>do digital nomad since start of the year>map out year through trv threads>blast for the first 6 months>go to Philippines get feel sick nearly every day from the smell of car exhaust, poop on side streets, constant lack of hygine>get really sick and leave after 1 month as it's as bad as what I imagine Detroit is like >over the past ~6 weeks have had nothing but feeling tired all the time not leaving my airbnb/hotel outside weekends>get depressed feeling like I am wasting the opportunities I have>decided to stop after Halloween festivals begin heading home>3 weeks later feeling more motivated, happy, and going back to the gym again>ready and eager to go back out but flight prices are mental right nowWhy didn't anyone tell me that having a 'home base' to return to is a normal part of this lifestyle? How do you keep yourselves motivated abroad? I feel trying to plan events each month around my travels would be the best bet.
>>2848226>Airbnb would be nice but it's gigafucked in the USA for month-to-month.Why do you say this?
>>2848323Go look at airbnb prices for month-to-month style renting and get back to me.Places you would like to be during winter in the USA are insanely priced with many places being just private bedroom/shared living space. Maybe it's because I often look at the American South West but man those prices go up quick to 1500/mo for something decent.>>2848321NTA but you can easily get those prices in North Dakota, wouldn't suprise me if South Dakota was the same and other parts of the midwest had deals like that. Des Moines has a bunch of 450-600 dollar places around Altoona, best to use facebook market place for those deals though.
>>2841649Yeah I visit my parents, but I don't have the entitlement mentality to claim their house as my home base and stay there for more than a few days at a time.
>>2841629something I've never understand about the nomad lifestyle, isn't the monday to friday business of the life the same everywhere, even in your home country? you can't seriously work at a coffee shop for 8 hours (or the beach lol), so most of your time will be at home/hostel/hotel/airbnb. then you need to eat. sure it sounds great to eat out all the time especially if it's not expensive, and you'll probably do this the first few months, but depending on the country you won't be eating that well, even in japan the food had too much rice/carbs, so you'll want to go to the grocery store and start making your own food. then you'll need some form of exercise like the gym. all of this is boring weather you're in your home country or a new place. are you digital nomads living for the weekend like everyone else or do you have time during the work week to go to cool places?
>>2850178>isn't the monday to friday business of the life the same everywhere, even in your home country?Yeah but I can do things up till about 4PM local time for festivals and still be up for work. Not to mention tons of the events on weekends I normally wouldn't do.>sure it sounds great to eat out all the time especially if it's not expensive, and you'll probably do this the first few months, but depending on the country you won't be eating that well, even in japan the food had too much rice/carbs,Just book an airbnb with a kitchen, most hostels have shared kitchens to cook. Japan is fucking easy mode just look for an AEON and boom done, prepped meals or near ready to eat.>isn't the monday to friday business of the life the same everywhere, even in your home country?Anytime fitness is flat rate for all gyms world wide.>do you have time during the work week to go to cool places?My work is project based meaning some days I just have fuck all to do. When I am working it's usually 11PM->6ish AM, so from 6AM to 3ish PM I can do whatever I want. Really if you can't kill a lot of fun things between 6-3PM you're just bad at traveling and planning.
Rest in peace, ma'am.
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>>2849935FMods sticky!!!But in all seriousness, when would /trv/ ever have a sticky? Rick Steves or Bald and Bankrupt dying maybe?
>>2850085kek
>>2850085Bald and Bankrupt dying would be a /pol/ sticky.
tl;dr Seeking suggestions for:-places to live-entry level jobsUS citizen moving back to the US soon, after a few year stint in Europe. I am not traveling; I plan to stay in one place. I know nobody in the US except my parents, who won't help me. So I need to land and then start living out of a backpack, building a new life from scratch.Where is a good place to live, and why? Preferably a place where I can walk or bike to work (or a job that provides travel). I have only lived in more medium/smaller-sized cities, and have never lived in one of the major metropolises, but I have been considering them.Where is a good place to work, and why? Places you have heard people enjoy working at, who treat their employees well, pay well, and have a low turnover rate because people like it. Or better yet: good places you have worked or currently work at.Specific examples for locations and jobs are better than broad generalisations, but will I appreciate any input. Assume I am young or old and have no degree or significant work experience, so entry-level only. My goal is simply to get my own cheap place and work for at least a few years to build up savings again, while getting training or education for something long-term.Oh and if you happen to know a good international opportunity, I am all ears. Current similar threads: >>2841496 and >>2817321And there are a few similar "where2live?" threads >>2839531 >>2848081 >>2839810 but they are looking for their own specific criteria which don't align with mine. Homeless advice thread >>2839861 since that is already part of my backup plan.
>>2849520>US citizen moving back to the US soon, after a few year stint in Europeget job offers first and then compare
>>2849735Pshh, it was about 20 years ago, so I wouldnt be much help securing a position. They get lots of people "saying" they want to go but chicken out so you need to make it very clear "Youre very serious about it." otherwise theyre kind of ignore you.>>2849758Yeah, I was in Valdez for Copper River Delta salmon tendering. Fucking amazing beauty, the snowy mountains start right at the ocean line. I went back to the general area a couple years ago for touring purposes.Long hours of grueling labor but I was also co-pilot so I also had long haul nights and mornings.
>>2849806>ValdezCordova, we just visited Valdez to offload.But there is basically always a season going on for something. Kind of wish I tried to infamous crab fishing in the Bering sea, being I went into the Army after this I feel like I would have cake-walked it a bit. You know, flex to the universe in private.
>>2849735>besides fishing boatsCannery, where they gut and process the fish. I dont really recommend, you'll work with third worlders they import for cheap and the work is painfully repeatative, swollen hands from 12 hour shifts of cutting open thousands of fish and ripping its guts out kind of shit.I visited Juneau and Anchorage recently, its pretty darn modern and the downtown vibe is fairly lefty/liberal. Im sure it gets desolate "way out there" but if youre around any city it wont feel *that* remote.
>>2849758Yeah? Getting a temporary sucky job that pays a bunch that also lets you not have to worry about rent is a pretty good way to get financially stable.
Live in Vancouver and hate the place. After BC, Canada's living options pretty much boil down to living on frozen plains, Khalistan (Ontario), Frenchie Land. So naturally I want to leave this country. Where is there to go?
>>2849707Canadians are fucking freaks and idiots. im 33 and have lived here my entire life. the only good thing about being born here is too learn from this place and never come back and warn others about it and the way people act
>>2849750I feel the same way but I don’t think internationals really realize the severity of how bad Canada has gotten. It’s fair since if you’ve never spent a significant amount of time here and maybe even never been there at all of course the stereotypes/general expectations is all you’ll hear.A lot of Canadians are unapproachable and cold like the fucking weather, even if they act nice it’s typically in an externally fake nice type of way.Meanwhile they’re so ignorant they re-elected the party that fucked the whole country over, the same party that just scapegoats America for every issue while they’re the one fucking everything up.It’s like pointing to your neighbour and saying “They’re poisoning me” meanwhile you’re the one chugging a big bottle of poison in your hands.I’ve hated this shithole country for years I wish I wasn’t associated with it but my parents fucked here raw so here we are.
The people that keep saying this either: a) never do it (posturing), b) do it but it's a shithole like Thailand, UAE, South America etc. c) people who did b) but are too ashamed to admit it People who don't talk about it probably just took a job in the USA in their field most likely, people seem to have proximity bias and for Canadians there's no other option in that regard
I'll swap you t. Mexican
>>2849676there is a zero percent chance you're over the age of 20, but thanks for the laugh
What’s special about Hokkaido, Japan?I stayed there for a while and wished I saw a bit more. Anyone else got experience there?
>>2849783Oh 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
>>2849813There's also a ferry that takes 39 hours and 30 minutes from Nagoya to Tomakomai.
>>2849813>>2849900What 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.
>>2849119i've never been to hokkaido but my impression is that there's sapporo and then the rest is Rust Belt: Japan Edition
christmas in Hawaii threadwhat are things to do for a hawaiian christmas vacation
get robbed blind by brown locals for everything1000 a night minimum hotel100 dollar a person dinner 50 dollar fish and rice lunch30 dollar parking20 dollar entry fee400 dollar a day rental car
>>2846331Auwe! 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
For the maple syrup people here, I'm thinking about moving to Canada (will start applying for jobs this year). I already have few years of experience.What should I expect there? Is it a nice country? Hows life there? Hows life compared from province to province? Is it like the UK on steroids and Timmies or a completely different place? I'm a Turkish guy who did in fact live in the United Kingdom.
>>2849790Our 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.
>>2849790the mood is pretty grim right now, the country is going through a difficult period
>>2849713Place is full of retarded wannabe amerifags and has very weak links to the uk
>>2849869I 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!
>>2849884I'm looking at management level jobs, considering my experience level.
Or Berlin ist scheisse.Why is this city so hyped up?Just returned from 4 day visit and it was a terrible let down.Completely grey and soulless even for November, lots of ugly architecture, drug addicts and homeless everywhere. They even had little camps like in the states. Stench of urine all across the city. Visited Museum Island, it was ok but nothing compared to British Museum or British National Gallery.I am really surprised this city is hyped so much.Frankfurt is better if you want modern city.Dresden if you want history and beauty.Munich for German food and beer.Unless you are junkie I see no point in the It's terribly dirty and depressing.
>>2839745I don't believe you.Ich glaube dir nicht.Я вaм нe вepю.
>>2847883an ex-gf of mine was robbed and harassed by a "swedish guy" in sweden. I didn't want to push the conversation back then, but I have severe doubts about the scandinavian background of this "swedish guy"
>>2842087yeah the average berliner is much more open minded because they are drug addictsall that 3mmc/ket will catch up to you
>>2839745Did you meet the schizo boomers in front of the Reichstag that carry their "Liberate us Putin" signs?
>>2849791lol>Hello, fellow Germanoids, we are totally not sus grassroots protesters from the Saxony Oblast, how do you do?
>if you didn't visit ______ 10 years ago you MISSED OUT >if you are not currently visiting ______ right now you are MISSING OUT
>>2848352you can still go to myanmar
>>2847658When I lived in Japan as a 25 year old 10 years ago, the old gaijin drunks told me I had missed out of the good times. The truth is there is only now. Not then, not next week. Now.
>>2849452As we approach the singularity, it's more difficult to find an edge. Everything's being boiled into a big soupy slop.
>>2847662Very telling take. If you can afford to “travel the world” nonstop in your early 20s, odds are you’re either bankrolled or burning time and money you’ll pay for later. A lot of people confuse partying in hostels and seasonal resort towns with meaningful travel. Then in their 30s they’re still clinging to restaurant or resort work, bouncing between mountain towns, posting nature pics to feel and appear young and free because they never built anything sustainable. Travel isn’t age locked. It’s about how and why you do it. Some people travel later with money, perspective, and choice. Others blow their 20s chasing vibes and instagram shots and call it “experience.”
>>2849452My parents would always used to tell me I had the rest of my life to travel around the world. Now, being older and able to travel, I no longer want to as everywhere has become more crowded and full of tourists. I was fortunate to visit Japan over 10 years ago and it was so much different from today. I guess my parents being of the boomer generation assumed things would always get better.
You tell me.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-trade-sanctions-russian-ally-belarus/
>>2848457Probably not, desu. They're keeping themselves to themselves. However, I'm not sure how you actually get in there nowadays. Isn't via Russia the only way with a foreign passport?
you could monger anywhere anon
>>2848457Yeah the Belasaurus will eat you.
>>2848457By design, the US State Department, like any foreign affairs office, must be alarmist to ensure security and also as a weapon to elicit compliance from the nation described. Use your common sense, learn about geopolitics and security issues independently. I travel to many countries that have warnings against all travel.
I'm moving from New England to Miami in a month for a job.Any advice anons would give me? What should I expect?
>>2849184>How's your spanish?None and I do not plan to learn any>Will you WFH?No>If not, do you enjoy sharing the road with fast n furious third world drivers and traffic from hell?Sounds awful
>>2848190Expect very nice weather during the winter and spring, but very rainy weather during the summer and fall. Relative to other places, the locals aren't as friendly or trusting. Even when the snowbirds leave, public spaces will still be pretty congested.The beaches, food scene, & range of things to do are great.A lot of physically attractive people.>>2848556Culturally, no. Miami is pretty much Latin America 2.0>>2848565There is a lot to do in Miami, but a lot of it involves the nightlife & socializing. You have to really look for alternatives.>>2849543Most locals in Little Havana (especially the older ones) have little-to-no English proficiency. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2848190Both those Chads are 22 years old.
>>2848190>>2848565Don’t go to Miami Beach for the beach, go to Key Biscayne
>>2849696Good to know>>2849739What do I do there?
Is Prescott and Jerome in Arizona worth visiting? I'm about 4 hours away.
>>2843494That’s Sedona not Jerome. Jerome is mostly a few libboomerslop shops and not worth stopping in.
>>2843494Yes. Especially Jerome, its one of the last American towns and oozes desert culture.
>>2843494the grand canyon would make it worth it
>>2843494I'm in Prescott; apart from the downtown there's not much to do at all. Whiskey row is pretty cool if you're into sweaty bars, however if I were you I'd skip it in favor of Flagstaff. This anon >>2843499 is right on the money.>JeromeStrikingly beautiful, but not too much to actually do. I heard from a teenage coworker that on the 89A going from PV to Jerome there's a cave that's marked on the side of the road with spraypaint. You could try spelunking it if you're crazy enough, lol. Other than the pretty drive, not much.
>>2843494Jerome is worth it. One of the last few American towns with Soul. Grab some barbecue, beer, listen to 70s hard rock, and just relax.
Anyone been on an African safari? What was your experience? I'm thinking a 2 week trip to Africa with a 6 day Safari in Tanzania. What should I do with the rest of the time? How do I avoid dying from Malaria?
>>2847610Just from /tv/, I suspect Mombasa might have this feeling. Zanzibar, too?
>>2847610There's element of it in downtown Cairo, actually. It's fading, but you can feel the remnants of British and French colonialism. The French bar in Downtown Cairo serves the most disgusting food I've ever had, but it was oooooooooozing in that time period feel.There used to be the British club, which was a proper colonial holdout. Not sure if it still exists. Various embassies have 'grounds' whch you might be able to access if there's events on (the Swiss embassy grounds sometimes have events, and used to have a Haloween party famous with the local expats).On Zamalek island you have the sports club which has a race track, and need membership to get in, which would be good for a larp. Marriot Hotel Zamalek and their spa gave off colonial vibes.Down the River Nile, there's the Nile Barrage, which was built by the Brits. A rarely seen tourist attraction which is architecturally pretty cool.>tfw I just realised you said Southern Africa. aahhhh
>>2846879I live in the United States, every day is an African safari.
>>2846879I did a day safari to pilanesburg while i was in JNB. a black person picks you up in a car at 6am and takes you there for a 9am start. we drove around in one of those safari trucks till 3pm, at which point that black person drops you back to JNB. It was OK, 6/10. But if i had more time I would have gone to Kruger. >>2847823picrel
>>2847823Same goes for many parts of yurop as well
Will be there next weekWat do?>cultural shit>best way to get from airport to downtown>dive bars to meet drunken travelling slags>any other shit to know
>>2847494don't believe this >>2847500 guy anon, no such tradition exists. the water is really cold in winter and the currents are strong, you may not make it out of the river alive if you try this.
I landed in Hungary and apparently my socks aren't warm enough and I think I am having a fever. Where can I go buy some proper winter socks? Apparently, there are some famous fur brands in the Christmas market but I only found gloves and other winterwears but no socks. Do you not use fur for socks? They are warm and are a waste as gloves. Also, my X feed starts showing Bohemia/Magyar meme, in English no less.https://x.com/MountainGenera/status/2002095175280263455?s=20
>>2849681go to Decathlon (there's two in the center, one at Nyugati railway station and the other in Corvin Plaza) and buy a pair of ski socks
>>2849683Is there no local brand? I saw Decathlon but I don't want to buy another piece of mass produced China slop
>>2849691there's a big mountain/outdoor/climbing shop, Mountex, they probably will have what you want. They have three stores spread out in Budapest, they had good equipment back when I was there, not chinese slop
I am fed up with my life in the US and am planning to leave to SEA ASAP. I cannot afford college anymore at 22yo, and instead of disparing, and becoming a full wage slave for the long run, I have a loose plan:1. I have obtained my TEFL for English tutoring, I plan to utilize this to hopefully sustain some income supplementarily.2. I plan to start a Bald and Bankrupt style travel channel with a series called "JeetMax", and I am not trolling. You see Jeet in Hindi means victory, as I learned on /pol/ recently, and I as an American would like to make a series showing what it is like going from Punjab India, to Melbourne Australia as an aspiring software engineer. Perhaps giving some empathy, and also showing the harsh reality of one of the Sikh 'invaders', giving some humanity, but also showing the dark sides of the subject matter.3. I was thinking DaNang Viet. as a base of operations, a cheap and decent place to keep my things in the beginning of the series.4. Whilst I am in the US I am applying for the Australia Work Holiday Visa, that will be my more long term settlement goal, and of course a key step in the series.5. I am selling my car, and many of my things, I will have a meager ≈12,000 USD to my name. Certainly not much august in relation to finances, but I don't have options or time.To you folks of the traveling variety, what information can you give me? Preferably other than the "you are retarded, stay and work in the USA". Indeed, this must work, or it will be the end of my story so it seems. Any information would be appreciated.-Cheers!
>>2848184Scuba diving instructor?Working out on boats?Casino croupier?
>>2847984>bike to work on a nice warm daykek, you mean the sweltering heat with 80% humidity?
>>2848073If you don't have ID with a residential address on it like a driver license, you can run into issues when proof of address is required for whatever reason when traveling overseas. I've had to show a second form of ID numerous times in foreign countries.>>2848159Working overseas subjects you to more bureaucracy and paperwork than working in your home country. As someone who values simplicity, I never intend to work overseas. There are plenty of seasonal jobs in America that pay just as good as those in Australia, and just as many colorful characters and wild adventures to be had. But some people have this strange hang-up where they feel they are unable to meet people or have adventures if they are not 13000 km away from their home country. Most of them have never even taken an extended trip around their home country, but their mind is fixated on some faraway place as being the ticket to endless dopamine rushes.>>2848046>put my thingsNigga, get rid of your stupid fucking things. Leave your birth certificate and Social Security card with your parents. Everything else, sell or donate or throw away. If you are not mentally able to do this, you're not cut out to live the full-time wandering life.
>>2847980LatAm isn't cheap anymore. Even bumfuck nowhere cities in central Brazil cost $40, $50/night for a basic hotel room. Same with Mexico. >>2847979You don't have to plan much, but you definitely can't have the "live like a heckin king" retard mindset and throw money around like a nigger in Miami to stroke your own ego. Instead, you have to adapt your spending to local norms and realize that you may be taking a significant hit in quality of life by traveling to a poorer country.
>>2847788Yeah wtf is this shit?Join the merchant marines or navy, bitch.
