I could theoretically tack some days on but I want to save for more trips later in the year.Day 1: fly in to Guatemala City and go to antiguaDay 2: Antigua Day 3: Start Acatenango overnight at base campDay 4: Summit Acatenango and return to antigua and chill rest of dayDay 5: go to lake atiticalanday 6: chill at lakeDay 8: go to Guatemala City in morning and fly to flores/see tikalDay 9: tikalday 10: fly backIs it worth it to add the extra day? Or is this all hopelessly cramped? I feel pretty good about the first 5 days since a day and a half exploring the city proper of antigua is enough (is this assumption correct?) and the volcano hike will be great. I wonder if I'm spending enough time in lake atiticalan/tikal tho. I read 2 days in tikal is enough, though you could do more. So my question is: is two days at lake atiticalan enough? I'd mostly want to hop on taxi boats and explore the villages and maybe do a hike one morning/sunset.
And if I were to add an extra day where should I add it? Tikal? the lake? Antigua?
>>2647218How are you traveling? The towns may look close together on a map but it can take 10 hours just to get to the next town if you are doing overland.
>>2647218I've never been but Guatemala is on my todo list. This looks pretty similar to what my plan was.Only thing is Tikal. It's a long ass drive there and an expensive ass flight back to America. I think it's more of a thing to do when you visit Belize.
>>2647241Busses/private transfer for everything except to flores/tikal which will be a plane >>2647256My plan is to get up early and drive to Guatemala City from the lake and fly to flores, do tikal, then fly back to the US via Guatemala City. If I had more time I'd exit through Belize.
What are some nice places to visit?
Never been to PA, have no interest in civil war shit or trains. I will not go to Philadelphia or Pittsburgh. I've already got a few botanical gardens picked out and I know I'm spending at least one night in Scranton. Recommendations for things like museums, nature preserves, and antique/vintage stores would be appreciated. Also some places to eat. Have a few days to kill so don't mind going out of the way so long as it's worth it.
>>2646903What the fug
>>264682778 is a much better drive than 80 through PA, at least until the Harrisburg area for sure. There are some okay state parks near Pocono Raceway and a place to rent guns, but there are at least two places you can do that on 78 too. The only thing that 80 has over 78 is the Delaware Water Gap.
>>2646916Knoebel’s was fun to take the kids 20 years ago. I wouldn’t go now. Same problem as the rest of Eastern PA now.
>>2646827There are many pretty waterfalls and covered bridges.Doolittle Station is a restaurant, brewery + inn made out of old train cars. Has a museum too. Also the Choke & Puke Diner which is actually pretty good lol
>>2646827there's nothing on i80, everything is on the us22/PRR or us30/turnpike corridors.plenty of trees though: pine creek gorge, kinzua bridge, any of the state forests and parks and game lands
>>2646934For cheap cigarettes? Unusually good (or just unusual) cigarettes? For places with a relaxed attitude towards smoking cigarettes?China is an obvious choice; they still smoke more than most countries, and regard indoor smoking bans (which are in force, at least on paper, in most cities) more as suggestions, frequently ignoring them. And they have both cheap and premium cigarettes, the former of which are extremely cheap, the latter of which can be startlingly expensive, but really excellent. Elsewhere in Asia, the Vietnamese remain passionate smokers, and make a wide range of often very good, usually inexpensive, cigarettes. Indoor smoking is more effectively and thoroughly restricted there than it is in China, but there are comfortable open-air smoking areas in front of virtually any venue.Korea makes a lot of unusual-looking and tasting smokes; I haven’t been in some years at this point, but I think I saw the widest range of flavored cigarettes I’ve ever seen on sale in Seoul if you like novelty. I tried something coffee-flavored, and something weirdly fruity; apple, maybe? They weren’t especially good, but they were amusing. Indoor smoking is mostly banned but there are designated smoking rooms and areas in many places. The Turks still smoke a lot, even indoors sometimes, although I think it’s officially prohibited. Their good cigarettes are very good, their cheapest very badly manufactured but interesting—I tried the unfiltered version of something called TEKEL, which I believe is just the acronym for the national tobacco and salt monopoly, and the tobacco kept falling out but the flavor was striking and to me very pleasant. And they’ve obviously also got a local shisha tradition (narghile) if you like that kind of thing. And also, smoking sucks, smells bad, and will literally kill you after making you impotent. Obviously, and obviously you know that. I smoked like a chimney for years and spent most of them regretting it.
>>2646934I'd try the Arab world. They all chain smoke and usually seem to barely have an excise tax.
Super travelers of /trv/ (those who spend around half or more of the year travelling), what has it done to change your perspective? Do you feel like you belong more to the world than a given country, do you think higher/lesser of people you meet, has it helped you find meaning, etc?I've considered taking a travel sabbatical for a few months and wanted to know what I'm in for mentally.
>>2644712The few digital nomads I've met who do the stereotypical SE + NE Asia route have been insufferable.
>>2644948The worst one I met was in Poland. He was staying in a dorm and used the "Im from nowhere" line then when I asked where he grew up he said "the US." The worst thing about it was he was using this weird fake accent to play up that he'd been digital nomading for seven years or so and that's how worldly he was.
>>2644934>Losing your virginity in the car you are living in, for example>Losing your virginity when you're 30 and trying to do your best Into The Wild worship lifestyleChecks out
yeah here's what happened: the list of places you can't go is vanishingly small and only getting smaller. gone are the days where going to albania, bolivia, greenland, pakistan, mozambique etc. was such a monumental task and achievement. even places like antarctica, uzbekistan, bhutan, saudi arabia are opening up. you just ain't fooling anyone anymore, least of all yourself. just getting on a jet and going somewhere to go on holiday or be a digital nomad is pretty fucking easy, particularly if you have a passport from EU, USA, canada, australia, NZ etc and speak englishso now its about WHAT you do. bush pilot in namibia? field researcher in antarctica? nurse or doctor volunteering in the amazon? its impressive stuff, and that's what drives your own personal validation AND the validation you'll get from others. its why >>2644981 is so annoying. there's no actual accomplishment in there.
>>2644518Tell me more. I want to go to thailand too long term. Stuck in a shit hole at the moment with money. How did you manage visas for so long?
Greetings Fellow /trv/lers:I am in a haitus from traveling that will last into the Fall, and feeling gloomy. Brighten my day, if you would, with travel porn pics from your travels. I'll post some of mine.
Reddish Knob on the border of Virginia and West Virginia
A temple in Osaka
Korean vendor selling fermented shit
scene from hotel window
What's a good travel destination for someone who's super fucking stressed from work and doesn't need the added stress of planning different things to do every day of vacation?
>>2644871>Cope, polite particles show that Thais are invested in a polite, pleasant, and smooth social interactionCrap>Meanwhile in America (I deal with people all day) I have gross fat slovenly unkempt sacks of dogshit BARKING at me.CrapMaybe don't work retail jobs and life will be better.
>>2645061>Maybe REAL BIG BOY JOB AHHHCan’t escape it by hunching in the office. You gotta leave your dork pod to commute etc
>>2645148>officeIt's 2024, who works in a fucking office anymore?
>>2645221medical personnel
>>2645226After 2020 we all knew they're just agents of the system anyway.
what's the best volcano you've seen?
Mt Ngāuruhoe / Mt Tongariro, which was suggested to me by someone on this board when I went to New Zealand.Epic hike.
>>2646880No idea why 4chan rotated my image.
>>26468814chan strips all EXIF data from uploaded photos.This is to prevent self-doxing but this also means orientation metadata is gone as well, leading to "rotated" photos.
>>2646720Probably Mt St. Helens, while looking at a picture of what t looked like before. More than 1000 feet of mountain is just blown away -- gone. There are more beautiful volcanoes, certainly more magnificent. But there is something awe inspiring about that happened here.
>>2646875Not from close up it isn't. Just a shitty dirt pit.
EU bros - do I need an airside transit visa when transferring via Heathrow Airport? I normally go with KLM or AirFrance via their respective airports, but I saw this bargain for BA flights. However the visa requirements seem incredibly obtuse with mixed answers and useless videos from third worlders.
>>2646834>People of some nationalities require a transit visa even if they remain airside.This is common for many countries but the UK is particularly egregious.I know! I never suggested otherwise. The US does the same IIRC. I was just pointing out that whether you need a visa or not has nothing to do with whether or not you go through customs.
>>2646834>This is common for many countries but the UK is particularly egregious.I get that this is implemented to preemptively filter undesirables, but what if you say have a dual passport? Like in one of those said nationalities, but also a Schengen tier passport?
>>2646850> I get that this is implemented to preemptively filter undesirables, but what if you say have a dual passport? Like in one of those said nationalities, but also a Schengen tier passport?If you’re traveling on an EU/EFTA/ETA passport, you don’t need a visa to transit through the UK, nor even to enter for up to six months. Period.
>>2646133>If the connection out of LHR is on a separate ticket, with a different airline, bags get collected, potentially inspected, and then re-checked onto the connecting flight.this is not a connecting flight. you might describe it as such, but it is 2 separate flights. a connecting flight does not require passing immigration and entering the country. re-checking in is not transiting.
>>2646870That's not a correct generalisation.You can have a connection on two tickets where you do not need to leave the sterile area because you can check in for your second flight at a transfer desk.On the other hand you can have a single ticket where you have to enter the country, re-check any checked luggage and go through security again, e.g. any international connections in the US.
Going to Amiens, France for 10 days for work. What should I know/do?
>>2645879Google "Things to do in Amiens"
>>2645879Go see their farmer football team (they play Dunkerque on Saturday at 19h00).
Isle of Berk Edition>Last Thread: >>2620517>What is this thread? Why are there two generals?/rcg/ was initially created as a way for the roller coaster enthusiasts on here to discuss all things roller coasters and theme parks. While roller coasters are the main focus of these threads (and the title of the general) there is also discussion on other theme parks, their rides, as well as the parks themselves and trip planning too. That's where /tpg/ comes in.>Can I talk about Disney/Universal parks in this thread?Absolutely! Disney discussion of all sorts including rides/resorts/dining/trip planning is OK.Thread Tip Pro: When in line for a coaster with a bunch of normies, feel free to autistically infodump to them every single iota of information you know about the ride you are about to go on: opening date, manufacturer, # of inversions, stats etc.Roller Coaster Database:>https://rcdb.com/Amusement Park News Sites:Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2648561I'm sorry you're such a pussy your scrawny neck can't handle a roller coaster lol sorry about your shit genetics bro
>>2648570A retheme maybe, but I don't see it going anywhere anytime soon. It takes up a relatively tiny amount of real estate and that park desperately needs attractions. I'd be shocked if it gets removed in the next 10 years.
>>2647924and yet I still love it
>>2648532>They could have had MakoEqually likely it would have been like that shitty B&M at USJ, Hollywood Dream>>2648539>Why should I give a fuck about what some faggot literally who youtuber says?That's how I feel about thoosies on YT. The more popular their channel is, they more annoying they are.
>>2648804>>2648804>>2648804
So, for all the italian fellas. Today i went to make my first passport with my parents(we live in italy), and on my father passport they put a mark that said positive meanwhile my mom's said negative. She is really concerned about that because she had some problem in the past thanks to some idiot relative she has, she she was afraid that because of him, the passport wouldn't be the same as the one of an ordinary person. The police man only replied "that's confidential". Does anyone know anything?
>>2644233go to milan.
>>2644233>>2644241I'm not sure op but does she have a different surname after marriage? They don't do that in Italy so if you are foreign and she changed it they might make a note that IDs with different names are the same person
I don't get it, what do you mean by a positive or negative mark on a passport?
>>2644233Your dad is a mafioso, Luigi.This is how they identify members of Cosa Nostra in the 21st century.
>>2646780The positive mark identifies mafiosi, the negative marks is for normal citizens.
>Fell off motorbike injuring my wrist - a bus coming in the opposite dirxn forced me on to some slippery road>No other vehicles/people involved >Some bleeding from hand and wrist pain but was able to get up and drive home so no ambulance or police were called.>Contacted insurance before going to hospital to review any requirements prior to seeking treatment.>Was told to get MD's reports, test results and all receipts. No mention of need for accident or police report.>Went to the hospital by taxi>Seen by Er doc then referred to orthopedics>Ct scan: slip chip in one of the wirst bones>Sent home>Cost 750 Euros>Submitted my documents - told that condition of policy was that all laws were being followed at the time of the accident>Told me they needed proof I was wearing a helmet>I had no way to prove this and MD's were not willing to write this in their report.>I argued that they were denying my claim based on a technicality - I was claiming reimbursement for a wrist injury, not a head injury. In the absence of a head injury, the requirement to follow the law should really just be limited to not being intoxicated and having a valid DL. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2646395>using a meme fintech company that is associated with scammers and Indians paying remittance>using a debit card instead of a credit card which has hundreds of perks and built-in insuranceLots of lessons to be learned here OP.
Do you think the provider your credit card uses is less likely to deny claims?
I once crashed a motorcycle and broke my collarbone in Cambodia. I needed to fly home to Canada for surgery. The insurance company paid my Cambodian medical expenses fine enough (a whopping $100), but the last minute one way business class flight ($4200) that they approved was a problem. It took 4 months of fighting to get it paid. I got the credit card company involved but it took social media shaming to get it done. Almost precisely 2 weeks after I took it public on Twitter a cheque arrived in my mailbox for the full amount without any further communication. Few things are more effective on big companies than making them look bad in the public eye.
>>2646479OK this is encouraging anon bc I was just informed by SafetyWing that my claim was DENIED.Their policy requires that if you were riding a motorbike, you need to have been following all laws including wearing a helmet. However their terms don't state that "your claim will be denied if you can't prove that you were wearing a helmet."
>>2646524>SafetyWingThis looks like a shitty startup that doesn't actually have money to pay out claims.>*Does 2 seconds of research*Oh, it is.Go with a reputable company that's been in business for 50+ years next time.
hi travelersi have a 20k USD budget and 2 months completely free. i would like to go somewhere (one or many places) where i can get lost, and experience shit. i made money and now am sad bc lack of purpose.ive been to quebec montreal all of us north of florida, amsterdam, london, paris x3, and a bit of germany.TAKING ALL RECCS and just share ur own best trips that helped u give life some meaning at the timethanks :) have great travels !
>>2645991I recommend a high-end, private or semi-private East African safari. Serengeti/Masai Mara (Tanzania and Kenya) during the great migration period is absolutely breathtaking. Lots of other countries are possible as well, perhaps obviously, most more rustic/less slick than KE and TZ, so maybe more exciting for you, and perhaps you want to see gorillas or lemurs or whatever. But expensive tented camps in Kenya are really wonderful and very easy for Africa.
northern italyvenice, verona, milan turin trento, bolzano, bergamo, aosta smaller cities in the mountains lake garda, lake como, lake maggiore, lake iseo, lake ortathen if you want to get lost you can just look at smaller attractions in each province of places you're interested to gowhole region of friuli is lesser known for sightseeing
>>2645991India is made for you, better if you avoid using a lot of money and go explore.
>>2645991Thailand or India unironically
>>2646033Seconding, but no need to blow your shekels away. If you want a premium experience, my advice is on north/south pole experiences. They are much more exclusive and you seem to fit the criteria.
Itsukushima editionー How do I travel by public transportation? ーUse Google Maps within cities, install the Jorudan or Navitime app for intercity travelー Dude, what should I see in ________? ーhttps://www.wikivoyage.org/https://www.japan-guide.com/https://www.jnto.go.jp/>Solid general guides - sights, sample itineraries, pre-travel considerations, etchttps://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1fmfaySQHmojbRGKWCwRecq6Ln1Bb2Xdh&ll=35.67928012473078%2C139.68638283648374&z=12*You should probably check on google if a place is still in business before you plan a whole trip around it*ーJR PassーJR Rail Pass is it worth it? Since JR is going to adjust the prices for the pass soon, not really anymore, unless you want to travel by train very extensively. You can plug in your itinerary in the links below and compare prices to the JR Pass.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2649038>>2649045>>2649047>>2649066Wataru Takada [ 高田渡 ] (January 1, 1949 - April 16, 2005 ) was a Japanese folk singer. He was active as a central figure in the Kansai folk movement after 1969: https://www.discogs.com/artist/928414-Wataru-TakadaWataru Takada - Neage ( 値上げ ) [Price Increase]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngcIIpT5wxsI don't think about raising prices at allI don't think I'll raise prices before the end of the yearWill not raise prices for the time beingI want to hold off on raising prices as much as possibleComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Is Kanazawa worth visiting? Got a few days left and I’m wondering whether I should get the Shinkansen there
>>2649000Aye that's ishikawacho ike for you. It has something to do with Isogo station area and the oil/gas plant in Sugita. Fyi.
>>2649045Nice, are you headed to Japan? JET?
>>2649078For a foreigner without N2 or N1, your best best is JET or ALT work, applying to language school, or getting a working holiday visa if your country does that. Or marry a Japanese woman and get a spouse visa.
