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Of course Havana is worth seeing. What a massive twat you'd be if you just stayed at the resort and didn't explore at all.

>>1048899
>Havana
Make sure you also go to Trinidad, Santa Clara and/or Cienfuegos.

>>1048899
I have some us dollars leftover from other vacations but most of the websites I've been reading say that they are useless there. But I've heard that their black markets run on USD so it might be okay to tip with them?

Any anons van speak to this?

Why don't you just buy stuff at supermarkets?

Possible language barriers, might not have a kitchen at the hostel to cook food, expensive costs of living, etc, places I'm going to are Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Venice, Vienna, Dresden, Berlin

>>1048785
& Prague

Check out Ibis, generally good quality and not too expensive. Look for somewhere in the 14th, imo, if you don't mind not being in a constant tourist trap. The 14th is more residential, and one of the safest neighborhoods, though Paris is safe pretty much everywhere as far as violent crime goes.

Definitely check out the catacombs! I feel they are under-rated, but it is really something else. Honestly, I have been here for like 3 months already, and there are new amazing things I am seeing daily. The city is so big and full of history that it's hard to see it all.

Airbnb

>>1048608
Dude, shut up. It's a couple going to Paris. Think.

>inb4 real traveler

>>1048387
You'll spend most of your short three days in airports and in trains. It's a far better idea to just stay around Milan.

>>1048475
I've been before and the last time I only had two days to explore solo. I did two separate day trips. Took a train to Rome one day and a train to Zurich the next.

It would not be hard to cover my example route of flying to Barcelona Sunday night, getting to Lyon by Tuesday/Wednesday and then meeting up with my company Thursday morning in Nice. Especially since I intend to do most of my sleeping on the plane/train.

Similar question. I'm flying into madrid and have 96 hours there. Should I split my time between madrid and barcelona, or stay in madrid.

Madrid only will be convenient but i wont get a chance to come back to europe for a while I think. Is it worth it to deal with the hassle of being tired and traveling to another city given I will only be there for 4 days?

it reads; war on Germany, exterminate. Toughest ships, tougher men.

Your pic is mirrored

It is written there:
The Pacific Fleet (Russian: Tихooкeaнcкий флoт)
large antisubmarine ship Admiral Vinogradov
(or simply destroyer)

>>1048181
Pacific fleet
Big counter-submarine vessel
"Admiral Vinogradov"

>>1047930
Been done to death anon.
There are so many people doing this now that it is a cliche
#vanlife
#overland
#homeiswhereyouparkit
#nomadicfanatic
#whereismyofficenow

I can't disagree with that. I just don't see another way to live my life. It has been done to death but it also works for some. I'm not looking to get rich i just want to be happy.

>>1047938
>OEF vet
How about you go get a job as an over the road trucker?
You can pull your weight and get paid paid very well at the same time.
You get a ton of extra money your first year for being a vet.

When did you travel the Khyber pass? Have you seen much of sub-Saharan Africa? There is some proper crazy shit there.

>>1047875
Sword Wars in Cruz das Almas, Bahia, Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JddihHv1VI4

Last December was when I went through the Khyber pass. I was told it was impossible to do as they have closed the border to anyone that isnt Pakistani or Afghani. It took 7 months of planning and with the help of friends that live in Islamabad they helped me get the proper documents to travel in the provinces but I had to learn some Pashtu and on the papers I put was teaching "english" it took a lot of bullshit to get everything moving. All the small details like reading the Koran so that I could pass off as a muslim convert and having that as my religion on my visas. As far as North Africa goes I have been to Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan. I got a visa in Alexandria and went across lake nassar to Wadi Halfa and from there Khartoum and then worked on the papers for aid work in S. Sudan which is by far the most depressing place ive ever been. I was possibly thinking about crossing from Colombia to Venezuela next. I was also thinking of visiting all 3 areas of Somalia and making my way to the Bakara market

>>1047615
A shithole of a city. If you have $, there's lots of fun to be had but the $ will disappear faster than you can blink

>>1047652
And if you're going on New Years, expect th casinos to be crowded shoulder to shoulder and the line to get a drink taking up to 45 min

If you like clubs, check out Omnia. If you like bomb food check out these food places, Taco Ey Taco, Raising Canes, and Bachi Burger. If you like hiking check out Red Rock. If you want to do something fun and random one night go to the pinball Hall of Fame.

>>1047560
http://www.timeanddate.com/sun/iceland/reykjavik?month=12

You can just google this shit. You'll have about 4 hours of sun a day. And I'm pretty sure they have streetlights in Iceland.

Yes it is that bad. But fuck you for thinking this is a third world country.

>>1047560
I don't think the day length is your biggest obstacle to "doing something" but rather the weather, and the fact the winter things to do are centered in the city. A city with only 2 days to see describes Reykjavik well. Its a 1 day city, desu. With all the tourists at home, and the rest of the country hunkered down for winter at their city home, activities center around the opera, a music festival, working out at the gym, dining, soaking, working at the office, or maybe shopping. There are 2-3 museums of note, but I don't know the winter hours. The buses on the ring road stop. The rental cars need to be retrofitted with snorkels or other safety gear at this time, and as a renter, you'd need your survival equipment in the car and desu a Satellite phone. But, with money, you could fly around (Icelandair has videos for that).

The most amazing aspects of Iceland is the landscape that you aren't around driving around to see in the winter, such as lava tubes, sheep and horses, roads to waterfalls, boats to see whales and migratory birds, geysirs, etc. While you do drive around, you can immerse yourself in the fantasy a bit, as it is the landscape that gave rock shapes to the myths of trolls and such, and the sometimes literary truths with settlement history of the sagas. You can see some mountains with blownoff tops from volcanoes from Reykjavik over the water, but you won't be climbing it without a guide, I'm sure. It's stunning and beautiful if weather is clear. You can see northern lights from the city, but lights will "dull" them. A short drive away is best. The city is cute, with great street names, decent shops and cafe culture, and a pretty small but lively nightlife, and language isn't a barrier, very english friendly.

Icelandair to/from N. America and Europe...can give enough of a Blue Lagoon jet lag cure to mean anyone should try it on winter. But, I'd go back in summer too.

>>1047077
Bellingham and Olympia are all right.
They're cheaper than Seattle and have some character and are big enough to have all the conveniences of a city.

Bellevue is definitely a suburb but it is cool IMO.

I'd stay away from any town on the Olympic Peninsula (e.g. Port Angeles) because that region is pretty economically depressed. The access to nature is nice out there though.

Spokane is in the middle of nowhere and has a lot of methheads.

Tacoma is as bad as you've heard. Everett also sucks.

Overall Seattle and its suburbs are the best parts of Washington and you should try to be there if you can.

>>1047077
Stay the fuck out of Federal Way it is way too expensive to live there for how shitty it is

>>1047077

Nut up and live in Tacoma or the poorer parts of Kent and commute to Seattle like the rest of us.

>>1046947
1. Ryanair
2. Wizzair, EasyJet, Pegasus, FlyBe
3. Transavia, Vueling, Norwegian, WOWair, AirBerlin, Germanwings, AirBaltic, Condor

>>1046947
Depends on from where to where you want to go.
surprisingly, for my last few inner-european flights, lufthansa was always the cheapest option.
The infomaous ryanair does indeed offer some really, really cheap tickets, but if you got to spend 100€ and half a day to actually get to your shitty airport in bumfuck nowhere to start, and the same to get from your destination airport to your real destination, their ticked aint so cheap anymore.

>>1046947

It depends on where you are (and where you are willing to fly out of) and where you want to go.

RyanAir might offer cheap flights to Istanbul from Dublin but that doesn't help if you live in Germany and want to go to Cambodia.

You were expecting it to turn out like a JAV film?

>>1046374
>Japanese cashier engaging in chit-chat and asking questions

Suspect, tbh m8.

>>1046388

Idk I've had short conversations with cashiers here....

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>>1046179
Rent a boat on the union canal.

Whisky?

When are you there and where are you starting your Scottish journey?

>>1046385
Dundee

>>1045687
>Are there any work/volunteer programs abroad that don't suck ass or cost $5000?
There a bunch of them, but most expect you to have specific useful experience or skills. Three of the best, in increasing order of difficulty to get into:
1. Volunteers in Asia--I believe you have to pay for these, but the org and the postings are legit. Have both student/young-and-useless and professional programs. viaprograms.org.
2. VSO -- Voluntary Service Overseas. UK-based, but global. Tons of countries. Aimed at professionals who can do the thing they do professionally for free in the developing world for a while, but they pay expenses and a stipend. vsointernational.org.
3. UN Volunteers. unv.org. They have a list of the things they need people to do--very wide range, from development project stuff to disaster relief. Has short-term postings (3 mo or less).

http://matadornetwork.com/change/10-volunteer-opportunities-for-free-travel/

These are two volunteer possibilities that I did, just as example:
The peace project in Nicaragua
ACI in Costa Rica

They both have different types of work such as teaching to children or taken care of nature, and they're not expensive. Check them out!

Do it.

>>1044932
Presuming your from the United States' it is very unlikely that that will work out. Wait until you earn your degree first then work domestically for a few years. That will easily make you eligible for an EU Visa and you will be able to enter a stable job market in a country of your choice (though you may have to learn a language).

>>1044941
IM IN THE EU

DO I DO IT??