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If you like modern architecture I recomend Almere, however anytime longer then one hour might end in depression...
(take it from a native)

>>1091792
Almere, previously voted the ugliest city in The Netherlands. Seriously man, don't go there.

Go to places like Utrecht, Groningen, The Hague Leiden or Rotterdam.

The Hague might be a good move for you as it's 15 minutes by tram to Scheveningen beach.

I'm not a big fan of Rotterdam myself, but it is modern and I do love the harbor.

Groningen is a personal favorite.

>>1091789
>staying in one place, vs staying in a couple of places over the 4 days.

Honestly, the country is small and compact enough that you can just stay in one place and head out from there to the everywhere else early in the mornings, and then drive back at night.

>spending money on a meme
I thought /trv/ knew better.

>>1091779

Its not dangerous really, the territory at the Syrian boarder is actually held by the Kurds and Al Quamishhli by the Syrian government, both western friendly. Probably the most dangerous thing possibly is a Turkish crackdown on Kurds in the area, just because its mainly a Kurdish town, but even then it would be very unlikley.

Batman itself has very little to do in it, as its an oil city and its a bit old and industrial. Not much information on it except there's some ruins in the outskirts of city (although because it sees few tourists, nobody really knows about the quality of the ruins) and the major attraction is taking photos of the 'batman' signs.

Might be worth it for a day trip if you find yourself in Diyarbakir, but otherwise its a long way off the beaten track for nothing much.

>>1091783
I traveled to Fucking, Austria. I even posted a picture of it on /trv/.

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>>1091719
>June 3/4 - Take Euronight Train from Budapest to Sibiu (seems like if we book in advance we can get a private 2 bunk sleeper for $85 per person each way.)
Make sure you have the 2 bunk sleeper, it's quite unpleasant otherwise, which my friends and I found out the hard way - I was the only one who was able to get some sleep. If the bunk's not possible, opt for a bus, but be sure to book in advance.

>Sibiu weekend activities and night time stuff.
There some nightlife around the central square/paita mare, should keep you busy enough. Includes one music club that I know of - think it's simply called Music Pub. Very nice city centre with a handful of museums. If you like hiking, the Făgăraș Mountains are close by, and there's plenty of cabanas to stay overnight. Pic related, Făgăraș near Podragu cabana. Otherwise, if you like cities like Sibiu, pay a visit to Sighișoaro or Brașov (or any of the old Siebenbürgen). Hell, if you've got a weekend, you can explore quite a bit of the country if you can make the transport work. There's quite a bit of domestic tourism in the country, a direct souvenir from the Iron Curtain which made travel abroad uncommon.

>>1091725
thanks for the input!
we definitely found the 2 bunk sleeper. i plan on even seeing if they have any private bathroom ones available because i know they exist.

i have to say we will be doing a lot of physical labor during the program, so our prefered activities will likely involve music, art, theatre, architecture, sight seeing, etc.

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>>1091731
In that case, look into the Siebenbürgen, all seven of them being
>Bistritz (Bistrița)
>Hermannstadt (Sibiu)
>Sächsisch Regen (Reghin)
>Kronstadt (Brașov)
>Mediasch (Mediaș)
>Mühlbach (Sebeș)
>Schässburg (Sighișoara)
All right in history and architecture, the bigger ones will have something to offer in the art/music/theatre department as well. Bucharest is probably the cultural hotspot, but in itself it isn't much to look at, as there isn't that much to see. Also, quite far from Sibiu.

Maybe consider the Alba Iulia citadel too. While the rest of Alba Iulia isn't much to look at, the citadel houses plenty of architecture, a few museums, performances etc. Also, I hear Cluj is nice too, but I'll only be in Romania again come August, so I can't say much other than what my Romanian friends have told me.

>how do I google and research my own shit
What kind of writer are you, senpai. We are supposed to be the ones receiving this info from you.

>>1091700
I did not choose my appointment sadly.

>>1091711
What do you guys wear there?

Nope, you won't have time to properly visit Venice with 3 days, let alone 2.

If you want to eat, don't eat in the most obvious places. Look around, go through alleyways. The food is gonna be significantly cheaper, and probably better tasting. Same goes for coffee shops. Also try to explore it as much as you can. Those main attractions are cool and all, but the you will get the most of your trip if you go there without a plan.

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Go here senpai.
>only 2000s kids will understand the reference

>Tell me about yourself.
>Why do you want to go to Spain?
>Why do you think you're the right candidate and not the other student(s)?
>What do you hope to learn in Spain that you couldn't learn here?
>[presuming this is uni]Which courses will you take, and how will they contribute to your degree back home?

There's probably a shitton of other questions I can't come up with right now.

>>1091644
Should I reveal the fact that I did a lot of self-learning by myself? I only took a beginner course at uni (I'm a freshman), but I did a lot of self-learning by myself. My Spanish friend can understand my text messages although my Spanish probably looks weird as hell to him. I also learned to roll my Rs. I am thinking about minoring in Spanish just for fun (it is unrelated to my major).

>>1091646
>lot of self-learning
Sure. Use that as an argument for how ambitious & self-driven you are.
I'm not American so I have no idea how the major-minor system works. Do you believe you are currently at a level where you could follow university level conversations?

>>1091511
It's one of a million third party sites. They are ok until you are in a bindor need to change flights and they often cancel flights then ask you to pay an increased amount

Stick to the big names like Expedia or Priceline or buy from the airline. I use momondo or kayak to see the playing field

>>1091533

How would you rank redtag?

Never used that specific site but i've generally had bad luck with 3rd party sites. My friends and I actually signed up for a flight deal notifier and we just share the email which eliminates all the work! Too many scam sites.

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Burning man. Underground desert raves aren't really a thin anymore, it's not the early 90s. Not unless you decide to throw one yourself.

>>1091423
shambhala music festival
mountain rave in canada

Cancun is pretty much an extension of the Florida Keys

>>1091388
How so?

>>1091387
Basically the part of Cancun that most people see is the resort area. So the whole beach area is just built up with resorts, restaurants, shopping malls, activities that focus on tourists and so on. Basically everyone except the cleaning ladies speaks English there. The restaurants are all either American chains or serve Americanized food (think senor frogs). They're all there to serve American, Canadian, or European tourists.

Then there's the other side of Cancun. The actual city where people live. It's not as pretty looking, the restaurants are mostly local food and just little cantinas or taco stands, it's actually quite a gritty place or just typical for Mexico (imo much more entertaining but I'm a RealTraveler). People who go to resorts visit as well but usually for just one day, those who only go to party in Cancun don't even bother.

Its pretty self explanatory. Youll be getting a junk phone but since its a burner thats to be expected. You can find a gorillian of them at any walmart, 7/11, most gas stations, etc etc. From what ive been reading about how europe does things, it seems its more or less the same.

The only caveat i can think of is possible roaming charges, but if youll be in the same area the whole trip that wont apply to you. Things like data and the like will be blatantly marked on the packaging.

Do you need to register them under your name with a picture id ?

>>1091378
>Can I just get a cheap pre paid and throw it when I leave. What are the best options and how does pre paid work over there.
Typically you buy a cheap phone at wal-mart or kmart, buy cards in certain dollar amounts, and call some phone number to activate it. Maybe if lucky, some person at a register and counter in the electronics dept will help you get it charged up and ready to use. There are many choices and each store sells whatever brand they deal with, from cricket to whatever.

If you have a magicjack, and wifi, you can do long distance using internet. Viber is the texting app alternative to actual calls.

You know, there are a lot of foreign workers at disney. I daresay you might find some forum out there that gives you an idea of if roaming is an issue in the park. Might get that answered by email too.

Plans where you prepay and buy cards like that do not use credit cards or ID. I loaded one up for a grandparent who had dementia and a foreign maid/caretaker, so neither could do international calling on some unlimited phone bill. It gave me control over charges. I used a phone from walmart. Buy a year in advance of say 400mins per month for a total bill of $70 incl the phone.

>>1091375
Britbong here, whereabouts are you moving?

>They go to bed really early
There's no hard-and-fast rule to this, most people I know are awake into AM hours even with work pending. Depends entirely on the crop of people you'll be with.

>Everything's fucking expensive
This is highly variable depending on location. London and the south are generally much more expensive than Northern cities like Manchester or Liverpool. The UK does have a strong currency which might not be too kind to you coming from Spain though.

>There's no night life
Again, the quality and subcultures of nightlife depends where you are but keep in mind that Britain has a very, very deeply ingrained binge drinking culture and a lot of people have lax attitudes towards drugs and smoking. When you live in a cultural graveyard of stagnant weather and politics, you learn how to drink.

>>1091375

Moving from Spain to the UK will depress the shit out of you. So many Brits are leaving the UK for Spain to escape the dull mediocrity of life in a grey, highly taxed shithole.

I left to move to Cyprus myself, and every time I go back to visit I just want to leave again after I see my family and friends.

But that's just me, everybody is different. Cypriots here are flocking to London when they leave high school because it's cool.

>>1091400
>>1091691
Hello britfriends, not OP but I will soon move to England for at least a year.
Can I open a bank account with no proof of residence? What is the cheapest mobile operator? And also, how safe is SpareRoom (and similar)?

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Stop in Charleston and Savannah on the way there.

>And what are things to do and avoid doing in New Orleans?
I dunno, what are your interests? What I may find fun and what you find fun may be two different things. As for shit to avoid, stay in the CBD, FQ, Marigny, Treme, and the Garden District. The area around the huge park in mid-city (or is it uptown?) isn't that sketchy and is okay.

As for campgrounds, there are a few national parks nearby, don't know the rules for those though.

>>1091367
depending on which route you take, you could stop in atlanta and see the coke factory and an awesome aquarium, the dixie stampede in pigeon forge, tn, obviously the smithsonian in DC is the best side trip, but other than that id probably advise you to vacate the south asap

new orleans is fucking great tho. but you end up eating a lot.
-beignets at cafe du monde (bring back chickory coffee, beignet mix, and a cute coffee mug)
-muffulettas at central grocery (bring back some olive salad)
-oysters Rockefeller at antoines (bring a nice dinner jacket, this place is serious business.. worth it)
-jazz everywhere, but especially Preservation Hall and the street band Tuba Skinny (look them up and DO NOT MISS THEM.)
-awesome poboys everywhere
-gumbo at the old coffee pot restuarant
-dooky chase's my god dooky chase's
-maybe look for an artist named Nancy Jo in Jackson square, she does beautiful pastel portraits, awesome way to spend the day, hanging out in jackson square, getting a portrait done (rare opportunity) talking to a very interesting lady. ask the other street people, she only drives down certain days bc she doesnt live in Nola.

i dont know about camping but if you want to spend a little time in a nice place i can recommend Lafitte Guest House.

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>>1091367
Im going to new orleans next week are their any places where I can find a qts to hang out with?

>>1091356
It's a small city in Switzerland what do you expect?
There's a train station, a castle, the usual small city shopping and a few restaurants/pubs. Most interesting thing is that you can walk over to Liechtenstein.

>>1091361
whats in Liechtenstein?

>>1091373
Nothing special, I just mentioned it as it's on the bucket list of many people.
Some interesting history, as it's the only principality left over from the holy roman empire of german nations that still exist today. If you're there go to Vaduz for a afternoon.

I forgto to ask the most important questions:
Where are you form and why are you going there?

(I'm pretty curios as I was born in Buchs and never heard anyone specifically ask about it. kek)

That's the flag of Poland, you mongol.

>>1091369
I would apologize if i were you
https://www.google.fr/search?q=drapeau+de+la+pologne&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiHgK3uycXLAhUJFCwKHQWNBwAQ_AUIBygB&biw=960&bih=519#tbm=isch&q=poland+flag

>>1091377
#baited

If you speak slowly: yes, very much so.

>>1091338
Then why does almost everyone say that it is not possible here?
http://archive.4plebs.org/adv/thread/16684493/#16684493

>>1091336
Not really

Nouns are similar, so if an Italian speaks really slowly to a Spaniard or vice-versa, using context clues they might be able to get an idea, but they're far from mutually intelligible