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>>1060564
>I was on the east coast last May saw small parts of LA, San Diego, San Francisco (Fresno lol) and the national parks of Yosemite and Grand canyon.
Ummm that's the west coast bro, Why bother going back to the west coast if you've already been there like you said, of course unless you really like it. I would explore the Northeast like Boston, Philly, and D.C

>>1060610
Woops switched them again..

Wanna do philly maybe sometime next yer. Heard good stuff about it. Boston i've been couple of times already.

And yeah liked the west coast a lot so wanna see a bit more as my last trip was a bit more scheduled and basically did the absolute necessary things I wanted to do.

>>1060847
So how long did you spend in places like SF and SD? You could take a train from SF to Portland and take the Cascades route from Portland and Seattle if you really want to see Seattle. Seattle is a decent place to live but I don't know if you could spend a few days there as tourist though without getting bored occasionally.

Sacrifice a goat every day to please weather and sun gods.
In the middle of the winter it is mostly overcast, and when it is not, sun needs to be extra active (which is pure luck)

Two years ago i spent 10 nights looking at the sky in iceland, willing to drive to any place where the sky was clear - no luck.

what >>1060557 said, sacrifice animals for some good weather both to see aurora borealis AND to be able to travel around a bit

since 4 days is not that much, I'd recommend renting a car to see the waterfalls in the south, going to Dyrholaey and Vík, maybe getting to Snaefellsness Peninsula too, which is pretty and close to Reykjavik

i'm going to iceland too next year, around the same time. any recommendation on local tour?

>>1060362
>dragontales
w-what the fuck?

> I am an attractive 20 y/o female
Need proofs desu

>Where can I go where I probably won't be a kidnapping/rape target?
anywhere, just don't do anything stupid.

>I'm most interested in seeing South America- what parts are safe?

Safe, pretty prosperous South America is...
>Argentina
>Uruguay
>Chile
>Peru

Any of those countries you will be fine as a solo female traveler.

For the Middle East, all the Gulf States are all basically modern and safe. Just wear a hijab.

As a white female solo traveler yeah I'd stay the fuck out of Africa. Basically no where that is safe.

>>1060391

Chile and Peru are damn fine places to visit. Highly recommend this.

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>>1060358
Universities start back late February/early march I'm pretty sure. Yeah it should be relatively easy to land a job.

There are many different places you could go depending on what you're after.

>>1060358
I would say the safest in the world. But they might call your folks to come get you for being a homeless weirdo if things go bad. And you know what? They totally have the ability to shit-can you back to where you came.

wow i am so jealous as a fellow 19 year old irish male, i must say issyk-kul is fucking beautiful.

It is not a traveler-friendly country.
HUGE language barrier, not very safe, you will have nightmares about public bathrooms for years...
Also, nothing very special about their culture.

Learn Russian. A lot of Russian.
Get ready to bribe police.
Be prepared for a destination that may not expect tourism or travelers at all.

That is your general guide to Eastern Europe/Central Asia.

Can't answer all your questions but I'll answer some. Don't take my opinion as gospel I'm sure other anons will disagree and your own research should be done anyway.

>I need to know how those with experience are able to travel with food and water without an vehicle?
I hike/camp quite a bit and everything goes on your back in a rucksack. Water is heavy - 1Kg per Litre . You need 2-3L's per day + more for cooking so this is going to add significant weight to your pack. Food can be as light or as heavy as you want depending on how luxurious you go but it soon adds up.

Are you really planning on walking/biking everywhere? What's the furthest you've walked in a day before? What about with significant weight on your back? A full load is going to slow you down. If you've never done anything like this before, it's going to be hard and miserable. I'd recommend stopping by a store every 2-3 days to resupply with food and water to keep weight down instead of slugging along with a weeks worth of shit. Even then, with tent+stove+clothes+food+water+everything else you're still looking at maybe 15-20Kg depending how cheap or lightweight you buy. As a general rule, expensive=lightweight, cheap=heavy. Are you sure you'll be capable of those weights for extended periods of time? Carrying the load on a bike will make it easier work.

>I may need to camp out at some points and may need pitch a tent somewhere. Do you know the laws about doing this in areas in between cities/villages?
I'm not sure on the specific laws but from memory in my past research, you can only (legally) camp in designated spots. But stealth camping is a thing and I've gotten away with camping in spots I shouldn't have before. If you're quiet, discreet and not causing trouble you may be able to get away with it but have to be prepared to suffer the consequences if discovered.

>Should I buy a bike while I'm there, or should I buy a bike in the US and ship it via the plane ride?
Buy it in country, I would imagine.

>Have you ever had a portable solar panel to charge electricity
I really wouldn't bother with them. The one's that are small enough to be portable are next to useless. They require a clear bright sunny day to get a trickle of electricty. You'd be better off with a high capacity external battery pack (the type anker make) and recharcing that from mains at every opportunity you get.

>Where can I find water proof clothing? I need something that will keep me 100% dry and warm.
There's no such thing really. You'll still get damp from sweat and condensation anyway even with top quality waterproofs. The best thing you can do with clothing is to use a layering system. Thermal base layer to wick away the sweat from the body. A mid layer that offers insulation and keeps you warm (by trapping air) and then an outer waterproof and windproof layer that's breathable. In torrential rain, you're going to struggle to stay dry completely. The most important thing is a quick way to dry your clothes that are wet and a dry change of clothes you can put on. Look into dry bags to keep a spare set of clothes in.

You might also consider a poncho if you don't want to go the waterproof jacket/trousers route. And GAITERS! These are a godsend in keeping your socks dry through tall wet grass. You'll also want a decent pair of walking boots that are comfortable and BROKEN IN BEFORE YOU GO.

>>1060292
>Are you sure you'll be capable of those weights for extended periods of time?
I'm planning on getting one of those bike trailers, too. I just forgot to mention that.

Thanks for all the other info. I'll make sure to do a camping trip/hike in my new gear to break it all in.

>>1060274
If you're going to be in Bolivia, take a drive along the Yungas Road. 10/10 must see.

bumpin that kitty

walk around after dark

>>1060243
Play Chinese Fire Drill at the stoplight in front of the police station at 3 AM.

Don't put up Christmas lights and invoke the wrath of the Homeowner's Association.

Walk down to the high school and start vandalizing the luxury cars in the student parking lot.

Drive drunk on that one road with all the curves.

Shoot up heroin in the meth lab hidden in the attic of the half-million dollar house, right down the street from the high-end Korean brothel in the other half-million dollar house.

Egg the mayor's house.

Etc.

>>1060243
fuck evie without condom

>>1060236
さあ

I wonder if Horshima Nagasaki even comes to /trv/

>>1060289
"攻撃" translated as Cyberattack.

Greekfag reporting in for duty.

Are you looking to stay in an island or the mainland? Are you on a budget? What is it that makes you want to visit? Give us more info first.

>tourist trap
What does this even mean and why the negative connotation?

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Greece is pretty big..could you be more specific?

It's a little touristy, but I was really glad to have gone into Brettos bar in Athens. Pretty sure they sell bottles there, why don't you get one?

Is this a rave or something like that ? Or just a bunched of drunked britain people ?

>>1060176
Just a quiet day in Vang Vieng t.b.h.f.a.m
And mostly Aussies.

>>1060176
Chance to start of with then it just got the reputation and that was enough to grow it. It's a beautiful location, nice rockclimbing, cool river, all that shit which was enough to attrct people in the beginning. Then a couple of bars appeared on the islands, someone must've realised you could have a nice day floating from one bar to the other. The larger bars started adding swings, slides and diving boards then it's rep just exploded.
I enjoyed it on my gap year, there's even some nice rocklcimbing and hiking if you don't want to spend EVERY second wasted+high.

The gov shut it down though, don't know if that lasted but all the bars got ripped down and the gov were pretty heavy handed keeping things quiet over the ASEAN summit IIRC. Last I heard, it wasn't a patch on how it used to be #RealTraveller

>>1060166
You face a decent chance of having a knife implanted in your jugular while you try to signal passing cars.
I don't usually give a damn about this shit but crime is pretty fucking high over there. Roadside robberies/killings are fairly common.
I'm sure just like any other destination you'll be safe as long as you don't act like an idiot but in this case just hire a car and have fun independently.

>>1060202
Fair enough, it is what it is.

How much does gas cost, more or less? I'll be trekking around some other southern African countries first so I won't be spending a whole lot of money there, but South Africa is a bit more expensive.

>>1060166
There are inter city buses plus the train. Translux and Greyhound are the big bus companies and South African railways(Shoshalosha Meyl) runs the long distance trains. Joburg and Cape Town run somewhat good transit systems(bus,BRT) and the vans pick up the rest. Be careful using the commuter rail,they go through townships.

>>1060155
Money reasons like what the dole

>>1060107
Yeah I just checked the website and I get the same answer even though I answered the questions as a person from the UK who is eligible to apply for IEC would. I suggest contacting the high commission in London about it. The application process for a work-holiday should be easy, the one for Australia is just filling out the application directly, no questions asked.

Canadian immigration is kinda fucked up. As a citizen I get treated like a criminal almost every time I come back into this country.

>>1060242

Holy fuck i figured this shit out. I was supposed to choose British citizens as opposed to United kingdom and colonies on the first page of the questionnaire. I feel kinda stupid now.

Thanks though.

>>1060092
oh look, another "getting laid overseas" thread

>>1060092
literally 0%, unless you're paying for it