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I am an American and am about to enter a field which highly relies on security clearances. However, I met a girl on-line who lives in Iran and I really like to visit her in the foreseeable future, so I can meet her family and see if they approve of me. I do have a few questions, though.Would I be welcome there as an American? Will police (or the IRGC) bother me? Would I get detained or interrogated upon my return to America? Would doing this void my security clearance? What if I made this trip multiple times?
>>2825503Hopefully Iran kidnaps this anon and forces him to work on nuclear enrichment with an electric shock implant inside his nutsack.
Thinking of visiting next month. Anyone been? Just want to see Dhaka really and some odd places. Want to see the ship breaking yard and the water traffic, go to a huge market. Just want to see the wild throng of people
>>2822649Bangladeshi here. Now, this isn't my first day on 4chan (though it might as well be my first day on /trv/) so I realize this might an incredibly retarded proposition and nothing good would probably come out of it, but if there really isan anon here that disregards their mental and physical well-being enough to venture into Dhaka, consider meeting up with me. Hey, best case scenario, we both might come out of it with a friend.Just putting it out there, but no money will be involved. I won't expect to get paid for showing you around or inviting you for lunch, nor will I be interested in paying you for hanging out with my lonely self.
>>2825156I'm curious, is there any noticeable difference between Dhaka and other big cities like Chittagong for example?
>>2825156I'll meet up with you but I want a blowjob
>>2825179Big cities are for the most part much cleaner and not nearly as densely populated. I've been to the main cities of Chittagong, Mymensingh, Barisal, and Sylhet and they're all very pleasant places. Some places are even as developed as the more developed locations in Dhaka city like Gulshan, Uttara, Baridhara. Though as someone born and raised in Dhaka I'm prone to stereotype against their people, Chittagongians in particular are smarter than your average Bangladeshi and also typically the worst swindlers. Their food slaps however.>>2825184Only if your penis is bigger than mine
Banglas in my experience are decent Muslims who generally strive hard for respectability. However, when they get drunk they can get very grabby and gropey. >>2825156What if you wear earplugs in the street? kekI'm used to communicating with earplugs in at work.>>2825186>Swindle you on the mutton portion size if you insist on paying the menu price>Swindle you on the menu price if you insist on getting the portion size shown>purposeful omission of items that are usually included with a meal>charging extra for items that are usually included with a meal>putting a cover sheet on the menu in the local language that says "sorry, our prices have increased, the menu prices are no longer valid">saying the same thing when the register rings up the meal as a higher price than the menu, refusing to honor the menu priceThere are various ways a restaurant can screw over a customer. If you're a tourist, you wouldn't know unless you order the same meal as the guy who just sat down across from you at your table and see that his portion is much bigger than yours.
Is it worth it?I'm thinking about going in january/february/march since flights are cheaper and it won't be overcrowed with normies. But is it worth it? Are all museums open in winter?
>>2825388I went with my gf the first time and we did all the shittiest things:>owl café>cat café (that now exist everywhere)>premium onsen two days (that did cost as much as the rest of the trip alone) that was full of elderly peopleThis year i'll go alone, i have zero plan yet. Maybe get drunk on Strong Zero first, then whatever.
>>2825415Yeah all she wants to do is go to this onsen in the middle of nowhere. We have to go 5 hours from Tokyo to get there and we're only staying for one night. Then we have to go to Kyoto and that's half a day lost. We shouldn't have gone. She only has 6 days to go on holiday. It's too short for Japan. 80% of our time will be spent on transportation..I'm dreading this.
>>2825388One of the reasons I’m with my wife is because she’s an amazing travel partner. She doesn’t mind bathing in a waterfall or staying in some shack where we have to sleep in a hammock. She can actually keep her wits about her, even when we’re a few drinks in, and I don’t have to babysit her to keep her safe from touts and scammers or other unsavory characters.
>>2825443>Yeah all she wants to do is go to this onsen in the middle of nowhere.Let me guess, it has a view on Mt Fuji so she can take a photo and show her friends she went there?
>>2825502Nop. The way our planning is going, I don't think we're gonna see mt.fuji.
This last trip lasted 38 weeks. That's 266 days. >Flights: $6.40 per day (19 minutes of labor per day)>Housing: $13.92 per day (42 minutes labor)>Food: $8.50 per day (25 minutes labor)>Ground transport: $1.40 per day (4 minutes labor)>Intoxicants: $0.55 per day (2 minutes labor)>Miscellaneous: $1.42 per day (4 minutes labor)>Bills from back home: A big fat $0.00 per dayI am lucky enough to live at a time when travel comes at a lower cost in terms of Amerimutt wage labor than ever before in human history. Every 96 minutes, I make enough money to cover another day of travel.>b-but you're pooooorIt's my way of rebelling against the (((system))) and forging my own path through life. If you don't understand why anyone would choose to live lean on the open range rather than grow fat and sated in a milking stall, I'm not gonna waste time explaining it to you.Tentative itinerary...>Fly to Dubai>United Arab Emirates overland to OmanComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2824765Mumbai is the most expensive city in India, with a hustle culture to match. I'm looking to get the hell away from it shortly after I land...but if you want to splash the cash, you can enjoy some fine living there, I bet. Maybe even score with some rich liberated pajeetas. >>2824836I'd rather keep my brainspace as clean and simple as a Thai hotel room. Ecclesiastes 1:18 stuck with me from a young age.>“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”
>>2825058>Ecclesiastes 1:18Yeah, thats why Jesus said "Love" and not "Gnosis" was The Way, and that is the difference between The Son and The Father.Jordan Peterson, when asked about The Father gives a rapid fire answer and with confidence. Asked about Jesus and the gears seize in his head...he doesnt get it, and it showed during that Jubilee interview, he isnt a Christian. He didnt go through Jesus, he skipped the line to The Father and got lost in the mental Matrix, promoted war in Gaza, promoted death.People think they "get the knowledge" because it can be easily imparted to others...but if the intent of Love isnt behind it then the Law can easily be used to justify evil works.
>>2825058fucking hell this thread is fucked isn't it>Ecclesiastes 1:18 stuck with me from a young age.>>“For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.”yeah religions tend to like to keep people stupid and unthinking
>>2825213Don't forget the context...a trip to India. For your own sanity, you MUST shut out the suffering of a billion people from your awareness. Delving into their conflicts, understanding their struggles, empathizing with their feelings, it will destroy your mind and break you down to the level of your surroundings.Western (((humanist))) ideology - every human is valuable, every human is equal, every human deserves a better life - is utterly BTFO by a society like India's which remains primitive at its heart. However, Old Testament morality stands strong in such a setting. Your own uprightness must stand out like a shining beacon amidst all the suffering and exploitation of the dark idolatrous civilization around you. >>2825071Old Testament ideology makes Israel a roaring lion terrorizing its neighbors, while New Testament-following Christians are led like lambs to the fleecing. You will learn more about human nature from a study of the Old Testament than you can from any other single book in existence.
I climbed a farm road to the top of a hill near the Mekong River valley in Xayaboury provinceIndia has terrain like this too in the southern hill country.
I was the only white guy on this shit flight from a European country to China, with transfer to another country. The Chinese are the worst people Ive ever encountered. So fucking loud and with no manners at all. Plus at Beijing airport, security takes 2 hours and you get frisked by some fat Chinese man thinking he has some important role. Even though it was half the price this shit ain't worth it, however the stewardesses were babes.
White people complaining about high IQ races because jews see them as a threat. So kosher of you.
>>2825472You have to go through security for your transfer? Fucking China. Did you see any itineraries that allowed you to get a transit visa? I've seen very cheap flights from Kuala Lumpur to Los Angeles on Xiamen Airlines, $350 for a one-way with a single layover in Xiamen.
>>2825473To the contrary, Chinese see Westerners in their country as a national security threat. I've heard that China mandates all hotels to accept foreigners and fill out the paperwork, so the old days of "no foreigner" are history. In India that shit still happens, or they demand a 100 rupee fee to register you with the police.
It feels like these days the only way to have a good life is to emigrate to a second world country, and take advantage of the currency valuations to buy a home. Many of these "developing countries" (China, Malaysia, Thailand) have already overtaken Europe and the USA in terms of quality of life. Over time these differences are only going to get larger with the west on the way down. On top of that, the idea of paying 2 million dollars to live in a plywood shack in a neighbourhood that is 99% fent junkies and jeets doesn't feel appealing.
>>2825482Or you could pay $150,000 for a sturdy wooden house in a neighborhood that does not include neighbors. My 27 year old brother just did. And no, Southeast Asia and China does not come anywhere close to the quality of life in America or Europe.Go and live there for 90 days. You go with a higher QOL expectation, you're gonna be one of those bitter, jaded expats. You go with developing-country expectations, and you'll be blown away by how nice some things are - while tolerating the faults as part of life in Asia.
This is one of the most modern exurbs of Kuala Lumpur, ten minutes and $1 from the airport along the KLIA Transit.
I recently won the jackpot in my state lottery. Fortunately it's not a dystopian state that forces your name to be public. I've won more money than I could ever dream of, but as a NEET I don't know what to do. As I cannot explain my immediate change in lifestyle, I've decided to assume the façade that I have got a job in another country and need to move within just weeks (my money will clear next week). So my questions to you anons, are:- Where should I move to? Money is not an issue, I will invest it safely in the stock market and live off dividends. I could afford literally anywhere beyond tax havens like Monaco but I have no desire to be there anyway (I'm sure Nice is nicer)- Do you have any suggestions for my alibi?I've been a NEETGOD for years now and the massive gap in my CV will turn some heads if they hear I am moving internationally for work. - Any places I should visit that you recommend in general?
>>2820464sure, but if you're actually rich you can live in a country that's not a trash heap and still get pussy
>>2817326nta, and I think Ljubljana is a very nice place, but>hustle and bustle of major cityit's the size of Lincoln Nebraska
Go to the French Riviera.
This is some retard's attempt at manifestation
>>2824937>retard'sLooks like you're talking to yourself! OP rocks and you're a jealous fundie. Cram it.
Post your travel maps in this thread. Pic related is the official /trv/ Real Traveler's map™, edition 4.0.5Fill in the countries and subdivisions you have visited, talk about your map and ask others about their maps. You can use the map however you like, the colors are more like suggestions, you don't have to use them, and you don't have to use all of them. You can add or remove colors and change the map as much as you want in any way you want. Don't like this map? Upload a completely different one. Up to you. Despite what some might say, there's no "wrong" way to use the map, and new posters and less travelled people are welcome and encouraged to stay and post :) This map is a group effort by our board, and we can only improve it if people reach out to share suggestions or corrections.This is the newest edition of the map, edition 4.0.5, updated for September 2025. Thanks to an Anon in the previous thread, it is now easier than ever to fill in the map. You can use the website splored.com to easily color in entire countries with a single click. At the time of making this thread, it uses the old 4.0.4 template, so you still need to update it to 4.0.5 with the simplified template, but hopefully Anon will update the website after I make this thread.Topic for this thread: Should we have a Real Traveler's Discord? Just something I've been thinking about. I don't use Discord myself, so it's not important to me, but it could be nice to have a hangout for the regulars or a "backup" in case 4chan goes down again or somewhere to share subdivision news if there's no thread up. Just interested in hearing your opinions on this.
>>2825293Reading Endurance isn't a strong connection btw.
>>2825294I can't read
>>2825292Are you retarded?
>>2825384They have different ISO 3166 codes.
>>2825286there is actually a good bus network in the Outer Hebrides, and you can walk or hitchhike tooI can't speak for the other ones
If you've never been outside the capital or largest city, then you haven't TRULY visited a country yet.
>>2821848Yeah like it's not something you'd do yourself or anything if you're not a faggot.
If a place has multiple names in it separated by "and" (eg: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Newfoundland and Labrador, etc), then it doesn't count as visited until you've been to BOTH regions
>>2821311Based and checked
>>2821748>>2821753i have been to new york, london, zurich, and berlinand aside from the literal differences, each visit the context of the trip was different, the stage of life was different, the era in which i have visited was different, so all the trips were different.
>>2821311No reason to visit Montana when Wyoming is right around the corner.
Muslims beheaded Canadian mining company consultants in Mindanao who were helping torture and kill indigenous Lumads.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ridsdel>At the time of the kidnapping, he was retired. Prior to that he had been working for the mining company TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc.,[3] a subsidiary of Canada's TVI Pacific, where he was also a consultant.>Ridsdel was kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines on 21 September 2015, in a raid on Holiday Ocean View Samal Resort, on Samal Island in the southern Philippines.[4] After the gunmen disarmed the resort's security guards, they abducted four people from the resort, the Canadians John Ridsdel and Robert Hall, the resort's Norwegian marina manager Kjartan Sekkingstad, and a Filipino woman, Teresita Flor.[5]>The kidnappers later issued demands for a hefty ransom to be paid for the release of the hostages, reportedly 300 million pesos (around $6.5 million) for each of the three foreigners seized. As the deadline lapsed on 25 April 2016, they apparently beheaded Ridsdel.[6] Ridsdel's head was found in a plastic bag in Jolo.[7] A headless body, possibly Ridsdel's, was later found by villagers by a creek bed near Talipao. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police launched an international murder investigation.[8]The company he worked for was involved in torturing and killing indigenous Lumad people (Lumads are not Muslim btw)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TVI_Pacific>In 2015 TVI was mentioned along with several other mining companies as being the likely beneficiary of a series of government-funded murders of the indigenous Lumads who live in the Mindanao region of the Philippines, an area rich in mineral resources to which these companies would like better access.[3]Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
your gift is too great for me
>>2799910Your gift is too great for me
>>2825480The OP's image says its a blessing and a gift, not a curse. So your immunity dog doesn't work in it, your picture isn't only against curses.
What's there to do here?hardmode: no philly
>>2824568KnoebelsHersheypark KennywoodDorney Park>t. /tpg/ and /rcg/>>2824637Don’t forget Ravine Flyer II.
>coming to pittsburgh to get pussyl m a o
>>2825258>Lawrenceville is cool. There's also tons of stuff downtown. Sorry it's not ManhattanI can tell downtown has been hollowed out over the decades. Most of the retail and storefronts are catered towards day traffic, few cater to evening clienteles. In fact, what was noticeable in downtown during the evenings was how empty and quite the streets were. The city was hit hard by suburbanization, there's more stuff going on in the suburbs than the downtown core. Shit, there's more stuff going on for evening entertainment in the backwater shithole that I live in than in downtown Pittsburgh.
aren't the Appalachian mountains crazy beautiful? or are they somehow not hike friendly?
>>2825431>or are they somehow not hike friendly?depends where you go + what you meanin general PA dirt roads are less terrifying + unkempt vs a place like WV, but a lot of fun hikes are pretty hard to get to and some of the hikes involve an insane level of steep (descend 400 ft in a quarter mile to chimney rock)half dome of pa is legendary hard if you want an example - pine creek is the steepest major waterway there's also rocksylvania - the ridge and valley closer to the SE, its generally easier to access but good luck on your feet cuz its point fucking rocks and scree fields you have to walk through I have lots of recommendations for the plateau though if you are interested...
Hello, /trv/Does anyone here live in, or has lived in, the city of Pittsburgh, PA? Talk about how good it is if so. I am seriously considering moving since it seems to be reasonably priced, somewhat nice and closer to my family. I live in Charlotte, NC right now, and the costs are similar but this place is a hellhole plus I don't know anyone. Alternatively, has anyone here moved elsewhere from a Charlotte-like city? How did you pick it?
>>2824902NYC might be more your speed
>>2824902Same impression that I got when I visited the city last month. People there are neighborly and helpful, but they tend to keep to themselves.
Pittsburgh still has a provincial vibe.That may be what you were picking up on.
>>2824902Tell me you don't hunt whitetail without telling me you don't hunt whitetail.
>>2825450It's the only city in Appalachia.
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>>2825283>>2825290Don't look like Dominos to me. 1st one looks like flatbread with toppings. 2nd one looks more like pizza dough, but there's just something off with a whole damn pizza that's chocolate covered
>>2825290what in the goy.
>>2825390seconding this, and Americamura if you are in Osaka. Seen two NSXs and heaps of integras when i was there last friday, honda boys were out in force
>>2825396Kamakura also had protests about "tourists littering", but that clearly just means anti-tourist.>>2823793>okonomimura in hiroshima>itsukushima>nara>akiba>ueno park and museum(s)>kanazawa castle>kyoto imperial palace complex>menya musashi chain in tokyo>bokkoshi ramen in osaka>a single ippudo ramen i found accidentally while roaming tokyo and will never see againI have a lot more but I'm drawing a blank
>>2825478>menya musashi chain in tokyoIs it actually particularly good ramen? Looks a bit gimmicky
But /trv/ told me only old fat boomers go to Thailand...>The Thai capital secured the top spot ahead of Melbourne, Cape Town, and New York City. Survey results indicated that 84 percent of Gen Z respondents in Bangkok reported being happy with their daily lives, while 71 percent said the city is affordable compared to other major metropolises.>Bangkok was also voted as the easiest city in the world to make new friends, giving it a strong social edge that appealed to younger generations. This sense of connection, paired with affordability and livability, helped promote the city to the top of the global ranking.Huh.
>>2825193Ok, you start by collecting barries, this is the last month you can do this but in summer you can get a lot usually. You can still get mushrooms from the forest tho. Also nuts might be collectable in your area. Maybe you can even get birch or marple water in spring.Raw milk is usually very cheap at least in my country. You have to find a selling place tho.Also maybe search for a farmer selling eggs directly from chickens he holds outdoor.Then you got a long way for very little money.Now for what you need to spend is meat specifically beef, look always for sell, buy cheap cuts. Beef is usually fine in Europe everywhere. Sale and cheap cuts and you pay less around 10 Euro per kg. Same with cheese, look for raw cheese if you can.In the usa maybe you can legally hunt ducks or something i dont know?Game is more problematic, but boar is usually relatively cheap. its ok to onlyy eat casually.Good fish sometimes is important and expensive, try to find cheaper but always wild fish.Fruits, get them in season and from the tropics elsewise. Then they are healthy and cheap.Carbs, go for mostly rice.
>>2824342The irony being that the "exotic and delicate" body type are men with tits, while the white women derided as "masculine" are simply built tough enough to pop out 6+ kids...as feminine as it gets.
>>2825469Do /pol/tards actually think that asian women can't have kids just because they're not all 120 pounds overweight?
>>2821889Seethe and cope about me being a digital aristocrat. Remote work chads are the new landed gentry except our land is the world and wherever we choose to reside.
>>2825468I'm brazilian, the brazilian diet consists basically of:Carbs: bread in breakfast. Rice and beans in lunch and dinnerProtein: Beef, chicken, pork (Mostly sausages)Fiber: Fruits and usually in salads alongside lunch and dinner.It isn't that bad i think...
