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Hey SD anons, what's it like living in South Dakota?
Cold and flat. Unless it's summer. Then it's hot and flat.
If you're in the Black Hills then replace "flat" with "hilly".
If you're on one of the Indian reservations, add "and poor" after "flat".
Why do you want to know?
Casually considering moving there. Lax gun laws.
Thanks for helping me out, mang.
I want to travel to London in March with a friend. We will stay a week or two. Is it safe in and around London?
>>1065484
>I want to travel to London in March with a friend. We will stay a week or two. Is it safe in and around London?
It's simply too big of a city to feel statistically worried. The usual advice is staying tuned to the news for any published threats (if they publish them), avoiding certain areas that would seem like a target (oh, I'd skip any major soccer games, anything public like a demonstration, or national holiday gatherings). That's just me, playing it extra safe.
>>1065488
Yea that's true. Tho we are going to see some of the sights like the big ben, the tower bridge etc. But avoiding anything public seems like a good idea.
We dont know where to stay yet. Are there any areas around london that tend to be more dangerous and we should not stay?
>>1065484
If you stay at home because you're a fag and the mooslims make your heart pound faster, the terrorists have won.
Are you helping the terrorists win, OP?
Hey /trv/
Has anybody here drove along the Alaska Highway ?
If so, what were your budget ? Did you had trouble finding accommodations ? What did you do ?
Can you share your experience, I'm willing to make the drive this summer, from Vancouver to Fairbanks (probably)
>>1065471
>>1065471
Get yourself a Milepost, even a used one on ebay or something and plan it out. There will be issues getting a room in some locations at some times of year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Milepost
http://www.themilepost.com/
The digital version might not have the great photos and local ads that aid your ideas for stopping, such as for restaurants. The best part of the book is that it identifies mile by mile, what the heck you're looking at, every random homestead, fork in the road, statue, whatever! Great book, and thick as a phone book.
In my opinion, the best part of Alaska is Anchorage to Denali (to kantishna experience), and a little side trip on the scenic Glenn highway in the Mat-su valley. And, then Anchorage south the arm down to seward and over to Homer. Get out on the water at both end points there for great experiences The other "best part" is the maritime highway accessible stuff. And, Vancouver is of course worth a visit. So, most people visit AK 3x to see it all, or spend 2 weeks doing 1 and then the other part. You'd need a plane to visit the very remote stuff. Ferries are too expensive for tourists, more for moving your vehicle to your house once. The very common route is really just a "OMG I drove the whole thing" from the US to Alaska. It's not incredibly interesting, see above, it's just a means to an end. I'm not trying to be negative, but people fly instead, or pick up a cruise out of vancouver/seattle ports, because they know. Fairbanks is military/oil service people getting closer to their actual outposts. It's boring.
>>1065474
Thank you very much for your answer, I wasn't aware of the milepost, this is indeed a great idea and it will help until the beginning of the trip.
I have to admit that I'm pretty sure the road is as you describe but I also have to say that it is what I'm looking for as well, in addition to sight seeing in between.
If I understand correctly I would be better off driving to fairbanks but not to stay there long and then to drive to the coast around anchorage, homer or valdez ? How is Seward ?
Cheers
Is 19 too young to be travelling alone? I've travelled alone to the US and that went better than expected. Would I be fucked if I went to a country like Japan, though?
>>1064356
If you're smart and rational, you should be fine in my oppinion.
>>1064356
>Would I be fucked if I went to a country like Japan, though?
What would be different if you were older?
>>1064356
depends on your personality. i started traveling abroad alone when i was 17, everything went good. (i had to report to my parents daily...)
yo /trv/,
should i do this trip through europe, or a trip that's exclusively through great britain? i can't decide which one to do, and i want to see them both...
Personally, I would stop in belgium, replace amsterdam with copenhagen, and only stop in florence in italy.
Lol wtf us in tyrol
why would you go to Tyrol but not Vienna?
![pb-120306-slab-city-cali-nj-01.photoblog900[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/OJLwvXN.jpg "pb-120306-slab-city-cali-nj-01.photoblog900[1]")
Thinking of checking out Slab City but is it more than a bunch of meth heads?
Any tips or do's and don'ts?
>>1062997
Do yourself a favor and go. The longer you can stay, the more you will enjoy it. A one day trip there is completely wasted. I spent a little over 3 weeks there my first time and meet some of the nicest people that became my closest friends. I have been back once since and will be heading there again in the next couple weeks.
Slabs can be whatever you want to make of it. Tons of old white people use it as a place to park their RVs in the winter (snowbirds), There is also a big crust punk/train hopper scene going on there that is pretty awesome. Tons of young artist/hippy people come out in the winter time too, If that sounds like your scene be sure to check out East Jesus. Its a community within slabs that will even take in people and provide housing if you only plan on staying for like a week.
Do
-Talk to strangers. Get out into the culture as much as you can. There is a music thing/hangout deal going on every night of the week. If you can make one social friend, he will lead you to the others and you will really experience it as a whole.
-Go to the Range on Saturday night. Big music deal. easily the best way to meet people get over your fears.
-Get naked in the hot springs. Just do it, dont be that one and only guy in his underwear. Nothing weird is going to happen, just relax and have fun.
Don't
-Cross through peoples camps. Respect all boundaries, even if they are made of tires or stacked bottles. There are tweakers out there but they stay to themselves. If you walk over a well defined line of trash, dont be surprised if someone comes out to yell or question.
-Try not to look so rich or so touristy. Everybody is real nice and you wont really have a problem with thiefs or anything, but they tend to not be as personally welcoming if you roll up in like an audi.
-Dont camp right on top of another camp. There are plenty of spaces everywhere, and you are welcome to stay at any of them for as long as you want, but ask the people camping right next to you if its cool before you setup.
>>1063273
>Get naked in the hot springs
Is it a complete sausage fest?
I am going to Philippines in March (about the 20th) and I live in Switzerland.
I am not very rich and need to save a bit. Nonetheless I will be going.
I really don't have experience with buying tickets, like the best routes and such.
I googled this and some things came up but perhaps there are some other tips /trv/ knows that can help?
Thanks and sorry if this is a very generic question. I've never been to this board before.
>>1066220
Skyscanner, Kayak and Momondo to find the cheapest fares, Fly4Free and Secretflying for the lowest prices possible. From Italy (wherever you live in Switzerland, is not too far from there) I've seen flights advertised for 320 euros return. Make sure to delete all your cookies before booking.
>>1066230
I ended up using ebookers and got a total price of CHF700 (including tax, booking insurance, etc) its ok I can deal with that amount. But that website secretflying was quite interesting. I will surely use it in the future. Thanks.
>It doesn't make sense moneywise
>For those who want to teach for a year or two, you may not get your original job back
>Some people want to teach ESL as a career and that sucks as they will earn much less
>Teaching ESL is usually a dead-end job
>Some just want to work as primary/secondary school teachers abroad and that sucks as well as their salary will be much lower
>Teaching has its own shitty aspects such as dealing with shitty kids, administration, marking at home, etc - the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence
Stop making these garbage threads and either post them in the TEFL general or kill yourself.
It's the same reason why we absolutely need another ESL thread on this board
>>1066483
It's not just related to teaching ESL abroad. I'm talking about people who decide to give up a well-paid job to switch to a teaching career in general (including primary and secondary teachers teaching abroad and locally).
HELLO /TRV/
I am going to be visiting the Philippines in 10 days for 2 weeks and am looking for general ideas of what to do. I've looked up touristy things on various websites and so far think I will visit The Banaue Rice Terraces, go diving and to the beaches in Palawan, and possibly seeing the Chocolate Hills in Bohol. Some questions:
Should I even bother with Manila?
Any other places of interest?
Will I get by speaking English?
Good places to stay?
Any other advice?
IMHO Manila is not worth it unless you are into decadent shitholes (I actually am into shitty megalopolis so I kinda enjoyed it) then Cordillera (banaue, batad and sagada) and Palawan are musts. I didn't enjoy Bohol and I think in two weeks you should focus on the other two areas. Only if it matches your itinerary you can visit the things in Bohol but they might disappoint you
>>1065265
If you have the time to get away a bit, go to Boracay. Absolutely great gem of a beach.
>>1065265
For diving the visayas are way better then palawan. Bohol has amazing diving in the south. In the north of cebu island there is a island called malapascua island. It's hard to reach but the thresher sharks are definitely worth it.
did you guys ever do some backpacking in SEA?
if so, i have a few questions for you:
1) is it possible to reach the interesting parts of the national parks with public transportation or do you need to have your own vehicle?
2) how to find cheap hostels there? i found some via various apps, but they appeared to be just as expensive as most ones in the western world
3) is it wise to camp outside in the wilderness or sleep on the streets, in case you dont get a hostel in time?
thanks guise
>>1065168
1) yes
2) hostelworld
3)depends on the place mostly not a good idea
hi guys
im from brazil and i ve been dating a hungarian girl for two years now (1 yr in europe+1 yr distant relationship)
distance is killing it tough
how do i go to europe and find a stable job? im 23 electrical engineer btw
any advice is more than welcome
kill urself shitskin
you go to europe and find a stable job, thats how
>>1066292
yeah i ve been looking for hours but it is not that simple, i cant find anything guaranteed
Have you ever been suspected of terrorism at an airport?. It happened to me yesterday out of the blue, first they swabbed my hands with a cotton tissue and told me it was "ok", then one girl from the airline gives me bad looks while talking by the phone, when i hand my id and boarding pass, the guy from the airline tells me "It's ok Mr.Anon, you can pass", and right after that a guard when i was about to go to the plane a guard froze me and says
>-Where are you from?
>-From...
>Where are you going to?
>to...
he kept thinking for like a minute and then let me go. I'm not even arab or arab looking, i didn't have a beard or anything just had a shitty 5 'o clock shadow
>>1063140
>swabbed your hands
Oh lord, they've got your dna now bro, it's over.
>>1063146
It's actually in order to check for explosive traces, pretty retarded desu.
>>1063148
Explosive traces of you cumming into your own hand?
Enjoy your lonely trips, terrorist.
I was planning for this summer to make a trip in there but since there has been in the last months an escalation of violence between the PKK and the turkish army I'm starting to think it's not a so great idea
Anyone has been there? is it really "so dangerous"? is it worth?
There is no Kurdistan you retard, although you will find a lot of Kurds if you go there.
They will probably not welcome you, and probably rob you clean, damn sandniggers.
Why the fuck? I usually don't like when people tell people not to go South America, the Middle East, Africa, etc because of "violence" but my understanding is that Kurdistan is literally a warzone right now. What possible enjoyment could you get as a tourist? Might as well go to Aleppo or some shit right now
>>1066132
Go to bed Ahmed
I'm studying aboard in Europe.
I've visited most major European cities and I recommend Prague best city hands down for partying.
>Clubs are cheap
>beautiful city
>The beer is amazing
>Girls are gorgeous
>People are so friendly
We just chat with this dude at a bar and gave us 4 grams of weed free because he thought we were funny Americans.
On new years eve, I met this czech cutie and after less than an hour talking to her she invited me to her place for sex
And did I mention how cheap everything is? a beer at a club is under 2 dollars!
I suggest everyone visit Prague before the word spreads and it'll turn into yet another euro tourist trap like Paris or London
2/10
>>1065183
I have a friend who's going there for studying I plan on visiting her asap since i'm yurop
What about prostitutes
hey /trv/
Going to kuala lumpur then singapore on June for 1 week, any ideas for places to go? I'm not the party kind of traveler not really into drinking and stuff, more on scenic shit like, temples, shrines museum, food trips and other shit.
Any travel tips, warnings, suggestions would be appreciated.
If you want to check the Kuala Lumpur skyline out from above, go to the top of the petronas twin towers and not the tower; Since there are two towers its very unique that you get to see the building you are in next to you from the top.
In Singapore i would also recommend going up the marina bay sands at dusk. Its spectacular.
Ony went to the singapore state museum. Pretty interesting exhibition on the history of singapore.
>>1064495
Do you have to pay something to get in the towers?
>>1064495
going out into the dunes when it's getting dark in singapore sounds alarming to me?
