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if you think that the job prospects in colorado springs will be better than they are in rural west virginia, you're for a pretty rude wakeup call.

maybe it'll get better once a few other states legalize

>>1039832
Just the road trip is pretty easy math.

# of Miles traveled / # of miles your car gets per gallon * $ per gallon of gas

With 2 people driving you will only really need to stop to sleep once. Plus some money for food but you can bring that with you.

Its risky to leave for a road trip like that if you are not sure about your car. If you break down in some little town and have to get towed off the freeway they are going to overcharge like crazy. 4 tires for a small car like that is going to be $300+. The other work isnt that hard to do by yourself if you have some basic tools and basic understanding of cars.

Once you get there it just depends on how cool your family is. If they are going to let you eat their food and live for free. Try looking for jobs before you leave? Ideally you want something lined up before you get there but that may be very difficult.

>>1039843
The job market is one aspect. My dad is the general manager of a convenience store chain, so if anything I'll be able to get something, even if it is a cashier.
We don't really have very many friends, I only have my mother here and she cant really afford to take care of me, and aside from my dad recently moving, all we've known is rural West Virginia. I know that we would be taken care of if we got there, the only thing is getting there.

>>1039805
>Any sort of trusted and affordable places to stay for solo traveler?
I think those are called Hostels.

>>1039813

I heard good things about hostels from /trv/. I've never been to one so I don't know exactly how it works. Where would you keep your stuff? just as close to you as you can? Or do they have some sort of locker for personal use?

>>1039823
Some have lockers in the rooms. Others make you pay extra for using a locked storage area by the lobby. It depends on the place.

>>1039377
I haven't properly lived there, but i've been there a bunch of times.

First question is: Do you speak Japanese?. Most people in Japan don't feel confident enough about their english to strike a conversation with you. Some of them will plain ignore you mostly because of this reason. This can be acceptable during a 1-2 week trip, but I imagine it can very quickly make a dent and take a toll on you after a few months.

Are you planning to work remotely? I'm in IT so I've been considering getting a remote job in the future, and spend 6 months there or so. Still just an idea.

>>1039384
Well. I don't actually. I wish i did but i dont. Ive heard that but i didint know if it was true. Im working as a nurse in Sweden so im guessing that finding work will be hard?

Is it expencive to live there? I wish i could work as an IT guy but i dont. Im not that good.

>>1039387
If you don't speak Japanese, your choices are not looking good. Even on IT, which is a highly globalized industry, there are very few jobs over there that don't require business level Japanese proficiency.

The only exception being an english teacher, there's plenty of people with ESL jobs here in /trv/, so they might be able to give you some pointers.

Im living in Berlin right now and I think food prices are quite similar. You can get a very low-cost (and a bit low quality) meal at a Yoshinoyas for about 4-5 eur. A regular bowl of ramen should be around 6 eur, nothing too fancy. Getting a nice menu at a moderately priced restaurant should be about 10-16 eur. Going out for drinks and some food at an Izakaya should be about 20-40 euro per person, depending on what you order of course. Beers have more scandinavian-like prices, costing 2-3 euros per large can in a convenience store.

Inside the city, public transportation varies depending on the company and the distance. It's usually about 2 euros per trip on average.

You can get some shared accomodation on small private rooms through airbnb for as little as 400 eur / month, which is good if you consider that a Japanese landlord would probably not rent you directly anyway.

All in all, I think you can live, without luxuries, for about 1,100 eur per month if you don't cook, stick to cheap places and like to drink on the weekends.

Sure.

I'm 22 and wrapping up university. I've traveled to about thirty countries over the course of the past three years, all with money I saved from working multiple jobs. I lived in India, saw the Gezi Park protests in Turkey, hitchhiked across Europe, and just came back home from Colombia.

I have a nice girlfriend and a very good job, especially for a student. I still live at home since I don't have to pay rent and can save more money this way.

As you said, nothing at home quite compares to the feeling you get when you're able to do exactly what you want, when you want, in different parts of the world. I find that, to an increasingly great extent, my good friends who I talk to on a regular basis live in places I've only visited or lived in for short periods of time.

I don't really know what the solution is. My old career goals don't seem nearly as fulfilling as I thought they would, and I'm at the point in life where I have to start making decisions about the future. I don't want to waste my life doing things I don't like, but, on the other hand, I don't want to be a traveling bum who never contributed to the world, either.

If you find a solution, please let me know.

>inb4 non-/trv/ trolls rip on me and OP

I graduated and taught ESL in various countries age 22-26 and travelled a shitload. The actual job was shit but the experience was amazing. I do hate the thought that my life "peaked" and I won't have so much fun again.

The first 6-12 months back home were pretty depressing to be honest. Now I've got a career on the go and making decent money and it's alright... I'm 27 now and am just focused on my job for the next few years.

I use my vacation days for short trips to Europe. In a few years time when I want to move jobs (or if I get fired) I plan to take a haitus and do a serious backpacking trip again (3 months+). Or maybe even take a haitus if my company allows me long term unpaid leave. Either way it's not a possibility for the next couple of years but it keeps me going.

No plans to really settle yet (wife, mortgage etc). Maybe when I'm 35 or so.

>>1039378
I was actually considering doing the same thing, even though what I study is completely unrelated to languages, and my career path is actually one I want to pursue. My 'sensible' brain won out and I decided to get some career progression first before accumulating more debt, but I do sometimes wish I'd picked the other option. Oh well, I guess it's always an option if I change my mind about the career, or decide a career break would be a good idea.

Which country/countries did you teach in?

>>1039326
>how safe is germany right now
As safe as it's always been, which means most likely much safer than where you're from.

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>>1039326
Refugee crisis is basically solved now

>>1039360
the picture is about the upcoming movie based on the novel "he is back again" and says "he again"

the paragraph under the picture says "refugee crisis is a boss matter now" and that Merkel is now in charge

funny because,it looks like hitler will take care now...
layout department messed it up

>I'm going to hike across Central Asia!
>doesn't know which countries he should or shouldn't visit

sounds legit

>>1039311
How about you not be a shitlord and instead provide advice

>>1039316

How about you use Google instead of asking incredibly retarded questions like "tell me which entire countries I should avoid on the hike through Central Asia I'm probably never going to take."

You are not "going" to hike across Central Asia if you don't have any visas or clue which countries you shouldn't visit. You are "considering" hiking across Central Asia, or, more likely, fantasizing about it.

Oi oi lad

I'll make it short:

Belfast - shit
Manchester - full of immigrants
Edinburgh - GOD TIER

Go to Edinburgh, you will not regret it.

Out m8 cos it's 3:30am here, night.

>>1039173
literally why? canada is the best place to live, maybe not the most interesting, but that's what travelling is for

>>1039173
Hope you enjoy shuria law friend

Bump. Does anyone have experience in this sort of semi-spontaneous job hunting?

bump,this is a thing i want to do so badly

>>1038245

I can't really advise on job hunting, but you seem to be in a good place to find work with those qualifications and experience (although some assessed classroom experience as part of your TEFL certificate would be better)

If you're from outside the EU it will be much more difficult to get work spontaneously as you'll need to deal with visas etc. and employers would more than likely prefer candidates where that isn't necessary.

What is there to do?

What is there?

What is love?

The prices in Argentina are high. Money is inflated, but the prices are somewhat like everywhere else, because: import has still the same price, and food produced in the country has to be sold at the same price it would be exported, or the producers would directly stop selling in the land.

>>1037956
But how can it be more expensive than Canada? Assuming I'm not there to work and I'm coming with American/Canadian dollars.... How could my dollar not go way further than it would back home?

Bump because you might be me OP. I've entertained the same idea of staying in Argentina for half a year to learn spanish.

I thought their currency collapsed?

>>1037802
>Russia
>Vilnius
>Minsk

Did the USSR come back when I was out buying milk

>>1037802
No blonde girls in Germany.
Calling bullshit.

Excuse me, of course Vilnius is Lithuania today and Minsk is Belarus. But who cares? I think they kept russian essence

Not Britain.

>>1035665
Scots

>>1035665
Do you mean in the UK or are you willing to get on a plane?

You have very good airport access, so lots of cheap European destinations.

Bed Station for hostel

>>1028537
For food, just eat street food. If there are lots of locals eating there, eat there. There are some nice temples in Bangkok, make sure you go to them.

>>1028569
thanks i'll check it out
i've heard orf a full moon party ?
is it worth going to that ?

>>1035797
You are having trouble planning for Montana Utah Wyoming and you say you love hiking?

>>1035808
No, he said he LIKES hiking -- he LOVES drinking.

>>1035808
Correct.

>>1035810
Correct.

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>>1037528

don't leave

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How old are you OP? I often wonder if I'm getting to old to be on 4chan...

Anyway, I'd like to visit Qatar