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New Japan general, guys. Sorry I messed up, here is the old thread. >>1060767

Note that I have tweaked the top page a bit, adding information about the JR rail pass. Please try to use this version if you make the new thread after this one.

>>1065313
>My main problem is getting lost and such. Has anybody that has traveled to Tokyo or Japan in general ever gotten lost or how did you get around? Did the taxi drivers speak some English? We're there signs located?

All the stations have signs with things clearly marked in English such as station names, exits, and general important things/points of interest in the immediate vicinity of the station like major buildings. Taxi drivers do not speak English, my advice would be to simply show him your destination written out in Japanese on your phone if you can. Stations are good reference points and usually any place you want to be is near some kind of station. The Japanese word for station is "eki."

>P.s: not related but is it true that Japanese women love foreigner?

Some are into foreigners, some aren't. Generally, any Japanese woman who can speak English at least decently well will be okay with dating/hooking up with foreign guys. Japan is NOT Thailand or the Philippines, and you will not have women crawling on you just for being foreign/white. Anyone who is normal, fun, and gets himself out there can definitely do just fine with women in Japan. Don't expect women far above your league if you are some spindly, awkward otaku. You can get a Japanese girl as that guy, just don't expect her to look like she's in AKB or anything.

are there any areas of tokyo or kyoto that i should be careful of due to safety concerns as an obvious tourist?

> tfw spent 2 weeks in Tokyo last year
> tfw would love to visit more of Japan, but also want to know new places/cultures
> tfw would love to see Japan during the Sakura season, but I'm too late and flights are already expensive

Well how far are you willing to travel? You could be in the Cotswolds or the Surrey Hills within an hour by train. Or are you just thinking Reading and surroundings?
I know there's a warhammer shop in Oxford but there's probably one in Reading too.

>>1065095
I think the farthest we've settled is Windsor on account of me wanting to walk that big stretch of pretty greenery leading to the castle. Friend told me Hungerford is a nice quiet place with lots of antiques too. I have been told Oxford is very pretty but it might be a bit too far/out of budget, I'll check it out.

As for warhams, I don't mean an official Games Workshop store, more an independent store. Those stores usually have much cheaper prices and a friendlier atmosphere.

>>1065098
Actually thinking of Hungerford, we might not go as that's crossing the entire Berkshire county, farthest out of any of mine or even your suggestions. I need to check train prices for all suggestions, they take me by surprise (we don't have them in my country)

You seem upset.

But no, "we" can't ban anything. 'We" are not mods. If you want to take that up with the mods or admin, do that rather than making an off-topic meta thread

>>1070708
>I want more rules

the cancer is you op

>>1070708
no, because then they'll post their weeb shit in other threads. Let them have the Japan general, most of the weebs in there don't even qualify as travelers as they just want to hang out with other overweight slovenly failures in their sick fantasyland.

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Eurail pass is great if you're looking for more spontaneous type of travel. It's nice to be able to hop on a train at any time and take it anywhere. With that being said it's somewhat expensive but if you use it a lot you'll get your moneys worth.

Reservations are only really relevant in France, Spain and Italy. You have to pay about 10 Euros or so(might have changed since I was last over there) to get a seat on your train. If you don't they WILL NOT kick you off the train you will just have to keep moving seats all the time because someone else will have reserved the seat your sitting in, or worse yet stand.

If you plan on booking your whole trip in advance(hostels, flights, activities) it might be cheaper and more convenient to just buy individual tickets. If have a route but no strict timeline a pass is great, if you meet great people or like a city it's easier to stick around for a few extra days because you don't have prior arrangements elsewhere, you can get on a train whenever you want. I also think train travel is a great way to see a country, some train rides are beautiful like pic related(Oslo-->Bergen)

It's a bit on the expensive side in my opinion, but you'll probably end up paying even more without it if you don't want to spend hours scouring the web for cheap last minute tickets, so i'd say go for it.

>>1065801
Did it this summer, but as an european citizen, so interrail. Its fucking awesome. You are free to go wherever the fuck you want, you see europe passing by in a comfy chair you can sleep in the trains instead of going in hostels.

All in all 8/10 would recommend and do again!

>>1070312
The books were nice, because they had subjective categories like "restaurants" and phrases that gave you fluency in real situations, from asking for a bathroom, to getting a price for something, with included nice pleasantries and courtesy. A little time spent with a book gave you travelers conversational vocabulary quickly.

I like the 10 minutes a Day series....if I know I'll have a month before going, I might buy a workbook. It's missing someone speaking to you, which is probably what is nice about Rosetta Stone. I'm cheap. I'd use an app if I'm really worried too, because you can even pass a phone back and forth with someone.

>>1070312

Hungary was fucked up. Their language is really hard (I'm Italian) and people just turned away when I asked them if they spoke English. I had to learn a few words to get by, also because I was hitch-hiking and had to tell the people who stopped that no, I am not a Syrian refugee.

I usually try to learn a few words of the vehicular language of every country I'm in (This means trying to know a bit of Russian in Georgia and Armenia. No way you can learn the alphabet staying a week in those countries) and try to look up the basics beforehand.

Just pointing shit in russia and saying this this this and this. Got no problem

I've been there, it was awesome

if you like museums there's quite a bunch in there, plus a few historical buildings with a interesting story, like the exchange and provost building.

it's all more or less in the same place (historical district). there's also a pretty nice market there, if you're into shopping.

Fort Sumter is also a pretty marketed touristic area but I wouldn't recommend you to go there, it's kinda boring unless you really like civil war forts.

if you're into military stuff there's a place called Patriots Point right after crossing the bridge on your OP pic. It's awesome, it has a big aircraft carrier, a submarine and a ship, plus a few vietnam style vehicles. You can go inside all of them, and if you take your time you might spend a whole morning checking it out.

other than that you can just take a walk around the city, the houses are beautiful and overall it's a great city with a small town feeling.

I live in Charleston. I can tell you about some things to try and some things to avoid.

Things to avoid: Hymen's Seafood Restaurant. It's a tourist trap of the most foul levels.
Avoid America street unless you like getting mugged.


Do your research and ask the locals, they are really friendly and willingly to point you towards whatever food you are in the mood for. I recommend Basil for Thai food, Poogan's Porch for southern cuisine, Edmond's Oast for craft beer and food ( they have a brewery in the restaraunt) , and the Tattooed Moose for an awesome duck sandwich.

Most of the clubs are on King Street as far as the night life is concerned, but there is some fun stuff on market street as well.

I also think there is good food in West Ashley too. Early Bird Diner and Boxcar Betty's come to mind.

Mt. Pleasant is ok. There's some good food around and little strip mall called town center that's pretty neat.

>>1070386
Did you visit the plantations?

We were thinking about Magnolia.

>>1068995
Go to Vienna because Berlin is fucked up due to all those "refugees."

>>1069019

Human refuge in Vienna was one of the prime reasons for Hitler getting into politics.

Still, probably better than Berlinistan at the moment.

>>1069019
retard

>>1070591
kek if most americans said they wanted to go to mexico id say no its too dangerous
then
if most mexicans said they wanted to guatemala id say no its too dangerous

you must be crazy or some sort of danger junkie who thinks mexico has gotten too basic for his tastes

why not try something exotic like somalia?

>>1070400
They'll know your an American either way and hate you the same.

>>1070401
>and hate you the same

I'm an Englishman, and I can assure you that Americans are both well-received and well-respected here.

>>1070400
Nah. The British aren't daft. I sometimes use American words by mistake in Britain as well.


But please, think twice about what to do when a girl tells you to put it in her fanny....

Your levels of stress will decrease, and you'll save a ton of money given how much cheaper rent is. More affordable. More open spaces. Better cafe culture. Better beer culture.

One weird thing is how far from the city people commute. A lot of people have a rural life, but commute to center city. It's sprawled out pretty bad. It's also a bit younger as uni kids make up a large portion of people who live in the city.

Seedy areas are a little less predictable than they are in NYC. There are pockets all over the place.

>>1069932
Are you from there? any places you recommend for renting and eventually buying?

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>>1069939
Different person: this interactive map should give you a good idea what to expect.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/08/us/census-race-map.html?_r=0

>>1069408
bumperoo
btw we're from Denmark if that makes any difference

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>>1069408
I've been -- spent a week om one of the boats that goes from island to island and takes you ashore to see stuff.

>So, what's the best way of going?

See above. Though, there are small towns on a couple of the islands presumably touu clould stay in inns/hostels/B&Bs in these towns and charter some guy to tkae you around. My understanding, though, is some of those guys a re sketchy as fuck, unlicensed and operating outside the law, which may lead to issues for you in terms of getting chased off of where you want to go, etc. If unregulated, I'd be concerned if they are adequately observing safety regs, etc. as well. CAVEAT -- That is info I got from a guy with a vested interest in people using one of the licensed boats, so do your research, I guess.

Good to know?

Itenerary of the boats is always subject to change, since the park service down there rotates which islkands are abailable for a visit to which boats, keeping too many from being in one place at one time and giving each island days with no visitors, to try and minimize human impact. Paths on islands that are part of the pork are clearly marked and cannot be wandered off of, again to keep impact down. Try and get to Kicker Rock and snorkel/dive the cut there, pic related. I enjoyed the Darwin Center and the baby tortoise hatchery, but fuck if I can now remember which island the latter was on. Water can be cold, look at average temp when ou are going to be there, bring a wetsuit (rent if need be), although the boats will have them, they will have limited numbers of a given size and you don;t want to be the guy who doesn't get one if they run out on a cool day. GET AN AFFORDABLE UNDERWATER CAMERA OR FOREVER LIVE WITH REGRET.

>Price?

Expensive, Google could find numbers for you.

>How long should we take?

A week to get a good feel for the place, two to see most everything. Folks coming and going on the boat I was on stayed for a few days, and I felt like they missed a lot.

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>>1069841
Dumping a few more pics

is this bate? assume your a moronic yank. its alicante just turn up.

Just looking for some hints!
We are going in the first week of april.

Whats the best bars, pubs or discos?

just turn up. if its not the uni hols it wont be busy, u may be in luck as its probably easter hols i think. if not will be full of old retired northern brits and fat germans and be even shitter than normal. should have chosen somewhere in balearics or canaries

>>1068623
I collect currencies, yes. My girlfriend even bought me a folder to put them in, your girlfriend sounds pretty shitty desu

Yup. I collect a sample of nice crisp bills in small denominations from countries I visit.

I've only cheated when it came to Nork bills and Zimbabwe monopoly money (purchased from ebay)

My list: Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Bermuda, Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Iceland, North Korea, Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Euros

>>1068652
What word is desu filtering out? I forget.
Senpai is f a m.
Cuck is back.

>inb4 RealTravelers®

Barcelo Solymar, Varadero (Cuba)

Which hemisphere? Rough budget?

All I can say is

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>>1067861
5 2 3 1 4 6 7

imho mate

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