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Me and my gf decided to visit Reykjavík for 4 days in mid-January.
What are the top things to see from a local's perspective? Is anything interesting going on at that time?
bring a torch? I guess it's pretty dark there now.
>>1064281
Is iceland eternally dark at this time of year?
>>1064281
Yeah it's 5-6 hours of daylight in January. But hopefully this will give a chance to see the northern lights.
hey /trv
so im going to India in 2017. The plan is to go to mumbai, fly to varanasi, stay in varanasi for +- 3-4 weeks, and visit neighbouring Allahabad. Then go to guwahati for a week or two, then back to varanasi for a few days up to a week and back to mumbai and home.
The purpose is both touristic and (yeah you probably guessed it) spiritual. not sure bout this board but going to india in search of spirituality has to be a meme here.
My search is a bit specific. Im searching to learn more about Aghora tantra. this has been something ive been obsessed for the last 3 years and ive been saving up money to go to india since then. But now that 2017 is nearing i want to exactly plan what where and how - most of which i can do on my own. My question is about sadhus, specifically aghoris if anyone had any exchanges with them.
how do i even approach them? as in - how do i initiate talking to them? i heared everyone saying to just come up to them when they are smokeing or just sitting near their dhuni. Is tht true? just come up? what are the chances of them speaking english, if close to zero, how do i find a transelator. also, how far fetched is thinking they will even talk to me, let alone teach me anything? also, on aghoris - i heared people giving money or manali as offerings to nagas and other babas, would offering whiskey as an offering to an aghori be offensive? they do use it in some rituals.
enjoy the designated shitting streets and find your spiritual enlightenment in this rotten, stinking, dirty shithole of a country
>>1069305
i dont expect it to be other than a shithole.
3rd world shitholes are very dangerous
Is it worth risking taking my Macbook with me to Istanbul, or should I just bring my iPad?
This isn't really a Turkey-specific question, I'd be wary of any hotel where staff are in the room when I'm not.
Should any reputable hotel have like a safe locker or something? It's a Radisson Blu.
>>1069166
>Is it worth risking taking my Macbook with me to Istanbul, or should I just bring my iPad?
Personally, despite occasional horror stories I've read, I think it's less a question of security than of convenience/luggage volume. Do you expect to need your computer? Then bring it. I've traveled with laptops to dozens of countries, including some much poorer and more theft-prone than Turkey, and have never had an incident.
>This isn't really a Turkey-specific question, I'd be wary of any hotel where staff are in the room when I'm not.
Again, this is not an entirely unwarranted fear, and I have read about people getting stuff stolen from hotel rooms, but it's never happened to me, and in business hotels I will often just leave my laptop just sitting out, plugged in, on the desk in the room. I figure most hotel employees would rather keep their jobs, so they're not going to steal.
>Should any reputable hotel have like a safe locker or something? It's a Radisson Blu.
Almost without question. Any international chain/business hotel/four star and up venue will probably have a little safe in the closet; places that don't may let you lock stuff up in a safe deposit box behind the reception (get an itemized receipt). Sometimes I will leave money and my passport in them.
Radisson Blu will certainly have a safe
>>1069166
You don't hear about all of the times that people travel and do not have problems
How much should I expect to spend on a plane ticket from Atlanta to Paris for a trip in 5 months?
Prices are about $1,000 direct, even less if I want to take Turkroach airlines with one layover ($820)
Should I anticipate them going down?
Even though I would unleash the flammenwerfers without a doubt on Turkey, I just want to contribute by saying that flying with Turkish has been a very, very pleasant experience.
>>1068822
Really? I've been spoiled ever since Korean Air, and I'm kinda looking forward to the free booze
I'm afraid ISIS is going to blow me up, but I guess my chances are equal on AirFrance to Paris if I'm letting my paranoia make the decisions.
>>1068826
let me clarify, Turkish Airlines doesn't serve alcohol right?
So I'm about to finish up a 2 year teaching gig in Vietnam and plan on using the money I saved to travel.
Teaching was fun at first and I became pretty proficient, but after 2 years I'm done with it.
I'll have enough to travel for around 6-9 months but I'm thinking ahead and don't plan on returning home (UK) to work.
I'm wondering what other alternatives there are to English teaching in regards to working abroad and travelling.
I'll always have ESL to fall back on but I'd rather explore other jobs. Preferably adding more notches to my bow so to speak. (Qualifications like CELTA but for other industries would be nice)
Searching online only turned up results like 'blogging' and 'online surveys' but these are a bit unrealistic.
So far I've come up with these:
SCUBA instructing
Cruise Ship work
Fruit Picking (picking by kilo and not hourly)
Freelance work (I studied animation in Uni but don't know anything about freelancing)
Any ideas or opinions are welcome. Jobs that work from home/laptop would be ideal.
Thanks!
What course did you do?
>>1068356
If you are proficient at teaching, design lessons for schools. If you are proficient at teaching, teach incoming teachers. If you are proficient at teaching, do something related to teaching. ESL is what enabled you to reach Vietnam. Do you think you could have shown up[spoiler]I actually out loud as I began to type this[/spoiler]looking for work as a scuba instructing in Ho Chi Minh City? Be realistic, you autist.
If you want to make enough money you'll need to diversify.
Start writing. Blogs on travel or ESL teaching. Help guides for ESL teachers. Lesson plans.
Do freelance translations or write legal documents for foreign companies.
Buy/sell shit you can find locally to places where it's more expensive.
If none of those things work cruise ship jobs are a good way to save up money but the jobs will likely suck and you'll be working 10+ hour shifts 6 or 7 days a week for months. Some people are cool with that but others burn out quickly. As a westerner the jobs won't be the worst ones on the ship but hours put in are still hours put in.
Hi /trv/
thinking about going to Vietnam and from there crossing into other nearby countries. Will I encounter any difficulties crossing the borders to say for example China or Laos?
Check your passport power level, mong.
You're more than likely to encounter difficulties with China, they are difficult. Do the research, check the general threads at least.
>>1067219
As long as you have the appropriate visas there shouldn't be any issues.
Just a quick question again;
are any vaccinations recommended when traveling to SE asia? I've gotten tetanus a while back so I should be covered?
Also, how long does it take to get all the needed paperworks (ex. visa)?
Hi /trv/, I'm going to visit Vienna and Budapest in mid february. I'll stay 4 days in Vienna and 3 in Budapest. How much of a budget would we need? We already booked the planes and hotels for the stay.
Also, what places do you recommend me to see? Thanks!
Bump for interest, I want to go to Budapest in March.
I think, personally, you're going to have to budget harder for Vienna, as it's really a more expensive city than Budapest. Budapest being a central/eastern European city in terms of development, and not costing as much as most western cities.
Go to golden time spa in veinna and have 3 ways with 9/10's
>>1066670
I've heard of that, we are on a tight budget but we are used to go to an expensive city like Barcelona so I don't think that would be much of a problem.
About Budapest, avoid exchanging your money in the airport, they will try to scam you. There are exchange shops all over the place in the city with much better rates.
Hey /trv/
Last year I got engaged and brought a house and something came over me and i realised I had locked myself into something long term and I hadn't seen the world yet. I gave up on the relationship and myself. For the past year I have been working on myself and saving money. I went from 100kg down to 69kg. I will be leaving to Saigon on 20th of June. With 20 grand aud, quitting my good job and no intention of looking back. I plan on riding a motorbike through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
And then travelling on from there with no direction. I have been to Thailand and Japan before.
Sorry for the wall of text but thanks for reading if you got this far
Tl;Dr quitting my job with 20k savings. Travelling south east Asia. Share your tips, things to see.
First time solo travel
Picture unrelated
>>1069435
With some good sense, you could stretch that $20 to two or three years. More if you do some English teaching.
Be aware that using the same bike in all countries is probably not possible. They probably won't let you bring a foreign bike into Vietnam and I think one of the others has a similar issue. I've heard of it being done with a fuckload of trouble and permits.
Three weeks in Taiwan.
Build my itinerary, I'm too lazy desu
THANKS
>>1069292
yes
>>1069293
lol yes because then I will use it too
Hi /trv/, looking for some advice from people who have used this website.
I'm getting itchy travel feet. Ideally I'd want to go somewhere to be immersed in the real culture of the country, so I'd want to be working and living with local residents for a couple of months, however money is fairly limited and I'd be going alone. I'm female too, so obviously I wouldn't go to certain parts of the world but I thought I should mention it because of possible safety concerns even in more modern countries.
I've done something similar once before in India, but I was there with an organisation and a group of other English people so everything was quite safe and I had people there if something happened.
I've found this website- http://www.workaway.info which seems ideal for what I'm looking for. However I register and pay, I wanted to know if anyone here had had any experiences with this site, or similar schemes and whether there is anything I should know in advance.
Basically, I want to know more about what I'd be getting into, so if anyone has done anything like this, please share your experience!
Pic sort of related- I took in the middle of buttfuck nowhere in India.
>>1068977
>However before I register and pay
Fixed, sorry.
>>1068977
Bumping just in case
I am flying Lufthansa from South Africa to Chicago. From there I am taking American Airlines as domestic from Chicago to Indianapolis. I bought a bottle of wine for my dad and I am wanting to bring it back. The only problem is that I am 20 years old.
How do I pack this bottle of wine? Should I make it carry on or in my luggage? I am not really concerned with Lufthansa, but American Airlines domestic might be another story.Any advice with underage wine traveling?
>>1068807
I stuffed two bottles of wine in my checked bag flying back from Spain. Granted, I was of drinking age at the time, but I don't think it will be a problem for you. I don't think TSA is cross checking baggage with the age of ticket holders.
>>1068807
you cant carry it on bc the liquids are too big.
however if its checked american will charge $25 for you if youre on a purely domestic ticket for the ord-ind portion.
I'd just check it and not worry, noone will hassle you
I am going on holiday in May and was thinking about spending it on Easter Island. Would it be worth visiting this world heritage site over any other places in South America?
Imo, Good Friday Island is better.
>>1067117
>>1067126
Nah m8 go to christmas island, way better. Go by boat.
>>1067117
Si, do it but don't book a tour. Tours are just extra money and last a couple hours a day, you could easily just get a cab anywhere in a few minutes, or rent a bike if you're fit enough. Whole place is like 60 square miles, you only need to book a hotel ahead of time and be aware that the internet on the island is agonizingly slow.
There's so many historic sites there, just make a list of 10 and do them over a few days. Or ask the hotel reception if there's a shuttle, even though a taxi will do.
Hola. Soy Uruguayo y quiero viajar a chile con mi novia (solos , sin agencia de viaje). El vuelo es muy barato 125u$s (ida y vuelta en avion c/u) y estadías en hoteles también. Planeábamos ir a santiago pero no tenemos mucha idea de que hay para visitar. Nos dijeron Puerto Mont, pero el precio sube a 300 u$sd... alguna recomendación? alguien que nos de hospedaje gratis o nos saque a pasear? jaja
>>1066687
Te recomiendo el Centro de Santiago, hay algunos barrios bastante bonitos.
Pueden ir a Valparaiso, que queda a mas o menos una hora.
>>1066687
I understand your request but my written Spanish sucks, so I hope you speak english.
Puerto Montt is really awesome, if you don't have the money for a flight take a night bus they're really cheap in chile and top tier quality about 50k CLP for a return trip. (pullman or turbus)
Else Santiago and the surrounding area is pretty cool, Valpo/Vina is awesome (4k CLP for the bus trip) else kinda expensive but worth it.
>>1066687
Santiago es buen destino como centro histórico y para conocer algo de la cultura chilena, pero como atractivo turístico es mejor viña/valparaiso. Por suerte éste destino queda cerca de Santiago, como ya lo dijeron, pero al ser atractivo turístico los precios suben. No puedo dar una opinión concreta respecto a Puerto Mont.
Hey everyone. Since there seems to be alot of interest on this board about living abroad teaching English, I made a thread devoted to it and questions related to it.
I am a English teacher living in Vietnam,I have been living here for 3 years. I am getting married soon and will be living here the rest of my life. I primarily teach children but also tutor college kids on the weekend. I also lived and taught in Japan for one year before moving here. So if anyone has any questions about teaching in Vietnam or Japan let me know and I will do my best to answer your questions.
How'd you start? What are your qualifications?
What do you most enjoy about your job, and what do you hate the most?
>>1063212
I got a degree in English not knowing what I really wanted to do with my life, I knew a guy who taught English in Japan so I said fuck it and flew to Japan with my diploma. After a few days of job searching I got a job at a kindergarten. After a year I got really sick of Japan for a wide variety of reasons and moved to Vietnam, which I like a lot better.
I enjoy helping kids and improving their lives by giving them a very valuable skill, being able to speak English, it makes me feel good. I also enjoy that I make enough money that I can afford to rent out a 3 bedroom house in one of the best neighborhood in Saigon all to myself.
What do I hate the most? Nothing sticks out as something I really hate, some of the kids are stubborn and parents can be too. The usual annoyances that come with teaching kids.
>>1063215
What it takes to teach English in Vietnam?
I've been there last year and I was loving the country. I'm a european and I don't have any degree in English besides my C1 certificate.
Have you ever been to the Everglades?
>>1068529
Yes, also to Myakka River State Park. What were you looking to do there?
Please don't say something stupid, like hike from one side to the other. You will die.
>>1068726
i'm going to hike from one side to the other
Yeah. Never saw something like that though. Didn't even know there were trails.
