Archived threads in /trv/ - Travel - 435. page

>>1108140
I'm more just asking any experienced travels to give me some tips to make it amazing.

I'm going alone and I'm not awkward or socially inept. I'm just looking to experience the Beauty.

>>1108140
I loved Copenhagen.
About theft, Copenhagen would rank among the safest cities of Europe. Just be careful, as always, just in case, but that's pretty much it. It's extremely safe.

I'm a History lover so I pretty much enjoyed the museums there. If you're into that, let me know, I can make a small lists of museums. I also did a small day trip to Hillbrod. Also, Danes like to close down shops on Mondays for some reason.
Go visit Tivoli gardens, especially at night. It's not as beautiful as in snowy winter, but it's still a magic place.

>>1108144
Not OP, but am spending a week in Copenhagen in August. I'm a public history major so I'd love a list of museums to see while I'm there.

>>1108111
Alright, I thought you must have moved back to this board. Left this message on the last one you made but kept it /tv/ related.

Just remember that nobody will ever care about where you went in life besides yourself. The people you run into or the memories you have on your travels might end up becoming the things that stick with you for the rest of your life. Now get out there and live it.

If you want something in life, reach out and grab it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7ArZ7VD-QQ

Traveling can be pretty individualistic activity. Actually it is most of the time.

You are just hearing too much of those yappy "yaaay I travel to meet so many new people like omg everyone was friends with me and so beatiful and I have so many new friends, like wow!!!"
That's complete bullshit mostly.

Oh well I guess I'll copy my response here too.
>>1108126
>reach out and grab it.
Easier said than done. But that is exactly what you have to do. right? If you don't? Well you get nothing.

Watched the movie. Great movie in a lot of ways. At the same time felt a little cringe. Not sure if the cringe was correct or not.

>>1108106
You should go straight through to Chicago. Chicago is where you change trains to go to LA,SF,etc. Get the schedule from Amtrak website. Also be aware that trains can be late. Don't expect on the dot arrival.

There will be a schedule when you look at the booking.

By the way, there is no reason to be scared when changing trains. At least during the day time, anyway.

You may or may not have to change trains in Pittsburgh - look at your tickets.

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I am also travelling to indonesia this summer for about a month. Solo and first time, i'd recommend what i did, find an indonesian girl on the internet so you have translator and travel guide. Going solo always seems better in my mind, you'll have experiences none of your friends will and it will make you step out of your boundries. I guess i would recommend bali if you're trying to meet surfers and hot girls. Otherwise lombok is supposed to be dank if you want slightly less tourist trap. Get excited m8 this place is paradise.

>you'll have experiences none of your friends will

as if that really matters

If you are going to go alone, do it for yourself, in the end you are never alone if you are sticking to the typical backpacker routes. If you really get "off the beaten track" then you'll be alone and sometimes it's difficult to handle oneself with loneliness. I have been travelling alone since I first tried it and I really enjoy it. It's not always wonderful, sometimes you just will feel homesick and in the necessity of socialising but those are the moments when you also learn with other things like boredom, yourself, being in places where not much really happens. That said I also enjoy travelling with friends but I think I will never stop doing it alone.

When it comes to Indonesia as you say the place is massive and really diverse. I would really stick to an area as travelling can be a challenge at times. I've never been a fan of wanting to see a lot of stuff so you can say you've seen it all but rather travelling avoiding airplanes and soaking on where I am. I would estimate:
Sumatra: 2 weeks
Java: 2 weeks
Borneo: 2-3 weeks
Bali, Lombok and Nusa tengara: 3 weeks
Sulawesi: 2 weeks
Spice islands: 2 weeks
Papua: 2 weeks

>>1108068
What do you mean, is she going to travel around with you for fun? Or are you paying her to be your guide?
Yeah a friend was recommending me Bali and Lombock, he really enjoyed both. I still need to look into it properly myself tho.
I guess I want a bit of both: a bit of party and surfy in more 'touristy' areas. From there hopefully move on to more isolated places with people I meet.

>>1108099
I'm setting off alone and intend to do the cliche soulsearching and figuring stuff out on the trip. I'll probably be alone alot of the time but I hope not, the ideal plan would be to meet other similar minded people to move on and travel with. I would be much happier with company along the way.
The best would be to meet a nice girl :)
Thanks for the detailed plan, honestly I still need to look into it in more detail and I'll be booking next week. I'm sure I'll be keeping this as a reference for plan-making!


Do you guys reckon it is easy to meet people along the way who will take in a lonely young traveler to join them along the way?

Also, Jakarta yes or no?

I'll keep the thread posted with my plans and let you know when I've booked, so you guys can stick around and celebrate with me when I do!

1/2 They are very different on the actual country. I will try to show you the main characteristics of them:

Baltic countries (LT, LV, EST): internetional connection only towards Belarus or Russia, otherwise good only for domestic travelling, mostly on very few lines. People use buses generally.

Belarus/Russia/Ukraine: Reasonable mean of transportation, sometimes only possible public transportation in the direction. Prices are low, all different levels of quality classes. Railway network is however not so dense and the spead of the train can sometimes drop significantly. Anyway, not really a problem to travel by train. Just be really careful when buying tickets, sometimes the capacity of the train is full long before the departure and you won't get ticket anymore.

Romania/Bulgaria: Slow and dirty mostly, however still somehow working and can be a reasonable way of transportation in some directions. Also some international trains still working. Depends on the line you take. Always double check for timetables as there might be different information on different sources

Albania: 404, if some train goes there, then it's only for true adventurers

Montenegro: Only two lines, but good working, OK service. Best way to travel from Serbia.

Serbia, Bosnia, Macedonia: Depends on the lines, but mostly similar situation to Bulgaria and Romania.

Croatia: North of the country is OK, but to the south (Dalmatia) there's basically only one line. Cheaper and faster to take bus.

Slovenia: Good service, international connection to Italy is however little clumsy, maybe they canceled it definitely.

>>1108039
Are you from Europe?
Would you recommend taking a bus/coach instead of a train to get to Croatia (Zagreb) from Romania?
Also is it better/cheaper to buy tickets in advance?

>>1108039
2/2
Hungary, Slovakia: No problems, civilized railway, the offer of some connections is a little limited. Better check timetable in advance.

Poland: There are fast lines and then there are super slow lines. The capacity in some directions is low and trains can get easily crowded, also the price is IMHO pretty high for what you usually get. Also international connections are not so good as one would expect. Plan in advance, check timetables.

Czech republic: The best of the railway you get in CEE. Dense network, low prices, good international connections (Berlin, Vienna, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland), good frequency and timetable information. Some regional lines can be quite slow however and there are lots of outdated trains so the traveling might not always be really comfortable. But you get basically anywhere by train so it serves it purpose 100%.

Anyway, all I have written is only my experience so you don't have to believe me.

TLDR: Czech republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia: OK to train
Russia, Ukraine, Belarus: also OK but requires some understanding
Baltics: OK to train but only domestic, international take bus
Balkans: You either know what you do and where to go or better take bus.

As for your questions: I did some research and I would probably prefer Cluj or Sofia. Bucharest is just too far and the traveling thru the whole Romania takes ages.

>>1107958
>le gf


bump tho because im going there in July and would also like to know

Enjoy some class act genocide.
Enjoy the people that supply ISIS with weapons.
Enjoy the government that is close to switching over to a califate.
Enjoy the beaches that smell like gasoline.
Enjoy stuff the Turkish claim is theirs even though you learned in kindergarten that it isn't.
Enjoy the swing to right wing facism.

>>1108164
You forgot the part where roaches pretend to be people.

>>1107913
Southern California offers those things.

>>1107913
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Taiwan, and less travel time between the two.

6.Am I missing any places on my itinerary or are any of the places I am going a waste of time?

I have already been to Northern France, Great Britain, and Ireland. I would like to go again someday, but I am leaving them off the list for now so I can see new places.

7.Any other advice?

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>>1107911
>2.How much does it cost to stay in a hostel for a night?
>I know this will hugely vary depending on where I am. Also would it be cheaper to find a hostel outside of a major city and take the train around or should I just find a place in the city?
I don't think that you can find a lot of hostels out of the major cities.
I found a nice hostel in Florence just for 9€/night.

ps. pic with my green suggestions.

>>1107990

Why do you recommend Sardinia? I am assuming this would be a boat ride from either Nice or Rome?

What was the dot you added in Italy? Is it supposed to be Florence? Because that is what my other dot was supposed to be. May have been a little off placing my dots.

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>>1107908
bump


interested in this

pic semi related but mine

>>1107954
For some reason a rice rocket takes the majestic and adventurous feeling out of a stealth camping picture.

what kind of bike is that?

what is North america for you?

Mexico, US, Canada

>>1107885
what is your main intereste in traveling?
food? hystory? nature?
alsoo what language do you speak?

usa always #1

>>1107850
usa no. 1

I m scared bout usa because i think it would start a third ww i dunno men

Fucking niggers you were all useless. Did not help me for shit

Gaslamp quarter son. Everyone knows this. /trv/ is a slow board nigger. I know it's hard for your nog brain to plan in advance, but post a few days earlier so that we can help your dumbass who can't run a google search.

>>1108275
Glad you got ignored, faggot. Don't come back.

>>1107691
Omg they opened that in 1990? I remember reading mickey mouse magazine at that time and going nuts on my parents that I want to go there when they had some articles about a new Disneyland in Paris...

I went there with my 7th grades a year ago, so I just remember:
Lowest frequentation of the park is in the second half of september.
They have zero discounts worth mentioning beside M-F on selected dates is about 15€ off.

Lodging: stay in the center of paris, Disneyland is just 30mins away by train (RER line A from Châtelet-Les-Halles or Gare de Lyon) to the final station Marne la Vallée-Chessy/Disneyland.

>>1107707
You are correct, it was 1992. I knew I went there the year it opened.

Anyway, thanks for the advice.

>>1107711
Oh 1992, then I was in 2nd or 3rd grade, so that makes more sense but shit that was a long time ago lol.

Anyway no problem bro, if you need any more infos about disneyland or paris let me know.

Pre-check? I don't what that is. Do you mean TSA Pre®?

If you travel frequently in the U.S. you may consider it. While $85 for five years isn't that bad, the thought of giving the TSA more money doesn't appeal to me. For general traveling, I've never had to wait more than 30 minutes in the security line to get to my gate (though I don't keep track). You'd have to fly a lot for it to matter... My point is I never felt I needed something like this and it's more slated towards pompous rich folks who couldn't stand to be in a line with ordinary people.

>>1107683
Aw what the fuck 4chan doesn't recognize the check mark

>>1107665
no

if you travel at all then you know well enough to not go at super busy times, the longest wait at security I've ever had has been 20 minutes tops

plus they've been better about wait times in the past few years I've noticed

Ground zero.
Metropolitan museum of Art
Empire State building
Central Park
Bronx zoo.
Get the Time Out guide for other things to do.
Take the subways and buses. Go to mta.info.

>>1107623

>native

don't rush it
people-watch
not the museum of sex
never times square
theskint.com
coney island if there for the summer <-- this is the great equalizer of new yorkers. there are neighborhoods that consist of specific economic classes and cultures but EVERYONE goes to coney island on a hot saturday. it's beautiful. if you swim in the water you might grow extra limbs tho
thursdays in chelsea walk into a gallery that's showing shit art and get shitty free wine. it doesn't matter if you're underage they won't card
there are some nice bars in bk
belmont's little italy
bronx zoo or botanical gardens
flushing's chinatown
fuck you

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Check out some of the neighborhoods between the financial district and midtown. People always spend way to much fucking time dicking around in midtown. Greenwich Village and shit like that are honestly must-sees for me. Especially considering within the next few years all the nice colonial-revival and historic architecture that gives the neighborhood its cool "bohemian" (if that's what you want to call it) vibe will probably be demolished and replaced by high-rise glass box luxury condos marketed to chinks and Russian oligarchs.