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.
>literal nobody posts a video of them walking around talking about nothing>i sleep>literal nobody posts a video of them walking around NYC or Tokyo talking about nothing>HOLY FUCKING KINO
>>2848357>dingindinindgindgidnigngWait a minute. What the fuck is that?Is that supposed to be this?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bPtSOiBK7M
>>2848373Unlike Japan, which is dominated by the elderly, Africa is brimming with youthful energy. In the near future, their economic status will likely reverse.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO_6Cj2urs8
>>2849254Everyone walking around town is neatly dressed. It's a world of difference from the USA.
>>2848381Who tf paid for it?
If people were walking around in short sleeves, it would look like a Southeast Asian city.ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDNbfm-KK3k
I'll be travelling around the following parts of Western Europe for two weeks over Christmas and New Year:Paris - 2 nightsBrussels - 2 nightsBruges - 3 nights (December 24th - 26th)Rotterdam - 2 nightsCologne - 4 nights (December 29th - January 2nd)Berlin - 2 nightsAnyone have any particular recommendations for things to get up to during this period? I'm aware of the big hitters to check out in these cities but are there Christmas specific events they usually hold, good restaurants or quieter spots worth looking into?
>>2845205ThisWhy do you torture yourself with such short time in such large cities?Ironically the cities where you spend the most days are the ones you should be spending the least
>>2845261>cuck is completely pussy whipped by gf How embarrassingJust explain to her how this schedule is complete dogshit
>>2845261lmao, you didn't want advice, did you? you wanted validation. faggot.
>>2845261Then why ask? You actually got a thread full of great advice, which is rare, and then ignored it all.
Brussel and Koln were about the two towns I visited in Europe I didn't like. Congrats to your gf for making that one
I don't see a lot of threads about south America, Africa on /trv/.Brazil dominates the continent, is it geographically isolated or can you go through Brazil in transit back and forth? Does anyone transit Guyana through the Brazil land border? How far can you actually get up the Amazon and is that a viable route?When it's the tourist season, which places to normie Americans ruin?How's the place doing currency wise, is Venezuela back on the itinerary?
>>2848575I hope you don't mean cool as in temperature, because you're going to a notoriously hot country in the peak of summer. For cool as in fun and interesting, Floripa is the default choice. This place blows up in summer and gets very crowded and expensive, though, so be mindful of that. However, the other capitals in the area have nothing to offer and are hard to have fun in if you don't speak Portuguese. Basically you'll have a good time in Floripa if you don't mind a little traffic and expensive short term rental prices
>>2848854>Some people will still befriend you if you are poorfag staying in a hostel. One American who just arrived in Bogota with a couple buddies met some locals and before you know it, he was fixing to go exploring around the country on the back of a girl's motorbikeSounds pretty cool and fun desu>(and his willingness to pay for everything too, I bet).Nah fuck off with this shit I aint paying for shit Im poor and behave like a jew lmao
>>2847626In Chile if you go all the way to the south like punta arenas it may be too cold for the general taste.I believe Los lagos and Los Rios hit the sweetspot. It's my understanding that the patagonia from Argentina's side is colder and drier.Are you looking for natural beauty or local architecture and towns?>>2848050kekTwinks are on high demand between the chilean girls I know.trannies too, the sexual revolution hit strong around here
>>2849173>Twinks are on high demand between the chilean girls I know.Im not cute enough to call myself a twink tho... just twinkish...Do I have to know spanish to be able to talk to latinas and general population tho ?Like how useful is english in south america ? (Especially Colombia)
>>2848737Get help you mentally ill freak.
Have any of you gotten a yellow fever vaccine for Brazil?I'm planning to go spend some weeks in Brazil starting in January 2026, specifically Rio, Sao Paulo, Florianopolis but might also want to see a city in the inside of the country such as Curitiba or make a small detour at the coast seeing a small touristic places.On the one hand I read only like 50% of the brazilian population is vaccinated on the other hand I also read there's a resurgence of cases and that the vaccine has a low side effect profile.
>>2849356I understand anon, the issue is the evidence and research for seronegative indicates more severe symptoms and hospitalization for certain types of Dengue, with the new qdenga vaccine. And it's still pretty new and not that extensively researched with inconsistent results for seronegative persons.I'm very critical in regards to vaccines since the covid vaccine which got cucked by because I was just tired of all the stupid rules not because I was afraid of covid, actually gave me the worst time of my life with a hospital visit. I don't want to get tricked again.
>>2849493So you have a weak immune system, got some side-effects from a vaccine which has been taken several billion times over the course of the past 5 years, and now you're critical of vaccines. Sounds about right.
>>2849494I don't think covid vaccines work that way regarding the immune systems, even though many had no problems, I think the true extent of its side effects will still take alot of time to be found out, if at all.For me it's more about knowing what I put into my body and not blindly trusting doctors or the establishment. There is mixed opinions on qdenga for seronegative persons, maybe I'll change my mind but atm I'm cautious.
>>2849497>I think the true extent of its side effects will still take alot of time to be found out, if at all.This doesn't happen. Vaccines do not work that way. There are no side effects that take years or generations to show up, that's nothing but /pol/cel cope.
>>2849504I hope so, although I meant more the immediate consequences that the vaccine had. In my case I had very strong costochondritis which is still lingering till today and this was years ago. Now in retrospect J&J is known to have triggered these.
Is it as bas as people say it is? Are hostels cheap? I hear even experienced travellers say it's not easy. I'd love the challenge.
>>2849298>>2849302India and south Asia in general is the one area where I would go temporarily vegetarian. The way they prepare meat is absolutely retarded. They just hack away at the whole thing, fat and bones included, then throw it all into the same pot. You have to pause at every other chewing because you've found a tiny bone shard.
>>2849290>NEVER eat hotel food and only eat what locals eatTerrible advice. I mostly ate in hotel/guesthouse restaurants. All the food was great, I never had stomach problems, and mostly stuck to a $10 per day budget. >avoid meatAgain, if you're sticking to hotels and nicer restaurants this shouldn't be a problem.
>>2849298You can eat any meat you want here in Maharashtra, as long as it's chicken. Mutton is also available, but rarely. >>2849285Yes, hostels can be very cheap. >>2849290"Hotel" restaurants are merely a class of restaurant with full table service. Some of them are very good, but it can be tough to get a table at such places.>>2849339In Malaysia, yes. Here I haven't encountered the practice of hacking carelessly with a meat cleaver. The ₹100 chicken shawarmas are delicious and good protein if you're feeling meat-starved.
>>2849350If you're eating at restaurants in hotels and they're full service restaurants full of Indians and people who aren't guests at the hotel eat there, it's fine. If it's a place that offers food only for hotel guests and it's tourist-centric, absolutely avoid. There are zero repeat customers at that restaurant. The vast majority of food poisoning cases come from people eating at hotels that serve food for white picky eaters. They don't prepare stuff in a sanitary way and often reuse old food or let it sit out all day. Plus none of the cooks eat any of the stuff they prepare.If the person cooking your food wouldn't eat that meal every week, and if that restaurant does not have frequent customers, it's not a place you should eat it.
>>2849285it's fine really fun actually i would agree that you should avoid delhi, the air quality will cause health issues even for a day
Got laid off but it's fine since I was planning to go back to uni to get my degree. Moved back in with my parents (26) to save money the last couple months and will finish my applications (or almost all them) in Jan. Then I will have from feb-september. I want to spend some of it travelling but don't want to cut through too many savings.I had a remote job and was able to travel a lot and kind of want to try something different. Anybody know monasteries like Wat Pa Tam Wua? I have never been to SE Asia or India and plan to combine cheap hostel type travel with stints of weeks-months in monasteries that are free. I don't mind the regimented life. I kind of want it. I want to know as many places (buddhist, Hindu, or Sikh) in India and SE Asia I can live for free or near free. It seems Thailand has the most like this.
you should 100% live in a monastery that you are excited to visit, but you should put all your family and business obligations to the side during that time. a week is good and you might want to extend at that point. you have your whole life(s) to grind for money and status
>>2845789>Entitlement mentality. Lose it or else stay with mommy & daddy.Shut the fuck up pussy wagie.This board is filled with NEETS living like KINGS in Thailand and SEA and you're going to get up on me about living free. Earth to moron AI is coming just watch, UBI is going to be the big thing next election I just need to hold out till then. Why would you care what I do and how I want to live fed? Sad you have to go to work or something and can't live the way we were meant? Free? Literally just walk outside grab some fruits and veggies off the plants and trees and live happy and healthy? No you want me and others to become drones and make non livable wages. I use to have a job at subway making 18/hr and tips, I could BARELY afford to pay my shitty overpriced 720/mo apartment and utilities each month and still have a good social life. Trying to enjoy my 20's not piss them away dude.Bitch over here trying to act all high and mighty not realizing he's the moron wage slaving. Put the fries in the bag idiot, enjoy being bald by 30 from stress.
>>2846573Blah blah blah. I worked hard for four months this year, saved $6500 (plus about $2000 tax refund), and now I'm traveling the world for the third year in a row. Meanwhile you're still stuck with your parents coping and seething about le heckin wagies. Your freeloading mentality isn't gonna fly outside your home country. Comfy beds cost money, it's that simple. If you want to travel for free, go ahead, live your dreams...but you better get used to sleeping in the dirt (which is what you deserve as a non-contributor).
>>2845306Stretching your savings is not the purpose of these monasteries. If you want to stretch your savings, you could try living in a hostel. Some of them will let you live there for free if you do work for them, like checking guests in.
Out of curiosity what's the food poisoning risk at a place like this? So they get the food from donations and local places? But it caters to westerners?
Been all over the world and still somehow never done SEA. My plan is to start in Thailand and work my way through Laos and Cambodia and then do Vietnam north to south. Then if I have time/money left maybe fly to either Philippines, Taiwan, or Malaysia etc. But what do you experts recommend? Is laos worth it? How much time in each country? Which cities/towns/regions are must gos? I'm going to stay in hostels and mostly play things by ear. I think I'd have probably 5-6 months max since I got some shit I gotta do when I'm done. I'd probably leave in Feb
>>2847855>also the chance to practice my Chinese with shopkeepersI thought most Malaysian Chinese spoke something other than mandarin?
>>2848179I dunno but I masturbate to Jovane PJY’s youtube videos and I can understand most of what she’s saying.
USING CAPITALS TO GRAB ATTENTION, SORRY!Anybody been to Brunei? is it worth it? I'm going to be in Indonesia for a wedding and am thinking of going just to check it off the list. Maybe a week or so there.
>>2848239Brunei is one of the richest, safest and most utopian countries in the world. If you're a single traveler who needs stimulation, you'd find it incredibly boring. People are going to wonder why on earth you came, same as they do in the outland parts of Malaysia which rarely see foreign visitors. >>2847976A tourist trap like Angkor Wat is the quintessential Third World experience of rich white Instagram NPCs going "OMG this is so coool" while surrounded by abject poverty and sullen brown men scheming to rip them off.>>2847855Kuala Lumpur is stuck in the middle between Third World and First World. It is extremely popular with foreigners, offers a little of everything for everyone, but doesn't really excel in any notable way. Because some parts of it are so glitzy and well-developed, its inadequacies stand out more than they do in the less-affluent cities of the region. There are a lot of tourist-trap restaurants around Chinatown which serve crappy overpriced food and add 16% surcharge to the menu pricing when it's time to pay.
The typhoid and Hep a risk are kinda freaking me out. I haven't been vaxxed in years but should I get those?
This summer I would like to road trip Route 66 for the 100th anniversary.However, two questions have arisen for me:1. I'm leaving from New York. Route 66 starts in Chicago. Getting there seems boring as fuck. What's the most interesting way to get from New York to Chicago by car?2. What the fuck do I do on the way back?
It's incredibly fucking boring and people in NM will try to rob your car so skip that state.
>>2849077>maybe the way back is just to do I-10 coast-to-coastThis seems awfully boring to me. I'd much rather go through Utah and Colorado, but suit yourself.
>>2849077>i-10>in summerI hope they allow heavily tinted windows in NY because you're going to be baked alive driving back via that route. There's also nothing of interest along it save for a few parks that you would need to detour for, but fucks sake in summer they will be miserable.
>>2849249Utah and Colorado would absolutely be better, but from Nebraska on would be miserableI-10 lets me do Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Georgia>>2849257I used to live in the deep south so I'm not too worried about itMay need some sunscreen inside the car but so be it
>>2849261I didn't hate Kansas, Missouri, or Kentucky when I drove across them. Stopping off at Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve before I had gone over the endless High Plains of Eastern Colorado probably helped though.
Tell me some cool, interesting, funny, scary, or in any way memorable things that happened to you while traveling.
>>2845617Yeah, I am. Leaving for Asia alone was the biggest thing I had done since high school.Got drunk the first time ever with 2 girls in Hanoi.Second time in my story.I am shy and introverted. Asian girls seem to dig that on a tall, handsome, white man.
I got held against my will at a cartel trap house in Ciudad Juarez.
>>2847958were you molested?
>drugs, cigarettes, sex with uggo ESLs>interesting, funny, scary or coolTravelling all that way, just to live like a homeless person, and then bragging about it to anonymous posters, is not cool, it's just fucking sad.This is like Saudi princes or Zionist businessmen. All that money, and they're still just losers. There's some funny and interesting stories in this thread, but there's a lot to skip because it's not new.
>>2835924My father had a buzz cut when he died. I noticed a sine wave, or zig zag pattern all along the back of his head in his hair. That was fuck up. Did your student have that?Also, the smell of embalming fluid is awful. Like the liminal spaces of scents.
I am from Euroope.I can fly to London for a few days and want to see Harry Potter Studio.It says it is in Watford. Could I fly to a other airport close to Watford and stay in that area.I have done part of London before I don't need to see all the tourism thing just Harry Potter.Also the HP studio package can come with a hotel booking but it isn't so close to HP studio but seems good value. Their locations say e.g. 6 miles or 9 miles from studio. Can someone help me with this?I can also stay in London for as many days as needed
>>2846558the studio is out in the suburbs but it is not in the middle of nowhere. there is a train station (watford junction) nearby and there is a shuttle bus to/from the station. so if you are relying on public transport it is easy to get to. from watford junction station you can get to central london pretty easily. for example there is a direct link to euston station. from there you can get anywhere in or out of london. if you do this i would suggest booking tour tickets for some time in the middle of the day so you are not rushing and you are not caught up in the commuter crush on the trains. the other alternative is to go by car. driving there is not too bad and there is a massive car park.enjoy it anon, if you are a harry potter fan it will blow your mind. i am not a massive fan but i have been a couple of times and it is pretty cool especially if you go when there is a special event on. of course you have to book way ahead. also bring plenty of money if you want to eat/shop there.pic related, massive dragon suspended above the entrance hall.
>>2846558Why are yanks so obsessed with Harry Potter? Watford is a shithole by the way.
>>2848657Brit but the studio tour is really good, even if you've only a passing interest in the films
>>2848657>Watford is a shithole by the waypeople don't go to the harry potter exhibition to experience the joys of watford anon
>>2848657OP clearly says he's from Europe. It's literally the first thing he says.
Sup /trv/,So basically on a 3 month tour around asia and the first week my wallet is gone. Not exactly sure how it happened but it did. What are my options in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea? Currently only one of my 4 cards I had will allow me to add it to my iphone wallet and process payments (thank fuck because money services here requires a Korean based bank account??). Some things are cash only causing me pain and trying to work around it. How fucked am I for Japan and the rest of my time in Korea(leaving around xmas). My bank WF, decided when I wanted them to pause my cards to also cancel them and I can't add my CC or main debit card to my wallet for use. I can only wire money to my other card.Should I just pack it up and go home? They said they won't ship me a card internationally.
Western Union to yourself, and do thousands, dont expect being able to get cash at airports or in a new country, sometimes they wont let you (Malaysia needed a visa stamp...but I took the express lane at immigration....I had to go to Singapore to get cash.)
>>2849061You had four cards, but didn't leave any of them in your backpack? My backup card and emergency cash is carried in a different pocket from my wallet (because I don't trust Indian hotel staff not to go through my luggage). Also, Schwab will send me a new card if the one I have gets lost. Get a better bank, and stop wearing such baggy fucking pants that your wallet slips out of your pocket when you put up your feet...or so loose that someone can slip it out of your pocket without you noticing. Tight jeans may seem gay, but their pockets feel so much more secure.
>>2849061I survived without a single card in Asia, mostly transferred cash to girls via wise at building management who then went got it out for meOtherwise get someone else to mail the new card to you
>>2849061This is why I dont travelits just not worth the headache
>>2849200India lesson one: The challenges we overcome are what make life worthwhile.
>decide to go carry on+backpack only after years of checking a bag>suddenly realize I can't bring booze from cheap places to expensive places(fuck you norway)>have to spend extra time constantly rolling and rubber banding my shit into my suitcase>the quality shampoo I use post workout and sticks of deodorant can't be brough on (fuck you asia 'deodorant')>instead of having about 30% of space left over for trinkets and souvenirs I basically have none>half the time on Air Asia they have to check my bag because they ran out of room>nothing to separate bag from the ground so it's always picking up whatever is on the floor/bench/etc>8 more months of this>At least I saved 15 minutes at the airport waiting for my bag! But seriously what the fuck, do people who do this shit only stick to one climate year-round or something? That's the only way I can see you having enough space to pack easily and meet size limitations for carry-on/personal items. I don't feel like I overpack either, just 8 day's worth of clothing+ some khacki's+jeans and a coat for colder climates. Am I doing something wrong or are all these /one bag/ or carry on only fags simply just not spending much time traveling.
>>2848461yeah I have no idea how can you pack for several days with only a carry on, just few pairs of trousers, sweaters, a blazer or jacket, an extra pair of shoes and ideally some free space for souvenirs, thats already a ton of shit to pack.
>>2848705I travel 8-9 months at a time>laptop + USBc screen + HDMI(nice to hook up to TV's)>tablet for backup device if laptop shits itself>2 cellphones primary w/ banking and work data and phone number/secondary for out and about shit>2 usb c chargers>external battery(20kmah) w/ 65w output>3 pairs of pants>4 pairs of shorts>5 t shirts>3 long sleeves>5 pairs of boxers>2 pairs of workout clothes w/ spare shoes>electric razor/trimmer>ice tray and sporkComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2848461>one carry one>one checked>backpack inside checked for shopping and hikesHonestly this is perfect for me, plenty of room to bring shit back and I can get two bags to and from the hotel easy enough.
>>2848944>checkednow, checkem.
>>2848692>Now you're stuck taking a hired car to go even 2 km because your shit's too heavy to carryNo I just leave my stuff at the airbnb/hotel. If I want to take a 1-2 night trip somewhere I just take my backpack and leave the rest of the stuff at my main base.The clothes that are dirty for 3 weeks are only the clothes that were worn at the beginning. The average is like 1.5 weeks
are road trips overrated? what are your road trip experiences?I feel tempted to just fuck off to balkans or some of the -stans, rent a car and drive around the mountains and smaller citiesthe freedom to go wherever whenever seems great but on the other hand I can see it devolving into just starting at the road half of the day and being exhausted from driving most of the time
The best roadtrips I've done were in Morocco and Oman. All wild camping, and with the girlfriend. It's a very detached way of interacting with the country, and for that reason I wouldn't do it alone, would be way too lonely. That's also why camping is a necessity; if you're just driving between hotels I wouldn't even call that travel.Obviously I like deserts. For the Morocco trip we rented a car with decent speakers and listened to Tinariwen's entire discography during the days we were driving through the desert. In Oman we only played Moby for some reason.>>2845720Do you want to motorbike the Karakoram in April with me anon? Serious question. Rentals cost about $15-20/day.>>2845877>big mountain goodI've lived on both coasts and I'd take a misty path thru a forest of sugarmaples over some crowded, sun-bleached trail in a pine monoculture
>>2846208I wouldn't go so far as to call it psychic damage, but it does make you feel alienated from the American culture of comfortable privileged affluence. Which is why I always disliked encountering other homeless car dwellers, because seeing them living in squalor in their beat-up old cars destroyed my own self-image of a unique adventurer who does what nobody else dares to do.>>2846333Walking in the woods in wintertime can be amazingly tranquil, especially after fresh snow. However, the general lack of wildlife and greenery cannot be ignored. Hike New England in a wet June, however, and you'll realize why the trailheads are all empty. The pest insects are an absolute plague. That's a problem you don't encounter in the cold months. >>2848148Whenever I go on a roadtrip with somebody else, they are always impatient to wrap it up and part ways. Enduring my company for any extended period of time really makes them dislike me...which is why I have embraced solo travel so resolutely, refusing even to go on daytrip outings with other people as a general rule.>>2845877I likewise enjoy the eastern forests more than the Instagram hotspots of the west, for the same reason as anon does. They are more biodiverse, more akin to the forests of my ancestral Europe, and free of annoying tourists who couldn't care less about nature and only want to take pictures for bragging rights.
>>2848388>daytrip outingseither the people you hang out with are super retarded or your retarded if you cant handle going places with someone for less then a day
Last year did 5k km trip around Spain with miata and really enjoyed.Now want go to Nordkapp with miata, just after new year.
>>2845516Oman as a wild card. The exchange rate is tough but once you're in everything is priced accordingly.You can camp anywhere you like pretty much, the roads are good and it's the size of Italy. Just go in winterWhat the fuck have they done to the CAPTCHA
Is southern California still like this? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuyV6G6atoQ
>>2849064>>2849057That video is full of mixed people. California was never a white state. No idea how you delusional /pol/tards think it was lmao.
>>2849083never 100% white, but allowing 25M brown goblins to take up residence really changed the vibe and the scenery, basically sucks now for all but the top 1% earners
>>2849065having driven past enough farms and factories I do not trust the water in oceans at fucking all and would never swim in an ocean againI like swimming in rivers but you have to be very selective and only swim in small creeks or upstream above any major population centers or industrial activity for larger rivers
>>2849089Most of the year, California's rivers are dry. Only after a runoff event should you avoid contact with seawater (especially anywhere near the mouth of the Tijuana River.>>2849057Haven't been out there since March 2020, before COVID. The beach towns were very pleasant and full of street life, but as a van vagabond I knew I wasn't welcome to spend the night. The nearest dispersed camping is an hour plus drive away up in the coast range (which gets really cold at night in the winter months). Also, SoCal is more likely to be 63° than 83° in winter. Not really the kind of perfect beach weather that most people imagine, though it is great for jogging and climbing hills.
>>2849097>Most of the year, California's rivers are drythat's a shamea lot of swimming holes you aren't really swimming in a creek that's more than a foot or two deep for most of it - but there tends to be deep pools and the location of those tends to make for popular swimming areas - there's tons on the east coast and you can physically see if the water is gross or not
