Been all over the world and still somehow never done SEA. My plan is to start in Thailand and work my way through Laos and Cambodia and then do Vietnam north to south. Then if I have time/money left maybe fly to either Philippines, Taiwan, or Malaysia etc. But what do you experts recommend? Is laos worth it? How much time in each country? Which cities/towns/regions are must gos? I'm going to stay in hostels and mostly play things by ear. I think I'd have probably 5-6 months max since I got some shit I gotta do when I'm done. I'd probably leave in Feb
>>2847552>Visa for ChinaThey have a 10 day transit-visa on arrival option, which you can look into.>>2847554>No reason to go to Chinalmao. Everybody should go to China at least once. It's an incredibly interesting place.
>>2847554Barring the glaringly obvious fact that Taiwan is a small island, while the P.R.C. is a continent-sized country. Anyway, both Taiwan and Hainan get cloudy AF in wintertime. They are not tropical like the Caribbean with its sunny dry winters.>>2847099If you're an impatient travel who wants to "do" the highlights of the entire region, you should skip Laos. It's a country where a short bus journey is a tiring all-day affair that leaves you hardly any time or energy to do anything else. >I'm going to stay in hostelsThen don't complain about how SEA is so westernized and full of Instagram roasties, because hostels are always found in those kind of places.>>2847101Don't waste your time with Pattaya. Visit the Nana area while you're in Bangkok if you just want to gawk. >>2847411Go to Chiang Rai, then Chiang Khong and cross into Houayxay on Bridge 4.>>2847554Motorbikes suck. They are the worst thing about Southeast Asia. Noisy, polluting machines ridden by assholes who are too lazy to walk.
>>2847603>Everybody should go to China at least once. It's an incredibly interesting place.Everybody should go to USA at least once for that matter. But neither is comparable to SEA. The factors that make people want to go to Thailand are not the same as the reasons people go to China.
Bali has a reputation for a reason. Amazing place, just get out of Kuta. Jakarta is a playground, but a hellhole as a backpacker. Unless you have connections, stick to the islands.Malaysia is an acquired taste, the more I go to KL the more I like it, but it doesn't pop like the rest of SEA.Bangkok is interesting but overrated, Chiang Mai is the best place in Thailand if you want to eat like a king, be treated extremely well by locals, explore the mountains on your motorbike and smash uni student bush. If you want to be a degenerate and spend all your money go to the islands.Vietnam is cool, not as good as Thailand imo but same vibe.Cambodia is significantly less developed. Siem Reap is a dustbowl and the poverty is real, but an interesting place.Hong Kong is only worth a few days, nice place but too expensive, same with Singapore.A tranny sucked me off in Macau, her name was Danica Fajardo.
>>2847791Oh yeah, for places like Chiang Mai, Bali, and all of Cambodia/Vietnam you need your own transport. If you can't just jump on a motorbike or scooter whenever you want, it's completely different. You're going for 5-6 months - having that freedom will make your trip. I've been to Bali without riding and the taxis were a nightmare, completely different experience.
I am fed up with my life in the US and am planning to leave to SEA ASAP. I cannot afford college anymore at 22yo, and instead of disparing, and becoming a full wage slave for the long run, I have a loose plan:1. I have obtained my TEFL for English tutoring, I plan to utilize this to hopefully sustain some income supplementarily.2. I plan to start a Bald and Bankrupt style travel channel with a series called "JeetMax", and I am not trolling. You see Jeet in Hindi means victory, as I learned on /pol/ recently, and I as an American would like to make a series showing what it is like going from Punjab India, to Melbourne Australia as an aspiring software engineer. Perhaps giving some empathy, and also showing the harsh reality of one of the Sikh 'invaders', giving some humanity, but also showing the dark sides of the subject matter.3. I was thinking DaNang Viet. as a base of operations, a cheap and decent place to keep my things in the beginning of the series.4. Whilst I am in the US I am applying for the Australia Work Holiday Visa, that will be my more long term settlement goal, and of course a key step in the series.5. I am selling my car, and many of my things, I will have a meager ≈12,000 USD to my name. Certainly not much august in relation to finances, but I don't have options or time.To you folks of the traveling variety, what information can you give me? Preferably other than the "you are retarded, stay and work in the USA". Indeed, this must work, or it will be the end of my story so it seems. Any information would be appreciated.-Cheers!
disappointed, I thought OP wanted to become a salty sea dog on the high seas
>>2847788KEK
Red-pill me on cruises.
I was into cruising for awhile but just got off the worst most miserable experience of my life where I got food poisoned and some weird illness was going around the ship on a 11 day cruise. I spent four days locked on a broken earthquake machine vomiting my guts out praying to God. Worst four days of my life. Will never get on another cruise ship as long as I live.The quality of cruising has collapsed so badly just in the last year or two when I started going. They're pretty alright for bang for the buck vacation. But they have no incentive to help you or take care of you in international waters. You're locked in a floating prison at their mercy.
I’d be interested if the cruise went to interesting places, I don’t want to go to Civitavecchia when I could just take a train to Rome any other day.My family went on a cruise to Bermuda, it was nice to have everyone in the same place and the restaurants were free. I didn’t have to pack and check into new hotels, just go back to my room each night.This isn’t a cruise like you mean, but my brother sails and I keep asking for us to island hop the Caribbean. He just got a job sailing in SE Alaska, which is the only way to see that area. live-aboard trips are the best way to scuba, I met someone who works on a cruise ship that hits all the dive spots in the pacific - I’d never fly to all these places but if I just get on a boat each night and wake up in a new place, sounds great.
I'm going on my first cruise in a couple weeks, but it's only three nights. My wife and I wanted to be sure we'd like it before booking anything longer.
>Watching poop cruise doc with sis>damn I should do a cruise>yeah you should>she buys 4 day mexico cruise balcony room for the lels because holy fuck it's cheap and she's never done it>watching ghetto ass carnival videos and various incidents on social media in anticipation for fabled "turn up cruise">expectations on the floor>drop her off, nogs and shit everywhere but the embarkation is easy enough>ship is actually really nice>complimentary food good>got wifi, got merch, got $75 tour of ship crew areas and met captainCarnival cruises are legit, there were some black people smoking weed on deck, but it was a super nice experience from what my sister told me when I picked her up today.
>>2843107You and me, we are Real Travelers who are habituated to petty annoyances. Some privileged Karens aren't gonna get it. They're gonna squawk about kids clowning in the pool, or owners who bring their own food on board, and leave a bad review.
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/.
>>2847688>apart from the lack of WiFi. A/C, hot water, etc>Rural India is full of hidden gems
>>2847685I want to go next month so fucking bad
>>2847688>$12>lack of WiFi. A/C, hot water, etc>hidden gem
>>2847711Punctuation, retards. The room had no WiFi, but it did have A/C, hot water, a chair, and so on. However, SEA water heaters are far superior to Indian ones. Here, they preheat a small 1 L or 3 L reservoir to scalding hot, which rapidly declines in temp after the tap is opened and cold water flows into the reservoir. Best to empty the hot water into the bucket, add cold water as needed, and ladle it over your head with the provided cup. Whereas Thai water heaters heat the water as it flows through and have a fully adjustable temp control.I found an abandoned British estate in Matheran, carefully boarded up. So many little trails in the countryside, you never know where they will take you. It feels like true adventure.
Villagers are more shy than curious and don't try to engage with me on my walks. My presence does not seem to disturb them either. Every day in India will bring you at least one pleasant surprise, and at least one frustrating or stressful episode as well. Got back to my room and the keycard quit working, with nobody present at reception. Evidently it must be reprogrammed every day. India is full of needless hassles like this. People waiting in line at a closed ticket window for 90 minutes just to be first when it opens a mere 45 minutes before train departure.
I don't see a lot of threads about south America, Africa on /trv/.Brazil dominates the continent, is it geographically isolated or can you go through Brazil in transit back and forth? Does anyone transit Guyana through the Brazil land border? How far can you actually get up the Amazon and is that a viable route?When it's the tourist season, which places to normie Americans ruin?How's the place doing currency wise, is Venezuela back on the itinerary?
>>2847332Will they hate me as a gringo tourist now that Trump and his neocon jew friends are trying to pull an Iraq 2.0 in Venezuela?
>>2847657Yes. If you want to be liked you need to act all apologetic and deferential. It's the only way gringo
>>2847666No seriously will people get mad and try to fight me or will I just get some playful banter at worst?
>>2847644>although north of Limaas long as the cholas are into you, all's good
>>2847668I agree that Latinas are the trashiest and least loyal race of women. Particularly the light-skinned ones. They are all fat as well, because they eat too much. Only the 16 year olds or Native-dominant mestizos are slender and demure in their manners.Best to avoid political talk altogether, unless you meet a high IQ academic willing to converse about world issues. They will get butthurt if you say you're from America instead of from the United States. They get butthurt when you expect them to speak English in a Spanish country. They get butthurt if you criticize the trash, druggies, traffic, insecurity of their cities. If you go to Colombia you have to pretend arepas and buñuelos are amazing, when even stray dogs won't eat them. Beggars will verbally abuse you if you refuse to give them money, and you just have to walk away. If some guys are getting insolent, aggressive or pushy with you, it has nothing to do with politics. They want to rob you and are psyching themselves up for the demand, simple as.
Can someone explain to an autist why SEA is so popular in comparison to China for tourism? China is better at almost everything. More history, better weather in summer, more attractive people, more beautiful language (no gokbokjingitjingit shit), far better traffic, far fewer foreigners, far cleaner, far better infrastructure etc. The only real disadvantages are that you need to pay a few bucks for a month of VPN and that no one speaks English (only in comparison to Malaysia and Philippines).
>>2847559>>2846412y'all have neer been to thailand then "KA! KA! KA! KA! KAAA!!!
>>2847572Not those anons but kaaaaaaaaaa is much more pleasing to the ears than ching chong shouting
>>2847597you are probably thinking cantonese which sounds like vietnamese. mandarin is very pleasant.
>>2847572Khap/ka is only said in place of "sir/ma'am" at the end of a sentence, you dumbass. Also Thais speak slowly in low tones with a refined manner. Whereas Chinese bark their unintelligible runespeak like a machine gun.>>2847559Except I am actually understood when I speak in Malay, unlike other Asian languages. It is also easy to read even if you don't speak it. It is the most Western-friendly Asian language.
>>2846400>more beautiful languageyour seethe-induced bait post was almost believable until this point, Zhang. apply yourself next time.
Long story short, 24 years old and like many burgers, I can't fucking stand living in this shithole any longer. I can already hear the "lol USA is actually amazing" comments, but I'll do a brief explanation. Country is wonderful for nature. I have been to nearly all US states, and I do enjoy some smaller cities. NOLA, Savannah, small town midwest, and mountain west towns are great. This being said, US has zero high culture. Our Capitol is a fucking sad mockery of what any medium sized Euro city has to offer. I like the US, but living in it wagefagging is not for me. If you're rich or uninspired, great. Live in suburban sprawl and die at 70 having done nothing. As for me, I want out.At this point, I'm going to go perma travel mode for the time being. I'm in school online and want to eventually become a Professor, but that's at least 6 years away. I can make at least 1K a month anywhere in the world, which is enough just about anywhere (except the US, another reason I hate this shithole). Anyone have any tips on this? I'm leaving in a month and a half. Starting in London, and going to slowly move across Europe and into Central Asia. Anyone here do super low budget long term? How do you deal with health emergencies? Any hidden gem medium sized cities in Asia that are overlooked?
>>2830456kek sleeping in a tent
>>2847551>I have family that are homelessAnd you have a place to live and you haven't invited them?Holy fucking shit the psycho American state of mind.
>>2847751And? My family is the same way. I was homeless plenty in my early 20s.Not him though.
>>2847551>Can't keep a job due to a paranoid outburst because they can't stay on their psych meds?This is gaslighting.Corporate cunts will fuck with you psychologically by doing things like dropping hints continuously and if you don't take the hint you don't get rewarded or if you don't take the hint you get punished, ostracized, antagonized, harassed and managed out.If you do take the hint they may just lead you around to take advantage of you to get more work out of you for nothing, get you to train other teammates, or just give them credit for your work, or to simply abuse you for the fun of it.But you also need to take the hints because managers aren't allowed to spoon feed you every little step to keep your job or get promoted. Unless you're a chosen favorite then you'll get every bit of handholding and have it covered up with more lies and justifications.Paranoia is a natural result of existing in society. Schools, jobs, family, all lie to take advantage of you and lie to cover it up and you might not even realize some of the lies were lies until many years later.
>>2847762This is fucking insane.
Any countries that would let a tourist get their national driver's license in a short time like 2 weeks?For a car. From zero. With a tourist visa/stamp.No, I can't use my own license or IDP cuz I don't and can't have it.I heard tourists in Thailand can get it pretty easily with only 2 days of driving school and a quick test. Any alternatives?
>>2846545Residence permit required
>>2846515Russia's offering some decent benefits for critical skills like driving right now. Might be worth fishing around. They'll probably even pay you to learn on the job.
>>2846728The practical test is super hard, and you have to wait for 6 months for another try if you fail. Been there, done that
>>2846515Philippines? They're pretty corrupt
>>2846515Thailand doesn't let tourist takes driving tests. You need a non-o visa or LTR.
Hey /trv/, I’m looking to take February off to ride Amtrak around parts of the U.S. I’ll be taking these routes for sure: >Empire Builder>Coast Starlight>California Zephyr. Which others are worth considering?
>>2845689>>2845614And just for comparison, on the same dates a flight to Miami is $220 + $35 for the first checked bag, and $50 for each additional checked bag, oversized checked bags are $100-150. So if for example you're travelling with a checked bag and a cello.That would be ~$355-405 for that flight. (And I personally wouldn't fly with a cello unless going international). Or I could get a roomette for $600 and everything is checked for free, and I get 3-4 free meals and drinks along the way.Obviously the time saved is USUALLY worth the airfare, but if you enjoy train travel and don't care about the time it takes, it's not as absurdly priced as you're making it out to be. Again, especially if you're bringing along lots of luggage.
>>2845691Some other potential benefits to sleeper train travel (Europe)>being able to wake up in the centre of destination in the morning >kills a night's accommodation costs>restaurant carts are kino>can fuck
>>2845697The US's size and the speed of amtrak makes that less of a thing, but I agree.DC to Miami for example is a 24-28 hour trip assuming no major delays. So it's not like an overnight trip where you can wake up in the morning and be in Miami.DC to Chicago is one of the few routes where it makes sense, board in DC at ~4pm and arrive in chicago at ~8:30-9am. Or the opposite, board in Chicago at ~6pm and arrive in DC around noon-1pm the next day. They also do "traditional dining service" on that route so you have a real dining car with proper seating and a decent menu selection. Dinner comes with a free alcoholic drink (though sometimes, if your car attendant likes you he'll slip you freebies). But generally in the US sleeper trains are used for multi-day trips where flying USUALLY just makes more sense unless you have specific reasons to avoid flying, or just want to enjoy a train trip, or have specific luggage as mentioned above.
>>2844463I wish we had bullet trains...
>>2847745Japan pledged like $5B towards a DC/Baltimore shinkansen, but no one could agree on a right of way or matching funding from the federal budget. Japan wanted to subsidize it as if it WAS successful it could've beem expanded up to NYC/Boston or over to chicago, etc.But in August of 2025 the Federal Railroad Administration determined the project "was no longer feasible"
>be me>Bong>42yo just divorced >Don't speak any Spanish >Just about to book a (long) flight to Uruguay or Chile I used to be a TEFL teacher in Thailand but I just feel like a radical change (midlife crisis maybe). I want a cute wife and start a family. I have some half decent investments which means I don't need to save any money. It's not gonna be like SEA, is it bros? Especially since I'm only interested in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay.What am in for? Does JBW work out there?
>>2846959>I see we've got the autistic incel objections covered so I'll go with something elseAnyone who considers geomaxing or being a passport bro below the age of 40 is already non neurotypical and prob the reason they are an inkie, but OP is a retard. Hearing these passport bro types talk about geography or different cultures is comical at best
>>2846978nta but its not that easy to be conversationally fluent, its a fast spoken language and conjugations can be tricky. Sure its easier than mandarin or chinese but to be fluent takes longer than the internet makes it out
>>2847169>mandarin or chineseMeant to say Arabic
>>2846978get that demotivational shit outta here. nobody cares if you can't roll your r's. having an accent is an asset, as long as you're comprehensible
im 45, half chad half autistic sperg and depressed retard. I'm finnering to go to chile. my spanish is quite good. i very well may book the ticket tomorrow and leave sunday. its still cheap somehow. gonna post up in valpairaso and work on my health even though its fine. let me know where u end up or maybe we'll make a chile general. I like taking lonely hostel incels under my wing and getting them out and about
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
>>2845957Idk - I didn't have the chance to talk with locals beyond basic nicities and I don't know a lot about Indonesian politics. But I think they have more in common with Indonesia than Australia, in term of food, spices, etc, e.g., they still eat white rice. But because they're Christians they eat pork as well. They are more of a remnant of colonial Dutch Catholics than anything and Australians are not Dutch Catholics. One thing I noticed though is that they had massive gasoline shortage throughout the island. Like a village will have only one paved road through it and there will be a traffic jam around gas station, apparently they have buying quotas. People who live nearby buy the gasoline and scalp it, they sell them in 2L water jugs at elevated prices. Like many provincial areas, they seem to be ignored and really behind the times. That can't be that nice.
>>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.
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.
* MORE COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS THREADS>unless their trike driver boyfriend takes them out drinking at filipino-only club.This reminds me, Philippines is the cuckold capital of the world. The Filipinos act like they're pulling one over on foreigners because "hahahah she has a husband or bf!" They really are about the cuckery, and it further proves that these people are not devout Catholics nor God-fearing but Godforsaken. > but you're a fucking complete dork in America and the PhilippinesWhoever these people are, they must have crept in some time in the past decade. I have never seen anyone in the Philippines complaining about "not getting some laid", but I have seen people making up stories about other guys "not getting the laid" and making themselves feel better by repeating it to each other.>You can ACCIDENTALLY have sex here in the Philippines. I've had women knock on my door looking for their auntie and they had the wrong apartment, and I just smile and invite them in for some C2, and fuck them after some small talk, then send them on their way 30 minutes laterOooooooh you're one of those retarded faggots who thinks anyone complaining about anything in the Philippines "can't get laid".... I ran into this when I was there. I am fucking Chad extraordinare in Philippines. I am the youngest guy there, fit, handsome face (according to the girls), never lead with my wallet, blue eyes, blonde hair, bright white skin and these old geezers were circle jerking each other that I "could get the laid". I outpaced ALL OF THEM COMBINED IN EVERY METRIC AND THEY STILL TOUCHED EACH OTHERS PENISES TOGETHER WHEN REPEATING THAT LINE AND IT WAS NEVER THE CASE - EVER. You're exercising some sort of coping mechanism. Just stop talking because no one needs to hear what you say, especially your "journey" "helping" people. Just get out of the way.
>>2841760* SPREADING AWARENESS OF WHAT I'VE WRITTEN HEREI'm not a big social media user (never used it, in fact), so my reach is limited. However, Filipinos use facebook and tiktok a lot because it's unethically subsidized and they can use it even without cell service over there, so if any of you would be so kind as to spread my message here on other platforms we can warn everyone about the dangers that await them in the Philippines. *** HAVE A PREPARED DEFENSE AGAINST THE FALLACIOUS EXPAT IN THE PHILIPPINES WHEN THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HAPPENSThere will be fools who will attempt to bait and rope you into their fallacious thought processes when the economic downturn happens in the Philippines. Once the money pool dries up, you will see these idiots reporting that times are great because the girls are desperate and the prices are down. Obviously if people rush in there, that is going to change the economy, and the more this pattern repeats, the more the entitled Filipinos harden their stance on entitlement.
>>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?
Where should I travel to spend Christmas and NYE alone? I'd prefer somewhere where normies won't notice me and I can just relax on a beach. Hawaii sounds nice but I was there once as a kid and it was full of homeless people.
>>2847360>Shoulda made plans earlier. Most of the cheap hotels and flights are booked up already.I guess I could pay more. Where should I go, though?
>>2847366Would you know how to go about such a thing? What way to find rentals? What general area?
>>2847398Go wherever you want >where normies won't notice me That's literally everywhere. You're not that special. >I can just relax on a beach.Florida, or if you're too good for that, there are plenty of Caribbean islands to choose from. Just take your pick they're all the same.
>>2847407well, depends if you have the right vehicle for ityou will need winter/all terrain tires if you go to the snowy/higher elevation bits, but there's also southern appalachia, which should be less snowy (make sure to check the snow cover map)there's all sorts of micro-regions in appalachiajim thorpe is a cute (but crowded) tourist trap town in nepa which has a gorge you can hike in various waysyou will need "yak trax" or micro spikes for your shoes if you plan to see waterfalls or such there's also the famed ohiopyle falls of pa, the smokies for PURE normie stuff, the new river gorge, as well as other gorges such as red river of kentucky, or big south fork of tennesseeand you can just find things you like and go about trying to do hikes you find appealing or just sit in your cabin and have a fireairbnb has cheap listings, reputation and quality vary, there's always traditional cabin rentals, that costs more, then there's things like lodges such as blackwater falls - you get a great location but a dated motel vibe also recommend breaks interstate park and the adjacent pine mountain
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I'm planning my next trip to Japan and seeing all the JAPAN IS DESTROYED BY MIGRANTS content is really demoralizing.I'm starting to believe that those are just washed up english teachers who failed their fucking life and who want to gatekeep Japan only for them.
Here's a question.If I, a 30 year old, above 6 ft, reasonably handsome (I'm not a supermodel) white guy go to Japan, how are my cooming prospects? Will it be easy to get a date? Will 25 year olds be creeped out by me?
>>2847272>Will it be easy to get a date?You're going to a country that has dedicate love hotels, maid cafes, and gentleman's bar clubs. They even have services just for lonely people to pretend to be your girlfriend if you're that bad at it. It's one of the most promiscuous countries in asia where your 1st date will almost certainly end in a love hotel unless you really bombed it. Not to mention it's not unheard of for japanese women to allow their bfs/husbands to go to gentleman's clubs or escorts as they don't see it as cheating.
>>2847272>Will 25 year olds be creeped out by me?You are on 4chan, so yeah probably.
>>2827757なぜ帰らないの? No place like home they say
>>2847272you would have to pay for it. tinder is very hard. most dont actually like dating foreingers. cold approach works. but i mean if you never done it i doubt youll start in japan.,..maybe pay to meet them and ask them there to see you outside the clubs and bars some girls do speak very broken english.
Anyone ever quit their job to travel for an extended period of time? Should I? Or is it too late for me at 26? My current job is bullshit, low paying, idk what my future is, and I kinda just wanna die. I do get PTO, but it's only enough for like, 2 week long trips a year. It's just not enough time to see all the places I want to. I have massive FOMO and am jealous of all the 20 year olds who traveled the whole world in between college semesters. I want to catch up, but I fear it'll be hard to recover if I do now. What are your thoughts on quitting a job to travel? Also what do you think the budget would be for like, 4-6 months of full time travel be? I have 55K USD in savings
>>2833377i quit my job and backpacked latam until covid ruined my trip. i spent six months and was going full blast like i was hunter biden and i cost only a couple thousand a month. i stayed in $4 & $5 hostels and ate street food or cooked at the hostel. all the day trips to the mayan ruins or volcanoes or surf lessons were like $20. liters of beer were $1 so i got buy on $50 or so a day. i would say do it, i dont regret it one bit. the world is a crazy place outside of the US. you have never seen poverty if you have never left the US.
>>2842884corrogated iron roofs and plastic chairs aren't poverty though, it's the default setting.Africa is the only place with actual poverty, where there's little kids with flies swarming them, sniffing glue, etc. There's no poverty on the Americas, the land is just too rich.
>>2833377I got laid off 1 month into a 6 month Buenos Aires trip and had the best time of my lifeCurrently living with my dad trying to sort my shit out and get another remote jobDecide if you’re willing to trade a year of pain for 6 months of blissPersonally I have no regrets but that’s because I get along great with my dad
I plan to do that in a few months. My job is pissing me off so I plan to quit either way, and I saved a lot of money. Depending on what happens next, if everything is fine I'll get some rest for a few months, go to Australia for a year on a working holiday visa, and then I'll visit Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand and Vietnam, mostly for the food. I'll go back to my parents' place after that and will look for a better job in a better company.
>>2845193Doesn't matter how rich the land is if it's all owned by a handful of ultra-rich families like in Colombia. I saw Africa-tier poverty in the mangrove swamp shanties of Tumaco. The kids were all Afro-Colombian too. Poverty is no chairs BTW. Plastic chairs are Third World luxury.
