarium is cool, I'd say on par with the one in Chicago. Night life would be King Street west area
Also Toronto doesn't have many shitty hotels, even the 3 stars are nice

>>1115836
HAPPY GROUNDHOGS DAY

>>1115854
>king street West

Congrats on picking the absolute shittest, douchiest place in Toronto to go party... unless you like greasy paki dude bros from the 905, light beer, and top 40 nigger music, avoid King West like the plague. Literally go anywhere else.