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I went to an international school in Asia. I think I still speak with a bit of accent when I speak English (and no ones wants to sound Asian when they speak English). When I travel aboard, some people can even pinpoint the area I am from just by hearing my voice. How to speak with a neutral accent like the people in this video?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-KNPGCRmD8
>>1079346
>How to speak with a neutral accent
why the fuck would you?
>>1079346
>t like the people in this video
this girl have annoying asian accent, not so strong but still
>>1079347
Nobody likes an Asian accent.
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Anyone here did birthright "Free 10 day trip to Israel?" My mother is pressuring me to go since I turn 27 by next summer and its the last chance I can do it.
My main worry is that I will be completely and utterly miserable due to sleep deprivation. In high school I went to some weekend or 3 day retreats with Jewish youth groups like USY and BBYO, and barely got any sleep because of people fucking around in the room all night long. The result being in zombie mode super tired for most of the trip and couldn't handle it. And if its a fast paced traveling trip...
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A jewish mother pressuring her son?
Birthright measures the intermarriage rate of jews who take the trip, and jews who don't. The more likely you are to marry a jew after is how they measure success.
From what you have posted, and what I've heard about birthright, you wont like it. I think it's usually two bed hotel rooms, so maybe you could get lucky and have a quiet room mate. The average age is younger, and the guides encourage people to have fun and there's quite a bit of drinking and sex.
>>1077421
I think I'd just stick to /r9k/ OP.
Just moved to Singapore about a month ago to work. Not exactly enjoying it so far. What is there to do here?
>>1077170
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Look at marina bay sands every day.
Count your Money.
Spend it.
Just explore the rest of SEA while you live there
Traveling with a coworker there. She's been there before and this is my first time going - but when we went to Chicago, we had a lot of fun because I got to also show her some places I knew.
Does /trv/ know of any fun places to explore in Vancouver? We hit the entire spectrum: we love small dive bars with bad beer and we also enjoy fancier places to drink and dance. Thanks in advance, any advice is appreciated.
Take her to the Capliano suspension bridge during the day, it's even good in the rain
then go to the Narrow lounge on Main st
>>1081193
Wow, both places look amazing. Thank you!
How is the Capilano bridge, exactly? Is it a day trip? Something we can cover in a few hours? We'll most likely be busy until end of day, possibly one of the days we'll be able to go out midday for some traveling. Narrow Lounge looks like exactly the kind of stuff she loves.
>>1081194
I got you homes.
Capilano Suspension Bridge: A very thin bridge that goes across a river way down below. A couple of hours, maybe 2-3, should do it. Bring your camera.
In Vancouver, I'd recomend:
-Any art gallery: They're pretty common and pretty good.
-Vancouver Aquarium: Our local aquarium, and it's very pretty. Not much to say, apart from go there to see our sea life.
-Vancouver Port: Man, anything on the waterfront is really cool. Just looking over it is nice. Find a bench...
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I have a little company in Italy that makes me earn around €3000 - €4000 per month. It's an eCommerce and it's completely outsource (I can work from my computer, I just need Internet).
I would like to go in place like the one in the pic.
Consider the €100/day before tax (so, if the Income tax in the country is 30% it would be €70/day).
I'm single and I'd like a place with young people.
After selling my house I'll have €340k to €370k (the realtor isn't even sure with the current market)
Please HELP, I got bored...
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>>1080663
Literally anywhere in the world except San Francisco.
I personally recommend a hostel in Bora Bora.
>>1080663
That looks boring as fuck, OP. Where's your ambition? You just want to party with young people and have sex on a beach until your business dies?
>>1080673
just for 2 or 3 years (and no, my business won't die)
Hello /trv/, I am from Texas and plan to travel up to Alaska by vehicle this March, so I have a very long road trip ahead of me and seek tips from people who have traveled similarly, particularly through Canada to reach the frozen state.
The issue is, I have never been on a road trip this long, nor have I ever crossed the border to Canada (although I have read I don't need anything special besides proper identification). The farthest I have traveled is up to Wyoming, and had no problems there. The difference, however, is that I slept at hotels every night for that...
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I haven't done what you're planning on yet, but I'm going to at some point.
I suggest driving to a national park near you, parking, and sleeping in your car overnight for one night. It will give you a good idea of what you need and won't need.
Good luck.
>>1079764
Very good point, I've camped near my car before but never actually slept in it
>>1079756
i've never been to Alaska but im from BC and have been pretty far north on road trips...
make sure you have good car!!! tires and wind shield wipers.
you should pre book a hostel in vancouver, spend a night in the city, buy some weed.
once in BC get some tim hortons coffee and a toasted bagel with cream cheese.
everything in Canada will be 40% cheaper to you.
march will be wet through most of pacific north west.... further north probably some snow?
sleeping in your...
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I want to leave my job and start to travel in a budget. What to bring in my backpack?
What could be essential stuff ?
Multi-tool (leatherman, Alien tool if you're a cyclist, Rambo knife if you're delusional)
Sharpie
Duct tape (wrap it around the sharpie to save space)
Standard 50' clothesline you can get at Walmart (holy shit, I never used it as a clothesline but it was fucking invaluable)
Towel
Learn to use a straight razor, they're great. Or just buy disposables, whatever
Compass
Smartphone (Let's not play games, it's the best thing ever)
Small flashlight
Deck of cards/ hacky sack/ social game of choice (Make friends, stupid!)
why the compass dude? there are also many knifes. Will they be neccesary?
#&%/"@ I found gold...!
https://youtu.be/H6DE3GOXM9o
Are any of you polyglots? Sinuous learn in travels where you stayed or did you study at home before hand? What are the benefits?
>>1079717
I speak portuguese as a native language (Brazilian), speak fluent english and good german,and am learning japanese and spanish now, probably gonna go for italian after i'm done with spanish. I would recommend studying a bit at home first, as it speeds the learning process when you travel, at least for me learning before helped a lot in germany. The benefits vary really, it may help you landing a better job, but if that would be your reason, you would be pretty much set with just english and spanish, as half of...
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>>1079717
I'm polyglot. Native speaker of English, fluent in Thai (lived there for a number of years, studied the language formally as an undergraduate, read and translated many thousands of pages of Thai stuff as a grad student), good/working command of Spanish and Russian (university and travel), basic-or-better command of five or six other languages.
Both Spanish and Russian have been useful to me in multiple countries, and as far as Thailand is concerned, nobody has ever tried to rip me off in a serious way,...
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> Are you afraid of flying?
> How do you overcome it?
I am going to be on a 12 hours flight soon and im freaking out, just dont like flying :(.
Advices to a newbie?
I have antianxiety medication in case I'm super uncomfortable. However,
-plan your time
-have loads to occupy yourself
I do books, knitting, movies, rest, snack time... I watch a movie, then knit, etc to keep myself focused on tasks.
I also talk myself through it--relax, it's ok, breathe, etc. Find a phrase that helps.
Good luck!
board in a tired state (have an alarm clock so you only sleep 5-6 hours that day or something).
Then, order rum & coke.
Works like a charm.
Have a playlist of your utmost favourite songs
Take two books (you'll get agitated with one and go to the other)
Blanket, keep you warm/get cold if you want
Helps talking to someone as you take off and land
I'm traveling all around Indonesia this summer for about a month. Benkulu, Jakarta, Bali etc. Have never been out of the United States. Need advice on everything to know before traveling there/ stories from people who have been. Also what to do about money abroad general.
>>1079021
I visited my friend in Jakarta and had a fun time.
Go to take the train to Bandung, the scenery goes over terraced rice fields and is gorgeous. Visit Tangkuban Perahu, the volcano and surrounding park. There is a hot springs up there that is neat too. Bangdung itself is a pretty touristy city, there was an indoor/outdoor mall there with some nifty shopping and ambiance. Lots of cheap goods too.
Visit Puncak Bagor to get a feel for the highlands and to see country life. Driving up there with a cab is nice. I can't...
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I've been to Jakarta, java and Bali + the gili isles
what do you want to know senpai
>>1079031
I was thinking about train riding around java, but i also am on a limited time schedule of a month for all the things i want to do. I've heard good and bad things about lion air in indonesia. They have cheap flights but bad customer service i hear. Anyone with experience with lion air?
Hey guys 21 year old Aussie here,
I've booked a flight to San Francisco arriving July 7 and returning July 25. It's my first time travelling solo. I was looking at doing a Contiki tour which departs LA July 12 and runs through LA, San Diego, Arizona, Grand canyon + Route 66, Vegas, Joshua Tree, Bass Lake + Yosemite national park and then ending in San Francisco again before I would go home.
Is there anything I should check out between July 7 - 12 on the west coast? I was also thinking of just heading straight over to New York and spending a few days in...
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>la, j tree, arizona in july
i guess if you're from a miserable part of australia, and you want to keep being miserable, it'll be good. but if you're from a temperate part you're going to cook your fucking tits off. not to mention you're going to be smothered by other tourists and in the sierra the mosquitoes are apt to carry you away.
also, rte 66 and bass lake are dumb. rte 66 is only funny for old people who want to say they got their kicks there, and bass lake is in the middle of a drought and i doubt this...
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>>1078869
Oh wow, looks nothing like I've seen on the photos. I know there is a drought in Cali at the moment but I didn't realise it would affect this lake.
>>1078869
Also I've been reading about San Francisco on the internet. Am I going to get swamped by homeless people there?
Not sure if this is the right board but I would like to move to the US from Sweden. I'm 18 years old and graduating Swedish high school this summer.
Would it be possible for me to move to USA? Maybe through studying there?
>>1078689
here we go again. In a word... no
>>1078692
Why not? I seriously gotta get out of here.
>>1078689
We have 10 million+ illegal mexicans here. They give them driver's licenses in california. Move to california.
britbong here
gonna be studying abroad at UT in austin next year, can anyone reccomend me some good stuff to do in austin, or advice on american uni in general?
Why Texas mang? I mean it will be fun, and Austin is alright... but if you're coming to the US for a year why not live in NYC or Cali? did you get to choose?
>>1078668
Northern California is okay...but socal is one of the worst places in the country as far as the people that live there go. I'll never understand why someone visiting the US would go there.
Austin is cool, plenty to do if you're into live music. 6th street is fun if you're into bar hopping. I can't say too much as I've only spent a weekend there.
>>1078668
i chose based on academics mostly, UT was the best for my course that my uni had a study abroad program with
Please share interesting stories, travelling tips and stories relating to Guatemala. My partner and I are planning to travel here in March for a few weeks.
Is renting a motorcycle to get around possible/something worth doing?
>>1076826
Anyone been to Guatemala?
>>1077018
Never been, but if you are there around Easter, check out the amazing giant kites...
>>1077024
I had never heard of the kites, before. Thanks, anon. But after looking up the celebration it's actually around Day of the Dead, which is in November; it's not around Easter.
Hello,
I want to visit the mountain gorillas in either Rwanda or Uganda sometime in the future when I can afford it and preferably before they are all extinct.
But first, I wanna hear from someone who has done it. How was your experience? Where did you do it? How much did it cost? and so on.
It seems expensive as hell and I don't know what place is the best.
Bonus points for other activities you can do in these two countries.
>>1076283
No experience with it but have you considered the Virunga National Park in Congo? Apparently getting there from Uganda shouldn't be very difficult anymore and I'm pretty sure the park is way more spectacular than the areas on the other two countries
>>1076284
yeah, actually Virunga, Bwindi (Uganda) and Parc des Volcans (Rwanda) are the places I would consider visiting for the gorillas. So I'll add Congo to the question.
Still looking for your father, OP?
