I spent 6 months of 2025 travelling to a new destination every other month. I thought Id share some stories and my favorite places. Who am I?: I'm a 24yo zoomer who works in the tradesHow did I do it?: I work a rotational job in Alaska with a month on - month off schedule. How do I afford it?: My job has decent pay, but that alone wouldn't afford the travel I did. I moved all my belongings out of my apartment into a storage unit and ended my lease. So Ive just lived nomadically for the last year, sometimes out of my car. Did I have any trouble with Visas?: The only time I had a visa application bounce back is when I forgot to include my middle name. Worst thing that happened?: Got assaulted, and jailed was for punching back, attacker got let go with no repercussions. Best thing that happened?: I may have met my future wife during my travels, but we're still just dating. Top three countries?: Italy, Japan, Vietnam - in least to most favorite order. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2861098Consider limiting yourself to a smaller geographical area on each trip in order to not feel rushed and having to pass over places you want to see. When I visited Taiwan for a month, I saw less than a quarter of the coastline. Even a country as small as Taiwan has way too many cities and hikes to consider finished in a single month. If I were living your life, my biggest gripe would be all that time and money spent in fucking airports & airplanes. I hate flying because it is the form of travel most divorced from the earth. Most of the time you can't even see the landscape because it's either cloudy, or you don't get a window seat.
>>2863956You make a good point about restricting my geographic range. I definitely think a little restraint would go a long way. You put into words the frustration I feel with air travel, and you said it way better than I ever could. I always feel like shit for at least a day after, and my eye sight is shit for a day after looking at the back of a chair for 15 hours>>2863919I'd like to go back one day, so share some recs if you have them. One thing Alaska has that Norway doesn't is an expansive old growth. Tons of really beautiful spruce and cedars that are there naturally. Also features the insanely prominent denali, and prominence is ultimately what makes a mountain impressive
>>2859150Noice
>>2859150>Overrated places>Chilei can tell you have an iq below room temperature
>>2859150If you don't mind sharing, can you tell us where do you live while working in Alaska? Since you mentioned that you left your apartment. Is this when you sleep in your car or does the job got you covered on that?>>2859177I don't know much about Norwegian cuisine, but if it's anything like the rest of the scandinavian ones, you are better off sticking to overpriced burgers.
Leaving the NEET cave for the first time, for 7 days mid May, and have no idea where to go. Japan, Florence, and Paris are on my list. I fear the idea of massive crowds soiling the experience.
>>2867637Outlandish budgets are a new form of baitposting on /trv/ of late. If you have a bunch of cash laying around, you don't even have to budget. Just travel at whatever price tier you feel most comfy. Seven days is a ridiculously short trip for someone without a wagecage to return to...>>2867575Reddit says the most popular places are the ones most worth visiting. If you disagree, you're heckin edgy and a contrarian.
>>2867577Not interested>>2867637Sorry, didn’t mean to ruffle your feathers anon. It’s refreshing to know I won’t have to spend anywhere near the amount I have put aside. I was going in with the expectation it was going to be a lot of money. Especially for Japan>>2867641I am not plugged in to whatever current meta of baiting is on this board. I’m a tourist. I see hostels being recommended in almost every thread and to me that looks like the trolling that goes on here.I’ve actually been to smaller countries with my family, I just don’t know where to go by myself. That’s also part of the huge budget, it’s a safety net because honestly this is outside of my comfort zone. “Just don’t be retarded” is cool and all, I’d just rather it not be a possibility I get stuck somewhere because of some important “do this thing or you are screwed” I missed. I also considered Switzerland and Lauterbrunnen Valley which is lesser known. I picked the ones in OP because it’s easy to walk around and see interesting things, and you don’t have to rent a car and can instead use the extensive public transport.
Nice turbo normie locations OP. Paris is a 3rd world shithole along with florence. Avoid western Europe like the plague. Im in Norway now (family trip, otherwise I wouldnt have gone), and taking a flight to either Slovakia or Hungary in a few days. I've been to the Balkans a few years ago and it was fantastic. No niggers, no fags (well unless its slovenia kek) cheaper than SEA (aside from Vietnam) and some of the best most fresh food ive ever had. Try out the Balkans, you will not regret it. Very safe too.
This is not going to end well for your OP, sorry to break it to you.Paris is a tourist hell hole and the locals are not friendly (not that you'd be able to carry a conversation anyways since you're a neet and have little conversational skills and little to talk about anyways, probably). If you enjoy walking around by your lonesome then you need to get out of the cities and into the wildy, even if it's just for little day hikes.
>>2867578>long walks and be mindful>japan >traveling peak season Lmao
I've been watching some spy movies where they travel true the world without ID's so that got me thinking How far and how long can you go without any ID's but with a lot of cash in hand?I'm guessing Africa and South America are easy just throw some brides but what about Europe or the USA can you just pretend you forgot your ID's or your a dumb touristWhat about long travel if you cant use planes, trains nor boats, how do you get around those?
>>2867830Senior KL immigration officials got caught letting people, they suspect it was to work illegallyIt's hardly some dodgy land crossing with 3 workers
Here in India, terrorism concerns are rampant enough that if you try to bribe somebody to let you check in without showing ID, they will likely report you to the police to cover their ass. Hotel ID requirement is still not a thing in many countries like Mexico. You can change dollars for pesos no questions asked as well. Used to be, you could cross the border without going through Mexican immigration, but I think they changed that and now there are huge lines of traffic backed up on the US side as well as the Mexican side.Asian countries are usually strict with ID requirements. Digital technology ensures you leave a trail everywhere you go. If you have nothing to hide, why do you care?
>>2867828A lot of the Schengen area you can actually fly with no ID as long as you don’t have to check in a bag. Can use airline apps for tickets or get them sent to email. I’ve gone on multiple flights without ever having to show any identification. Could be a bit hit and miss since they’re technically supposed to check, which they sometimes (albeit rarely) also do.
>>2868347To clarify, this applies to flying in the Schengen zone internally. If you’re coming from outside it you’ll get checked 100%
>>2868342Same with some african countries. Mobile phone tied to everything means they can know everything if they really want to
what is the best country here for traveling?
>>2867719>the country is low on fundamentalist Islam
>>2867465The one with the biggest mountain range in Africa, the most diversity of climate and landscape, the most tolerant and open people, the most stable political climate, the best-preserved ancient cities, the best food, and by far the most affordable.
>>2867841Bonjour mon ami, couscous à la jambon. C'est bon.
>>2867465Madeira. It's right there on your map. Forget the rest.Thank me later.
>>2867719I went to Tunisia in 2017 and I was the only white person in the entire country
Favorite places in Greece?
>>2859311you would know, mr epstein
>comfy Greece thread>shitted up by some insane Balkans nonsenseEvery fucking time
>>2836579Smolikas national park
>>2837106I went just after things opened up post Covid. Way fewer tourists, smaller crowds, fewer cruise ships. Shit could actually get quiet. Loved it there, we lucked out because of a global pandemic.
>>2838073Excellent beaches in Greece, particularly Crete. Elafonissi was great but the rinky dink beach for locals near our hotel would be the best beach in most states in the US
Arizona>Spending 2 days in Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe area>2 days in flagstaff where I'm going to visit the grand canyon, meteor crater, Kaibab foresttaking a trip 5 day trip to Las Vegas right after Arizona>gonna be at an event but can basically do whatever I want>Went to Vegas for the first time 2 years ago but my flight experience was complete shit and destroyed my mood that weekend and only did some basic stuffWilling to take any suggestions
>>2867794>ArizonaLake Havisu City has some nice hiking/views>VegasAbsinthe is a great show
>>2867796I'm 26 but I'll be 27 when my trip happens. I'll be there in late June. I'll go to old town Scottsdale, chat up some ladies, go to a nice play to eat, maybe get some classic Americana fashion. Idk I just wanna go there myself and see if it's a good place to move too
>>2867794Visit Death Valley and surrounding area, it's not too far from Vegas.Also valley of fire is just outside and is pretty comfy
>>2867892Gilbert is better than scottsdale to actually live in
>>2868109Why is that? I'm not disagreeing I've just heard that Scottsdale is where all of the rich people live.
Can someone explain to me why New York State has gone completely to pot over the last ~10 years? I was just up in Buffalo in February and it felt like every single area I saw was completely falling apart. What went wrong, here?
>>2867941There's plenty to see in Buffalo, there's almost nothing to see in Binghamton and quite frankly I don't know why anyone would visit.
>>2867947>There's plenty to see in Buffalosuch as>and quite frankly I don't know why anyone would visit.I like the idea of finding hidden gems in underrated eastern american townsthere was a place in rome that sold sandwiches on freshly baked bread that was great
>>2867948You can visit the site if Teddy Roosevelt's insisting, there's a cool carousel museum in an old factory, the science and art museums, the Olmsted complex, the canal is a great place to chill as long as you don't stay after dark. It's a great city for bar hopping too and you can always daytrip to Niagra Falls.
>>2867962*Teddy Roosevelt's inauguration
>>2867948Compared to the Western towns, the American East feels so untouristy. It doesn't pretend to be a prime vacation destination, it just is whatever it is. The big trees are the highlight of the eastern states desu. Deep shade of a maple tree with singing birds, a buzzing prop plane flying overhead, and those old sidewalks pushed up by the roots. Old ladies and their pretty gardens. 30 mph speed limits. It makes me so nostalgic for a childhood that was cut short at age 6 when we had to move to a soulless newly built subdivision completely devoid of trees and full of random migrants of every possible ethnic admixture, i.e. the new America.
I don't. This somehow weirded out my normie coworkers.
>>2867788Yeah, Indians also see selfie and group photos as the whole point of travel. Can't convince them that landscapes look better without your face stuck in the middle of them. Most people find pure landscape photography to be overly impersonal, however. Pictures with faces usually get more updoots on social media.
>>2867788I dont even take photos generaly, it always looks shit conpared to IRL. Maybe if the subject is the situation rather than the aesthetics, like a camel on a building site.
>>2867788I try, but I always look so ugly and hate myself, so I minimize it
I would say less than 0.5% of the photos I take include myself in the picture, and even that is a very liberal estimate.
Flying into Wichita to see family on spring break late this March. Visited when I was younger a few times but never really did anything. What is the proper midwest experience?
>>2864954I don't think either of the three state schools are bad but they all have their tradeoffs. NAU is a nice campus, lot of respectable programs, and the scholarships were more generous than ASU and UoA. But the cost of living up here is no joke. Job market is very competitive. Finding a decent job and 1br in a nice location were pretty difficult my first year. A lot of people I know can't find one and just live off debt. Being surrounded by National Forest is a curse because the town has very little room left to grow. Very few jobs outside the university for graduates so the town is just an endless cycle of students and tourists. I couldn't imagine trying to build a professional career here. I disliked Phoenix and the desert after spending my life growing up there but I honestly miss it and will probably come back when I graduate.
>>2863358The state lakes in each county are okay. You can camp for free. They have an outhouse and picnic tables and fire rings. The Wichita suburbs are peak traffic-ridden sprawltopia, however. And there's some cheap motels near downtown that have a fair number of sketchy characters shambling about. I'd like to experience one of the mindblowing prairie thunderstorms sometime in my life. Preferably not while stuck in the middle of nowhere trying to hitch a ride across Kansas. IDK if anyone would pick up a hitchhiker in [current year]. People who drive nice new crossovers would never, ever consider giving a ride to a stranger waiting on the roadside, and increasingly, the entire Midwest is becoming a homogenous landscape of people driving crossovers with the windows rolled up no matter how nice the weather is.
>>2863358Is Kirby’s Beer Store still there?
>>2863104visit the derby
>>2865368Idk I don't drink
20 something year old going solo cruising for my first time out of New York. What should I do for fun? Not the touristy bs I wanna get into some interesting stuff maybe fuck a island girl
>>2867456There's a cruise thread up already with bombs of info.
>>2867456depends on the cruiseif it's a younger, more "nightlife" oriented one, you might get luckyotherwise it's gonna be exhaustively boring
>>2867783>You’ll be the youngest single person on the shipThis. Cruising is a cool sensory experience. Enjoy the ocean, the views and the people watching. I'm sure you can get laid if you lower your standards far enough and hang around the bars in the early morning hours. Spending cruise time trying to run game is a poor use of your vacation though.
>>2867456go on one of those cruises that go to Antartica
>>2867957>>2867460>>2867783>>2867819if you aren't willing to fuck a GIFL you might be gay
favourite so far: Slovenia (Austria close 2nd)least favourite: Italy or Spain, probably Spain
>>2867292It's unfortunate that most of those are the same design all made in the same factory. And the Haiti and African ones are AI slop.Selections are more limited, but I always buy ones made in the country I'm visiting.
>>2867292have you been to Haiti recently?I've been involved in an aid program there (family foundation)but haven't returned since 2023just too dangerousalso all security briefs / intelligence stopped during this time (from EU, as we are EU based and just get very basic information from the US) still yearn for the isolate beaches near our house thereunironically one of the most beautiful places on earth
>>2867337I only got the magnet idea this year during a trip to Arizona, so I'm "catching up" with magnets for countries that I've visited before. I honestly really like the magnets I got for Canada, Europe, and Japan (good quality and I like the look): https://classicmagnets.com/more-magnets/international-map-magnets/I couldn't find map magnets for Ghana and Burkina so I settled for ones that at least had the capitals named.>>2867338Not recently no, I went to Haiti with Food for the Poor about a decade ago
>>2867337>I always buy ones made in the country I'm visiting.those are probably mostly made in china anyways, though its still more special to get it during the trip
>>2866427>>Is the Scotsrail pretty reliable for getting around the Highlands?it should be if you're just going to inverness, if you're going more rural it's not ideal though but it's very hard to get to the most remote areas without a car>>Which currency in the Highlands is mostly accepted?just great british pound like everywhere else, also the highlands thrives on tourism so you can pay almost any legit place with card in my experience>>Are the Outer Herbrides worth getting to? (seems like a time dump but im interested)never been so can't say to be honest>>What is a must in Edinburgh?if you like outdoors Arthur's seat is a nice hill walk for good views in the Holyrood park next to the palace of Holyroodhouse which you can also go into, it was the royal palace before the uk. there's also obviously the national musuem and edinburgh castle which are close by one another for local history. >>What are Highland tourist traps?generally stuff like food and cafe's etc is quite expensive (I'm from the lowlands and everything is really cheap down here) but I'd guess it's probably cheap overpriced figures and scarves with tartans and stuffI'd reccommend Glencoe, it's basically the stereotypical thing people think about when they think about the highlands. Further north there is the Glenfinnan Viaduct from harry potter which is a nice walk, shortly thereafter is Mallaig which is a really nice little village and this area has some of the best beaches in Scotland. Skye is probably the most beautiful part of Scotland and easily accessible from Mallaig by ferry
A friend of mine got us tickets to Namibia this autumn. What am I in for? Any recommendations from people who have visited?
>>2867250These statistics don't just look at murder rates, but paint an overall picture of citizens safetywithin the country, taking into account that tourists likely don't go to bumfuck Walisian villages keeping themurder rates low, but urban centers. They also look at the general political situation.Since Brexit, Britain has enacted harsh Lèse-Majesté laws concerning the holy negroes and other minorities, leading to several Austrian citizens being arrested and deported after overstepping local cultural boundaries. British legislation has no counterpart within Europe,and citizens travelling are advised to watch their social media presence and be very careful with political statements of any kind due to draconian local laws. At the same time , there is a significant risk of riots breaking out in urban centers,and no-go zones that make Malmö or Marseille looke like quaint retirement neighbourhoods plus intense poverty in all parts of the country. Plus a healthcare system that is more likely to kill you than in most legit third world countries.I know mutts might find this hard to grasp, but their little vassal is at this point fully non-European administratively, culturally and from a legislation perspective. You actually have to be very careful travelling there as an Euro, as a country where you can end in the slammer for carrying a pocket knife is no joke. Not even memeing.
>>2861243I want to visit here one day. Windhoek looks beautiful and would love to see the rural areas and coastline.
>>2867378Wait until you visit the skeleton coast and see all the sea lions. It’s super safe too. My girlfriend and I rented a Toyota LC and spent almost a month just driving around exploring. It’s prob my fav country in Africa. It’s def the safest. >t. Been to Kenya, Tanzania (best wildlife), Zanzibar, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, SA, and Namibia
>>2867269>leading to several Austrian citizens being arrested and deported after overstepping local cultural boundaries.Can you name one?
>>2867269Least obvious russian shill.
I just wanna meet a qt3.14 hairy big booty Lebanese girl.. is that too much to ask? I also don’t want to be blown up by the Israelis so I’m wondering if it’s a safe country to travel to
>>2863897I have a coworker who is Lebanese and he makes it sound like it's not generous but that the atmosphere has changed a lot since he left in the 2000s and that people are miserable and angry and it's just generally a downer.
>>2866857*Dangerous
I went while the Syrian civil war was still hot, outside the no go zones it's very chill. The north east, Tripoli, and the Israeli border are places to avoid. Byblos, Zahle, and Jezzine are the opposite end and very safe; in fact the felt safer than most western places I've been too.
>>2863927They're angry because they are working to pay taxes to a government who is oppressing their people, but they are too addicted to the cashflow to go back home.
>I also don’t want to be blown up by the IsraelisThis thread didn't age well.
Is it safe for an uncircumcised man to travel to Israel? Arabs have a history of castrating and circumcising captured whites, but know better these days. Jews however have difficulty reining themselves in.It looks like an interesting place, however I am somewhat well versed Jewish history and talmudic law, and know they are very foreskin focused.
Your foreskin will be confiscated at customs when you arrive. Sometimes they give it back when you leave and you can weld it back on, but that’s only if they haven’t been able to auction it off before you return to the airport.
>>2867732No, there is the foreskin removal station right after you process immigration. Foreskins are physically not allowed in Israel.
>>2867791Just make sure to have an erection and pull the skin back when they check you, they won't be able to tell the difference.
I went in 2018, never felt threatened. The locals seemed to be fascinated by my presence foreskin moreso than they wanted it gone. I'm an outgoing guy so I was perfectly happy to answer any questions and satiate curiosity, but if you find such interactions intrusive you might have a harder time.
I've graduated highschool and I'm really just looking to explore the world or something. I've always liked the ig aesthetic of eastern europe, (drab, depressing, cold) and i've always wanted to travel there and spend some time there. too bad I don't really know where i'd go. me 10 years ago would of said probably russia or ukraine but that's cause I was obsessed with stalker and metro at the time, cant really travel there nowadays anyway.I don't really have a budget right now but preferably something on the cheaper side. maybe around like $2000AUD? I'm not sure desu cause i've never traveled anywhere before, but I'm not really saving for anything other then this.Like I said my interests are just the whole feeling and vibe I guess, I think eastern europe is a genuinely beautiful part of the world and I'd love to experience it at least once. I don't mind the drab. dreary. depressing nature it has and actually think that's the best part. i would like to go somewhere colder though, not freezing but a nice change from the usual aussie summers I've been dealing with, also I'd like to finally put some use on the M65 jacket I bought ages ago.I don't really have much knowledge on the local language other then english, I can probably start teaching myself the basics when I know where I'm going.any help is appreciated!
>>2864453Or people could like commieblocks because they're spacious and comfy and cheap? Everyone isn't an aesthetics fag like you.
>>2867586You consumed too much kremlin propaganda. Yes they're cheap, but they're cheap for a reason. They're not comfy or spacious at all, oftentimes there was a 3 generational family cramped in one single room + kitchen + bathroom, do you call that comfy? Wall and ceiling joins were usually faulty, so mucus was a normal thing. The walls were also very thin so you could hear everything your neighbor does and says and vice versa.
>>2867586>they're spacious and comfyMaybe if you shared your previous home with pigs and chickens.>Everyone isn't an aesthetics fag like you.Exactly answer I'd expect from creepy commieblock enjoyer.
>>2864435Do u consider balkans as eastern europe ?Ill guide u thro this shithole so u never desire to visit again.
>>2864435>I was obsessed with stalker and metro>Like I said my interests are just the whole feeling and vibe I guessjust go to Romania. Many speak English and much of their 1970s architecture and civil engineering still exist. But its not so foreign that it would be hostile to you. Romania is the type of place where you'll see the old Commie blocs, but they'll have a Starbucks on the ground level front store, courtesy of 2004 acceptance into NATO. They have enough modern entertainment next to oldschool areas where you can still be comfortable to explore and then rest. Highly recommend. If you know some Spanish, they also speak that there, surprisingly. Some of the cities still feel like you stepped into the 1970s- with some oldschool hotels and traditions like nude beaches. To some extent, the internet had not changed them too much.>I don't mind the drab. dreary. depressing nature it has and actually think that's the best part.yeah, you say that- until you get scammed by some gypsy or come across the local mafia or Russian thugs. I would stay near major cities so you wouldn't venture too far out.
