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>>1069291
no

>>1069292
yes

>>1069293
lol yes because then I will use it too

>>1068977
>However before I register and pay

Fixed, sorry.

>>1068977
Bumping just in case

>>1068807
I stuffed two bottles of wine in my checked bag flying back from Spain. Granted, I was of drinking age at the time, but I don't think it will be a problem for you. I don't think TSA is cross checking baggage with the age of ticket holders.

>>1068807
you cant carry it on bc the liquids are too big.

however if its checked american will charge $25 for you if youre on a purely domestic ticket for the ord-ind portion.

I'd just check it and not worry, noone will hassle you

Imo, Good Friday Island is better.

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>>1067117
>>1067126
Nah m8 go to christmas island, way better. Go by boat.

>>1067117
Si, do it but don't book a tour. Tours are just extra money and last a couple hours a day, you could easily just get a cab anywhere in a few minutes, or rent a bike if you're fit enough. Whole place is like 60 square miles, you only need to book a hotel ahead of time and be aware that the internet on the island is agonizingly slow.

There's so many historic sites there, just make a list of 10 and do them over a few days. Or ask the hotel reception if there's a shuttle, even though a taxi will do.

>>1066687
Te recomiendo el Centro de Santiago, hay algunos barrios bastante bonitos.
Pueden ir a Valparaiso, que queda a mas o menos una hora.

>>1066687
I understand your request but my written Spanish sucks, so I hope you speak english.
Puerto Montt is really awesome, if you don't have the money for a flight take a night bus they're really cheap in chile and top tier quality about 50k CLP for a return trip. (pullman or turbus)
Else Santiago and the surrounding area is pretty cool, Valpo/Vina is awesome (4k CLP for the bus trip) else kinda expensive but worth it.

>>1066687
Santiago es buen destino como centro histórico y para conocer algo de la cultura chilena, pero como atractivo turístico es mejor viña/valparaiso. Por suerte éste destino queda cerca de Santiago, como ya lo dijeron, pero al ser atractivo turístico los precios suben. No puedo dar una opinión concreta respecto a Puerto Mont.

How'd you start? What are your qualifications?
What do you most enjoy about your job, and what do you hate the most?

>>1063212
I got a degree in English not knowing what I really wanted to do with my life, I knew a guy who taught English in Japan so I said fuck it and flew to Japan with my diploma. After a few days of job searching I got a job at a kindergarten. After a year I got really sick of Japan for a wide variety of reasons and moved to Vietnam, which I like a lot better.

I enjoy helping kids and improving their lives by giving them a very valuable skill, being able to speak English, it makes me feel good. I also enjoy that I make enough money that I can afford to rent out a 3 bedroom house in one of the best neighborhood in Saigon all to myself.

What do I hate the most? Nothing sticks out as something I really hate, some of the kids are stubborn and parents can be too. The usual annoyances that come with teaching kids.

>>1063215
What it takes to teach English in Vietnam?
I've been there last year and I was loving the country. I'm a european and I don't have any degree in English besides my C1 certificate.

>>1068529
Yes, also to Myakka River State Park. What were you looking to do there?

Please don't say something stupid, like hike from one side to the other. You will die.

>>1068726
i'm going to hike from one side to the other

Yeah. Never saw something like that though. Didn't even know there were trails.

anyone?

>>1066660
Went to both Panama and CR last year. The road between Panama City and Costa Rica is long, it will take up a whole day. If you have a day to waste then go ahead, otherwise fly.

Arenal is pretty great, I stayed in La Fortuna and there's a lot of things to see and do there. Didn't go to Liberia but it's just a resort town, I wouldn't recommend it much. Instead you should go to Manuel Antonio and possibly Jaco if you want a beach town.

I didn't ride in CR but wish I could have. Didn't have a bike license at the beginning of last year...

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>>1066660
f you want to visit the Arenal area, I would recommend that you head to Alajuela and not San Jose after you arrive in Costa Rica. Alajuela is much closer to the airport and also closer to Arenal/La Fortuna. It is literally like five minutes from the airport to Alajuela while San Jose is over 30 minutes away.

From the Arenal area you can go to the cloud forests of Monteverde using a "bus-boat-bus" trip: You'll get picked up at your hotel in La Fortuna by a minibus that'll take you to the Arenal Lake where a boat will take you across the lake to get you to another bus that will take you up into the mountains to Monteverde. It costs like 15 bucks. The crossing of the lake is beautiful and if the weather is clear you will have a great view of the Arenal Volcano.
But obviously this wouldn't be an option with a motorcycle.

I have no experiences with riding a motorcycle in Costa Rica, but if you decide to rent a bike and head to Liberia after Arenal you should definitely check out the Tenorio National Park which is between Arenal and Liberia. This park is famous for the Rio Celeste which has some incredible turquoise water due to the nearby volcano (pic related is from that park).

In the Liberia area you can go to the Rincon de la Vieja national park, which is supposed to be a great place for hiking although I haven't visited it myself.

Feel free to ask me more questions if you feel like it.

>>1067104
Santa Marta is only good for traveling, not for living, since it is considered a touristic city among everyone in the country. If you want to be located near the coast, I would recommend Barranquilla, although is not as "touristic" as Cartagena or Santa Marta, but it is considered as one of Colombia's Financial Center and is near both of them. For the same reason, it is rather expensive to live in the Colombia's Atlantic coast. Medellin, on the other hand, has a good cost of living index. Both, Medellin and Santa Marta, are foreign friendly so I don't really think there's that kind of barrier. As colombian, I must tell you though that people in the coast tend to take advantage of the foreigners (foreigners being all the people outside of the coastal zone).

Now, if it is something something related to how safe is the city, that's more about keeping your wits about you.

>>1067404
This.. Coast is nice for vacations, but Medellín is best for living. Try to find a place in El Poblado or Envigado to be more precise, since it's quiet and relaxed.

>>1067404
>>1068014
Hola amigos colombianos, soy de Perú y la verdad a veces le tengo cierto pavor ir a Colombia. ¿Qué tan peligroso es? Les cuento que ir al aeropierto de Callao, Perú es peligroso de noche porque asaltan mucho en la carretera. Será igual en Colombia?

Take a trip to Club Swagga

Hi guys (I already correct my mistakes, it was the cellphone xD)
I'm a Colombian man and this is the first time I post here, I have decided that I'm gonna try all I can to do what I want to do.
I'm a student of INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS in Ibague - Colombia, and i'm in the search of a internship in a company located in USA or any other country abroad, that way I can finish my studies and get my degree. I
I really need help, need contacts, phone numbers, emails etc.
If you can help me it would be amazing. Thanks

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>>1069052
I am an American student having a hard time finding an engineering internship in the USA. Its very competitive. Business is a very common degree here. I wish you luck.

Hey dude! Funny to read this here because im just about to relocate to ibague to teach english! Im arriving 23rd of this month and im trying to look for a room or an apartment to stay in for a year. Perhaps you know something?

Get a little camping stove, they make them pretty small and it's great having a normal stove to cook on.
>"Things west of Tennessee that are good"
Fuck you

>>1068308
Yo man, they've got like Arizona and shit. I just don't know what's there.

Anyone?
>>1068304

>>1068082
Have fun at the most immoral tourist destination.

>>1068082
Expensive , really expensive

>>1068082
There are a bunch of tours, camel riding and all that. Watt country are you coming from and when exactly are you traveling. Can offwe better advise with this info.

>>1069210
I meant "hi /trv/", lol.

>>1069210
Plenty of options. Last time I checked, MetroPCS was about the cheapest, and they're famously flexible (no contracts). I don't actually use them (like many cellphone customers, I'm lazy and have stayed with my current company for many years just out of inertia), but my brother does and loves them. Dunno how good their coverage is in Chicago, but it's fine in other metro areas (I live in San Francisco and my brother lives in Boston, and his phone has been fine, and cheap, in both).

There's lots to do outside cities, come on, man. I know that feel 110%, and you have my sympathy, but there's an obvious solution, just gtfo of the cities.
Or go to another country, hell.

>>1068079
Or find a travel buddy; it's nice when somebody has your back while you're trying to haggle.

>>1067902
It completely depends where you travel to. I would say about half the places I've visited are as you described, and they are all places with a significantly lower cost of living/travel and are often considered "third world." Travel to more developed places, and you see less of this shit. It's usually more expensive but not always.