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I don't get it.
I'm not a real traveler; conversely I prioritize going to see the big major sites around the world.
But whats so special about some generic ruins on a mountain side?
It doesn't seem nearly as interesting or grandoise as something like Angkor Wat.
Just look at this. What makes so many people want to go here?
You can see mountains everywhere, and such dilapidated ruins anywhere
those
fucking
mountains
Also it's not just "some ruins"
It's an entire city on the top of a mountain.
>>1137446
If you fail to see the attraction of the place then don't go.
Places don't get UNESCO world heritage status for being uninteresting.
>>1137509
oh i could come up with a sizable list of uninteresting unesco sites
I will be visiting Peru from mid august until the end of september for a solo backpack trip. Will be my first time South America as well.
What are some good routes I should look into? Any highlights I should not miss at all?
Looking for all recommendations and suggestions!
>>1137259
I recommend Chachapoyas and the Ballesta Islands. Trujillo is probably good too, but I had no time to go there. Cusco obviously.
>>1137259
What are you into? culture, hiking, climbing nightlife, wildlife, food, ayahuasca?
Hablas espanol?
East side of the Andes is most beautiful IMO, highland jungle, not as hot as lowland jungle, full of interesting landscape, lots of water, loaded with wildlife. Tarapoto, Chachapoyas (visit Kuelap!), Oxapampa...
In the lowland jungle, you gotta move by boat or fly in. You mainly move on streams. There are people offering tours in bigger cities (Iquitos, Pucallpa) but you can also just book a riverboat to some place, have a very cheap "jungle boat cruise" and get into contact with locals that often will be very happy to show you interesting places.
One interesting route you could do is: Cajamarca -> Chachapoyas -> Tarapoto -> Yurimaguas -> 3 days riverboat to Iquitos -> then either 7 days riverboat to Pucallpa or take a plane to the next city.
Huaraz is a city in the high mountains with a lot of really beautiful landscape around. There is little vegetation, so you don't get lost that easily and can make hikes without a guide without excessive danger. The mountains go up to 6000m and are snow covered.
If you are there, visit Chavin de Huantar.
I've not been to Cusco and the sacred valley, so no idea about that.
>>1137323
Don´t go to Trujillo, except for the archaeological places is shit.
Iquitos or Arequipa are a much better option in my opinion.
Cuzco and machu picchu are definitely must see places.
Trekking in Ausangate, Huayhuash, or huascaran are fine options if you are into that.
honeymoon in december, we scored cheap tickets $300 from ny to paris and $450 from amsterdam to LA. Now the question is we have two weeks, what are some ideal routes around europe via rail and air? We are thinking paris-zurich-venice-prauge-amsterdam via rail and plane. Is it wise to try and get most bang for buck or just focus on a specific area?
All depends on what you're trying to spend. That list is long and travel isn't cheap. You'll spend a few grand just riding to those cities you listed.
Have you gotten married yet?
Its not too late anon, read this
https://www.mgtow.com/marriage-is-fraud/
>>1137218
>You'll spend a few grand just riding to those cities you listed.
Why post if you don't know what you're talking about?
It would be a few hundred at most by train
Can anyone advise me on the state of route 206 in Slovenia?
The google street images are 3 years old, so I am not sure if the road surface have been fixed since then or not. I am planning my motorbike route to Croatia and that route looks very promising on map, but in street view the road surface looks like shit. If I had adventure bike I would not care, but I have a sport-tourer.
It's a slow narrow road across a mountain pass, but the scenery is absolutely epic. You take this road for the experience, not to get somewhere fast. Your bike should be just fine.
what >>1137335 said. Slow, but beatiful tour. You'll be fine.
>>1137169
That's Vrsic Pass, right? I last drove it 4 years ago and it's an absolutely epic drive. Make a lot of stops for views and what not. Lake Jasna with the Zlatorog statue, the old wooden chapel, countless viewpoints, stops along the Soca river, the view of Mount Triglav when you get on top. There's also a short hike to be made to the spring of the Soca. Definitely worth it!
All I know is back then it was great and I there were a lot of cyclists and motorcyclists at the time. I can't imagine it deteriorating so much in 4 years that this wouldn't be possible anymore.
You definitely don't want to go fast though. It's too busy and some parts are small bricks rather than asphalt. I've seen people do it on sport tourers. Just take it slow and take your time for it.
![_80085310_maersk_triple_e_portoffelixstowe[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/E3lIrSZ.jpg "80085310 maersk triple e portoffelixstowe[1]")
Has anyone ever traveled by cargo ship?
What was it like?
When you arrived how did you register your visa with the country you were visiting?
(i'm assuming a cargo port is not like an airport with officials standing around waiting to take your visa)
>>1137130
>Has anyone ever traveled by cargo ship?
Nobody has ever done this. Ever. How clever you are to have thought it up, all by yourself!
>When you arrived how did you register your visa with the country you were visiting?
>register your visa
This thread again. Has it already been 2 weeks since the last one?
>>1137132
Why the animosity anon?
I'm asking about travel on /trv/.
Is the idea of wandering as a tourist in the former Soviet Union a good idea? I am really interested in Central Asia and russian far east.
Anything good to see? How's the people?
Should I try learning an entry level russian beforehands?
As long as you know to stay out of Turkmenistan.
>>1137517
There's nothing particularly wrong with Turkmenistan, so far as visiting on a tourist visa goes. The problem is getting the visa in the first place.
>>1137517
Kazakhstan would be my first and only choice.
Where can I visit in South Africa where I wont won't get raped, kidnapped, murdered, or all 3?
>>1137050
dont visit south africa if youre worried about those things
Probably /pol bait, but I'll bite.
Cape Town, Sea Point. Just don't go for aimless walks at night.
For excursions, go down to the Peninsula, Cape Point, Simon's Town, Scarborough. Just don't stumblie in to the township outside Kommetjie by mistake, if the natives are rioting.
Then for another excursion, go for the vineyards. Either stay at them, or stay in Stellenbosch or Franschhoek.
With this itinerary, you'll be as safe as in any other city of the same size.
>>1137050
South African local here.
Stick to Cape Town and Johannesburg. Honestly the place isn't such a shithole unless you purposely go to dodgy places like a retard. Look at packages for day trips, ask the hotel which you're staying at what places to visit & do some research what you want to see.
So, I'm going on a 3 week roadtrip through the states starting in New York and ending in Austin Texas followed by a week in South Korea (representing Iceland in the Korean Prime Minister Cup).
My question is, if you were going to spend 5 - 7 days to travel from New York to Chicago, what would you consider interesting to explore along the way?
I'm not much of a city person, so nature is something I'd prefer.
kancamagus highway in NH, Acadia national park in Maine a bit out of the way, but you could see Niagara falls and drop down into Chicago from Canada.
>>1136981
Didn't read but is that a picture of anal beads?
Gonna take a trip to the South this coming week.
Plan: Drive down from NYC to Annapolis and Washington DC the first day. Second day drive through Shenandoah Natl Park and then head south through Appalachia in NC, SC, and possibly Georgia.
On the way back: Drive to Savannah (possibly), Charleston, Outer Banks, Virginia Beach, etc
Are there any cities/towns/places that would be recommendable for a visit?
>>1136811
What do you like to do/see?
>>1136814
Both nature, as well as real Southern culture (food, architecture, hospitality, etc)
>>1136815
southern hospitality is a myth but i wilk show you around richmond if it interests you
Can I bring iron eggs into the US?
>>1136783
Wtf is iron eggs
Wtf is iron eggs
>>1136783
Wtf is iron eggs
I'm going to Berlin alone and i'm wondering if it's easy to make friends there, in clubs, cafés etc...
I'm going to stay few weeks and I don't want to be alone.
PS: i'm a girl
>>1136654
Stay in a hostel and you will make friends.
>>1136654
Girl alone travelling? Watch out for rape
Manchester (starting point), Leeds, York, Dunham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Hadrian's wall, Carlilse, Liverpool.
What am I missing? What should I take off?
Some notes: I have 4 days, doing it by train, and about 700 to blow (tho I'll try to spend less)
Drop Newcastle and Carlisle for starters. Spend more time in Edinburgh.
>>1136570
Why Leeds? Why Carlisle? Why Liverpool? I can't think of anything touristy to do in these locations unless you're a huge Beatles fan or something. Go to a smaller town like Keswick if you want to check out the Lake District, although much of the Lake District is difficult to access via train. Blackpool maybe worth a visit instead of Liverpool?
I can't think of much to do in Newcastle unless you're a heavy drinker looking to get pissed on a pub crawl.
Check out the Beamish museum when you're near Durham. It's not quite as good as the Black Country museum because they don't have canals up there, but it's pretty much the same thing.
After walking in some bad parts of sanfransisco last night and realizing I was unprepared for the city is just like to know what are some places/streets to avoid and what is some advice for a small town guy when going around the city.
>>1136170
go to the Beat Museum
What do you mean by bad? Like crime? Posting for interest because I'm planning a trip for here soon. Normally I'd say google neighborhood maps and ratings/reviews for them. Or just google what minority lives where.
I was in SF last year for a conference, and I'm from smalltown Germany.
Had a hotel right in the middle of tenderloin, and while it did not really feel nice, it also did not seem to bad.
Maybe it's just a US thing, to be afraid of everything?
The german wikivoyage just says:
>Sicherheit
>San Francisco ist eine sichere Stadt - mit Vorsicht und Umsicht ist jedoch ein Ausflug ins Tenderloin nach Anbruch der Dunkelheit zu genießen.
SF is a safe city, but be careful when going to tenderloin after dark.
The english one on the other hand, has 3 paragraphs, most of them listing just common sense stuff.
I was just behaving as I always do - walk fast and with an aim, just as if I knew the area, and dont stop around, waving around a camera or a map in "bad" areas. If someone asked me for a dime, It was just a friendly "no, sorry", while I kept walking.
I've been thinking of getting a job on a cruise ship. I can see the world and as long as I pick something like retail it shouldn't be too different from my regular job. I get free housing and food and free travel. Plus there's the whole matter of what goes on below decks. Is it a good idea for an 18 year old American who wants to see the world? What cruise line should I pick? Should I do transatlantics only? How much could I make? Anything I should know beforehand?
>>1135819
As a non officer, you will get precious little time off, hard hours, low pay, and not always off in ports and will be forbidden from fraternizing with passengers like officers can. Assume the majority of the crew that is equal to you are gay or extremely promiscuous, and annoyingly so.
As an officer, it's a good gig if you wish to remain single for a while, because you do have the ability to save 98% of your salary into a bank account, maybe even a tax free situation. If you can stick it out for 10 years, you should have a lifetime foundation of retirement savings or an investment property at least. It's hard on relationships, with officers rarely getting the same ship with each other to maintain a relationship. Also, you will have a bit of a disillusioned image of the company, as it hires foreign nationals of the same origin for each specific kind of job. Yes, only americans, norwegians and brits get officer jobs. The cabin crews, waiters, laundry have shitty low class hours and living standards, but it's right at the level of pay for their originating nations, at least.
Source: Sibling did 4 years as a ships purser on the largest/newest ships for a line as they were launched, and another 4 years of 2 weeks at a time vacation relief for officers on various ships during the summers for same line as he finished his masters. He got his foot in the door by doing ship-to-shore while getting his bachelors. Today, probably need the grad degree just to get the foot in the door.
If I was seriously interested in a sea job? Get the big bucks, and the money is really out there. Go to an accredited Maritime college. If I was only looking to travel with my job, I'd get an FAA pilots license. Huge international shortage. Start with the $5k one, and get your hours up to 40 as you accrue monies. Just being an American should get you a job.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/29/aviation/light-sport-pilot-license/
>>1135840
Not OP but just out of curiosity would a recent grad with a standard LA or Business degree be of any use on a cruise ship?
>>1135840
OP here, what if I only have a high school diploma? Should I try to do a 8 month contract to see if I like it? Also, I don't really have any skills outside of customer service and retail so is there anywhere on the ship I could work? Is there anything you'd recommend in terms of skills I should learn to get me the best job possible with my education level or am I going to need to go to college to get anything that doesn't completely suck?
Looking to backpack around NZ this September for and undetermined amount of time and possibly work fruit picking. Anyone have recommendations for must see locations, favorite hostels, or personal experiences to share?
>>1135783
Hiking - southern alps, Hillary trail, tongariro national park. Also feel free to make your own route if there isn't a restriction board.
Fruit picking can be done at any farm desu, either look it up on google or just stop by at a farmhouse or Vinery or anything alike and ask them.
Go on a drive on the east coast of South Island, wild seals, they let you pet them if you aren't a cunt. Be nice and buy them uncooked fish from a store if anything and don't be a Chinese tourist and just run up to them.
If you plan to sleep in the car, which is safe, just have a blanket. Sleep at national park parking lots. Don't sleep near or in cities.
Sunscreen. Do not forget to buy sunscreen, especially if you're white, I can't stress this enough. We basically have no ozone layer.
>>1135827
Thanks for the response I appreciate the tips. Ive been reading the backpacker forum and it seems like there are many jobs that farms are always seeking help with. Have you worked any?
I am primarily going for the beautiful landscapes but where do you think has the best night life? I am white so I'll remember the sunscreen and was thinking of hostels but the car thing is good to know when traveling
>>1135827
Why dont you want to sleep near or in cities? Are the police going to have a problem with that?
Not OP
