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I've just bought my first passport and I've chosen Estonia to break my travel virginity. I wanted to know how the current immigration crisis is affecting you, from a balts perspective.
Also, whats the general sentiment for tourists? I'm from Aus and I'm traveling alone for a month. Ill be staying in Pärnu.
bump
not balts but not at all
no migrant wants to go there
>>1091242
/trv/ is a slow board. No need to bump your post, especially 10 fucking minutes in.
Anybody care to red pill me on San Francisco?
Whats to do there besides look at the Golden Gate bridge and Alcatraz?
I hear its got some amazing waterfront too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPS9bEEEEs0
This is the edgiest guide to SF I've ever seen, it's hilarious and does actually look informative.
it was a while I've seen it, but you should check out the wave organ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_Organ
Then there's the cable cars meme, Lombard street meme
As far as niche interest go, what you're into may shape the city differently. I'm a fan of pic-related and the whole bay area scene, so it'd be interesting for me to visit the places.
>>1090981
look up wild SF walking tours.
just walk around the city is breath taking. Visiting china town there is quite an experience.
Hi,
Work is sending me to orange county and I know little about it.
What area do you think is the most fun? I don't want to have to be driving around a long time just to go out and socialize.
Any locals have advice?
Pic sorta unrelated. Not OC but nightlife area.
Which Orange County do you mean? There are several. It's like asking about Springfield, or Portland.
>>1090931
California
>>1090894
Downtown Fullerton, Downtown Santa Ana. Avoid everthing else like the plague. Except maybe the beach.
Currently in Dubai, UAE... Thats a shitty place like no others! Da fuck?
Any 4channers free to meet tonight in Dubai?
>Go to Dubai
>Stay at a Holiday Inn
I don't think you understand the point of visiting Dubai.
>>1090412
You mean being rich as fuck and spend all the money in superlux hotels and restaurants?
Sorry but the travel was all paid by the employer. I visited some nice places and spent 1500aed for a dinner but... I can eat better in my fucking country (Italy) and I don't like this type of places...
>>1090465
>too poor to properly visit dubai
Well then don't complain lol. Besides Dubai is not even that expensive
Will going to Assisi be worth it?
I'm gonna be in Siena for a month over the summer through a study abroad program and I think going to Assisi for an afternoon would be a pretty cool thing to do but the train ride is over four hours and I'm not allowed to rent a car, and I assume a taxi would be too expensive. There are already overnight trips to Florence and Bologna through the program, as well as a couple other daytime trips, and I plan on using a long weekend to visit Rome.
>>1089888
>Will going to Assisi be worth it?
>an afternoon
There are better towns/cities closer to Siena to visit, but if you really want to go there, I guess you can. It's a day trip kind of town. Take an evening train there (DON'T go on the weekend, you'll be trampled, certainly during summer), walk around late at night when it's calm and quiet, then spend the day walking through the countryside around it and visiting churches, if you're into churches.
>>1089898
I'd mostly just go there to see the Basilica and a couple other things, walk around a bit, maybe eat something then leave, which is why I just want to do it for an afternoon. It'd be hard to go on a weekday since I'll actually be taking classes there. I'm mostly just interested due to the fact that it's such an important pilgrimage destination. But, Siena does have stuff for pilgrimage related to St. Catherine which I'm sure will be cool to see though not as well known or popular.
>>1089908
>It'd be hard to go on a weekday since I'll actually be taking classes there.
Then prepare for a fuckload of tourists. We went there in high school, on a wednesday in June, and even then the entire center village was packed, theme-park style. You might not enjoy it very much if you're going there for the spiritual dimension. But the frescoes inside the basilica were nice, I'll grant you that.
4chan road trip
Driving from NYC to LA on google streetview.
Current location: Slightly past Carlisle, Pennsylvania, so nearly into Maryland.
Time so far: About 3h, not really been counting
Route: See image
Music: Next is some Zach Hill, post mega links and I might play them though
twitch tv/4chanroadtrip
>>1088955
are you going straight or having nightly stops?
>>1088983
Yeah, a bit every day. The whole things going to take about 36h I reckon which is far too much in one go, even for an autistic neet like me.
Into Virginia now, going for a few hours.
I just got out of a relationship with my girlfriend of a year. We traveled around SEA for a bit and it was amazing.
We had plans to go to Europe together this year but things didn't work out.
I still want to go, but I don't have anyone to go with now. All of my friends are broke as fuck and I'm not even sure they'd want to go anyway.
The problem is, whenever I think about traveling alone, it just seems so lonely, boring and empty. It doesn't seem appealing at all but at the same time I really want to do it.
What are your experiences...
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>>1088497
Went on my first solo trip over January to Bulgaria & Romania, literally only a week long but i actually learnt a lot.
Its really not that bad, you get to do what you want to do, when you want to and not worry about anything else, as someone that always travels with friends and family this was a big one for me.
Its easy to keep up with others over the internet anyway, i spoke a few times with my family and friends and that was good.
If you go to youth hostels, you meet people anyway. My...
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>>1088498
>but i guess it depends on your personality.
I'm a pretty quiet guy which wouldn't help, but I guess I'll just get a few drinks in me and I'll be good.
Thanks for the advice.
Is Bulgaria a must see while I'm in Europe?
>>1088499
I wouldn't say it's a "must see" but it's an experience which will stick with you. Unique alphabet and more eastern than any other country in EU will give that foreign edge over most other. It's a place you don't see a lot on the internet, so the feeling of discovery will be more potent. Tell me an area which you're interested in to tell you what BG can offer.
>>1088498
>Also, on that, i actually...
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hey, I'm visiting the US in late march and I want to know what's expected of me when it comes to tipping.
thanks.
15%
Either accept this number as a blanket fact or read 2300 word pages on the internet what&where and why.
Seriously, there isn't a single page that is under 1000 words. Goddamn it, USA.
>E Europe here, most of the time leave the change when it's ~10%
>Would prolly be more consistent in the US and actually bother calculating it
Also get them green texts going lads
>>1088150
>15%
>Either accept this number as a blanket fact or read 2300 word pages on the internet what&where and why.
This is close enough. You won't offend anyone by tipping 15% in a restaurant. Many do tip more, though.
>Only variation you need to know is that in bars, it's more often a dollar per drink.
I hadn't even considered tipping at bars.
Like tip the bar-guy for pouring a thing into a thing? At least with waiters you get the arguments
>they make jack shit money
>the work is hard and it's all day
And I guess you can make the argument about almost any position, but come on.
This is why it's a meme.
Would you say travelling has changed your life?
The change in my life caused me to start travelling.
it makes me appreciate my own home a bit more, knowing that it isn't a complete hell
>>1092232
This.
Specially after visiting middle east and eastern europe and russia
/trv/, I need some advice.
I'm 21, depressed, suicidal, a smidge of masochism, and a potential for alcoholism. I was recently kicked out of the military about 4 months ago due to how severe it was. Even went to a psych ward twice. I was lucky enough to get a computer repair job in Omaha, NE with my friend. I live with him and another.
However, I would say that I'm closer to suicide now than I ever have been before. No, I will not go to counseling, be put on drugs, etc... Been there, done that. Didn't do anything for me.
For 2 years now I have...
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>>1091365
Working holiday visa in Australia famalam
Was the same at 20, working night shift at 7-11 and just generally a loser. Turned it around get a passport, plane ticket and work visa cost you about 1k
>>1091368
I was in pretty bad shape, psychologically. Prepared for a working holiday visa and got better. After 2 months of travelling i started a menial labour job and lived on a hostel.
It destroyed me. Got severe depression afterwards. After 5 months of sea im getting back on track and travelling onwards.
I do not recommend this
>already emotionally isolated
>considering becoming physically isolated
what could go wrong?
anyone ever been on a middle eastern roadtrip?
thinking about it... any dangers?
>>1090543
ISIS.
>>1090543
I've done some road tripping in the UAE and out to the Omani exclaves. No risk whatsoever apart from some slightly maniacal drivers (better in my experience than most of Asia, but much too fast and slightly careless) and some police roadblocks to look for alcohol. There are evidently a couple of gray market liquor stores along the highway (that do not check for liquor licenses), and police in one of the smaller Emirates (Sharjah, maybe? Dunno) have been known to stop cars heading home to Dubai. Heard about it...
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>>1090604
Well, I need to go to India almost out of Turkey.. rough draft of what im thinking about doing.. I know nothing about the middle east and i hope an IED doesn't blow me the fuck up... all i know is iraq is bad and iran is good...
EDIT: im a US citizen is that bad?
I'll be in Berlin for a couple of weeks!
What should I do/see?
What if I want a more "underground" experience?
Thanks!
>>1092494 i heard Sachsenhausen concentration camp is fun
>>1092494
went to berlin in the summer and had a great time. The clubbing scene there is very interesting and unique but as you might already know the clubs can be very hard to get in.especially if you're a bigger group of people.
The locals have very strict policies in the clubbing scene and they should be respected. The most popular ones are near the Warschauer Straße.
Berlin also has tons of abandoned buildings if you're interested in those. We went to an abandoned amusement park called "spreepark"...
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also FKK Artemis if you prefer go straight to the cherry as far as the night life goes...
7h stop in London before next flight , what is the one thing you do or see ... GO !
Jagex studios
>>1092464
I do not see on their website what you can visit there but I am more nature beautiful buildings kind of guy. The Buckingham Palace looks nice.
>>1092473
nature and beautiful buildings *
What do you guys do with downtime? I have been travelling all over East Asia. I am coming back to the states for 3 months in April then going back to Japan for a while. Any suggestions on what to do for 3 months? To short to buy a car or enter a rental agreement. I don't want to stay with family for more than a week or 2. Was thinking of staying with friends but looking for better ideas? What do you guys do between travelling?
>>1092251
too short*
>>1092251
I'd get a job.
Work or if I don't want to work, I'll get a sublet somewhere cheap and a gym membership. I'm happy working out every day, eating healthy, and reading all day.
Anyone have advice for intercontinental travel that doesnt involve having a job? I'm willing to hide on cargo ships and shit as well. Has anyone done that? How much food should I take with for that? Anything is appreciated.
Only the shittiest countries are gonna let you in if you have no proof of financial resources.
>>1092179
I know that. I'm not planning on worrying about it tho.
So I'm good to go then right? I'll take the lack of posting as evidence I didn't need any advice about it.
