>>2850003
>places to go in shittypore
unironically the airport

>>2850006
Sounds like something someone would say if they hadn't ever been there.
What in particular is bad about Singapore, in your opinion?

Stayed in Singapore for a few days to top off a backpacking trip through Asia. It's of course very clean, organized, quiet, not too crowded, and fully developed which made it a god send for me after going through India. Food was good and you can eat for SEA prices if you stick to hawker centers. Botanical garden was nice and I liked the old colonial architecture. I stayed in a pretty good quality pod hostel though it was a bit overpriced imho. Overall I think it's an interesting place and it's worth checking out if you're already in the region but I agree with the other anon that it's definitely not worth flying to the other side of the world for.

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>>2850009
You could always go to the Chinatown food street in Singapore for some next-level food, too.
Get this, bro. Singapore's national dish is chicken AND rice! Crazy, I know, but you HAVE to try it. Who would have thought to serve chicken AND rice together? A real culinary treat. You've really got to hand it to them for creating such a unique dish.
Seriously though, in many ways, chicken and rice is the perfect national dish to represent singapore. It's bland, dull, and better variations of it can be found in nearly every other country.

>>2850011
congratulations anon, you have discovered that peasant food is not necessarily exceptional
however, if you are going to be a dick, i will point out singapore had the first street food stalls to be awarded michelin stars, and before you inevitably bitch about michelin stars being expensive/corporate/overrated/whatever else poor people like to bitch about to make themselves feel better, consider that it is the cheapest michelin star food in the world.
there are of course a bunch of very good restaurants in singapore for the rest of us. also, i think the best pizza i can ever remember having was in singapore.

Anyone been to the strawberry festival in February? I'm curious to know how it's like since I'll be in Japan during it

>>2849966
Which and where, only february thing I knew about was the BEANS one

>>2849629
if you have to ask this question, you aren't searching hard enough

>>2850000
checked

>>2849944
dude christmas eve is literally when couples get together in japan. you're a loser if you're alone in tokyo on that day

>>2849844
Maybe they just wanted to flirt a bit with you

>be at chatuchak market
>Russian dude with a kid + pram walks up to me
>asks me a question in Russian
>I'm Australian
>tell him I only speak English
>asks me where to find food nearby
>can literally smell it but tell him there's stalls just 50m away or a "food court area" about 400m away
>asks me what currency they use
>huh..?
>immediately think he's trying to scam me or pull something
>asks if they take $USD
>asks me what the currency looks like
>pull out my spare wallet with like $20 in it and give him a 20 Baht note
>says that's weird looking and wonders who the guy on the note is
>gives it back and says "have a nice day"

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>>2849947
That’s very obviously the “show your money” scam where they will either grab the money and run, or see your wallet to see if it’s full of cash and worth more effort to pickpocket.

He saw you were a broke boy so it ended there.

>>2849577
How long have you been posting this?

>young fit farangs walking around Sukhumvit without shirts

>>2849783
Oh yeah! Absolutely!

The subway system in Sapporo is essentially like any big city system in Japan. Cheap and fast.

As for travelling between cities, the winter season can have delays due to severe snowfall however it’s convenient. The winter season (Nov to Feb) can be slower usually due to heavy crowds and the worst I saw was the Chinese new year, plus around that time prices get godawfully bad.

Otherwise, not too many concerns.

Luxury ferry from Oarai (Ibaraki) to Tomakomai (Hokkaido)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RoOI7_KfeY

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>>2849813
There's also a ferry that takes 39 hours and 30 minutes from Nagoya to Tomakomai.

>>2849813
>>2849900
What the fuck is so special about Tomakomai? Aside from being closer to the airport.

That town utterly fucking sucks. It barely feels like a town and it has a miserable feeling. I knew one girl from there (worked with her) and she was super mentally ill that’s probably from growing up in whatever the hell that place is.

>>2849119
i've never been to hokkaido but my impression is that there's sapporo and then the rest is Rust Belt: Japan Edition

>>2849384
>It might be best if the area is more walkable or has transport. I am new to traveling.
I don't think you would find that outside of Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg - which likely have shuttles and buses. I mean I think larger towns like Blowing Rock and Beckley have some sort of basic bus system, but I wouldn't rely on it. You should be able to rent a pickup truck from most rental places. Or if you are rich, get a guide and have some tour you around in a van or something. This is probably very much an option for NRG.

Theoretically you could fly to Beckley but there's like two flights a week or something. You could definitely fly to Scranton and see the Endless Mountains but you will need a truck or 4wd to drive to sharp top vista. Pine Creek is maybe 3-4 hours drive from Scranton.

You could also fly to Asheville and there's lots of stuff there set up for tourists who don't have their own transportation.

It's sad most people here want to travel without cars. Cars open up so much stuff - I mean not a big deal if you are rich and can hire someone to drive you around, but otherwise.

>>2849446
It's just that I don't own a car and I'm already new to traveling, so I'd like to keep things simple. Maybe I should ensure that wherever I go is more walkable or has better transportation. I'm happy to take an Uber somewhere if I have to, but that won't work for all areas.

>>2849939
buy a car
nothing will improve your travels more

>>2849958
>provudes no arguments for use case

>>2849976
there's lots of fun specific places in appalachia you can visit but they require a car to get to and there's little to no public transit access to most of them

>>2849651
It is impossible for China's high-rise buildings to remain continuously inhabitable.

>>2849652
Mongolia is in East Asia, right?

>>2849669
East Asia refers to the kanji cultural sphere.

>>2849897
Vietnam is part of the Chinese character cultural sphere, right?

>>2849897
That still doesn't address the fact that OP mentioned Singapore which is SEA. Therefore this thread can include discussion about places in SEA.

>>2849945
The point is more to make fun of people who seek out this kind of experience then try to convince others there's nothing else to do in this place. It's not an endorsement of that lifestyle as experienced by anybody from any income bracket.

>>2849342
Is Cubabro alright in the head?

>>2849524
>almost all corrupt, from the President all the way down to the homeless kids holding the door at 7/11.
As a flip, I can confirm this. I've imagined a solution that can cure the corruption and that's values education. It has to start from the children. Everyone cheats from elementary to college. Something every flip carries to adulthood

>>2849593
>>2849592
As a native flip I never really understood how hard our language is until I learned conjugations and particles. English don't have have that many conjugations and not to mention it changes particle based on Austronesian alignment

>>2849503
I play pool with the boomers and hear every gripe and bullshit thing that happens in the area.

>>2849559
>and you assume the government would allow them to occupy the parks? The law enforcement wouldn't enforce an emphatic no living in or monetizing the parks resources?
every park that isn't covered in fences and patrolled by security (and who pays for that?) winds up as a squatter hub

>>2849566
No reason. It's a fake language and barely has any actual rules for grammar/word usage. That's why they have the supplement english language for half the words, because it cannot fully describe problems/situations in the modern world.
Filipinos have 30 different regional languages, and they are all make believe mudbabble nod along bullshit.

>>2846845
>Jamaica Plain
Most of JP is definitely not a black neighborhood, unless you’re talking about the area around Jackson Sq.

>>2848898
>white American women still feel safe walking around downtown, because the blacks leave them alone.

This tracks. One thing I noticed yesterday was even in some of the worse areas (it varies street to street). I'll still see a lone young white girl waltzing around or a random chick jogging through. Was dumbfounded at the sheer bravado. Maybe I've seen one too many /gif/ threads but I'm generally the head on a swivel type.

Another odd thing is that everytime I am in the south some of the best, most polite, and wholesome people I meet are black. Most white people are hit or miss but already I've had some charming conversations and what not. There's just enough quality people that I can see why some out of touch rich white chick would be like "das racist" when you suggest that the contents of their characters may be continental considering it's a 20 to 1 ratio of quality members of society versus upstanding members of society.

>>2839810
It doesn’t matter what you choose. The big city is a fucking scam. I spent years of my life in one of those hellholes.
When I first moved in, I lost nearly all my possessions and had to check into my room with nothing but the clothes on my back and a few trinkets. I thought I could settle down, the room was cheap and had air conditioning and a television, but on the first night some fucking deformed lunatic broke in. He kicked my ass and stole more shit from me. The police weren’t any help and I never got my things back.
“Maybe it’s just bad luck,” I think. Nope. Over the next few days I get yelled at by a cashier just for asking what they had, and then I get attacked by some feral animals. Thankfully, they weren’t rabid shits and I was vaccinated anyway.
I met a local qt and hit it off with her, ended up committing long-term and settling down. I thought I’d finally gotten lucky, but then she hits be with this absolutely fucked up idea of joining some cult or something. I noped the fuck out and went back to my old life. I was at the end of my rope. I got some part-time restaurant work to hopefully pay my bills, but by then the city life was starting to infect me like a virus. I became more belligerent and a total asshole. It was only after I attacked a coworker and a homeless guy that I finally woke up and realised what was happening to me. I quit my job, packed up, and moved back to my hometown.
Anyway, what I’m trying to say is I hate sauerkraut.

>>2849872
Which cult? And after how long did she suggest that shit?
Was she brainwashed somewhere? Or were you getting suckered in?
Would it actually have been that bad?

>>2849881
nigga you just fell for the weird al song "albuquerque"

get robbed blind by brown locals for everything
1000 a night minimum hotel
100 dollar a person dinner
50 dollar fish and rice lunch
30 dollar parking
20 dollar entry fee
400 dollar a day rental car

>>2846331
Auwe! The haole knows! Shut it down!

Read a fucking guidebook or go look it up yourself according to what you like to do. They literally sell Hawaii Revealed in Costco statewide

>>2849668
No it's not normal. Nigga you paid, just go.
>traveling alone
I hope you're staying in a hostel

>>2849668
Yeah actually this is normal, it's called getting cold feet. I almost did this on my last international trip the night before, I said, why am I doing this? Guess what, when I came back home after the trip I said, I am glad I did that.

>>2849668
>do something exciting
>feel anxious
Sounds pretty normal to me

OP here. I ended up going and I'm here and it's going fine so far.

>>2849963
based /trv/er. Trip report thread?

mexicans make the best criminals. They literally know everything to know about crime. And if you ask for advice they might tell you some solid stuff. Unlike almost everyone else that gets all afraid like you are wiretapping them or some shit. That being said generally they wont attack someone unless there is a solid profit or explanation. Im generally afraid of black areas, because there is no sense in the violence. Mexicans make sense. They love white people generally, make them laugh and call them senor and you are their best friend. They are racist against eachother, Against themselves. Can you imagine?

I'm going to Mexico City next year, any tips?

Not even just safety, but that too, just in general: stuff to know, places to check out, etc. Worth noting I don't travel often

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>>2849110
Make sure to get a credit card that has no international fees.
Eat a lot of street tacos with Guacamole (ask for it if they don't include it).
If you like seafood please try to get a Shrimp cocktail. Mexican Seafood is incredibly underrated.
Plaza de los Arcángeles and Chapultepec Castle are great places to see.
Pyramid of the Sun, as always, is a must

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>>2849911
I love seafood and shrimp is even my favorite kind of meat, but I don't do raw/chilled dishes so I really wouldn't have a desire to try a shrimp cocktail. Maybe it'd be a good opportunity to try it, but if you wanna hit me with your more general CDMX seafood reccs for cooked/hot dishes I am very interested

Re: the Pyramid of the sun, Mesoamerican archeology is the entire reason I'm going, my list for stuff to visit currently is

>Templo Mayor site and museum, the Calmecac/Tzompantli/Quetzalcoatl underground portion
>Tlatelolco's archeological zone
>The Museo Nacional
>Teotihuacan, the site and its museum's
>Texcotzinco
>Chimalhuacan's palace and site museum
>Xochimilco
>Chapultepec, both the archeological remains and the castle museum
>Anahuacalli Museum


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How many fucking times is this going to get asked? christ
>no, a gunfight will not suddenly break out. These happen in cities whose names you have never even heard of
>no, nobody wants the heat that comes from a tourist or god forbid an american dying
>don't drive at night, not because of cartels but because everybody is piss drunk and the roads are shit
>yes, some cops might try to get money out of you, 9 times out of 10 they are just sizing you up if you play dumb and refuse they will go away
>if you do end up getting jailed, again, 9 times out of 10 you can just pay someone
>don't be retarded and try to buy drugs outside tourist zones
>seriously, don't
>we have some homeless but they aren't fented out of their minds, at most they ask you for a cigarette or a few pesos. You can again just play dumb and refuse and they will go away
>you might get your shit stolen at hotels, so carry all your documents with you always
>never bring sex workers to where you are staying
>yes they will steal your shit
>use Uber whenever possible
>only use ATMs inside actual banks otherwise your shit will get cloned
>unless you are verifiably loaded, cartels don't give a shit about you

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>>2848713
you can also cross to uruguay on the ferry, which is a nice little trip and you get up and close with the rio de la plata

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>>2848720
hmm well it's my first time so I'm sure it'll be decent in caba ... i don't see a reason to fly anywhere that isn't el calafate or ushuaia, so small towns like salta may be nice but not the best idea when I only have 2 weeks

>>2848735
>it will be overcrowded and overpriced.
well I'd likely be doing a day trip so wouldn't have to worry about accommodations, just hitting the beach

>>2848791
that sounds cool! 4 hours one way is a bit but not the end of the world, i'd probably stay overnight in that case

also does anyone know about the robbery situation? is it as bad as brazil where i need to keep an eye on belongings at all time and shouldn't even have my phone out in public ?

>>2849086
>4 hours one way
that's probably montevideo. you could just cross the river to colonia

>>2848267
I lived in Buenos Aires for 4 months, did all that stuff you mentioned. It was all great and I recommend it but for just 1-3 days that doesn't give you much time to experience things like Patagonia. Iguazu can be doable in 3 days, imo just 1 day is all it takes to see the falls (and 2 days for traveling). I saw it from the Brazilian side and it gave much better views of the falls, vs the Argentinian side you're actually on top of the falls.

You can take the 1 hour train from Buenos Aires downtown to Tigre and go on the river boat tour there, then you take the train back and it can all be done in a single day.

>tips on how not to get robbed for being a gringo

I stayed in Palermo and it was pretty safe there even at night. Don't have your phone on the table when you're sitting outside. Most common crime is someone getting their phone stolen by a motorcyclist.

La Boca is actually pretty dangerous and it's not recommended you stay there after sundown. During the daytime it's fine just stick to the touristy spots.

Don't bring anything you wouldn't want to get robbed with in general, I never got robbed there but I heard stories of other people getting robbed.

Also look up scopolamine, it's a powder that hookers use to drug you, they'll give you a piece of gum with the powder on it or they have a piece of paper and throw the powder to your face when you don't suspect it. It's basically like roofies except instead of disabling you it makes you completely suggestable and agreeable, and you black out during the expereince. So hookers will take you to the ATM and have you empty your bank accounts. They will come to your apartment and steal everything including your phone. That actually happened to one of my cousin in-laws.


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>>2849952
inb4 Colombia

>>2849790
Our government let way too many immigrants into the country in the last decade and it is dramatically changing our culture and putting strain on our social services and the job market.

>>2849790
the mood is pretty grim right now, the country is going through a difficult period

>>2849713
Place is full of retarded wannabe amerifags and has very weak links to the uk

>>2849869
I already have job experience plus university degree. And for culture, it's something that always absorbs something from the land or from the newcomers. That's why Turkish cuisine is so large!

>>2849884
I'm looking at management level jobs, considering my experience level.

>>2845847
>>2845876
It's a travel board, faggots. Take you /pol/ seethe elsehwere. I'm curious about wha this anon has to say. You offer zero. We all know India is a shithole, that's what makes the thread pretty kino.

>>2844428
Any places you recommend in Kerala or Himachal? Those are places I've both been considering for my next trip.

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>>2845923
Any place that accepts foreign guests, kek
I've basically given up on making hotel reservations here, especially on no-name sites who may refuse to refund your payment even after you report a refusal and demand a refund. Just like with the stupid ATMs, you have to go from one rejection to another until you find a place who is willing to do business. So many hotels here don't even show up when you select "Hotels" on Google Maps. You can only see them by zooming in on the map. A village like Khalapur, for instance, has half a dozen places of lodging. I'm gonna be pretty buttmad if I get rejected more than twice...

>>2846019
Why are there never women in any pics of India? I see two in the background there but it's 99.9% men.

>>2845923
Go to uh, Trivandrum, Idukki, or Kochi, Kottayam for the beauty but it's hard to get there.