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What is the most interesting part of the far Canadian north to explore?
>>1065206
>What is the most interesting part of the far Canadian north to explore?
Alaska?
None.
The only places in Canada ever worth visiting are the areas within an hour or two of the USA border.
Depends what is "interesting" for you.
>>1065210
Durrrr, good one.
So I'm staying in Seattle for a few nights next week: Anything cool to see or do besides the usual museums, pike place market and stuff?
>>1063830
if you're looking for good food on the cheap go to Mama's. Mexican food, $10 a meal. Also City Hostel is pretty good.
Pic related, Seattle's underground is huge. There's a bunch of secret entrances on the waterfront too.
>>1063849
City Hostel? I was going to settle for the Hosteling international one because it's right next to the train station I would be getting off at, but it does look really cool...
Can I get an English teaching job in Moscow or St. Petersburg as a white American with a fake degree?
What's the pay for teachers?
Shit dude are you me? Because that's my exact question.
fuck. ive been debating this for a while too
I'm an English tutor in Moscow, ask me stuff.
Hey! Im from Finland. Have u ever visited this northern country? I would like to recommend it to all of you with warmth.
>beatiful nature, lots of lakes and plenty of forest
>cosy cities
>young people are highly educated and polite and friendly
>culture is so different compared to U.S.
>very beatiful blonde girls
http://www.visitfinland.com/
It's a nice place. Other than the capital there's no city worth visiting. According to a study, Finland has the most promiscous girls. So have fun with the blondes!
>very beautiful blonde girls
>Finns
>not Mongoloid
I'm sure it's a troll post but I'm extremely fond of Finland.
> The women are beautiful...they're like chinkier hot ass white girls.
> Promiscuous
> being North American makes you stand out because Finnish men are so afraid to talk to the women
> They're like humbler Swedes (I love Sweden too, don't get me wrong)
> I think it's the most romantic culture in Northern Europe. Like, people still get married at 23 and shit and the women can be very royal. This is in contrast to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark where feminism has gone overboard
> the women don't talk too much because it's Finland
> they're not as rich as the other Northern European countries so I find them a little more down-to-earth
> honestly some of the most beautiful women I've met travelling have been Finnish
I disagree that it isn't worth seeing anything else but the capital. Rovaniemi is a cool student town up north. Turku has a cool vibe. Tampere is a beautiful city/town. Helsinki has an awesome culture if you're into alternative stuff
Hi /trv/!
I'm going to be in France next April. I'd like discover French cuisine. Where should I go?
Lyon or Dijon. They are the most renowned towns. You should take a look at the Guide Michelin.
Hey /trv/ we are planning a 15-days trip for this February (3 males in mid-20s)
We live in Europe so we want to go somewhere calm, where we can swim and party with our shorts, drink and have fun.
We were in Bangkok/Phuket last February and we had a great time.
Any advises on a different cheap and fun country/city like that? The plane ticket price (distance) does not matter.
It's got to be a place where white Caucasian would be considered handsome (rather than locals)
We don't want to go to USA or any other European country. Thinking of Rio or Cali (Colombia), which one would be more fun and cheaper? We also love Asian counties except India. All new ideas are also welcome.
Have you considered Central America? Unless you're total manlets you'll be like giants compared to them and it's a good bit cheaper than Rio in most of CA
>>1066170
Isn't Central AMerica pretty dangerous? Which countries were you thinking?
>>1066180
I mean, everywhere is dangerous if you go to the wrong places, and everywhere is safe if you go to the right places.
I've been to Belize and Guatemala and loved both. Belize is English-speaking and more touristy and has an absolutely gorgeous reef right off the coast. I didn't go outside of Belize City and the surrounding islands.
In Guatemala, Guatemala City is very westernized and you could probably get by with English (I speak Spanish and used it a lot, but most of my hostel workers and stuff spoke English). It wasn't that touristy everywhere else but the tradeoff there is that there's less English spoken.
I would love to go to Costa Rica someday, that's the one I'd really recommend looking into more. I've never been so I won't give you advice about it but it looks like an amazing vacation.
Planning on going to Cancun for a week during spring break with my girlfriend and her roommate.
On a pretty limited budget: $1200.
I'm trying to save money by getting a hotel it downtown Cancun instead of staying at a resort. Is this a good idea? Will I end up spending more on food/drinks/cabs anyway?
On another note, I know this is gonna come off as ignorant, but is it safe? I'm trying to come back home with all my organs. And my girlfriend unraped.
Thanks in advance for the advice.
>>1065980
>And my girlfriend unraped.
well what were you planning on doing in cancun with her anyway
>>1065983
We're sharing a room with her roommate. Don't want witnesses.
Anyone ridden it before? I've always wanted to go from one end to the other.
How is the opinion of tourists on it? Is it difficult to navigate without speaking a lick of russian or chinese?
and how about the visa system? i have heard you would need a visa in one or more of the countries to full-ride it, but do you REALLY?
General-trans siberian thread
any stories, tips, recommendations
Locals will see you as a oddity, but there's tourists on every train now. They ride the train for a few stops because they can't fly to where they want to go. They don't see why someone would want to do it.
If you're traveling by yourself, it's difficult without any Russian. Try riding Amtrak only speaking Russian, see how far it gets you.
You need a visa. It's an extra cost to going to Russia, but unless you're interested in people smuggling you need a visa.
Try riding a train closer to where you are first, see if you like it. It kind of gets boring pretty fast, especially on east-west routes. It's pretty much this, for 5 straight days.
Only people I know who liked it had a private room, and a partner.
How cool is it to go along the railway but not in a straight shot? Many stops and detours along the way. I'm planning on doing this this summer, but I'm not sure what I'm doing yet. I study Russian btw
Traveling by railway is awful boring.
By the way all of normal russians speaks english like me)
Hey /trv/ currently making travel plans for summer and could use a bit of help. Don't really have the money to travel overseas this year so I decided to stay in Europe. To make things even cheaper, I figured I'd like to try some long distance walking, for 2-3 weeks maybe 4 if I can stretch it at work. Ideally I'd go in July and/or August after my college exams.
I already had the G20 in Corsica in mind but when I realized that it's mostly just walking through mountainous regions, I kind of didn't like the idea that much. Another thing I was considering is at least parts of the Lycian Way in southern Turkey since that seems to be pretty nice especially walking close to the ocean with really nice, hot weather. Or maybe even go old school and do the Santiago?
Anybody ever done and long distance walking courses in Europe and could recommend some/share experiences/tips? Thanks!
>>1064210
If you're already an experienced hiker you can go anywhere. Just saying this because when I started out travelling I had this long europe track planned out, but when it hit the fan, I couldn't stand to the hike with my overweight backpack.
Went hitchhiking after a week on foot. Now I go everywhere hitchhiking.
Sounds like you've got an awesome summer planned.
The G20 is my dream; what's wrong with mountains? You want more culture, evenings in pubs, that sort of thing?
I guess I can't recommend anything specific. I've attempted several of the GR trails in southern Europe but they were all so badly marked, it made life hell. And a lot of it was just walking along farm roads and 4x4 tracks, which isn't always nice. Whoever's in charge of the GR trails needs to get their shit together.
The only exception was the GR11 which runs along the Spanish side of the Pyrenees, which I really enjoyed. I walked from near Girona to Andorra. The mountains will kick your ass if you're not experienced, but the trail also goes through a lot of towns. Catalonian villages are so goddamn cool, and Andorra is fun.
>>1064529
>>1064529 (You)
Another pic from the GR11. Also, there are some great distance hikes in Scotland, but they won't take you more than 2 weeks. Maybe spend one week in Scotland (the West Highland Way takes about six days) then fly somewhere else for a 2 week hike.
As a final suggestion, Morocco is way better than Europe for distance hiking. There are no marked trails, but you can follow donkey paths between villages for weeks, and never have to worry about food or water. You don't even need to carry a tent in the summer; just stay in someone's house if the weather looks bad. Early summer is a good time to go.
I've been many places, but now my feet are sore. I'd like to go some place and stay for a while. I hoping to get residency somewhere, and I'm hoping it helps that I have a PhD. It is from a fairly good school, but not in an area with high demand (psychology). I know generally the regular immigration laws of countries and which are easier, but would anyone know of countries where my PhD might help me get in?
>>1060987
>but would anyone know of countries where my PhD might help me get in?
Most countries care more about where you are from now as your citizenship, more than anything else. As a well-traveled person, it's surprising to me you don't know that already.
>>1061122
Getting a tourist visa and getting permanent residency are not the same thing at all. I know Canada and the UK use a point based system and having a PhD gets you a lot of points.
But I'm finding it hard to search, so I was wondering if /trv/ knew of other countries where a PhD helped immigrate?
>>1061182
I think you're looking at it wrong. I think you need to find the reason to go to a country first, then go to that country. The reason is going to be that there was some sort of fellowship that you applied for from your hom e country. I live in Thailand and my doctor here has had fellowships in both Germany and the US.
Thus find fellowship and then follow your dreams.
Hi,
im planning to do a camping trip to northern/northwestern ukraine. My ancestors lived there, but sadly i have no living relatives there anymore
My question: How easy is it to get a simcard for a mobile phone ? I speak very limited russian and ukrainian, but i can read both alphabets. I know they are cheap as dirt there.
If there is something like a translator i could "rent" i would be happy to do so.
Another quick question: Is it hard to buy a train ticket ? I just need a short ride to my destination.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Pic unrelated
>>1066137
Can't help you with your question, OP, beri sori. But where is your pic from?
>>1066137
Simcards I *think* should be dead easy to get in loads of little shops or kiosks.
Train tickets? Not necessarily so easy if you don't speak (or read) the languages. Probably easier in small towns than in the bigger cities/stations (finding the right ticket window in Kyiv, even for someone who does speak the languages is time consuming itself)
Where are you based? realrussia.co.uk (yes I know...) are very good at getting and sending out train tickets for most of the post-soviet countries, albeit with a hefty mark-up.
Also, where to do you intend to travel to and from by train in Ukraine? I'll try and find a timetable
>>1066155
Google image search says Ksar Ouled Soltane, Tataouine, Tunisia.
HI!
I am visitng South Lake Tahoe for snowboard in 3 weeks. As I am from Europe I have no idea how skipasses work there. My friend just got back from there saying that she had to pay 250$/day, that just sounds riddiculous! Whole process seems just way more complicated than in Europe.
Can anyone tell me how to do it efficiently?
Thanks for all your help!
I live in nearby Reno, there is no doing it efficiently. Lift tickets are expensive here
Annonas hi
Where should go to Russia
What place is there, the sights?
Bumping thread.
I want to learn russian. Does anyone want to help me learn in exchange for help with english?
Russians is shite now theres no more communism
St P and Moscow are ok, but that's it. Lots of Russia is very dull, and hardly exciting stuff. If you're a Slav-boo I can recommend the Baltics and eastern Europe in general, but unless there's anything especially about Russia, I don't hugely endorse it.
t. been to russia twice
Hi,
for my final school project i need to have a survey with at least 1k answer so fill it up as more as u can !!!! (this is one time per flight and as much as u want per person)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1tBhkwtS7JmHc3hJfuwOWie5xCe_uZlhKfM8G1cxTS6E/viewform?c=0&w=1
Some of your questions should allow for multiple responses but currently don't. This is going to massively mess-up your survey results.
the pb is that there is no way to use those informations with our hand made program if they are multiple responses ^^'
>french
nah
Hi /trv/, I'm planning a trip to Paris and checked the major websites for tickets.
Does it really cost over $1000 dollars to go to Europe? Are there any cheaper alternatives?
Best bet is, not to fly in to Paris, but actually fly in somewhere cheaper, maybe Portugal, Spain, Italy? Then take a train to Paris.
>>1066127
This completely. Fly into northern Spain or Portugal and then train it in. If you book in advance, the train can cost you next to nothing.
