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FUCK traveling with women. FUCK it.

>hurr anon let's stay the night at this hotel and blow a big portion of our budget for comfier beds
>hurr anon why can't we just go to this city and look at this building instead
>anon I don't want to go hiking up that mountain, I want to go to this city and walk around downtown doing nothing except going to this expensive restaurant and then back to a hotel
>no anon I don't want to set up a tent here I want to go to a hotel my back hurts
>anon I'm tired of eating canned food lets blow our budget on fancy restaurants
>anon this 25lb backpack weighs too much here you carry it on top of your 50lb backpack


Never again. It's not worth it. My boys are fucking savages and don't care about anything or complain about anything. Girls are too complicated

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New Japan General:

As always, feel free to ask about:
>Traveling to Japan
>Living in Japan
>Teaching in Japan
>Joining the Yakuza
>Getting your wee fantasies crushed

*Info on prostitution*
>http://rockitreports.com/category/sex-in-tokyo/
>http://erolin.net/

*Note about the JR Rail Pass*
Many people ask about whether or not the JR Rail Pass is worth it. It depends on your itinerary.

>http://www.hyperdia.com/en/
Plug your itinerary into Hyperdia to determine ticket costs, then compare to the below JR Pass options:
>7 day Pass: 29,110¥
>14 day Pass: 46,390¥
>21 day Pass: 59,350¥

Please check the /trv/ sticky before asking questions. It's filled with links to great resources, many of them specific to Japan travel.

Please refer to the old thread while it's still up: >>1080017

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I'm part of a minority group Trump has threatened and I'm considering my options just in case I need to leave.

What are the best countries for someone from the US to move to?

When I say "best", I mean that they have some of these factors:

+There are a large amount of citizens there who either speak English or understand English.

+The country isn't hostile towards immigrants, minorities and alternative lifestyles. The country allows many of the same freedoms an American would be used to.

+The country is easy to go to. There is minimal paperwork one needs to enter and stay in the country as an American.

+The country has demand for English/American workers. My degrees would easily transfer. The cost of living is friendly to the American dollar. The quality of living is similar to what lower middle class American would be used to.

I appreciate the help.

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I have free time until september and want to use it to travel around Europe. Never travelled alone before and pretty much every destination I look at seems amazing to me so I need some help deciding. Just tell me where you had the best time in Europe, thanks in advance!

Also, I plan on making several short trips and returning home (Germany) inbetween instead of one long journey, are there any disadvantages?

This way I could go by train to big cities and use a car to explore nature/more remote areas.

any help very much appreciated!

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Should I consider a visit?

Any locals here ?

Any artists ?

Is it called Diamond City ?

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I may be traveling to Japan sometime this year and will be staying with a cute girl who, I think, has dropped some hints at being interested in a romantic relationship. I read the sticky, but what are some cute date kind of places to go to? I for sure want to see the Kiyosumi garden since I like landscapes and nature type things. She also mentioned going to an onsen with me. I hope to meet her family in Miyazaki, but I'm not sure if we'll travel much since she lives in Tokyo and I don't want to make her feel obligated to spend travel money. Anyway, what would be some nice places to go with her? I don't know if there's any trendy places I should know of.

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It astounds me that so few people that I've met have actually seen the northern lights. Everyone I ask, be it in my university, old retired people who have traveled, or online, says they haven't experienced this light show.

How many people in /trv/ have actually seen a full show of northern lights? When and where did you see it? Was it worth it?

I'm particularly interested in Canada, has anyone from Canada seen these?

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Yo yo guys, I about to head off to SE Asia for 6 months and I'm in need of a decent smartphone to last me.

I'm in the market for something that has decent battery life and takes fairly nice photos.

I've narrowed my list down to a bunch of phones, wanted to see if anyone had some tips or personal preference of phone while backpacking

- Xiaomi mi 4i
- HTC One M7
- iPhone 5S
- Huawei P8 Lite
- OnePlus 1
- OnePlus X
- OnePlus 2

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ITT: types of people you meet in hostels

>we budgeted 100 euros for this trip and we've already spent 73! Isn't there some way we can split a bed?

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Can someone explain travel and tourist scams to me?

I get a lot of them like pickpockets and whatnot, but the ones where they try to get you to buy something or demand payment for a service. What's stopping me from saying "no, fuck you"? Are they gonna fight and rob me on the street? Cry to the police? I don't understand why I'd pay someone for shoving flowers in my hands instead of trying to hand them back or failing that, dropping them and walking away?

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Hi. I'm Dutch myself, so I this might be a weird question. But I have some friends from abroad coming over and I want your opinions on places (preferably cities) to take them that aren't Amsterdam. I can thing of a few, but I want to hear a it from non-Dutch tourist's perspective. Where did you go and what did or didn't you like.

I have a car, so everything is in driving distance.

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ITT: Post a photo of the most beautiful place you've ever been to. Bonus points if you took the photo.

My offering: Jasper, Canada.

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What's the most ambitious undertaking anyone on /trv/ has ever done? Are there any real adventurers here?
Of the top of my head I can think of that anon who biked from Egypt to Ethiopia or somewhere, and then there's Africabro. Any other poster boys for NG in our ranks?

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Golden Mao edition

General info:
https://en.wikivoyage.org/en/China (preferred, the 'new' one)
http://wikitravel.org/en/China

Hotels:
http://hotel.elong.net/
http://english.ctrip.com/hotels/

Buses:
http://bus.ctrip.com/
http://www.chinabusguide.com/

Trains:
http://www.cnvol.com/
http://www.travelchinacheaper.com/how-to-buy-china-train-tickets-online

Expat restaurants/supermarkets/bars:
http://listings.echinacities.com/

Apps:
Pleco (dictionary)
baidu maps/google maps

VPNs:
Astril/VPNNinja

4chan: get a pass or use a vpn or both (might be blocked now)
(VPNs will get you b& on 4chan if used outside of /trv/)

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I think Arab cultures are really cool and I got invited to Qatar by this guy I know who lives there. He said he'd pay for everything (I'll chip in too). I think he's in the military because he occasionally posts pictures in soldiers garb on social media. It's not something I ask too much about. I trust him and he's very nice. He also has exotic pets too, which is cool. And he wears the white thawb a lot. I guess there's lots of attraction going on, haha.

I just want to know if I should do it or not. I'm Czech, but I live in the England. I'm 20, he's 26.