Wtf happens here?! >huge country>absolutely beautiful>same part of world as Thailand and Vietnam kino>ancient history >probably cheap as fuckIs it an Islamic hellhole, or an untapped resource? There must be some amazing experiences lurking in the 10million islands*apart from Bali
>>2834683Hey, that’s not fair. That’s one hell of a generalization. Some of us talk about latina hookers too.
>>2834757im expected to believe I can go there, say im a muslim by saying that one phrase they got and just raw dog a selection of whatever I want? yeah idk about that
>>2847502Most of Indonesia is not strictly Islamic like the Gulf Arab countries. Aceh is one exception. You venture into the underbelly of the city at your own risk. If you can't communicate in the local language, things can go wrong very quickly.
Indonesia and Philippines are dumping plastic into the ocean or using it as fuelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iIhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Fhzz4c-a4Ihttps://www.face.book.com/businessinsider/videos/1381615343712530/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-americas-trash-fuels-toxic-tofu-in-indonesia-2025-9Indonesia and Philippines are dumping plastic into the ocean or using it as fuelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iIhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Fhzz4c-a4IComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2847730>no straw for you, even when properly disposed>SEAmonkeys literally dump river loads of plastic shit into the ocean ever single day on purposeNo one should be giving a single cent to these shitholes and their "attractions"
Rest in peace, ma'am.
>cheapest rent in the USA>high paying seasonal gigs(oil truck driving energy)>stupid cheap housing>long comfy summers>train to Chicago dailyWhat's the downside? inb4 snow, I love snow
>>2849737>cope
>>2849908He just wrote a reasonable response to your post and you wrote one stupid meme word back. You're cancer.
>>2849737>3bn dollar datacenter buildingOh boy, it's about to turn into a generic 21st century dump
>>2849711>train to Chicago>a bonus
>>2849723North Dakota is a frozen wasteland, the only thing to do in that state is become an alcoholic or go to college hockey games in Fargo or Grand Forks, if you don't like hockey you are out of luck. The wind blowing off the prairies in February and January is so cold and sub arctic you will freeze your nutsack off the moment you walk out the door.
What should i do? Been to Japan this year, did the popular route and i've enjoyed it. Now i think i could also try to go to China but im not sure. I am now more familiar with Japan, for China i know nothingAt the same time there are cool places in China... What to do? Experience China and visit the popular stuff, or go to Japan again and do Okinawa maybe and some other place?
Actually if you haven't been to Taiwan I'd recommend it. Small country + very easy to get around + not too expensive + nice people + good transit + nice nature.
>>2847939okinawa seems a cool safe tropical place that's not full of scammers maybe. kinda skeptical of other SEA places unknowing what i would stumble upon. and also i know my way a little in japan so that's a plus
>>2847936Go to Chongqing
>>2847936China is going to be far more trouble than it's worth. I'd go to Taiwan and Vietnam instead
>>2847936China is pretty easy to get around actually so long as you do your research and book shit ahead of time. Just make sure you have an onward ticket to a third country if you're doing the visa free rout or they won't let you in.
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.
>>2841745>reneging on agreements made in the bar, sometimes with the manager, sometimes withoutlmao>get scammed by a hooker>Let me speak to your manager!really bro
>>2841760>blue eyes, blonde hair, bright white skin and these old geezers were circle jerking each other that I "could get the laid".this is becoming incoherent/unintelligible
>>2841756>>2841759>>2841760Wtf is all this shit?
ahhh the thread that never dies. mental illness is strong here
>>2799910
Are there any countries I can visit and legally bring cannabis into for personal consumption?
>>2844066this sounds like an extremely jewish series of contradictionsno wonder they battled the jewsthey are both turbo spergs
>>2844112if you live there it's a lot less confusing> just grow your own 3 plants in your garden / on your balcony (cannabis is an really easy plant)>consume your own grown cannabishonestly I like the approachbecause it prevents (most of) the sales jewery you have in countries like Canada or on the black marketbut everyone that wants it can easily grow it themselves
>>2844285yeah
>>2843630Try Singapore or Bangkok.
>>2844061UAE is also worth visiting
Live in Vancouver and hate the place. After BC, Canada's living options pretty much boil down to living on frozen plains, Khalistan (Ontario), Frenchie Land. So naturally I want to leave this country. Where is there to go?
>>2849680I’m just staying in Vancouver right now probably just for the next few months to sort out some shit. But still not ideal.I was living in Japan for 2 years but eventually got sick of working there. I don’t hate it but there’s some shit about it that doesn’t sit well with me.I was gonna research other places in Asia.
>>2841511>being surrounded by probably the most arrogant and unfriendly people on the planetI have lived my whole life in Canada and cannot understand where the meme that Canadians are friendly comes from. I'm surrounded by rude and arrogant retards everywhere I go.
>>2849707Canadians are fucking freaks and idiots. im 33 and have lived here my entire life. the only good thing about being born here is too learn from this place and never come back and warn others about it and the way people act
>>2849750I feel the same way but I don’t think internationals really realize the severity of how bad Canada has gotten. It’s fair since if you’ve never spent a significant amount of time here and maybe even never been there at all of course the stereotypes/general expectations is all you’ll hear.A lot of Canadians are unapproachable and cold like the fucking weather, even if they act nice it’s typically in an externally fake nice type of way.Meanwhile they’re so ignorant they re-elected the party that fucked the whole country over, the same party that just scapegoats America for every issue while they’re the one fucking everything up.It’s like pointing to your neighbour and saying “They’re poisoning me” meanwhile you’re the one chugging a big bottle of poison in your hands.I’ve hated this shithole country for years I wish I wasn’t associated with it but my parents fucked here raw so here we are.
The people that keep saying this either: a) never do it (posturing), b) do it but it's a shithole like Thailand, UAE, South America etc. c) people who did b) but are too ashamed to admit it People who don't talk about it probably just took a job in the USA in their field most likely, people seem to have proximity bias and for Canadians there's no other option in that regard
Are you an actual traveler if your not going to places like Somalia , Congo and Afghanistan?You'll actually experience a side of world you'll never see and come across stuff that will leave a lasting impression. Why be another normie that traveled to Japan or Thailand.>theyll kill me cause im white No they dont just show them you're actually a beast who shouldn't be messed with. There are Russian truck drivers in Congo , Ukrainian helicopter drivers in Somalia and Chinese shop owners in Afghanistan. Where's your ambition and passion for life to seek out danger and adventure anon
Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, a hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango.The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo", Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo.The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin. The parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in.So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle, They all prefer the sunny funny one they call Um Bongo
Cringe thread, maybe I don't want to go to these shit hole countries that can barely provide the necessary needs for a tourist/backpacker with armed militia driving everywhere checking for ID's you can literally get adventure anywhere in the world if you look hard enough, why would I make it more difficult for myself? If I had wanted to go to Somalia since I was a boy I would but unfortunately nothing I have ever seen about the country interests me. It just makes you an edgelord unfortunately, if you had reason to visit these countries I however would be interested in hearing your stories just "backpacking" them would give me weird off the beaten track sex tourism vibes
>>2849848>Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, a hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango.>The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo", Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo.>The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin. The parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in.>So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle, They all prefer the sunny funny one they call Um BongoCheers oldfag
There's a kino blog about a couple who drove through Congo
>>2849749CAR is the true destination for basedboiz right now.
Or Berlin ist scheisse.Why is this city so hyped up?Just returned from 4 day visit and it was a terrible let down.Completely grey and soulless even for November, lots of ugly architecture, drug addicts and homeless everywhere. They even had little camps like in the states. Stench of urine all across the city. Visited Museum Island, it was ok but nothing compared to British Museum or British National Gallery.I am really surprised this city is hyped so much.Frankfurt is better if you want modern city.Dresden if you want history and beauty.Munich for German food and beer.Unless you are junkie I see no point in the It's terribly dirty and depressing.
>>2839745I don't believe you.Ich glaube dir nicht.Я вaм нe вepю.
>>2847883an ex-gf of mine was robbed and harassed by a "swedish guy" in sweden. I didn't want to push the conversation back then, but I have severe doubts about the scandinavian background of this "swedish guy"
>>2842087yeah the average berliner is much more open minded because they are drug addictsall that 3mmc/ket will catch up to you
>>2839745Did you meet the schizo boomers in front of the Reichstag that carry their "Liberate us Putin" signs?
>>2849791lol>Hello, fellow Germanoids, we are totally not sus grassroots protesters from the Saxony Oblast, how do you do?
It's time for a proper India travel thread on /trv/. Come here to discuss your travel plans and experiences in the world's most memorable country. All travelers and prospective travelers welcome. Political discussion not pertaining to travel belongs on >>/pol/.
On the right is Khandala & Lonavla, located on plateau level. The city down in the valley is Khopoli (also a great place). So much beautiful topography, and there's 1900 kilometers of it stretching all the way down India's west coast. I'm gonna come out and say it straight: India mogs Southeast Asia.
The village near the trailhead is clean and tranquil, like so many scenic rural places in India. There was virtually zero litter on the trail either. Everyone is honest and gracious when doing business. Oh, and hotel rooms here are regularly fumigated, so they don't have roach or ant issues. India haters are getting BTFO again and again by real-life experience.
Dryfruit chikki is the most nutritious, delicious, wholesome sweet you will ever eat. Overall, I have been favorably impressed by the quality of Indian foods, especially compared to SEAslop. In three weeks I've only had a single diarrhea episode which resolved after a single dose of loperamide. In fact, my gut was more cranky back in America than it is here. Nonetheless, metabolic sluggishness (i.e. feeling lazy and having little appetite) has become an issue despite a daily multivitamin and fresh fruit. Aftereffects of quitting wage slavery with its forced productivity...Hindu festivals (and rappelling off a cliff) are a little too intense for me, notwithstanding the welcoming friendliness of the participants. The ideal day for me involves 4-8 hours of outdoor activity, then 16-20 hours of rest & relaxation in my hotel room. With $41.50 visa fee getting me up to 180 days here, what's the hurry? There is none.
>>2849744Just keep apologizing and hope every random guy who decides to follow you for ten blocks straight because you brushed his sleeve is feeling generous that day.Not looking for trouble doesn't mean you have to take shit from every pajeet that starts pushing you around, and going into a sketchy place like that with no way to protect yourself, whether by knife, mace, or even calling for help, isn't smart, it's completely irresponsible.>>2849774>If you're a potato chip and Mountain Dew NEETI was rather thinking about getting some dahi or instant ramen or something of that sort in case I couldn't handle the local cuisine.
i've always wondered the difference btn buffalo milk chai and cow milk chai
>the best elements of India and Thailand combined with less of the negatives
What is the sri lankan pattaya?
>>2849814They look like Australian aboriginals anon. Put your dick in anything else
>>2849804OP here, posted wrong pic
Sorry guys I don't know what's come over me, I can normally pick the right flag in the first couple of tries but this is it for real this time
What are yous doing this year? We ran out of the last thread, so let's get going again.Picrel - saw a definite channer in Frank a while ago, what do you fellers do on your days off?
The local baristas are remembering my order so I don't have to inefficiently walk through all the details with them,>coffee latte>hot>no sugar>large>for hereI know all the chinese for this, but saying 'wei da de, hao' is comfy too. The locals want to practice language skills, not just me.Have I exposed any new modes of thinking from this trip? Not really, I could've learned exactly the same things at home. I can read and write the same stuff here as I can at home, and that's largely how I transcend existing thoughts and beliefs. Being here is just constant dopamine surges from the nice looking people and scenery. Cloud days are especially kino'd-out.
Many couples I observe here behave similarly.>Faux-gangster couples with similar tattoos and freakish colored eye contacts. Very kind and well-meaning.>Normie types that hold hands, don't speak, and act like they're only in public for the purpose of getting from A to B.>Bland and wholesome students sipping bubble tea and studying at cafes>Sporty cargo pants, and hiking trail wardobe couples that also don't speak to each other but seem like wholesome power couples.Now the crazy part - couples typically match the same phenotype. Maybe the wardrobes impact my perception, but I'm quite observant. I am not blinded with "other races appear like the same person". It's actually quite wild how many phenotypes there are there.>wide hawaiian faces with hawaiian colored skin>pure, raw, delicate han chinese look with pale skin>vietnamese appearances from wider faces and torsos>native american physical traits which make me apprehensive due to my experience with these folks (they look like criminals). Maybe these folks are the ones with Taiwanese native blood in them?>there is even a wide variety of filipino looking folks here with those oval heads, brown skin, and round dark eyesComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2849305>I guess it's not obvious.Nah it's very obvious, quite sure seen you in other threads photoblog-sama
On to the next place, what an anticipation. It's a unique feeling knowing you'll never be back somewhere you spent a week.I see a few similarities to Japan here, but there are significant differences you just can't ignore. In rural Japan I didn't see mini bon fires. I assume this is for some type of offering to ancestors or gods. I saw it a few times this week among different shops in the center of Hualien.The prevalence of Christianity is also unique to Taiwan. A lady going to the Christian hospital, perhaps a nurse or administrative staff member blessed me as she got off the local bus, which is basically a converted van.I am priced out of Taipei at my own choosing. I am only travelling solo. I shouldn't pay $100/night for a room. Maybe when I have a gf or family we can shift to being less frugal.I haven't listened to music much on this trip. I wanted to absorb all the sound waves. But music can enhance a trip's vibes a lot. Japan was made extra special by listening to miku shoegaze. I don't know what style fits Taiwan. Maybe something equally colorful, but more authentic to reality.ps. if you look, you can see the parking jews have swooped past this street, unrelenting.
>the onions milk is sour againfucking, laobans trying to kill the white guy in the night
I was curious the different expat communities around the world. What are your guys experiences with them?It can be any nationality in any country. For me, an American, I'm thinking of visiting places here in the States that have certain expat communities of countries I want to visit (Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan).
Japanese expats in Vietnam:>Ho Chi Minh City (District 1 - Japan Town, around Le Thanh Ton, Ngo Van Nam, Thai Van Lung, Thi Sach, and Hai Ba Trung streets; Binh Thanh District>Hanoi (Ba Đình District, particularly Kim Ma, Linh Lang, and Dao Tan streets)Korean expats in Vietnam:>Ho Chi Minh City (District 7, Phú Mỹ Hưng; Tan Binh)>Hanoi (Trung Hòa – Nhân Chính (Thanh Xuân District); My Dinh & Keangnam area (Northwest Hanoi))
>>2849015>Worst thing in the worldi suspect there are probably worse things>It's basically like going across the world but defeating the purpose 9f it because you're surrounded by a bunch of non locals who don't know the languages or anything about the places and just complain about it and cause problems. expat groups largely exist to help non locals navigate the mundane frustrations of everyday life like dealing with bureaucracy and stuff. the rest is just shit you made up.>You could have just stayed home then. Yeah travel all over to hang out with drunk foreigners isn't traveling is iti bet you tried to hang out with some expats somewhere and got rejected because you're a tourist and you've been bitter about it ever since
>>2849015Stfu anthropologist dork. You want to go native and spend your weekends with third worlders? I've been an expat for many years, in many countries. I want to hang out with people with the same interests as me, the same sense of humor, people that don't want to practice their fucking English on me. You obviously haven't lived abroad, you're sitting in America imagining what it would be like and what you would do.
OP trying to miscegenate while I'm living in Japan wondering where the fuck white people my age that aren't just tourists actually are. Almost as bad as a passport bro.
>>2848432>>2848431expats generally are going back home. japs and koreans in LA around ktown and japtown are 3, 4 or 5 generations settled and are Los Angeleans of Asian descent. maybe i could see Flushing count as expat in a way but most of them are going to die in the USA so are immigrants.
Was it a psyop in the end? Cannot imagine the fun of going to a crowded smelly building in the dark, paying unreasonable surcharge for drinks, and getting rejected by girls for the night.Some people actually factor in "nightlife" when deciding where to live in the future.
>>2849424Its hilarious either way>>2849447Is 24 too old for "nightlife"Well shit it depends on how you define nightlife so really its a stupid statement to be made an requires a more in depth understanding for anyone that is even slightly more intelligent than the people that make 1 word comments on a facebook post that upsets themIs 30 too old to be at a jazz club!? Is 60 too old to be at the top40 "rap" club infested with zoomers? Is 80 too old to be throwing singles all over strippers?
>>2849265Thank god for dating apps then, people love shitting on them, but the truth is that they enable getting laid without all this overhead.
>>2849223Here's an example:Light meal at nice restaurant, two beers. Call a friend on the phone and talk for a bit. Ask a local what people do for fun, where to go, pubs? clubs? People usually going for walks (walking the dog) are happy to give advice. This should give you some starting confidence.Venue 1: order a mixer, talk to bartender/waitress if you can, if the place isn't too busy just bounce. Venue 2: order another mixer, talk to a bouncer, ask questions etc.. don't overstay your welcome. Venue 3: by now you should be cooked and if you're not, order one more mixer. Walk around and if you see two women sitting alone together walk up to them and say hello, ask questions, by question 3 you should have found something to snowball with. Be honest and make everything into a joke, but not too clownish.The trick is gaining social momentum. Just find excuses to talk to randoms, uber drivers etc... All these little interactions add up. If you do it once or twice you will feel much more comfortable. Also make sure to hydrate non stop 1 cup of water after each drink, otherwise you will start to feel sick and ruin your night.Another thing is to go on day tours, you will usually meet someone who's willing to hang out after the trip and go drinking with. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2849796No one gets laid off dating apps
>>2849385The cringe is not directly correlated with your age. The cringe comes from within. You can be 22 and still make everyone cringe when you go to a club.You can be 36 and vibe well with 20 year olds at clubs.
Don't go travelling over Chinese New Year editionPost trip plans, past experiences, questions, advice etc in theis thread.No political arguments and no spam please.(anyone replying to your posts with reddit spacing and twitter links is the chinkspammer and can be ignored)old: >>2826208
>>2849733>Sea of domestic Chinese touristsYou only get that in the first week of October, first week of May, Chinese new year, and school holidays in July. April will be fine.Also, the cities in your original plan are all 10 million+ population and are seas of people no matter the time of year.Your other itinerary is good. Much more diverse and lets you see many sides of the country instead of just the absolute biggest cities lol
So ive seen a youtuber that travelled through japan and korea via a bike and eating local food, is china safe enough to do that to an extent?
>>2849768yes, I think I've seen western YouTubers do similar thingsThe only issues would be harassment from the police in "sensitive" regions and the environment being a lot less forgiving than those countries
>>2849835>those tuoxieguangdigga spotted
