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I'm thinking of visiting Serbia and Bosnia for a few weeks in February.
Staying at hostels mainly.
Will I enjoy myself despite the cold, shorter days of February?
Any advice or recommendations for a backpacking in those parts?
Belgradefag here
Just come in spring. Trust me. April-October is the best time to visit Balkans.
Did a few days in both these countries while on a larger tour from Budapest to Dubrovnik. Did a single night in Belgrade, the citadel and Zemun are nice places to visit there and Sundays in the city are free public transport because apparently conductors don't work on Sundays. A few people recommended visiting a restaurant that for some reason I remember being called either "?" or "!" it was nice traditional food but your standard tourist trap, i'm sure nicer places are around.
I then went onto Sarajevo. The nightlife here is cool. Spent an evening just chilling with the countless Aussies you meet on the road in a hookah bar eating kebabs. The city isn't dry which wasn't what i was expecting for a muslim city. Also check out the facebook page called "Sarajvo Tours with Muhammad" or something like that, hes a local guy that gives a really good tour. Also took a bus to Konjic from here and did a day of white water rafting with some crazy Bosnian tour guides.
My final stop was Mostar. very pretty and nice for a swim if you go in summer. Which is would totally recommend. Its as hot as spain or greece and a fraction of the price and the people are x100 nicer. They mostly all speak english or german too.
from a backpacking Brit.
>>1058826
Bosnians always drank alcohol. When the Ottomans came, that practice stayed. To a lesser extent Turks also drink but pretty much every Bosnian does. We have our own beers and national drinks
>>1058750
Here's two albums of pics and descriptions. Might come in handy
http://imgur.com/a/4s0Rc
http://imgur.com/a/W63BH
The year is almost over. Let's have a thread dedicated to pics and stories of your travel in 2015. Don't have too many stories, but have some pis to get it started.
Yellowstone Park in Jamuary.
Also Yellowstone, which was probably obvious. One thing about being there in the middle of winter -- seeing Old Faithful erupt without a soul in sigh was unique.
If you are a geyser buff, spend some time in sight of Beehive -- it is harder to predict when it will erupt, but the show is, I think, better than Old Faithful.
>>1056471
>>1056472
Later that January -- and now for something completely different...
>>1056473
Sunset over the desert in UAE.
Hi! I'm going to live in budapest soon. Do you have any advices about the best things to do or to avoid?
Tell me about your craziest experience there
>>1058548
Avoid: eating kebabs. They are just crap. Much like in other countries, you shouldn't eat them anywhere.
Best thing: try the ring pastry.
szimpla kert or any of the other ruin bars.
>>1058548
where you from, anon? where will you live? is it permanent or you just come for erasmus?
Which car rental companies have good reputation in the US? Any you can recommend, or have had particular problems with? Recommendations or warnings welcome.
>>1056977
all rental cars are pretty miserable. That having been said I have had relatively smooth transactions with Budget, Enterprise, and euro newcomer Sixt (BMW upgrade was a nice perk) .
Stay Away from Alamo, Dollar, 2nd and third tier crap
>>1056983
I was checking Sixt for an upcoming visit to the states, it looked pretty nice. Prices were not enormous and they offered most things inclusive I believe.
Whatever we chose, I understand we should get the pre-filled fuel tank, otherwise you'll have to pay for every gallon missing when you turn it in?
I've always done Budget and despite the name they haven't been bad.
Be wary though, because no matter what the company is they WILL try to scam you. If you go for the cheapest option, there will inevitably be an issue like they're waiting on the car to show up but you can upgrade right now for only $25 a day.
I'm going to be spending about a month in Spain next summer with my family. I want to make a trip to Morocco for a weekend or so. I mostly want to see Fez, and I'm not interested in sports or shit like that. Mostly into food and culture/historical tourism.
Sounds good. But what do you think?
been there for a few weeks last year, only had lots of tagine as local foods
>eat tagine and go waaaay into the more rural areas morocco is mostly impressive and diverse nature
>as always everyone will try to lure you into their own/brothers/cousins/fathers/whatevers restaurants as soon as you dont look 100% native, so it might be hard to find an authentic restaurant that isn't only touristic
>unless you go into rural areas, they never see tourists there and you can get authentic food
>not real cuisine: but try the oranges they are supreme
I have about a B2 level of French and maybe could get there in Modern Standard Arabic by the time I go, but no interest in learning the Maghribi dialect. Would I do better with French or should I go for MSA?
>>1056844
A close friend of mine is currently living in Morocco and pretty much loves it, she's really happy with the culture and people. She's in Rabat, I'll definitely visit her next year.
Ask anything to a guy who drove from Europe to Afghanistan for shits and giggles.
Moved here from /b/ on advice from nice people.
>>1053050
y tho?
>>1053052
To see if I could. And I did.
>>1053054
K then. How long did it take, and where did you start?
Welcome!
/trv/ is a slow board, you don't need to bump more than once a day -- it's OK if your thread is not on the front page, we look several pages deep here. You can do that. too, looking for threads on your topic.
Questions are welcomed, as are threads sharing experiences or generally discussing travel. For very general questions, you can get answers faster at other sites. Google is your friend. Start there, then come back here for specific questions. Some good links for basic info, and a few Pet Peeves of the board, are included within this thread.
General information on holiday destinations:
www.lonelyplanet.com
www.wikitravel.org
www.tripadvisor.com
couchsurfing.org
rideshare.co.uk
hitchwiki.org
Hostels:
www.hostelworld.com
www.hostels.com
Working abroad:
www.workaway.info
www.wwoof.org
ELS/Teaching English:
www.eslcafe.com
http://www.eslteachersboard.com/
Traveling to Japan:
English links
http://www.japanrailpass.net/
http://www.japantravelinfo.com/news/news_item.php?newsid=431
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/stations/index.html
http://tcvb.or.jp/en/
http://www.asakusa-umai.ne.jp/e_asakusa/umai/index.html
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/index.html
http://www.japantravelinfo.com/popculture/
http://wikitravel.org/en/Japan
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/shiryokan/
http://www.ooedoonsen.jp/higaeri/english/
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2164.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/series/tokyo-city-guide
http://www.taitocity.com/kanko/asakusa_ueno/e_guide/index.html
http://www.visitjapan.jp/eng/what/index.html
http://www.edowonderland.net/html/en/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/kraminjapan/
http://www.gotokyo.org/en/
Travel by train
http://www.hyperdia.com/en/
http://www.jorudan.co.jp/english/
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/stations/index.html
http://www.tokyometro.jp/en/
Hotel search:
http://www.japanican.com/hotels/list.aspx?sar=130111&so=c&ref=tokyobigsite
http://www.newkoyo.com/index.html
http://www2.gol.com/users/ryokan-fukudaya/index.html
http://www.katsutaro.com/annex_link.html
Tools:
http://welt-zeit-uhr.de/worldtime.php
http://web2.0rechner.de/
http://rechneronline.de/add-time/
http://www.freejapaneselessons.com/
http://www.realkana.com/katakana/
Currency converter:
http://www.oanda.com/lang/de/currency/converter/
German tokyo guide:
http://www.tokio-reisefuehrer.com/
http://wadoku.de/index.jsp?search=search&ix=1327946095642&phrase=Dateitausch&search=such
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Traditional /trv/ Japan Copy-Pasta:
In the Tokyo area:
Akihabara, of course, is the electronic district in Tokyo. You can spend all day just walking around there and looking.
The Meiji-jingu temple near Harajuku is a really nice temple and Harajuku itself is an interesting place to walk around (especially on "cosplay" Sunday)
Ueno has a nice park and zoo and also a lot of museums.
You can visit the Emporer's palace a few blocks from the Tokyo station, but they wont let you in the gates except 2 days a year, in December and January. It has a nice park, though and you can see some of the buildings over the wall a bit.
Tokyo Tower near Akabanebashi station is cool as well as the Zoujoji temple near it.
The Kiyosumi garden was a nice place to visit near the Kiyosumishirakawa station.
Shibuya for lots of shopping for clothes (in asian sizes), but expensive.
Roppongi for the night life. It is foreigner central, plan to stay out all night if you go there and don't bring any credit cards. The clubs and bars like to rip you off if you do.
Outside the Tokyo area:
About a 30 min train ride south is Yokohama. There, visit Sakuragicho (Cosmo World) and the Landmark Tower.
About a 45 min train ride south on the Yokosuka JR line is the really old capitol of Japan, Kamakura. There is a large temple district as well as the largest sitting Buddha in Japan.
If you want to travel a couple hours west, you can go to Odawara and see the beautiful Odawara castle.
About a 45 min train ride northwest of Odawara is Hakone where there are some great Onsens (Hot Springs) and gardens.
Another 30 min bus ride (or a series of trains and a gondalier) north of Hakone is Owakudane where the sulfer springs are at boiling temperature and is a sight to see. They will even boil some eggs for you to eat in the springs.
Someone make me an itinerary please. I have 12k and want to do a RTW trip. Leaving from NY
you going to pay me?
>>1059777
with what money I only have 12k to my name
>>1059777
Presumably less than 12K, how cheap do you work?
Sonn i will make a small roadtrip from LA to vegas, death valles, yosemite, Reno, SF, back to LA. Any tips and tricks? things to see, things to avoid? im from the netherlands and got my english from southpark, family guy and other stuff. Is there a good shooting range in the middle of the desert where i can shoot full auto? I found some in Vegas but they are all indoor. Ill be travelling in the first 2 weeks of january
You will find a lot more outdoor gun ranges in Arizona than NV.
>Reno
Fucking why.
Your roadtrip sounds kind of terribad unless you really want to see those national parks
>taking a casual, unplanned trip to the mountains in the middle of winter
>>1058584
Your order is wrong and this IS NOT the time of the year to make this trip.
>L.A. - Death Valley - Vegas - Reno - S.F. - Yosemite - LA.
You can also skip Reno unless you want to ski, and even then you can go to Mammoth instead. All your gambling and whoring needs are better served by Vegas. And I say that as someone who lives less than a mile from the Reno arch.
I'm planning a trip in March from Vegas. Is it better to fly to Bellingham, WA rent a car and drive to Vancouver, BC, Canada. Or just fly directly into Vancouver and rent a car there?
>>1058015
The only difference is the cost of the flight. It will usually be much cheaper to fly to Bellingham. You can rent a car in both cities no problem and drive over the border. Bellingham is about an hour away.
>>1058015
Just be yourself OP
flights to canada are traditionally expensive, customs fees and airport fees in canada do not help. rental cars aren't even that cheap, there are even surcharges for the fact that your cars have air conditioning (government charges car buyers like car rental companies and all the car rental companies pass on a charge to the renter to offset it).
i'd personally fly but flying six hours from NY to washington vs. six hours direct to vancouver would be my preference.
Any tips on travel safety or related stories?
Pic related, two unlucky surf buddies my brother traveled with previously.
I'll be staying in a city that has recently seen a couple of foreigners murdered which have been claimed by IS.
Any basic counter-intelligence kind of tips? I'll take different routes to and from my residence and try and wear a hood when I can, I'm a little paranoid.
okay you're in a country rife with violence and crimes, Some guys try to rob you, THey have guns and you decide to resist anyways.
The fuck did the surfer faggots think would happen?
>>1057823
Don't know, but I still think the robbers were trigger happy. According to them they resisted. There's no proof.
I'm travelling to London in December. Can /trv/ recommend me some places there? I prefer tech museums, good bars, parks, zoo?!. I'm 21 years old if that matters
>zoo
ew
Trisha's
Tate modern.
What's the best part of the whole resort?
For me, the food. I six flags and the more extreme roller coasters than what Disney offers but the Disney experience is pretty top notch.
>>1054517
EPCOT, world showcase
The exit
I have 9 days to stay in this region. How would you distribute them, /trv/?
>>1058751
>Parc Naturel regional du Luberon
kek this was on a french test of mine. I guess my teacher's a fan of that place, maybe visit it?
I'd spend all 9 days in Nice/Cannes.
>>1058995
What? Why?
Since I didint find any other thread about it, tell me about your travel, where are you? where have you been? where are you doing etc...
here's mine
>Paid company to pick me up at the airport to get me to Noosa to work a week at a farm.
>Arived in Brisbane.
>Found the guy that was going to pick me up.
>He refuses to take me since im apperently not on his list.
>My pickup was booked a week to late
>had to take 50 aus dollar cab to the city
>Stay a week in Brisbane
>Gotta take another 50 dollar cab because guy refuses to get me at the hostel.
>Go to Noosa and got some good ol sun n' surf
>Couple of days later gets transported to a "training farm" the company educates you in farmwork and finds a job for you.
>During this week i got punched by a cow, bitten by a horse, got stonesplinters on my balls, drove into a tree with a dirtbike and ripped skin of my hands while fencing
>Had a great time
>got a job at a sheep farm 5 hours north of brisbane.
>Mustering sheep on a dirtbike all day every day.
>Fucking dream job
>Worked for a week, got sick.
>like really sick, got to spend the week at the hospital
>Gladular fever. Rip liver.
>farmer fired me for being sick
>went back to brisbane
>took me a week to get a0 white card and a job
>One day later Left eye decides it dont like watching things.
>Lost sight on left eye
>Again i lost my job and stuck in hospital again.
>Treatment makes me unable to travel.
I'm still in hospital, on the edge of going home.
>>1056024
Get well soon bro
>>1056024
Dude, what the hell? What happened to your eye?
