I wish I was born American. Tell me why America is a really good place to move to.
>>2916634>the west coast/mountain states are the worst, people impressed with themselves for no reason and living in mental islandsI noticed this when I visited California and Utah last year. Like a less respectable Stepford Wives.
>>2917605I was shocked by the poor standard of your food, honestly. Not just the cooked food (if I never smell corn oil again it will be too soon) but the standard of ingredients is much, much lower than anywhere in Western Europe. And this is having to take out a mortgage to afford them, by the way, your food is unbelievably expensive for what it is. My goodness, the steaks! How do your farmers have the cheek to charge so much money for them? They are like a lump of meaty water. And yes, this was way before Bolsonaro and "the art of the deal". Don't get me started on the cheeses. Maybe it varies a lot region by region, probably it does, but on the west coast the situation was dire.
>>2917715I meant Milei, not Bolsonaro, although I think Obama did do a beef deal with Lula at some point, hence my mixup.
Did we have too many threads up trolling europeans recently? Is that why we have this half-assed bait with the exact same talking points as every other half-assed thread baiting Americans?
>>2917726Mostly it's just one guy, the /pol/ virgin.
Can't believe there isn't a general about Nam already, even though everyone and their mother is going there.I myself did Saigon, Da Nang, Hoi An, Hanoi, and the Ha Giang Loop earlier this year. Can highly recommend all of it.
>>2916366That's where you're wrong, kiddo.
>>2909945this post is gayer than the entirety of reddit, and yes this is an attack on your person and character.
>>2916107Japs don't even want non-fat women over 30, Asian cultures are brutal to unmarried women once they get old enough. That's why they flock to white guys who couldn't care less
>>2917684You mean the loser white guys who have nothing but to cope with an old wanted woman in a different country? They absolutely do care because that's part of why there's so much age gap hysteria because if a white guy has options he's licking the qt 20 year old not some 30s hag.>couldn't care lessLmao ok bud
>>2917688Enjoy your mindless insufferable retard I can fuck them in Japantown and not have to listen to a word they say. You're their little fucking handbag and proud of it, embarrassing
EXPERIENCES TRAVELER TIPSThis is a thread for useful tips that aren't typical, and aren't commonly found everywhere
>>2917502Based and truthpilled
>>2917566Nothing new to explore in the vicinity is the problem. Sunday night in a small town, rain falling down, most businesses shuttered and nobody in the park. It's fine for a couple days' stay but I'm always eager to step onto the bus and say goodbye.
>>2917565Not him but >>2917542I'm claiming that you should go to notable cities, but then ignore the giga-tourist hotspots and instead go to places that look good to you upon visual inspection, places that the people living in the city tell you about and restaurants with good reviews that are not overrun. Noone said you should go to some backwater and eat shit there.
>>2917662I dont go to restaurants thats fag shit
>>2917565I'll still see a hot spot as you call it, if it's something that excited me and I think it's worth seeing. If I'm in Kyrgyzstan I'm definitely going to lake Isyk kul. But I may miss out on a lot of the landmarks and attractions like some significant memorial, a special and spectacular view from this spot that you must see! Or a wall that has been standing for centuries and is protected (if I happen to be passing the area I will). I realised that they never never let me with any sort of feeling, and if I didn't know these landmarks were special I wouldn't even be impressed in the slightest. When I was in Lijiang I spent a long time walking around the old town because it was genuinely amazing (I'll be criticized for this) and was told there was a second old town 45 minutes away that's a must see. I was going to try and fit it in but I though about it. After seeing this is it really worth it just to tick it off?I realised the things that have really made my trips are just going off into nature trying to spot wild animals, meeting people, being invited into homes, seeing how people like in villages, trying new foods, just walking around a city so much that you come across things that will never be in any that, weird areas that leave you thinking what the hell is this, buying drinks for people in a bar who don't have a lot of money and get excited, taking it easy and finding a comfy place to sit and people watch with a snack, being bold and asking a woman out and then going on a silly pursuit to meet up with her in her unknown town, finding things that are actually really interesting
Good news less tourists in Japan.Bad news it's not the ghetto americans who stopped coming, but the Chinese.https://japantoday.com/category/national/update1-foreign-visitors-to-japan-in-august-fall-9.6-to-3.10-million
>>2910832*fewer
>>2917537He's right. Why did you have to bomb them, asshole!
>>2917534>italiansThey are bad as well!
>>2917534Gaijin sitting in front of homes and stores
>>2917636
Are they worth visiting?
>>2916831>Russians who can't travelWhat?
>>2916831>There aren't any major attractions so these are firmly cultural destinationsWhat's your definition of a major attraction? Anything uneducated normies will recognize only because they saw them in movies?
>>2916899Nice strawman gooner
>>2912634Cheese blended with buttery fried garlic is one of the most delectable flavors known to the European palate. >>2916831Yeah, we all peak at some point in our lives. My big mistake was not dumping my car and traveling for the winter of 2019-2020, the first time I had enough money to live it up overseas. Instead I moped aimlessly around the US sleeping in my car from October 2019 until covid panic, then scuttled back to work in March 2020, all those savings wasted by not being spent on overseas adventure.
>>2907354Just got back from a dual trip to France and Armenia (ameriburger). Yerevan and Dilijan were a lot of fun
I love Boston because every time I ask a local about Dunkin they go>It's my favorite thing ever, I love Dunkin so much. I get it every morning, I get sad when I go somewhere and they don't have as many as we do>Wow. So it's good?>Not really
>>2915836Fuck yourself kid, ZLX tanked when Karlson or McKenzie died and they put Rich Shartinleeb on air.
>>2913484>providence>racistno way lol.
I’m thinking of spending a weekend there soon. Should I go Halloween week for the greater chance of a more interesting stay or skip the crowds and go another week?
>>2917509So where would you recommend staying?
>>2917509Recommend the Dagny hotel if you wanna do historic or harbor stuff, courtyard marriott north station if you must be by td garden or boston marriott cambridge if you must be by mit
the only good thing about this country is the hiking and mountain opportunities, which i admit there are a lot of. otherwise, this place blows ass. tbilisi fucking sucks, no character or identity except>muh bassiani and degenerate clubsit's somehow overrun with indians and assorted browns despite it apparently being hugely racist. i saw a bald guy the other day with a huge swastika tattooed on his head walking next to about a dozen indians which was funny. also full of instagram-tier russian thots. georgians themselves are some of the most retarded literal ogres around. it actually feels like being in a slightly less shit india. people cut in front of you in line constantly, block your way, in shops they'll just say "no" to any question you ask (in georgian or english) without even thinking. the police are literal apes who will fuck with you for no reason and give you tickets for stuff like jaywalking when you weren't, and pretend not to speak english when you argue. very few georgians are nice unless they want to scam you. it's also fucking expensive, despite what digital kwabmads will tell you, and you don't get anything for it. nothing is fucking available in this country. i can't even buy a kilo of greek fucking yoghurt without looking in 6 different shops. this is without mentioning smaller cities. i have never seen places with less to do, no one even visible outside regardless of the time of day. the only people who think georgia is cool are side quest larpers who see one soviet mosaic or old apartment building and think it's the best thing ever, but there isn't even much actual stuff left. better to go to uzbekistan. georgia is a totally forgotten and irrelevant country by design, it seems both the government and average man have no interest in making the country better whatsoever, which is fine on paper but all people do here is complain about how shit the country is and protest about how they want to join the EU. lmao, even. food is pretty good tho.
>>2914397some like like slavs, some look like iranians or armenians
>>2914397>white or brownThose both are extremely vague terms
>better go to uzbekistanLMFAOuzbekistan is all of this but worse
larp sahur
>>2901282>getting filtered this hardwew lad
Been a long time since I've been to Japan, does /trv/ still to IRL meets of people? Going to be in Osaka for halloween not sure if others are here for the events. I know in the past there use to be some meetup threads and what not, wondering if people still do it.I'd be down to meet a few anons for some drinks and hear some travel stories. Maybe do some dumb halloween things.
>>2916416Op here, I am trans (mtf) gay and broke
>>2916416I'm a 32 year old undergrad student in Tokyo and my 35 South Asian friends and I would love to meet up with you and >>2916647 you too.
No.Japan isn't welcome to you.GO HOME TOURIST.
what's a good place to travel to for a first time solo traveler? late october for 2 weeks. I was thinking japan but im open to suggestions. I need to book tonight for points
go somewhere performative like south korea or americanot tel aviv though
NO.Tourist go home.You aren't welcome.
>>2915075First trip go somewhere exotic but not that far offMy first one was Germany which I loved
Go somewhere they speak english.My first solo trip was to Egypt, i wanted to kms
>>2915072Im a white incel from /pol/ not sure why that matters
I plan on traveling from New Jersey to California. Circumstances require I drive, which would take 43 HOURS. Could anyone please give a list of service stops/hotels to stop at, and an estimate of how far I'll be in the trip by then?
>>2917151Well, what you want to see along the way?
>>2917178What month? And are you moving? Do you have all your belongings in your car? Are you bringing a uhaul? Do you want to stop and see things along the way?
Shady Maple Smorgasbord - East Earl, PennsylvaniaJungle Jim's International Market - Fairfield, OhioWorld's Largest Rocking Chair - Casey, IllinoisWorld's Largest Mailbox - Casey, IllinoisWorld's Largest Wind Chime - Casey, IllinoisWorld's Largest Wooden Shoes - Casey, IllinoisWorld's Largest Key - Casey, IllinoisThe Gateway Arch - St. Louis, MissouriBricktown Canal - Oklahoma City, OklahomaThe Big Texan Steak Ranch & Brewery - Amarillo, Texas2nd Amendment Cowboy - Amarillo, TexasFrontier - Albuquerque, New MexicoMeteor Crater Natural Landmark - Winslow, ArizonaHoover Dam, Arizona/Nevada borderCoronado Cafe (South Point Casino) - Las Vegas, Nevada
>>2917151Yeah, I've done this drive, though I used RV parks because I'm a self-sustaining chad. Drive to Columbus, then either thug it out to NW Arkansas or settle for nowheresville Indiana (I recommend Cicero). From there, cross into Colorado, or if you're feeling bold take it straight through Zion and into Vegas. From there, hit Reno and you're good to go.
>>2917178So then, stop wherever you feel like stopping each day and get a room. Why do you need to plan anything?
When white women go to Japan they either level up to extremely classy, elegant, well dressed etc The kind of girl you take home to meet your mom. Or this type who I ran into in Roppongi.
this thread is fucking sad
>>2916823As in East Asia, women manage the finances in ordinary households in Southeast Asia. However, men in Southeast Asia do not work very hard and rely on the income earned by their mothers, wives, and daughters. Women juggle multiple jobs to support their families while also taking responsibility for household chores. Even so, just as in East Asia, they maintain their face by adhering to the pretense that “the man is the head of the household.”
>>2911101Sneaky goyjin with the non japanese sim card
>>2915924>Weird sexual fetishesLike what?Did you have long conversations with these women? Where'd you meet them?>making less than the localsyikes
>>2911336>Anyone have that pic for comparison?
Would you recommend Novi Sad in Serbia?
>>2910804....vi....?
>>2910559best place
>>2910559I drove to Novi Sad with my dog this summer, we stayed for over a month. It's worth a day or two to visit, but it was a pain to get anywhere around town. If you come and want to see anything outside of the main tourist area then you must make sure that someone can loan you a bicycle. Don't count on their bikeshare thing and rentals from the store are like €20 a day. If you take a car then be ready for traffic, construction everywhere, and for paid street parking payable only by SMS. I had a much easier time in Belgrade where public transit was free.Charming place though. I really enjoyed Serbia and I'm coming back next year to visit the smaller towns.
>>2917089Its called walking lazybones
>>2917140I didn't stay in the center, ding dong. It was very hot this summer and there were no trees. I wasn't trying to melt my dog.
I need to leave my county and spend two years in a lair.Don't care about legally of visa, currently on 25+ visa violations. Don't care about local services, I'll probably bring more infrastructure then the local population has. This is like a two million US a pend on a 24 month villa.Could buy out s local village and employ them as porters, could buy out an abandoned town in Italy, Spain, could just rent apartment in Oman. I have 100+ people to jam in anywhere
Oh sweet a schizo thread, isn't your moms basement good enough?
>>2916833>I need to leave my county and spend two years in a lair.>Don't care about legally of visa, currently on 25+ visa violations. Don't care about local services, I'll probably bring more infrastructure then the local population has. This is like a two million US a pend on a 24 month villa.>Could buy out s local village and employ them as porters, could buy out an abandoned town in Italy, Spain, could just rent apartment in Oman. I have 100+ people to jam in anywhereFor questions like these, why stray away from the bread and butter? India, Appalachia, and Singapore are the only three countries you need. They have everything for everyone. It comes down to a stylistic preference.
>>2916846We did India last time, it's still an option.But there are many other options
>>2916848Well, unless you're planning on relocating to Appalachia or Singapore, it's a no-brainer. Back to India it is.
>>2916855Seems logical. India reveres crazies and mystics more than any other country I can think of.
I want to be a travel YouTuber, but I have autism.I don't have social skills and don't particularly like talking to people. Can I still make it, /trv/ bros?
>>2895961And you have to somehow luck into having a cute former underground idol as a buisness partner that makes you standout from the rest of the 4k walking channels
>>2893292Just do those boring "street walking at night" videos and put a hit girl in the thumbnail.
Find a niche and exploit it. "How _____ country treats me, an Indian""Traveling to this Muslim country while being trans, did it matter?""Coach surfing is over, here's what replaced it"And remember to have a good intro, theme song, click bait red circle and arrow pointing at something random.
>>2914262Just be honest, "I'm a white incel crybaby from /pol/ and pretend to be indian and love Appalachia and have sex cuz I'm afraid to go outside" there's a market for that you can get paid
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Can anyone tell me what the FUCK is going on with countries demanding health insurance all of a sudden?Last time I traveled internationally was back in 2019 then this year out of the blue every time I go on Youtube I get an ad (I don't use Youtube as much as I did in the past so that's why I don't bother with an ad blocker) for health insurance to travel abroad.I've done some digging around and apparently countries are demanding it to prevent tourists from getting treatment for free(?)Like, how often do tourists get injured or sick to warrant this measure, the danger of national healthcare systems getting overwhelmed is realistically very low. What happened to doctors having to swear the Hippocratic Oath in order to get their license? Just eat the L and move on.
>>2910674Bullshit. Same guy you replied to. The prices I quoted were exactly accurate for what I had to pay for the exact same service.The doc in Buenos Aires did a thorough job, going over my entire upper body with a magnifying glass. Of course, this was at his private clinic in the Palermo district, not one of the big hospitals in the medical district.More pricing:Bumrungrad: US$250 for a shoulder MRI.Also Bumrungrad: US$2500 for a head MRI, a cardiac doppler ultrasound, and an hour of a neurologist's time.Fertility clinic in BA: $5,000 for an egg donor, $20,000 for a surrogate to carry your child for about nine months. Try to get that in the U.S., be prepared for $150,000 or more.BTW, don't ever go to British Hospital in Buenos Aires, they suck dogshit and charge out the wazoo. Docs were complete fucking assholes. If that's where you went, then I don't blame you for thinking "healthcare" is expensive in Argentina, but you didn't actually get any healthcare from them you just got scammed.
>>2900634Insurance is the perfect scam for small people because they dont have the resources to fight back when they deny the claim
>>2900592accidents
Probably just more poor people causing problems again
Because most tourists demand western health services they require evacuation, which some can pay for but some can't. It's like reverse insurance. You must pay for the evacuation of whichever tourist gets fuckef up. And if you're the third world traveller who carries their own doctors bag, bad luck.
