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> why no Taiwan general in the catalog edition, grok writing the OP editionQuick Start Guide for First Timers:Visa: Most countries get 90 days visa-free. Check if you need an eVisa or ARC if staying longer. Fill out your arrival card online before arriving for less stress.Best Time: Oct–Dec for perfect weather (dry season). Avoid July–Sept typhoon season unless you like rain and chaos.Getting Around: Taipei MRT is clean, cheap, and efficient as fuck. Youbike only needs an easy card and is essentially free unless you want to ride for hours.High Speed Rail (HSR) for city hopping (Taipei Kaohsiung in ~1.5h).Scooters are god outside Taipei. Get an international permit if you plan to ride.Uber works but taxis are cheap. Avoid during rush hour or rain.Food:Night markets are mandatory. Shilin, Raohe, Ningxia, etc.Must eats: Beef noodle soup, stinky tofu (acquired taste), oyster omelettes, bubble tea (original homeland), pineapple cake, mango shaved ice. All you can eat hotpot also.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2903225>Do you mean boxful?Ahh yeah that's the one haha, I messed up the name. Didn't realize they had self service lockers now, must be a new thing. I'm more impressed you did 30 miles on a youbike, most are in good condition but it can be luck of the draw and some are in rough working order, plus its a 3 gear thing.You're meant to turn the seat backwards for ones that need a service and they get it to a repair shop within 12 hours but most Taiwanese don't seem to care.>>2903225It's Taiwan, you can literally leave it on the street without a chain and no one will touch it. There's public bike racks everywhere
>>290326630 miles on the Youbike was alright. Again, they suck to carry anything with you. That little basket in the front isn't good. But I did a total of 75 miles on Youbikes on my last trip, spread over several rides. Those were mostly test runs for feeling out biking in Taiwan in general. I felt (mostly) safe and confident about Taiwanese bicycle laws. Sometimes the intersections were a bit tricky and high volumes of motorbikes were frustrating. I got a dud once but changed it out at the next station.
>>2903268you need pannier bags for any sort of real weightI've carried embarrassingly large things on a youbike, with enough weight up high on the front wheel it turns you into a bumbling idiot
>>2903268Only longish trips I've done are along the riverThrough the city early morning is really cool but during the day it feels a bit too slow, so many traffic lights
>>2900723>had one girl get upset for condomDo they also get mad if you dont nut inside them? Or are they expecting u to pullout?>>2900727>scared of HIVOne day you may realize HIV is real low risk for normal sex. Its homo sex where it becomes a concern
Hey anons, i'm an euro looking to go to Cali sometime next year and just spending time there. Probably mostly in LA area but also traveling around. (Yes, i know your state is the size of my country) I'm looking for tips on how to save on money while on the trip so i can stay for longer. I don't have experience with longer term travel so any input would be appreciated!
>>2903251>>2903253This is a retarded and pointless experience. Anyone can watch a dashcam video on Youtube and they will have "seen" America in the exact same way, without having to waste all of their money and time. The only way to know a place is to reside in it. If he has 90 days, it's better to reside in one place for 90 days. Living in your car like a bum is expensive, risky, and unpleasant, and it accomplishes nothing you can't get from a Youtube video.
>>2903260This is completely false. You get nothing from sitting on your sofa drinking beer, shitposting and watching TV for 90 days in a place you've locked down for yourself. Dull. Mundane. Predictable. Saggy with fat rolls and medicated despondency. Some people are lazy shits who can't comprehend a life without their bottle of meds, their ass glued to a sofa and their eyes glued to a screen. Ignore them. Go have adventures, talk to weird people in camper vans at Walmart, sleep illegally in beach towns and enjoy the thrill of a sunrise starting another easy day, dance around a bonfire with a bunch of nomads you just met, drop some acid, stroll naked through the desert, do everything you ever dreamed of doing. This is the only way to live your California dream.
>>2903260Absolutely incorrect on every level possible. I fucking hate the southwest, I hate the desert, but I will be the first to tell anyone that once in their life, they need to drive through Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. Hell I hate the midwest too. There is literally nothing more American than driving cross country. Just like how you cannot fathom just how fucking big the grand canyon is until you see it; the tiny eurofag mind cannot comphrehend the vastness of the New World"Residing" in LA is the most worthless experience you could advocate. American and even most European major cities have completely lost all real identity. They are just amalgamations of each other
>>2903150How much money do you have? Cheap lodging is usually not safe in LA. And what method of travel are you using? I enjoyed driving through the desert but I grew up in Florida so it was only because of the massive change in scenery.
>>2903150I have to ask... why go to LA? Sure there plenty of famous places there, but it's not a place to go to save money. It all depends on why exactly you're going there.
What happens here? Why do people go here?
A very respected gentleman used to run a guest house there.
>>2901932No, don't be stupid.
>>2901299look at hills, postcard britain
>>2901932There used to be more trees but they never grew back because of sheep and cattle grazing
Where are some recommended campsites near the lake?
For a solo trip, my flights and accommodation have both been paid for. Now I’m trying to calculate how much money to have in case shit hits the fan? I was thinking maybe budget for food, drinks, general spending and then double that number? I don’t have credit cards or friends or family so I just want to be safe.
Umm... get travel insurance?
Just get a credit card
>>2902978I carry 3000 usd plus 20k in gold chains and some diamonds
Emergency funds really are unnecessary if you don't take stupid risks. But it feels good to return to your home country and continue traveling instead of having to get right into the wagecage - which would really ruin your enjoyment of your home country. So having money laying around does feel good.
>>2903014Where do u usually go travel off too when u quit your burger job?Is it easy to get approved for rent with your lifestyle?
>$1100 for the privilege of being able to change your flight or earning points these thieving cunts
>>2902967Works for 99% of all purchases I've wanted to make>inb4 "well they wouldn't let me cancel a flight"
>>2903025no the problem is they are a dogshit bank with horrible customer service, horrible systems, and horrible SOPs
>THEIR DAMN CUSTOMER SERVICE!What do you ever need to call them for? Fraud charge you just use the app to mark it. Never had an issue, one time my card got scanned and had some 100 dollar casino thing, since I don't gamble the system automatically flagged it and I just needed to confirm.Horrible systems, iOS or Andriod I have both work fine.Ordering a new card? AppSetting travel? App No exchange feesThis is 100% the terrible bank exp my friends and coworkers have had when they got too drunk and try to cancel the charges, and can't so "the bank sucks". Like maybe the only thing I will give the benefit to of it sucking is that sometimes, and I mean really rarely, the 2FA for a large purchase abroad mucks up but usually just turning on my VPN fixes it.
>>2902851>pay more for worse service with more delays and cancellations, with more subhuman passengers crammed into less spaceI don’t think flying is for me bros
>>2902922You're not getting AA status from just having a credit card, you're earning LP for it. I should know as an AA Plat Pro who does this to supplement my flights.>>2902967>>2903103>>2903105Citi is a low-end, low-quality bank ON PURPOSE. Did you not see the interview the CEO did where they said Citi will on purpose NOT compete with Amex and Chase, the industry leaders, but instead go downmarket like CapitalOne. And yes, Citi outsources everything including to streetshitters, which I find the most unacceptable of any bank. That, and their fraud alerts go absolute haywire and will blanket block your for 24 hrs with cooldown period no getting around it even when you're on the phone. Everyone Citi hires is outsourced, ow IQ, and 3rd world (unless you threaten to cancel a product then you suddenly get someone who can speak English), at least other banks hire people who have brain cells
it's simply obviously better in Europe in every way.Enjoy your sixth monster truck in your comically big driveway, who cares?
>>2903168I don't see much freedom here in America, all I see are people hurrying to and from work in their cars in order to pay for their cars. >>2903173America is paved over, there's 10x more roads and parking lots than walkable green spaces in a city like Dallas. In Warsaw it's the opposite.
>>2897026I dont hate it secretly. I hate it openly, so people hate me openly :(
>>2903182You are smart to be so poor you can't afford a car. Lmao at all the Richie Riches
>>2903181I'm already here, all of the washington fag and nigger lovers that move here complain the food sucks so they'll keep importing the brown horde into the communities in the mountain west.
>>2903197Of course I can afford a car, because I don't have one...so therefore I have all the money that somebody else would've been spent on a car. Do you even math?
I'm caressing the idea of traveling the hungarian countryside for a week, starting and ending in Budapes to meet some fellas.I'm getting some idea of potential bits of itinarery (gyor-sopron, Székesfehérvár-lake balaton-pecs, Kecskemét-Szeged, Visegrad-esztergom, Hajdúszoboszló-Debrecen), but I'm wondering:-How well connected are hungarians cities with bus and trains?-How cyclable is the Hungarian countryside? Would a week of cycling from city to city be possible? Best direction to take from Budapest?-Is it easy to come back to budapest in a train with the bike at the end, since I'd probably end up quite far?-Any place that's both cool to see and reachable with either public transport or bicycle?
>>2893055>(gyor-sopron, Székesfehérvár-lake balaton-pecs, Kecskemét-Szeged, Visegrad-esztergom, Hajdúszoboszló-Debrecen)very good, include Veszprém on the way Székesfehérvár-Balaton round, the old inner city beautiful. also include Eger on the north. im not sure Hajdúszoboszló worths a visit.>How well connected are hungarians cities with bus and trains?excellently, but dont expect modern vehiches and sharp schedules.>How cyclable is the Hungarian countryside?we have great cycling routes but you have to find some specific maps for them. i surely know the lakes Balaton and Velencei can be cycled around.
>>2901407>try some Cockta in one of the ex-Yugoslav countries.I have, and it's an interesting flavor profile. But it's not even remotely close to being as good as Kofola. To be fair, you'd have to be a huge faggot to enjoy a drink called COCKta.
Partial report from the middle of my trip: Fuck the királydinnye. 5 minutes after landing in Budapest a single, 2 meter long ride in a patch of herbs leaves me with 40+ punctures in my tires. What the fuck, Hungary ?The road to Vac was alright, but often lackluster in signaling (but not the worst offending part).Vac is fucking dead after 20h00. No way to find anything to eat.The road to nagymaros was nice. The café in nagymaros too, and the waitress was cute.Visegrad was alright, but set a precedent that keeps getting confirmed: Hungarian museums are lackluster. They're usually nice, but there often isn't a lot to them. Fuck climbing to the castle.The road from nagymaros to esztegrom was alright/good in Hungary (but starting to have long strides without shade), but as soon as it cross into Slovakia, it turns to dogshit: riding on a dangerous road, then on concrete slabs that dont fit tightly to one another. The 3 km of good track at the end, toward sturovo, don't redeem the rest. Esztergom is really comfy and steep, but again, museums are meh. The Christian one is only interesting for it's limited modern collection (and jew you 50% of the price for the right to take pictures), the basilica is cool (and jew you fees for every parts you can visit, and don't even allow photos in the most interesting one), the castle is almost empty.The road komarno starts really fucking bad, because of course Slovakia has to punch you in the dick, but then becomes very good for a very long time (but is probably burning hot if not done at 7 in the morning). The road from komarom to gyor has some shade , but not nearly enough during the day.So far, gyor seems less comfy than esztergom, but with more food options.One very disappointing thing has been prices, tho. I expected something much cheaper than western Europe, but it's barely a bit below, and sometimes even more expensive. Good for Hungarians, I guess, because it hints at a fast rise in income, bad for my cheap ass.
>>2903220Sounds like you're having a bad time, kek.>Good for Hungarians, I guess, because it hints at a fast rise in income, bad for my cheap ass.Nah. Purchasing power in Hungary is really poor. Orban's reign was a period of poor governance. Wages have been stagnant for years. Rural Hungary is in a state of decay. Fucking Romania has a higher GPD per capita than Hungary now, there's a lot more development going on everywhere and even the roads are way better these days. Would have been unthinkable twenty years ago.
>>2900605Flip flops at the main bath in budapest are mandatory, although you can rent them there for 5€.
>Getting close to my 30's>Saving £1,500 at my current job>Got roughly £50(ish)k in investments and home equity>Assuming I don't get sacked and work a year or two I can buy a 2nd house and earn a combined rental income of £800 / month from both properties after accounting for expensesWhere can I realistically live on this in EA or SEA and still be able to enjoy life a little? I work in finance but I can imagine most white foreigners get relegated to teaching English which I'm fine with if that's the only option. How much can you earn teaching english and what other job opportunities could a foreigner fall into?
Oh it's another larp fanfic thread of our residential 40 year old neet incel from the UK.Ignore it.
>>2903250His other retarded larp threads:>>2902019>>2900004>>2901871>>2902201>>2900371
>>2903252>>2903250Maybe there's more than one bloke from the UK that uses this board?Shocker I know..
>>2903250>>2903252grim
>>2903252A lot of sad and weird incels on 4chan
Say hi to the friendly neighbor dog who up and joined me on an LSD-infused four mile stroll through the 95° sunshine and greenery of east Texas in August. Pretty comfy desu, it's lovely to never be cold. Humidity is moderate compared to Southeast Asia, doesn't bother me at all.Tomorrow me and my brother drive across the state to repo his car from his ex fiance. The roadtrip is going to kickstart the next episode of adventures across America, with an eight-day itinerary stopping at various Deep South cities on my way to the East Coast. Despite poison ivy and blisters from yard projects, it felt good to have a house to relax in deep in the unvisited countryside of east Texas. But after a week here, I'm eager to get a move on and bask in the warmth of a southern summertime while traversing some very black ghettoish places. Got a couple tabs left over for my next fraternal reunion on the East Coast...this is the life. Own nothing, be happy. Overseas to home country without missing a beat, keep it moving, spend that cash, don't let it rot in the bank. Some other anon said $5K is his return-to-work threshold. Good idea. Enjoy the fruits of your labor while you can; health and freedom are temporal privileges which Fate can revoke any minute.Would be nice to take this all the way up to Quebec and the Maritimes before summer wraps up. We'll see how far it goes.
A very loyal pup, he accompanied me all the way to the ranch gate. 300 yards to the Trinity River, but 20 miles to the nearest public access point. So frustrating, but that's Texas. We respect property and don't jump gates around here
Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread>also known as /sqt/ (Stupid Questions Thread)For your quick one-off questions that pertain to travel.Long or convoluted questions should get their own thread.Questions about popular destinations should be asked in any active thread about them.Previous: >>2836940New thread will be made when this one can no longer be bumped AND it reaches Page 11.
Why is every urbanism enthusiast and advocate an insufferable leftist faggot? Conversely, why do right wingers especially in America suck the cock of big box stores, parking lots and car centric infrastructure?
>>2903205>anyone who doesn't jizz their pants in fear anytime they see an N is a leftist and anyone who wants to escape N's is a big box cock sucker
>>2903208It’s literally true though. I have never seen an argument from another right winger that wasn’t based on fear of blacks. And every argument from the left for walkable cities is about social equity and lgbt bullshit somehow shoehorned in.
>>2903205https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZSKfDj_rhIthis guy has good chud urbanism videos
>>2903217>I have never seen an argument from another right winger that wasn’t based on fear of blacks.That's because they are wrong on this particular argument. The carcentric model is a jewish wet dream, implemented to fractionalize the US so people wouldn't notice it's demographic shift to third worlders, and to artificially inflate the GDP.>And every argument from the left for walkable cities is about social equity and lgbt bullshit somehow shoehorned in.The left is too cucked to be able to make any coherent statements about anything.
Where can I find a +1 for a wildlife trip to Borneo? The packages penalize solo travelers heavily.
>>2902819Be in a relationship like a normal traveler, freak
>>2902819go with your partner or just choose someone from your wide circle of friends
>>2902819Assuming you've already tried asking around with irl relatives friends and friends of friends, find forums, discord servers, subreddits or other specialised websites for people who are into this stuff and put out the word that you're planning to go. Another option is to create profiles on dating apps specifically for this purpose. Say in your profile description what you're planning to do. You can use tinder, hinge, hell even grindr, anything that lets you make a free profile. This makes it easier to find someone who is in your area and gives you a chance to meet them irl before organising the trip. I've done this a bunch of times and actually ended up making friends.
>>2902819>Where can I find a +1 for a wildlife trip to Borneo? The packages penalize solo travelers heavily.honestly just find a different package / tourdepending on where you go, it has to be a person your comfortable sleeping in same bed with because the accommodations might not have doublesunless it's family or very close friends you won't find anyoneif you're fine with group tours thoughthere are plenty that allow single person bookings for no or just a very small penaltyotherwise just go to Sumatra (Indonesia)it's cheaper so for the same price you can comfortably travel soloand it's virtually the same (assuming you want to do wildlife / outdoor stuff)
Just hire an escort (sex is negotiable). Single men = ick = low value male = incel
Hi there fellas, receptianon hereIt's been some time since the last thread, I was on a bad sopt but I managed to endure itFor the better, I got to open my own hotel finally! Its small with about 15 rooms but its a start!Dump on me all your questions about hotel management and behind the desk stuff!
>>2900441Well it happens because sometimes these questions repeat across threads
Can you see all the weird hentai I wack it to at 3am when I'm jetlagged and drunk?
>>2899810Can you spot guests which are checking in just for a sexual liason?
>>2900317Post hand
We've had this thread so many times now, but OP has always had1) Shit job at low-end property2) Non-chain, not of interest to frequent travelers3) Non-aspirational, nothing to phone home about4) OTA customers all day, all poorfagsOP if you have moved on up in the world, please post if you are management, own & operate the place, just own and is professionally operated by chain (under license or fully run by chain), etc.
My dopamine receptors are fried and I'm in capable of living a normal life, so I'm looking for some new adventures. I'm from Canada but just got out of a 4 month job in Brasil where I travelled all over the country. I'm open to anything can be work, leisure, or volunteer, I just want some adventure. I've already been all around the world for leisure and work before so NPC shit like teach english in Korea. I've also have a decent amount of money in savings so money isn't a priority or I'm not to worries about having to spend a bit. Open to any suggestions just want to get out.
>>2900619Just do the “dick touch duo” and go to Thailand and the Philippines. People watch at the bars during the day while you guzzle down some shitty beer and then it’s pecker play all night yeeeehaw
>>2900619join a band and go on tour
>>2900619https://youtube.com/shorts/TydpqqnEV3I?is=XnyrN8a8MA80uI_REstonia, bro
>>2901060>https://youtube.com/shorts/TydpqqnEV3I?is=XnyrN8a8MA80uI_Rlooks nuts
>>2900619why not Kenya, Tanzania or Nigeria? Pretty and enthusiastic women, nice weather, , beautiful nature, cheap adventure as well
Any small islands or island countries that are cheap to visit and get very little tourists?
>>2903240its gonna be a lot of Mediterranean and Adriatic sea islands, with the cheapest ones being the most rustic and rural. also some good options near africa. pacific islands are going to be so remote that it's not really cheap at all to get there, but they will be the nicest. the biggest expense is gonna be travel. do you have your own boat or are you going to be relying on whatever local service? the answer shifts what is "cheap" for you
>>2903240Any pacific island that isn't Fiji or French Polynesia
>>2903240Indonesia other than Bali and Java
