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>>1121823
A pack of wild dogs chased me and my "girlfriend" on the steps of this temple on the mountain. The locals rallied to save us but you may not be so lucky.

>>1121825
>girlfriend

You mean your right hand?

>>1121823
depends on where you're going and how long you're gonna be outdoors.

if you plan on doing any multiday iking, or taking a boat through a cave, etc, you should get it, even though chances are nothing will happen.

the need for it increases the further away you get from civilization. you have a 2 day limit to get to a hospital or something without the shot, which can sometimes be impossible to get a flight for if you're in indonesia, the philippines, or west of thailand. or on a mountain.

bats are the main danger, not dogs. bats are everywhere, by the way.

you won't need it if you're sticking to cities. but even if you go to pai it' a good idea. I don't know if pai has an airport yet, but the van ride alone costs you a day.

Get hookers and beer in Sankt Pauli.

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I've heard Hamburg's relight district reaaaaally sketchy with pickpockets

>>1121622
Visit Miniatur Wunderland.

Britfag here,

I'm going instanbul on Saturday, staying until the Friday after.

I got a brilliant deal on my hotel with Expedia. I'll be staying in Sultanahmet.

If you're about and want to meet, let me know. It's the first time I'll be going abroad on my own too.

>>1121362
Britfag here again, I'll reply to this post at 2pm UK time.

>>1121362
damn, OP here, I'll be there between 18th and 24th. Was also looking at staying in Sultanahmet, also using expedia.

Kyoto 17 July or 16 August.
I would like to hear if you enjoyed the trip because I'm such in love with Japan

I am also in love with elephants if you care

>>1121097
I happen to be an elephant myself, wanna cyber?

>>1121061
Not bad, I like it. I'd say spend one night less in Amsterdam and spend one in Antwerp or Brussels, but that's about it.

You'll see enough amsterdam in 2 days. Maybe try fitting in Kopenhagen or London (going from ghent or brussels to london or paris is really easy). When in Ghent, you should have lunch at one of the new "flemish foodie" places (try Publiek, Volta, Karel De Stoute, Oak, Vrijmoed) or have a weekend brunch at De Superette. Be Sure to book a table a couple of months in advance (you can do this on their websites). These are all fancy "michelin star" places with young chefs. The lunches are mostly affordable (27euro's).

>>1121091
I've already been to Paris many times, so I'll probably skip that, but I was not aware that London was that accessible. Is there really much to be seen in London in just a few days?

As far as Amsterdam goes, I'll probably be going on a bike trip outside the city for at least one day, but I'll look in to cutting that down.

Depression, man. You should see a doctor about that before it completely consumes you.

>>1120875
Get some counseling and figure out what's bugging you. Traveling is not gonna solve anything.

>>1120875
Because travel should be a fun sidetrack to a fulfilling life, not the thing you live for in and of itself. You can see how unhappy the people who travel forever are when you meet them, they're almost like heroin addicts, chasing some dream they can never quite get since they have no real goals.

the weight of the added plastic

>>1120776
Well, Weight=mass * gravity

So if we assume the mass of the plastic = 50g or 0.05kg

And we know that gravity = 9.8m/s^2

Then, W=0.05*9.8
=0.49kg*m/s^2

You may find it easier to say that it =0.49Newtons tho.

>>1120800
i hope you don't do that at parties

Girlfriend went and suggested a tour guide. While it's possible to do it alone, she said a tour guide is able to give you so much more information and tell you things that simply don't make it into the text books.

Went last year in October, long ques but they said it was the quiet season so I can only imagine how bad it could be, and we'd arrived on the first bus from Krakow!
Anyway the way we saw it, a guide will go at there pace through the camps and can rush through a lot of the buildings and exhibits that you'd otherwise slowly go through. You can also piggy back onto tours since they're fairly large 20+ people) and frequently overtake individuals looking through the camp.

There might have been a few buildings only the tours can enter, but it's only 1 or 2 huts that can't have much more than the other 15+ buildings don't have. You'll be hard pressed to read and see everything, especially if you go to Auschwitz III.

So go solo and take your time, or go with a tour and explore at their pace. That's pretty much your choice here mate.

I've been there this year with my class (Im a high school senior in Israel) and you should definitely go alone. Keeping up with the group kind of interferes with the experience

I've been to Texel and Schiermonnikoog. Gorgeous nature. On Texel there is a cool seal sancturay. But besides that there isn't much else to see. I believe Terschelling is a party destination in summer for Dutch high school normies.

Been to Terschelling a few times, some great beaches there, and the strandhotels do great snacks. Couple of decent places to eat by Brandaris too.

Been to Vlieland as well. The zuikerbrood there is amazing, so delicious. We'll worth a cycle round the island, it's beautiful in summer

>>1120572
Absolutely. I've been to all of them but Texel and it's really fun. Just relax, swim, go to the beach, cycle the dunes, go to the lighthouses, watch the seals, etc.

I also went skydiving on Ameland which is really amazing. I'd definitely recommend it. The view is spectacular and the jump even more.

Every foreign friend I ever took there loved it too.

Wadlopen is also a great activity. That's a big tip.

And the German wadden island Borkum is nice too.

Terschelling is a bit of a party place for Dutch youngsters. Ameland can be too, but much less.

The key on all of these is to just relax, cycle and enjoy the views.

>>1120549
I one time travelled for 4 months

2 months with friends
1 month alone
1 month with gf

My month alone blew the shit out of the rest of the trip, by far the highlight. You can do exactly what you want when you want with no consideration for others necessary. You don't notice how inconvenient little things like people being hungry or wanting to wake up later can have when you're burdened by them all day everyday (and you are equally burdening them).

So I highly rate it, but only for the right places. Usually more scenic countries obviously. Europe, Africa and South America are good choices. Shit choices are North America, Australia (Unless on Uni exchange), and most of Asia.

It's my only option because most of my friends are losers.

It was amazing.

It's even better when you're single.

White American here.

I spent a week in Japan with absolutely no real plan besides going to the cities I wanted.

I came across this small ass pub. I didn't eat all day so i was starving. I ordered a beer and some skewers. with an imperial japanese looking fucker hunched over a beer with another chef. Dude was tall, bearded and bad ass looking.

Anyways at some point we get to chatting. He speaks really low English but were getting by. Apparently the dude liked me cause he called up his fellow chef-bros and he bought everyone beers and food. One of his friends could speak good English, really effeminate skinny mofo.

Eventually find out they're all just out trying to escape their wives. The head chef(I'll call him Hoji) described his wife as a beautiful demon.

Some of his questions were straight to the point "Do you like high schoolers? I can find you one" shit like that. He didn't like Obama because of military presence or something.

We ended up partying and drinking all goddamn night going to different venues and I passed out on a bench after we finally parted ways.

And I ended up making out and groping a nurse-in-training at the subway station my last day there. She spoke zero English.

Solo single travel is pretty rad and unique.


Also the chef kept saying "Ichigo Ichi" Which means like "one meeting" or something. Basically it was a once it in a lifetime even and we'd never see eachother again so just fucking enjoy. At least thats how I interpreted his English.

Fucking miss u Jap chef man.

Bumping this thread. I'll spend the summer there and I'm also curious about opinions.

>>1120462
Which school, OP?

Do you have any specific questions?

>>1120462
I spent a month there last year, and will be returning soon

if I could ask some advice from knowledgeable anons in terms of applying for scholarships such as: what kind of criteria would they select me on? I already speak 3 languages and am intermediate in chinese, would I demonstrate my ability via the HSK in order to win a scholarship? is that the only way? the application criteria doesn't mention the HSK at all.

as for OP, they're probably the most english fluent region in east asia. that doesn't mean most of them can do more than their job though. there are a fair amount of expats, but as with the rest of asia, ther's a stark divide between the bankers and the losers. they're probably the most friendly/outgoing as well. it's like a mini-japan, although suburbs can still be a bit commiebloc and rural areas are not as nice as europe.

the nightlife is decidedly east asian in flavor. they're still not as outgoing as euros, and only a "bad" girl goes out clubbing/drinking. so a lot of people are effected by how "closed" they are. to get the most out of social life you do need mandarin, hokkien, etc.

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>>1119940
Spend a few nights in your car away from toilet + shower and you'll change your mind.

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>>1119981
Not true, I'm know around town as "the SUV guy" because I lived in my smallish one for about a year. I preferred it and in some ways it was better for my health. I still wonder why I don't move back....oh yeah.

Anyway I got really used to squatting over a small trash can with used old bags inside--sometimes I still do it at home because now it just feels more natural. I used to make fun of Indians "poo in the loo" and all that but it is genuinely a tough habit to break!

>>1119981
Not true at all. (okay some people would change their mind but doesn't mean that's you). borrow a friends van or something and do a lil road trip as a trial run though. sleeping in your car is a pain in the ass, vans are nice because you can actually spread out.

>walking around in Tokyo
>see a lot of foreigners in a place
>internally disgusted
>about to go into izakaya
>most of the patrons are foreigners
>change my mind and find somewhere else to eat
Anyone else know these feels?

>>1119696
it's Tokyo for gods sake, did you expect to be the only foreigner in a world city? remember that you are one too damn. why dont you go to the coutryside or smaller cities?

>>1119696
There is something deeply wrong with you

>>1119503
I had no trouble getting into the Colosseum without any booking. There's a 1-2 hour queue in high season, but there's no entry limit to worry about.

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I'll bite, Wroclaw or Krakow? I have 3 days to spend in either or on my way to Prague. Can't make up my mind.

So for a first time traveller, I get that this is a massively subjective question, so I'd like to preface with this-

How long do you guys usually amble around Europe for? I've got this idea in my head of just wandering around for a month or two, so with that in mind I'd like to ask for a ballpark number, how much would it be prudent to take with me?

Go to the cub, eldorado is better than margaritaville. Stay away from jewela , Hollywood, hoody type places. There's a sushi joint in bossier off airline that's good

>>1119180
If you're going to visit family just stay with them the whole time

Unless you really like casinos and come from a state where there are none, don't even go there

Shreveport blows dude

>>1119656

Nope, too late hotel is booked and everything. I live in Dallas, and just wanted a quick getaway that was something different.

I am a big gambler though, so I'll be in the casino most of the time.