Hi guy, did any of you go in north Italia for holidays ?
I'm planning to go to Genova in a youth hostel, but I never tried this kind of accomodation.
Do you have any advice + do you know if north Italia is great ( girls / atmosphere / things to do ? )
I spend many nights in North Italian youth hostels. never in Genova though, mostly Milan. I actually met a gf in a hostel in Italy.
>>1092730
And how are the people in youth hostel ? Do they come from a lot of different countries ? Do they speak to each other or is it a bit awkward ? I'm going with a friend of mine, we're both French but can speak English
>>1092731
well it depends which hostel you visit. i was at a very popular hostel, so it was easy to meet people , and people are drunk enough not to be awkward. it's very similar to other hostels in europe really.
I'm visiting Rome next week so wondered if someone had some advice where to visit and some inexpensive tours, activities and so on?
thanks in advance
>>1092391
check out the coloseum
Vatican. Book a ticket in advance online.
Ok. So I'm planning on moving there. So I'll just brainstorm some random questions.
1. What's the best prepaid solution with good data?
2. How much does food actually cost if you're not a tourist?
3. How is the nightlife? Is there a lot of underground clubs where people just go crazy?
4. What's the average pay for a 2 bedroom apartment?
5. How would would expenses be for one month living? (I tend to stay longer but just need to know for budget reasons)
Hello /trv/
I will be spending a week each in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Other than a few anime and technology places, what are some places do you recommend checking out? [spoiler]prostitutes included[/spoiler]
They have a couple of good amusement parks in those places.
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park Hong Kong. Ocean Park must be good, because it gets more visitors per year than Hong Kong Disneyland. Ocean Park also has a roller coaster made by B&M (the Rolls-Royce of roller coaster makers) bolted to the side of a mountain peak overlooking the ocean. HTe Disneyland park is still pretty cool and has a few unique attractions not found in any other Disney Park, such as Mystic Manor and Grizzly Mountain.
Taiwan: Janfusun Fancyworld and Lihpao Land. Janfusun Fancyworld is a very small park, but it has a giant Ferris Wheel and TWO B&Ms. Lihpao Land is also cool because it has Gravity Max, a roller coaster with a one-of-a-kind element where the track tilts 90 degrees with a train strapped to it.
>>1092338
hkfag here, try walking through some indoor markets, those places are located inside government buildings that are rented out to vendors, you'll see some interesting shit there
for outdoor markets, try Sham Shui Po or Mong Kok, prepare to shove your way through the masses tho
as for prostitution , try 11 Cheung Ning St in To Kwai Wan, ignore the church sign and go up the stairs, you'll find several rooms throughout the apartment, knock on the door and ask for the price, cheap but decent ones goes for around 300 - 400 HKD, while white girls goes for 600 - 800 HKD. They provide condoms but those are as thick as tires.
Have fun in HK
>>1092338
>technology places
In HK, there are several technology markets but the best is the ground floor and basement of Golden Dragon Arcade in Sham Shui Po. It's on google maps, just put in the arcade name and it will find it, just next to the metro station.
For hookers: miss148.com
Use google maps to find the address of the girl you want.
How can you guys do it? Just up and go travel? I have 8k saved up and dream of backpacking SEA or Central America ,but I just know I would be totally clueless. I never even been on a plane before. How was your first time traveling?
8k what- sea shells, bottle caps? Anyway, just jump in senpai. It's not an exact science, figure out what you want to see and research where is offered. Do minimal prep-work with regards to travel documents and immunizations (if any) so you're not caught dead in the water and just fly off.
They're people there going through daily life just as you are, sure there are differences, but they're not terribly off and that's what makes traveling appealing.
I hadn't flown/traveled too. I was clueless at the gates (make sure you go there at least 2 hours early prior to departure) and asked people who looked like officials/other passengers. Everyone was friendly and assisted. Then talked to some people who were waiting for the plain as me. When there weren't people around to ask and I didn't speak the language, I just looked for the arrows and information screens. They all provide the basic info you need.
If you're doing hardcXcore backpacking better research into good gear, etc.
The first time I traveled alone was when I was 19 years old.
I went to tokyo for 10 days and got lost in tokyo itself 3 times I think, and I also got lost 2 times in the mountains 3 hours with the train outside of tokyo.
I was also 1 hour late for the latest checkin for my flight back, but I still somehow managed to get the plane.
What I want to say is, there is nothing to worry about when you are clueless sometimes, there will always be a way out of everything.
Pic related, the second time I got lost in the woods, I was only walking for around 7 hours without any kind of connection for my phone.
>>1092277
Theres nothing easier than an airport, after the first time you know whats up. Just be really really early.
Anything else.... buy a sim card. If you dont know what to do. Type it into google.
If you get lost, open google maps. This will make everything foolproof.
Is it dangerous to travel to South America during this summer because of Zika and all that? Also, is it dangerous for a girl to go volunteer there by herself? My level of Spanish is crappy but enough for simple conversations.
I have some girl friends that are exchange students in both Chile and Argentina and I have seen that they are pretty safe and comfy. But those are areas that are kinda safe from Zika and mosquitoes in general. I would avoid Central America and northern South America tho.
Also, if you need to practice Spanish before going try using Interpals.net
>>1092107
South America is pretty big, it depends on where you're doing your volunteer work, the level of urbanization, the weather, etc. Care to develop?
>>1092107
Chile and Argentina are the safest countries in south America.
Recently:
>asking local girl where the best places to eat are
>"just download foursquare"
In hindsight it's a country where going out to eat is an extreme exception and people rely on home cooked meals, plus she wasn't the outgoing type.
I guess I will then. Trolling the streets and looking for places where people pile up is as reliable as ever, but the nooks and crannies can slip by. Then there's a risk that even though you ask locals, they might not be knowledgeable about this at all. I wouldn't be able to tell people a lot about good places to eat & drink in my current city, desu. This made me realize that I should just use every aide available regardless of it's meme status.
What (mobile) software do you guys use pre- and during travel? I feel like there should be more discussion on here about this + a sticky update?
>Mapping
An obvious one.
>Local hangouts, buzz, events
>Regional differences
Tell us what & where works and is widely used.
>Misc/niche
A star map that takes your GPS data and tells you what to search for in the night sky, idk
>>1091851
Ignore faggot and his dude banging.
I'm interested in the apps as well.
i would use the tripadvisor website
Honestly Foursquare is what I use the most when traveling to find nightlife and restaurants
European here. I'm self employed and have the luck, that even though my moderately high income (60k € / year) I'm rather location independant.
If even though most of my income is being saved, I'm considerin using this situation to travel more. But now I don't even know how to start?
The most busy time of the year for me is right now, usually april/may/june. I wouldn't travel too far in this time. All the other months I'm basically free and can work from wherever I want, as long as I've got the magical internet.
I safe most of my income though, so I'm not interested in blowing it. I considered visiting some places in south / east asia for a longer period, practicing japanese in a langauage school somehwere in Japan and I might visit the us this year. Or should I just visit more European countries in that time, as i surely have to catch up on this?
If you had this situation, what would you do? I would love to read some inspriations.This board might be the best place fot it.
>>1091716
SE asia my friend
May I ask which job you work in? I'm also looking forward to somehow live like a digital nomad.
Most of the guys here will say SEA, because you can live like a king there with 60k/year. But the question is, if you really want this. I'd prefer other countries, maybe even in Central or South America, because the people there are way more open-minded and kind towards 'strangers'. Also South Europe would be great for me, but this is a very personal question..
>>1092184
event industry & partially IT.
SEA definitely sounds cheap and beautiful with a healthy mix of variety. Which time would be a good to travel there though?
I've just bought my first passport and I've chosen Estonia to break my travel virginity. I wanted to know how the current immigration crisis is affecting you, from a balts perspective.
Also, whats the general sentiment for tourists? I'm from Aus and I'm traveling alone for a month. Ill be staying in Pärnu.
bump
not balts but not at all
no migrant wants to go there
>>1091242
/trv/ is a slow board. No need to bump your post, especially 10 fucking minutes in.
Anybody care to red pill me on San Francisco?
Whats to do there besides look at the Golden Gate bridge and Alcatraz?
I hear its got some amazing waterfront too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPS9bEEEEs0
This is the edgiest guide to SF I've ever seen, it's hilarious and does actually look informative.
it was a while I've seen it, but you should check out the wave organ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Organ
Then there's the cable cars meme, Lombard street meme
As far as niche interest go, what you're into may shape the city differently. I'm a fan of pic-related and the whole bay area scene, so it'd be interesting for me to visit the places.
>>1090981
look up wild SF walking tours.
just walk around the city is breath taking. Visiting china town there is quite an experience.
Hi,
Work is sending me to orange county and I know little about it.
What area do you think is the most fun? I don't want to have to be driving around a long time just to go out and socialize.
Any locals have advice?
Pic sorta unrelated. Not OC but nightlife area.
Which Orange County do you mean? There are several. It's like asking about Springfield, or Portland.
>>1090931
California
>>1090894
Downtown Fullerton, Downtown Santa Ana. Avoid everthing else like the plague. Except maybe the beach.
Currently in Dubai, UAE... Thats a shitty place like no others! Da fuck?
Any 4channers free to meet tonight in Dubai?
>Go to Dubai
>Stay at a Holiday Inn
I don't think you understand the point of visiting Dubai.
>>1090412
You mean being rich as fuck and spend all the money in superlux hotels and restaurants?
Sorry but the travel was all paid by the employer. I visited some nice places and spent 1500aed for a dinner but... I can eat better in my fucking country (Italy) and I don't like this type of places...
>>1090465
>too poor to properly visit dubai
Well then don't complain lol. Besides Dubai is not even that expensive
Will going to Assisi be worth it?
I'm gonna be in Siena for a month over the summer through a study abroad program and I think going to Assisi for an afternoon would be a pretty cool thing to do but the train ride is over four hours and I'm not allowed to rent a car, and I assume a taxi would be too expensive. There are already overnight trips to Florence and Bologna through the program, as well as a couple other daytime trips, and I plan on using a long weekend to visit Rome.
>>1089888
>Will going to Assisi be worth it?
>an afternoon
There are better towns/cities closer to Siena to visit, but if you really want to go there, I guess you can. It's a day trip kind of town. Take an evening train there (DON'T go on the weekend, you'll be trampled, certainly during summer), walk around late at night when it's calm and quiet, then spend the day walking through the countryside around it and visiting churches, if you're into churches.
>>1089898
I'd mostly just go there to see the Basilica and a couple other things, walk around a bit, maybe eat something then leave, which is why I just want to do it for an afternoon. It'd be hard to go on a weekday since I'll actually be taking classes there. I'm mostly just interested due to the fact that it's such an important pilgrimage destination. But, Siena does have stuff for pilgrimage related to St. Catherine which I'm sure will be cool to see though not as well known or popular.
>>1089908
>It'd be hard to go on a weekday since I'll actually be taking classes there.
Then prepare for a fuckload of tourists. We went there in high school, on a wednesday in June, and even then the entire center village was packed, theme-park style. You might not enjoy it very much if you're going there for the spiritual dimension. But the frescoes inside the basilica were nice, I'll grant you that.
4chan road trip
Driving from NYC to LA on google streetview.
Current location: Slightly past Carlisle, Pennsylvania, so nearly into Maryland.
Time so far: About 3h, not really been counting
Route: See image
Music: Next is some Zach Hill, post mega links and I might play them though
twitch tv/4chanroadtrip
>>1088955
are you going straight or having nightly stops?
>>1088983
Yeah, a bit every day. The whole things going to take about 36h I reckon which is far too much in one go, even for an autistic neet like me.
Into Virginia now, going for a few hours.
I just got out of a relationship with my girlfriend of a year. We traveled around SEA for a bit and it was amazing.
We had plans to go to Europe together this year but things didn't work out.
I still want to go, but I don't have anyone to go with now. All of my friends are broke as fuck and I'm not even sure they'd want to go anyway.
The problem is, whenever I think about traveling alone, it just seems so lonely, boring and empty. It doesn't seem appealing at all but at the same time I really want to do it.
What are your experiences traveling alone? Is it the way I think it is? Or will I be pleasantly surprised?
>>1088497
Went on my first solo trip over January to Bulgaria & Romania, literally only a week long but i actually learnt a lot.
Its really not that bad, you get to do what you want to do, when you want to and not worry about anything else, as someone that always travels with friends and family this was a big one for me.
Its easy to keep up with others over the internet anyway, i spoke a few times with my family and friends and that was good.
If you go to youth hostels, you meet people anyway. My advice, as someone that likes a drink and to party, if you go to a hostel with a bar its way easier than having to go out at night to some random bar to try and make friends. You start the night at your hotel, and once you have found some people to hang out with you can go all over the city with them. In one night i met like 10 different people at my youth hostel on the first night, and fuck that was a fun night.
Another thing i did, which could be shifty but it worked out for me, was meet up with a few locals online that were happy to show me around a bit and give me the real experience. In the end i met a guy on Reddit that was the CEO of some software security company that took me to some abandoned communist monument in central Bulgaria in the middle of a fucking blizzard which was fucking AMAZING. (Pic related, Budludzha)
Also, on that, i actually met some Bulgarian anons on /trv/ that offered to help me too, too bad the timing didnt work out with their work, but friendly Bulgarian anons, if your reading this, i made it and it was amazing, i hope you get there sometime soon, thanks for the help.
I guess it mightn't help that much cause i was only solo for a week, but trust me, its actually a lot better than you think, but i guess it depends on your personality.
>>1088498
>but i guess it depends on your personality.
I'm a pretty quiet guy which wouldn't help, but I guess I'll just get a few drinks in me and I'll be good.
Thanks for the advice.
Is Bulgaria a must see while I'm in Europe?
>>1088499
I wouldn't say it's a "must see" but it's an experience which will stick with you. Unique alphabet and more eastern than any other country in EU will give that foreign edge over most other. It's a place you don't see a lot on the internet, so the feeling of discovery will be more potent. Tell me an area which you're interested in to tell you what BG can offer.
>>1088498
>Also, on that, i actually met some Bulgarian anons on /trv/
Glad it worked out, mate! Did you have to use a crowbar to get in? I hope you had to. ;^)
hey, I'm visiting the US in late march and I want to know what's expected of me when it comes to tipping.
thanks.
15%
Either accept this number as a blanket fact or read 2300 word pages on the internet what&where and why.
Seriously, there isn't a single page that is under 1000 words. Goddamn it, USA.
>E Europe here, most of the time leave the change when it's ~10%
>Would prolly be more consistent in the US and actually bother calculating it
Also get them green texts going lads
>>1088150
>15%
>Either accept this number as a blanket fact or read 2300 word pages on the internet what&where and why.
This is close enough. You won't offend anyone by tipping 15% in a restaurant. Many do tip more, though.
>Only variation you need to know is that in bars, it's more often a dollar per drink.
I hadn't even considered tipping at bars.
Like tip the bar-guy for pouring a thing into a thing? At least with waiters you get the arguments
>they make jack shit money
>the work is hard and it's all day
And I guess you can make the argument about almost any position, but come on.
This is why it's a meme.