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Where should I spend my summer holidays? Looking for something warm and sunny and not too expensive
Cuba
Your basement.
The cheapest place. Just buy a lamp and have fun.
Didn't like the answer? Well, give some more information like where the hell you're from, idiot.
>>1126510
If cost matters, it would be most useful if you'd at least state your current location.
So, I have the opportunity to relocate to any state in the United States save for Hawaii. What state should I move to? Why? I'm currently in Texas.
I'd have to vote Madison, WI.
You already live in best state
>>1126411
>flyover ""cities""
In couple of months I begin my around-the-world trip. I leave from Barcelona to Asia to begin with, but I really don't know how to reach India. Pakistan seems tricky, and I need an invitation card from a local to get in, and the other way its through Kazakhstan, China and Nepal, but thats around 5.000km longer. What do, /trv/?
>>1126245
How much is this running you?
>>1126245
I plan to leave with around 5k, 6k euro, all expenses split between 2 people, but we will travel in a very poor and cheap way like I've always done.
>>1126250
Nice
Next spring I'm travelling from England to North Carolina by a merchant vessel. The journey should take twenty days.
I'll be staying in my own cabin on the outside of the ship, in the captain's quarters, with a decent view out to sea. There's no internet connection so i'll mostly be reading and writing.
Anyone had any experience doing this? Tips/what to expect? I can watch the captain do his thing up top if I like, and virtually nowhere on the ship is out of bounds. I'm hoping it'll be a small adventure before I reach America.
>>1125338
I was just gathering information for the same thing, also wanted to go to the US from Europe. How much are you paysing and how long is the trip going to be?
>>1125338
That sounds like a cool thing to do OP. 20 days is a long time. I imagine after a few days of seeing everything on the boat you will start to get bored.
Bring audiobooks, mayhe try to buddy up with someone on the boat so you can sit around and talk. Youre talking about 3 weeks on a boat, it could get pretty mind-numbing.
Also i dont know how big and strong the boat is but i hope you arent bothered by seasickness. Going into the middle of the atlantic for that long youre bound to have some wavy days.
Good...
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Take some snacks and other luxuries with you. The food will likely be a very limited menu so if there's something you don't like then your options will be very limited.
Most vessels have a DVD and book library but don't expect either to be well stocked.
Things are regimented with set meal times etc. Expect to be on your own alot during the day as everyone else is either resting or working.
In 20 days you will likely meet and get to know the entire crew.
I don't know if you smoke but often the best places to meet and chat are in...
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Are they really that bad?
>>1124754
The only luggage I've truly had lost was a set of golf clubs, lost by United. Unless the price on a flight is significantly lower, I'll avoid United when I can.
>>1124754
I hate them and all other North American airlines for international flights.
I've been flying domestic and they're a lot better than many of the other alternatives though.
>have an international flight with United later this year
Should I be worried?
>clapping when your airplane lands
why do people do this?
>>1124457
This has only happened to me once and I couldn't believe it.
But I think the reason is you flew on a plane with a lot of people from either an American family reunion, or school trip with young students.
>>1124464
>clapper detected
Flying from JFK tomorrow and I have a few TSA questions
1) Do toothpaste/mouthwash/bodywash/etc (all travel sized) need to be in a ziploc baggie if they're in checked baggage? Or can they ONLY be in checked baggage?
2) I have an envelope (bigger envelope, maybe 10 by 6 inches) that's carrying a picture frame with a picture, a card, and a couple other things in my backpack (carry on), will they want me to empty out the contents of the envelope even though it's in my backpack and they can probably see it through the xray?
3) Likewise I have a gift bag...
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>>1127527
It's always best to be forthcoming. The envelope needs to be easy to open for the TSA, and the frame needs to be easily taken off to see what's inside. It might even be safer to give the envelope to the TSA directly to inspect. (in order to prevent further suspicion.) And yes the gift bag will need to be emptied and inspected, so you might as well just give that to the agent as well.
>>1127536
Are you sure on the picture frame? It's not glass and it can't be opened.
>>1127536
>remove items from envelope and gift bags
>open up picture frames
Do American airports just not have scanners/xray or are they just trying out being a police state for a little bit?
I posted this on /r/ but was wondering if /trv/ could help.
I need HD flyby footage of the Rio Christ Statue for a college editing project, but I'm not doing well on finances. Do you have, or know where I can obtain royalty free footage of such a thing?
I liked the links below:
https://www.videoblocks.com/video/aerial-view-of-christ-the-redeemer-statue-and-sugarloaf-mountain-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-tzjdngz/
https://www.videoblocks.com/video/aerial-view-of-christ-the-redeemer-statue-and-sugarloaf-mountain-in-rio-de-janeiro-brazil-qrthj_c/
Many thanks.
Brazil seeing from above - Rio de Janeiro
http://globosatplay.globo.com/globosat/v/4075302/
>>1127512
I don't speak Spanish, but I will google translate it piece by piece. If I can download that vid, thank you for your help.
>>1127526
>or Portuguese
How far fetched would it be to circumnavigate the world while backpacking?
My plan is to start in the US
Fly to London
Take train to Paris
Berlin
Munich
Vienna
Budapest
Krakow
Kiev
St. Petersburg
Take the trans-Siberian rail from St. Petersburg to moscow, then to Vladivostok
Tokyo
Fly back to LA or SF then find my way back to Cleveland
I have $99k total saved up, although i would really like to not spend all that. This is a life dream ive had. I plan on devoting maybe 3-4 months to this.
Im also grappling with the fact...
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>im in the middle of college
>$99k total saved up
What the flying fuck?
>>1127077
I was bit by a owned dog a few years back and was awarded a bit over $100k by their homeowner's insurance
A lot of it has gone towards my college, but ive been asking myself if ill ever have this much money that i would be able to use for this at any other time in my life
>>1127078
Huh. Good on you then, I guess.
If you don't plan on doing coke and bitches every day then you'll have plenty of that 99k left after everything.
I had plans to do hiking and they went out the fucking window. What're some cool, non-strenuous things to do in Southern France? I've seen Carcassonne and I've been to Toulouse, which I'll def return to.
I have two weeks pls help
>>1127013
>Go to Chateauneuf-du-Pape and get shitfaced
>Go to Avignon and wander around the city, avoiding the Palais des Papes which is always packed as fuck
>Go to Marseilles to get yelled at by drunks in the middle of the day, visit the Chateau d'If and/or listen to dank North African music; avoid the alleys and only stick to the areas along the water; take the ferry to Sardinia
>take the TGV up to...
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>>1127033
Solid suggestions, but my body can't handle the biking atm.
For Sardinia, it seems really couply. Will I feel forever alone if I go there?
Chateauneuf: is there any merit to be said for getting shitfaced in a town of 1000 people?
>>1127036
>Is there any merit to getting shitfaced in Chateauneuf?
Wine tours are always a good idea anon, and plenty of MILFs will be there.
>Sardinia
No idea about Sardinia myself, I just recommended it because cousin said it was cheaper than Corsica and really awesome. Also the ferry from Marseilles doesn't go to Corsica either. But if it seems couply, I'd avoid.
Also there are Roman ruins in Arles, Orange and Nîmes if that's your thing.
Where do you want to go next, /trv/? i jusy got back from new orleans and boulder and im not sure where to go next
>>1126988
Scotland.
>>1126988
I would like to hit Greece, for the history, and Antarctica for the dick-sizing cred.
>>1127007
good choice (I´m not even scottish)
What occupations provide the most ability to travel? As in, the most flexibility and leisure time, while still getting payed (no matter how little)?
Is it freelancing? Being a National Geographic corespondent?
What about volunteering with payed accommodation and some food? Has anyone here done this before? Any organizations that sponsor this?
Government work nigga
>>1126578
>Government work
Heh Good luck with that after posting on this website. You'll be lucky if you're only on 12 government watch lists
>>1126491
>get a job with a multinational corporation
>rise through the ranks until you're over 30 years old
>enjoy pretty much unlimited free travel worldwide
There's actually a high demand for people willing to travel a lot for work since most people are reluctant to be away from their friends/spouse/children ect for long periods of time
Hi trv/lbugs.
Tell me about South Korea.
I am thinking of moving there for a year.
Good stuff, bad stuff, I am a 6ft tall, blonde ble eyed male.
They love bullying. They hate foreigners, especially other asians.
be more specific, what about SK do you want to know.
>I am a 6ft tall, blonde ble eyed male
Its funny how 90% of people on 4chan claim to look like this but i never see them in the face threads...hhmmm
I can't find much on Morocco travel safety
Is this a safe country for westerners to travel to?
>>1123906
For men, yes. But every woman I know who has traveled to North Africa (notably Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt) has had an absolute dogshit time with harassment. And by "harassment" I don't mean hoodrats saying "hey sexy," I mean, men grabbing their arms and asking how many donkeys they'll require for marriage, and/or getting rocks thrown at their heads.
Completely safe from a personal safety point of view, as in, there's no violent crime anywhere. But keep your eyes open and your wits sharp, or they'll fleece you in a minute. So many scams.
They'll overcharge you at rates of 1000% on taxis, they'll overcharge you on cafes and restaurants, they'll put food on the table that you never ordered and then charge you even if you haven't touched it. Don't buy anything on the streets but the simplest of souvenirs, and only if you have to. The quality is atrocious and prices for whitey are through the roof. Ironically, street food vendors where the only ones who didn't try to rip me off.
I'd say its quite safe even at night, even in the poorest parts of the cities (the ugly parts of the soukhs). Morrocans, and I guess arabs in general, tend to all go out at night, from sundown til past midnight, so it's not very likely that you'll be out on the streets alone at night.
Where are you thinking of going?
>>1123918
>But every woman I know who has traveled to North Africa (notably Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt) has had an absolute dogshit time with harassment.
Yeah, I agree with this, though I believe in Morocco it's not as bad as in Egypt. I haven't heard of anyone being physically harmed there. Grabbing your hand, yeah, but they did that to me (guy here) as well when they wanted to take me on a tour of the city. Just my experience.
ITT: post where you applied from and how long you've been waiting versus your last wait time.
I applied from the US, Boston consulate. My wait time so far is 9 weeks with no update on the DFA tracking.
Between the US presidential race and the Brexit, I feel that everyone's applying.
Already got one :)
>>1127336
Was it recently or before all of the excitement? Are you from Ireland or born abroad?
>>1127342
Born in Lucan, West of Dublin. I don't have to worry about anything so i'm happy )
