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what's your age/sex/ ?
I'm from Montreal

>inb4 rapey time

>>1050513
29/male

>>1050510
I'm planning to do the same as you anon. I've heard that it's better to stay at a youth hostel with good reviews, since they provide events/pub crawls for patrons and it's an easy way to meet/talk with other people. Walking alone and seeing the sights seems kind of lame unless you already have an interest in that location (like if your a history buff who enjoys seeing landmarks of particular events)

>>1050395

>The girls are pretty and open-minded
>Worth a visit?

You can get drunk and have sex in your own country. I wouldn't recommend going to Kazakhstan if you just want to sit around in some dingy city and try to seduce local girls.

You do you, I guess, but your questions are pretty simplistic. Go look at Roosh V or some shit if you want to know about le sexy game.

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>>1050395
Go watch Borat
He's got a pretty accurate description

>>1050410
Always the same answers when someone ask about a country AND girls.. oh God.
yes, i'm the OP.
I write again the question:

"Worth a visit to Kazakhstan and in the particular the north area of the country (near Astana)?

How is the nightlife and its population? It's expensive to live in Astana??"

Thank you!!

>>1049907
So you were going to take a bus between Israel and Egypt until the plane bombing, and now you're going to take a plane instead?

>>1049919
Well it made me assume that there are terrorists operating at points in the Sinai peninsuila. Fliying over it only takes an hour, driving through it takes like 8. More chance of encountering said terrorists.

>>1049907
There are, unadvertised but public flights from Cairo direct to Tel Aviv, run by a subsidiary of Air Egypt. They really are secret, to the extent of not having their destination displayed on the screens at Cairo airport, thanks to Arab and Muslim stupidity, so you may have to find a good travel agent to sell you tickets, but it should be possible.

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i'm going there in march.. let's hook up in Bogota and snort some coke...

Just went for a month. It's great! Out with my girlfriend now but i will happily answer any questions you might have later today

>>1038020
Not OP, but going to Colombia. Were you able to interact with locals a lot? I really want to work on my Spanish while traveling, so I'd rather talk to them than drunk Australians

Reposting from last thread since it was the last post.

Gonna be in Japan for 2 weeks in December. Gotta question about prostitution and brothels. I'm half Taiwanese and passable as Japanese. The problem is I speak zero Japanese. You think I'd be able to get into places that dont cater to foreigners? Or will language be my main problem? Think if I found a Japanese friend he could take to to exclusive places? Also what's the best district in Tokyo to find prostitution and brothels?

>>1049826
>I'm half Taiwanese and passable as Japanese. The problem is I speak zero Japanese. You think I'd be able to get into places that dont cater to foreigners? Or will language be my main problem?

No and yes. No one gives a shit if you kinda maybe look Japanese. If you're a foreigner who doesn't speak Japanese then that's what you are. Language is of course the main thing. How can they be sure you'll understand the rules and the system. Or have proper communication with the girl.

>Think if I found a Japanese friend he could take to to exclusive places?
Try it why not. But hes not gonna be in the room with you to talk to the girl. The same concerns apply.

>Also what's the best district in Tokyo to find prostitution and brothels

Shinjuku (Kabuki cho) and Yoshiwara. For you, Yoshiwara, as it has several joints that cater to foreiners with pretty decent looking girls.

Going to Japan for Comiket and staying for bit over 2 weeks. What are good winter activities?

I have 0 interest in prostitution. I don't think i'll pick up anyone at bars either since I can't speak the language

>>1051016
>>probably gonna get some shit for this, but people who sit around looking over The Lonely Planet and just plan their entire trips from guidebooks
Why does this bug you? Do you ignore all the highlights of a country on some principle?

>>1051016
You should spend less time disliking people brodude

>>1051016
OP

>>1051809
you would be better in San Fransisco

Miami is full of lgbt bars/social clubs. You won't be out of place.

I found Miami to be pretty bleh personally.
The architecture is for shit, it's uncomfortably hot/humid, and the culture, or lack thereof, leaves something to be desired.

>>1051814

No really. Sf isn't as progressive as you think. Most of the transgender people are sex workers because they find it almost impossible to find a job.

I'm within an hour of Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham so I don't really have a local one. Favourite would be Changi, most disappointing was Vientiane although the restaurant was really nice

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>>1049855
my local ones are istanbul ataturk and sabiha gökcen. atatürk is nice, sabiha is a pit of despair for me because i always end up being there way too early, i'll end up having my flight delayed (curse you, turkish airlines) etc. but i hear the lounges are really nice.

i recently flew to trabzon airport which is a beautiful regional airport, just one runway with the black sea directly on one side. very nice. photo related

>>1049855
Worst airport?
Far and away CDG in Paris. Design is terrible, staff are rude and condescending, you have to take buses to get around the airport, random construction half-heartedly going on, detour signs that lead to nowhere, and, to top it all off, they lost my luggage on a connecting flight. I'll never fly through Paris again if I can avoid it.

Real absinthe in Spain. I usually smuggle a few bottles back stateside. Porto wine I had in Lisbon was awesome. Wines in Italy were great, and there was this crazy wine in Italy, I think it was homemade, it was at some dude's house. You'd be stuffed, drink it, then be read for the next course. Ate for hours.

>>1046772
Also, for Thailand, though Chang seems to be the farang beer of choice, I much prefer Singha. My first time having a Strongbow was in Spain, but too sweet for me to drink regularly. Only have drunken it when abroad, though not just Europe. I'm American, if I haven't mentioned. I drank Dahl's beer in Norway and took a Dahl's glass home from the bar/club. Which is another habit I have. I have a Strongbow glass as well. In fact, almost every glass I have either came from a bar, restaurant, liquor gift set, souvenir, or a keepsake from some ball/event/place. I think I have one legit normal glass.

Though Jack Daniel is popular in the US, and can reasonably be called a mid shelf whiskey, I was amazed at how popular it is overseas. I actually never bought my own bottle stateside before purchasing regularly while overseas. It was just the easiest whiskey to get a hold of. And the massive 3 litre bottles were cool. I started drinking scotch after drinking it abroad.

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>>1046772
>>1046776
I think Blue Frog is my favorite thing I come across. Long Island Ice Tea has nothing on this. This is a very popular club drink in the Middle East, at least in the countries that allow alcohol (Bahrain/UAE). The youtube video saus it's from Serbia, but I don;t know the actual origins. There is another variation called Red Frog. Bluw frog is essentially a bunch of liquors mixed together, but you can't tast the alcohol so you get pretty fucked off it, and many clubs sell it by the pitcher. I made them for a while myself when I got back home, but it can be expensive to do all the time because of all the different alcohols you have to buy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpVzFBrIufk

>>1053676
Yes, you will be able to wear that. Jesus. Does it have a Swastika on it? Does it have an SS Totenkopf on it? If yes, then you wouldn't be able to wear it.

>>1053676
I wouldn't out of courtesy, though. A lot of people take that seriously, at least in America. I've seen people get punched for shit like that. At most a field jacket or something, but if you come off looking military and aren't there might be that one dude that shoves you around.

>>1053677

No, nothing like that. The closest thing to any insignia are the boards and they don't even properly match it.
Just triple checking though, I don't wanna get in legal shit abroad.

>>1053678

I've never had a problem here, being an Aussie and all. But Germans may be different, and from what I've heard, the only way people actually get offended is if you claim to have served or wear medals that would imply you have. Which I will definitely not be doing.

>>1053490
Why Miami to Houston? Sounds like a pretty dull route. Drove home from Houston to NC once after a plane transport foul-up, it was not vacation-worthy.

>>1053492
How bad is it ? We wanted to go south to have at least decent temperature !

It's either we go up north and deal with it, but then we're afraid that roads are going to be either closed or messed up, or we go south but to me it seems a bit dull as you say. However as we're from Switzerland driving in the US is pretty cool for us anyway

>>1053500
Flat and empty through Texas, flat and slightly less empty otherwise. If you do that route, do your research and find stops that interest you in plenty.

It's always a good idea to explore and travel your own country first.

>>1052881
Drive across Australia Mad Max stlye, find bandits, deliver water etc.

OP here, im thinking of doing a Contiki tour, the asian ones are actually cheaper than the australian ones (including flights). like i could do a 9 day tour of thailand/bali islands etc.

Mainly thinking of going on contiki because i would essentially be going alone. (no friends that i could see myself travelling with)

Is contiki good?

Azadi tower(برج آزادی, Borj-e Āzādi,Closed Saturday,Open 8am-12pm&2pm-6pm,6000rial entry)Azadi metro(blue/2,yellow/4)SE exit then walk SE.
4th Golestan Palace-Negar khane(art gallery),Ivan-e Takht-e Marmar(Marble throne Veranda),Emerat-e badgir,Aks Khaneh(Historic photograph gallery)(کاخ گلستان,Closed Tues,Thurs,Sun,Open 9am-3:30pm,total cost of tickets should be 17,000rial)Panzdah-e kordad(red/1)E exit then walk E&take 2nd street N to the entrance.

carpet museum of iran(موزه فرش ایران,Closed Mon,Open 9am-5pm,25,000 entry)&Tehran museum of contemporary art(موزه هنرهای معاصر تهران,Thu-Sat 10:00-17:30,Closed Sun,Mon,Tues,Wed)Meydan-e Vali Asr(Valiasr square metro,Light blue/3)SW exit then walk SW and take the 11th street N(the street on the SW edge of the park)the contemporary art museum will be on your E side,enter the museum, then continue N along the park and on your E side will be the carpet museum.

National museum of Iran(موزهٔ ملی ایران,Mūze-ye Millī-ye Irān,5000rial entry,Closed Mon,Open 9am-5pm)&Museum of the islamic period(Open 9am-4pm,5000rial entry,Closed Mon)&Bagh-e melli complex.Walk from hotel.
5th Glass and ceramics museum(موزه آبگینه و سفالینه,25,000rial entry,Open Tu-Su 9:00-17:00,Closed Mon)Walk from hotel.
5th National jewels museum(Open Sat-Tues 2pm-4:30pm,Closed Wed,Thu,Fri,150,000Rial entry)Walk from hotel.

US Den of espionage&Down with the USA mural( سفارت ایالات متحده آمریکا، تهران,ask if you can take photos,free to photo)Taleghani(Taleqani,red/1)Then just to your NW.

shah abdol azim(شاه عبدالعظیم ,likely open Sunrise-Sunset,free entry)Shah-e Rey(Red/1)take SE exit then walk SE and take 8th street S to the entance.

Holy shrine of khomeini(Open 24hrs,Free entry)Haram-e-Motahhar(red/1)NW exit and walk NW.

emamzadeh saleh( امامزاده صالح,likely free entry,Open Sunrise-Sunset)Tajrish(Red/1)W exit then walk W&take 2nd street S

Sa'd abad museum complex-Nations art Museum,Kakhe malakeye madar,White Palace,Green palace(Shalvand palace),the museum of fine arts(کاخ سعدآباد,8am-4pm,Total cost of tickets should be 16,000rial)Tajrish metro(red/1)then taxi to the museum complex,see the sights and then return the same way.

Reza Abbasi museum(موزه رضا عباسی,Open 9am-5pm,Closed Mon,25,000 entry)Shahid Sayyade Shirazi metro(light blue/3)then taxi to the museum,enter,then taxi back to the metro.
6th Tehran City Theater(Te'atr e Shahr,exterior only)Valiasr metro(light blue/3,yellow/4)S exit then walk S.

Iranian photographers centre(Akskhaneh Shahr,Open 10:00-13:00&16:00-19:00,Closed friday,free entry)Ferdowsi(yellow/4)W exit then walk W then take 4th street N then 4th street W and the centre should be on the N side of the street.

Tabiat Bridge view(پل طبیعت,Pol-e Tabi'at)Shahid Haghani metro(red/1)W exit then walk SW into the park and up onto the bridge for the view(day&night)

Okay.. that's a lot of details, thanks man.. greatly appreciate it. Other than addresses: Any experiences? Underground-Tips? Food-Tips (Special Restaurants, locations)?

أنا لست الأمريكية

The most important phrase to know in Arabic

>>1053243
figure out your purpose, dialect or standard? standard for news, dialect for travel and conversation.

Rosetta stone is ok for news, but not for dialect. For dialect you can find some decent stuff by just searching online or getting a phrase book.

>>1053249
Preferably both. I plan on saving up and going to the middle East as my dream trip. Unfortunately, it probably won't be for awhile what with how expensive it can be. In the mean time, I'd figure I'd learn how to talk the talk before I walk the walk, so to speak.

>>1052978
You're right about not seeing much of the drought from a car window. And many people consider that stretch of highway as one of the most boring/worst in the entire country due to the road being straight with little in the way of scenery and lots of truck traffic.

The northern route across the Sierra Nevada through the Tahoe/Reno region is very pretty. If you combine that with the Death Valley idea you'd be able to see the eastern side of the Sierra, which is spectacular. There's nothing in Europe that compares to it.

And if you do take that route be sure to stop at the bakery in Bishop, California, and also at the South Tufa area of Mono Lake.

>>1052978
>How to best get from Las Vegas to San Francisco

The best way this time of year is by plane. You're right that the route through Yosemite is already closed; too bad, as that's the nicest way to go. The drive down the coast (on the Pacific Coast Highway) is quite nice, but isn't quick. The drive through the Central Valley of the state is quick, but not nice. Death Valley really is worthwhile; winter is a good time to go as it's not so incredibly hot then. I suppose it comes down to how much time you want to take -- if you're limited to 9 hours or so, go by plane. If you're willing to spend 3 days (and it's worth it), I'd take the PCH down to San Luis Obispo, head from there to Bakersfield, and then through Death Valley to Las Vegas.

>>1053003
>And many people consider that stretch of highway as one of the most boring/worst in the entire country due to the road being straight with little in the way of scenery and lots of truck traffic.
good to know!

As far as I see it, I can choose from three somewhat close options with the highway 5 being the one you dont reccomend.

what about 99 (east, going through Fresno) and 101 (west)?

the long way across death valley and the Sierra would probably mean that I have to make it two days, which will fuck with my hotel reservations, but maybe its worth it?