im 32 right now, did roadtrips around america and traveled around europe in my 20s. does age ever become a factor?? i remember the old men in hostels, they were always cringe, the only things that have changed when i got older is. >i have to have a private room + bathroom>avoid economy class flights or shitty airlines. i just dont want to be seated next to an indian or something
>>2808102Allow me to recount for you the first and only time I have ever set foot in a hostel. I only did it because I was trying to be cheap and didn't want to pay the exorbitant resort fees in Vegas one time. I was maybe 37 at the time. Most of the other people staying there looked to be in their early 20's. One girl said she was in her early 30's. There was a group of Aussies and Irishmen, both of which were probably early 20's. I sat and talked with my fellow Yanks for a bit, also mostly early 20's. I quickly experienced what "cringe" means. In all honesty, that was a turning point for me. I thought I could still somehow relate to that age demographic. But when I started talking to them, they all looked at me with this look, like I was coming off sounding like their dad or something. I realized then, wow, I'm not young anymore. Oh well.So anyhow, one of the friendliest guys there turned out to be this other middle-aged guy who looked to be of Indian (country) descent, but was from The Netherlands. He generously shared his whisky with me and some other travelers. Friendly gentleman.Anyhow, all that to say that unless I am dead broke and there is no possible other way for me to travel, I will, under no circumstances stay in a hostel again.But hey man, do you. If you want to stay in a hostel into your 40's, do so. The Indian dude didn't seem to care. If you are doing an extended trip, there's no denying that it's going to save a lot of money by staying at hostels, especially in high-cost locations. But for me, priorities definitely shift in middle age. Comfort and more security start to become a factor.Do you want to save a few bucks or do you want to risk having your stuff stolen in the middle of the night by one of your roommates? Do you want to smell the guy in the next bunk's cheese whiz socks all night or would you prefer a room to yourself. Up to you.
>>2807529Respectable Americans are averse to the whole idea of sleeping with strangers, breathing their exhalations and body odors, listening to their snuffling and sighing. It's disgusting poverty-tier shit. This means that the mutts you encounter in hostels are always the weird brokefag degenerate types.
>>2807522wow, you can go from 60 to 45, nobody cares except other old women with too much money
Met an old guy in his 60s at a train station in Milan. Said he was from Brazil and had lived in Australia for 10 years. Also said he was travelling to Switzerland to meet his sister. Old flecktarn camo jacket. Colour faded pants. Looked homeless. He had the chiseled face and aquilline nose of a Renaissance painter. While listening to him talk I couldn't make out whether he was a hippie aristocrat or a down on his luck vagabond. I thought he was cool and interesting though, until he started telling me about houses he'd bought and sold worth more than $600-800k. At that point I just wanted to stop talking to him. Thankfully my friend had realised we were on the wrong train platform and we had to get up and go. I offered him a handshake and said it was nice talking to him and left. Age is never a factor, the only thing that matters is if you're cool or weird.
>>2808461>this guy looks like a hobo, cool>oh wait he's actually rich, I gotta goretard
What regions or cities close to where you live do you often go back to even if you have visited them many times?For me, living in Vancouver, it's the Okanagan. I go every Summer, sometimes multiple times. The scenery especially around Southern Okanagan from Osoyoos to Penticton is spectacular. I love how the lakes are surrounded by the arid desert landscape. It's one of the best places in this part of the world to go for a swim, temperatures in the Summer often reach the high 30s and sometimes into the 40s. All my favourite summer fruits are grown in the region, lots of places offering upick for cheap prices. A couple years ago I picked like 30 pounds of cherries for $1/lbs. I'm not much of a wine drinker but the vineyards have great views and good food. If it was a little bit closer I would be there all the time, but maybe it's good that it's about 400km from Vancouver, it's already packed in the Summer.
>Jervis Bay, Australia>Some of the whitest sand in earth>Huge beaches>Always pods of dolphins>Humpback whales come to rest in their migrations for 4 months a year>Camp right on the beach with tame ass, kangaroos, wombats, possums and birds>Occasional bioluminescent algae nights2.5 hours drive from Sydney
Yosemite National Park.
My grandma accidentally lit Okanagan on fire back in like the 1980's. They took her up in a helicopter to show her the damage and to chew her out but instead she just had a lovely time since she never flew in a helicopter before. She had a house by the lake and ran the local newspaper there. Lol.
>>2804838I have lived here my whole life. Fuckin Vancouver tourists are the worst.
>>2804838Live in Northern New England: prefer Vermont Champlain Valley area.All of Northern New England's vacation territory, but I like Vermont the most. Champlain Valley because it has everything, feels very removed from everywhere else, and has the most population. The people are very transplant-heavy, which means they're much cooler more interesting and open people.NH is very townie-hermit centric. It has the big mountain (for east coast) adventure thing going on, but that's all middle class families on vacation. There's not that much feeling community or anything. The terrain's also rougher in NH. Vermont is incredibly lush. The grass is literally greener than NH. Noticeably so. Maine to me feels like retirement territory, turbo-townie-hermit types, or people that have a lake house. I don't have much interest in Maine.
Sup trv, hope this is the right place it relates to travel trust me.Work has an offer for me to relocate to Hawaii, traveling there for a week to scout it out a bit, been before but never looked at it this way. How bad has HI gotten since covid I know the west coast cities got hit pretty hard.Right now some friends I know pointed me to 2 places but I'd like second opinions from people who aren't asmongold levels of "this is a fine place".A) is near McKinly HS, 1100/mo all utilities place. Older apartment small 1br and stand in shower. Suggested by friend B) Leahi park, ~900/mo no utilities slightly bigger but studio. way newerI currently make 85k/yr work is willing to bump me to 92k/yr if I accept, it's mainly(90%) WFH but there are times I'll need to be into the office mainly for upgrades and meetings for the big wigs. We have issues with working timezones from east coast and asia so they want to put me between the two. Would hawaii be okay on my salary? No debt to speak of, no pets, single, early 30's, and no expensive hobbies. Currently living in the midwest so moving is ideal for me, but heard HI has become a trash heap of homeless moving in and they can't get them to leave.Any anons live in HI share to speak on it, yes I know goods cost more but I feel it's a decent trade off to get rid of 6 months of bleh weather.
>>2808120>I'm not trying to flex anonDon't listen to that guy, OP. That's just Tyler who gets mad at anyone who gets to work remotely or relocated to a desirable area. Meanwhile, he has to work overtime at a dead-end job despite having a degree, just to go to Thailand for a few months. I believe the last job he held was working in airport security at the Denver Airport. Rather ironic; he hates black people, but ends up doing a job that is very popular with them.I wouldn't take anything seriously from him. He's a 5'9" Irish-Italian mix (with a possibility of middle eastern), so he's not even actually white.
>>2808125I kinda figured, but yeah it's definitely one of those things that I feel stupid if I don't take it.
>>2808135>I “paid my dues” to trvWe don't want 'em, take your dues back and leave this board.
>>2808135Fucking based lmao
>>2808095Grats OP, sounds cool
Going to Punta Cana, DR in ~2 weeks from now. Staying for 5 days. What am I to expect when I get there? We're staying on the resort of course.
Spending a week a friend's house in Venetto Italy. Went to Venice, Bologna, Rovigo, Verona, Revana, Forli.Pros:- Not insanely hot- Amazing Food- Beer is not as bad as I thought it woul be.- Everyone looks good, the wops are actually white.- Surprisingly affordable if you aren't dumb.- People are ridiculously friendly, not used to this since I grew up with southerners and they're absolute scum.- Verona is the most beautiful city I've ever seen.- Trains are decent.Cons:- Niggers- Jeets- AbdulsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>28061755 days for Bari are a lot to be honest, there isn't that much stuff to see. If I was you I'd explore other places in Puglia rather than stay 5 days in Bari
>>2806612You can go to the Sila mountains near Cosenza. Also Tropea and Capo Vaticano are nice seaside spots about 100-ish kms to the south-west from Cosenza
What is the theft/crime situation like?I'm not a stupid traveller, nor am I particularly naive, but I am curious what I should be on the look out for. I know pickpocketing is the thing that gets the most attention. But what about muggings or straight up snatching off one's person? Like if I have a camera that I'm carrying around, will someone come up to me with a knife? Will someone try to do a run-by and snatch it off of my shoulder? It seems like that isn't as common as I don't see many people warning of that online as opposed to pickpockets (obviously there are the odd cases where it happens, but it seems to be significantly less common).
Spending 3 days in Rome, any tips?Yes I'm visiting the colosseum and the Vatican but don't know what else to do. Also need some recommendations on where to eat and drink for cheap.
>>2808424Just stay in populated areas, keep your phone somewhere it can't be snatched, and you'll be fine.
Planning to go two weeks in India. Am I crazy if I spend it all in Rajasthan? I have never been to India it looks like there's so much to do. Is two weeks too much? It just seems like Rajasthan is the most "exotic" state in the whole country. I want to avoid taking a bunch of long flights to try and see everything since the country is so big
>>2808011Two weeks is long for Rajasthan, yeah. But there's a lot of great stuff to see. My recommendation is visit smaller cities there. Find ones that have a cool castle or some other stuff going on. Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Udaipur are worth visiting and all have unique vibes. Normie tourists all visit Jaipur but I found it pretty bland after visiting the other cities. Splitting your trip with a few days down south would be good. Mumbai is good for that. Has a slightly SE Asian city vibe with lots of historical sites and great food. Kerala and Karnataka are also good for nature. Rajasthan plus one of these would make sure you don't get burnt out and experience a lot of different stuff. As a protip, particularly for visiting Rajasthan: eat only vegetarian food. The meat there is not good quality as all. It tastes foul and isn't fresh. I saw women cutting it on the floor using a knife between their toes, and flies were swarming all over all butcher shops. Proper vegetarian food is made there and you won't miss eating meat at all. Dal bati churma was a particularly good thing in Rajasthan. Rajasthani thali is also impossible to go wrong with. Vegetarian food is all fresh and clean and you won't get sick so long as you wash your hands and use a bit of hand sanitizer before eating. Meat in north india could fuck up your stomach.
>>2808201How about Rajasthan hitting Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, and Udaipur and then going to Varanasi as a last stop? I've heard mixed things about it but since I was a kid I've always wanted to go.
>>2808201And thanks for the meat advice that's good for me to know since when I travel I usually default to meat heavy meals
>>2808388I haven't been to Varanasi (planning to go next time I visit India), but that would also seem like a good option. One reason I recommended a few days in south India is that it's more developed down there. If you feel a bit burnt out or the north is a bit of a shock, the south can help balance that out since it's a bit cleaner, hotels are nicer, fewer people try to get you to buy stuff, etc. Another recommendation I have is to wear boots. Stray dogs are everywhere in India and they can be quite aggressive, particularly in the mornings and at night. I got attacked and had to kick a dog right as it tried to bite my leg. It got its mouth right around my foot as I was kicking and I'm glad I had some solid boots that it couldn't bite through, and also that those boots were heavy enough to let me deliver a solid kick and scare it away. Sandals or soft shoes wouldn't be good if/when a dog corners you.
I've never been to the northeast. I want to see some of the colonial and Revolutionary War history of the USA. Which of these two cities has more of that preserved history? Consider both landmarks and neighborhoods that have survived since colonial times.
>>2808194You won't be in the bad parts of Philly there. THe only truly bad parts of Philly are some pockets of West Philly and NW Philly south of Germantown area (anthing north of there is quaint neighborhoods that feel like small central PA towns like Manayunk and Chestnut Hill)It's very hard for a tourist to end up in the bad areas which is why I don't get why Philly gets such a bad rep
>>2808194>>2808406Whoops I mixed up the ship USS NJ is in Camden which is shitty but The tourist part of camden is fine in the day tho. Just take an uber to it. THere's ships philly side that I've been to before and those are in a very safe chill area. I've never done the ships camden side but I've been there for a minor league game and the aquarium
>>2808194Very rough map. Arrows indicate smooth sailing suburbsGreen = totally goodOrange = mostly okay (in west philly beware of ghetto pockets but most tourists don't go to west philly ever anyway except to the very east end of it to see the Penn museum which is totally safe) Red = no go zone
>>2808413Fixed to give Uni City it's own little green zone there's no real reason to venture further into West Philly beyond Uni City unless you really love ethic food
>>2808406>>2808410Cool. I'm there early enough that I could walk around the touristy part as well. I was contemplating just taking an Uber, but I wasn't sure how drivers would react driving across the paid bridge. I'll consider doing that since it'd be more convenient, but my original plan was to just take the river ferry to and from NJ and then the subway back to the Amtrak station.>>2808413>>2808416Thanks for the map. I heard Camden was a shithole, which was one of the reasons I considered paying for an Uber/ river ferry versus taking the train and walking 20 minutes past the correctional facility from the station.
>ctrl+f "vegas">no vegas threadVegas thread. Post recommendations for the following>hotels/places to stay>experiences/museums/tours/shows/rides>restaurants>casinos/gambling tips>deals/coupons/comps>nightclubs/nightlife >what to avoid
going for work in september, mon-weds, south strip (mgm park), no car. i've visited a few times, done most of the attractions, national parks etc. looking for some solo nightlife, maybe techno/dance or metal bands, those weeknights are looking kinda sparse. also any recs for yoga in the areahard mode: i'm on chemo meds so no drinking & sometimes wear a mask in crowds. neither is weird in my home rave scene but i probably need spots with chiller doormen than tao etc. thank you vegas anons
Recently learned you can rent mobility scooters in vegas pretty cheap; is this a good idea? It it easy to get around? Do places ban mobility scooters? How safe is it to park and leave a scooter if i wanna go somewhere i can't take it?This could be a gamechanger if i can just cruise around all day and night with a cooler full of beers and a handle of cheap bourbon instead of lugging it around on foot
>>2808367You do realize Vegas cops can charge you for at least public intox if you drink while operating your fattymobile right?
>>2808375You can't even drink while driving one around? Bummer, ill pass, what even is the point for them then lmao; they can't have that widespread and cheap rentals just for legitimately handicapped people, i thought it was for booze cruisn down the strip that was the impression i got from the rental sites
>>2808163she lost, buddy
I'm from third world, going to america next month, planning to do a road trip from orlando and ending at boston, I have nothing planned besides the entry and exit point. Where should I go that is not a tourist trap? I like small cities, sightseeing, and meeting nice, old folks to talk and exchange life experiences. Is the new england region good?I'm going with my fiancee and we have 4k american dollars (nothing paid yet except the rented car) to spend in 11 days. Is it viable to "walk-in" road motels or should I try to book them beforehand?I really appreciate any tips, it is my first time doing a roadtrip in a foreign country and I'm kinda anxious>pic unrelated
>>2807817Amc will be way cheaper too. $40 budget (buy some candies in 7/11 or something) instead of $200 or whatever the fuck
>>2807817> She really wants to see 4 thingsYou doing Empire state? You want to go somewhere high to see the city. The basement restaurant was excellent. Take the Ferry; I found it charming. Its just a free boatride nothing special but nice.Central Park is nice; if youre looking for chill there it is.> some gay shit museum The MET? It was coolWhat you really need in NYC is an open mindset. Contrast it with DC; national monuments & well defined exhibits. in NYC you need to find some random. We went to a comedy show that was cool.
>>2807816New England can be pretty glum, especially if the autumn is cold and rainy. Sudden frosts at the end of a wet summer produce the best fall foliage.
>>2808376>Take the Ferry; I found it charming. Its just a free boatride nothing special but niceThis is good OP, the Staten Island ferry goes past the statue of liberty and has cool views of the city
>>2807411If you really want to get off the beaten path you can visit Maryland's eastern shore, particularly the town of St. Michael's
Shanghai editionPost trip plans, past experiences, advice, questions, etc. in this thread.
>>28078661 day for stuff inside the old city1 day for stuff outside the old city+extra day for Huashan?+extra day for terracotta warriors+extra day for museums (Shaanxi history museum, forest of steles)?3-5 days
Went to a club in Futian and had a pretty awesome time and even made a chinese friend who dances hard techno. But one thing I noticed was there were a lot of single chinese girls there but they were also like extremely passive. Not making eye contact etc. Was I supposed to just bump into them and hit them with the gargled NI HAO? Without eye contact and a smile wasn't exactly sure what they were open for.
I'll never be fluent in chinese at this rate because all the teachers make me want to goon. Are there any lessons online with fugly women?
>>2808339>Male face>Choker>Man handsAnon, that's a man.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KFi_TUMjk
>>2808387>beautiful soul>beautiful skin tone>sexy choker>beautiful hands>great styleAnon, that's a goddess, distracting me from studying.
I recently took the option for a 24 hour layover in Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. Total spend was $49.50 USD. Istanbul felt more Third World than European, despite its high prices.
>>2808298Come to think of it, that was actually the price in the airport. In the city it was quite a bit cheaper, 1000 lira per kilo or about 21 euros.
>>2808258My 24 hour spend would've tripled in the upscale areas. Taksim is sovlful and worth visiting, even though some of the sights can be shocking when coming from civilized Europe.
>>2808035If you want good prices in Istanbul then you have to know people or, for food, go to places where they likely wont have a toilet, just a squatty potty.
>>2808373Why the fuck would you think airport prices are representative? Are you retarded?Also,>not using lounges
>>2808372>Did you get solicited?No, I was just observing from a distance but they were clearly working by their behavior>I saw a fair number of girls in slutwear on the streetsyeah, those are just normal turkish girls, even better in the coastal cities
Whats the worst country you visited /trv/ ?
>>2808316Good morning saar
EGYPT
>>2808295Didnt see all too much of it. The city parts are quite shitholy, the more rural parts are just underdeveloped
>>2807758Unironically the UKI still love it though, I've never been somewhere that I've disliked. But, I mostly love it because of English people and their culture.British architecture and cities are kind of lame compared to continental Europe.
>>2808316>>2808317Browns seething over white people. Jealous because you ain't us.
So I still haven't decided it 100%, but I'm about to book flights to Seoul. The cheapest ones are for like 8 days in total.I was thinking on visiting the basics of Seoul, the DMZ, some nice historic places like Gyeongju and that's basically it.Will I regret it? If it makes any difference I've already been to Japan (pre covid, when it wasn't as popular as nowadays) and loved it.For some reason I'm not completely sure to do it.
>>2807617I actually like it for longer trips because I just stay in Seoul and go drinking / partying every night. It's a really fun city. Recently it's been getting a deserved recognition for the food scene but it's still pretty underrated for nightlife.But yeah, not the place if you want to see temples and shit for 2 weeks. Gyeongju is highly recommended but it's 2 days tops.
>>2807624I'll be passing by for 3-4 days late November, do you have any recs for nightlife?
>>2803683I think Korea was kind of mid by Asian standards but I'm jaded. It really excels at food, though. Everyone knows about spicy Korean food. Kimchi, spicy ramen, whatever. That stuff tastes the same whether you get it in Korea or at a Korean restaurant near your house. Where I thought it excelled was the non-spicy stuff. Stuff you never see outside of Korea. I live in Japan, but the best fish of my life was in Korea. Some sort of fish cooked with a sweet glaze. Shit was incredible. Getting a huge meal with loads of side dishes, getting super drunk, and eating it all alone while surrounded by families was kind of fun. The museums are pretty cool. The palaces, while 90% rebuilt, are also cool. Japan is nice, but things are all tiny here. I feel like Koreans make their things a bit bigger, because the palaces and museums were rather huge. Food portions as well. 8 days is a bit long, so I'd allocate at most 4 days to Seoul. Spend some time hiking in some mountains. A lot of mountains there are the types you'd see in an old Chinese painting. Very different from what you have in your country.
>>2803787ThisMost restaurants cater to groups.
>>2808308>eating it all alonehmm yeah wonder why you didn't enjoy a country where every activity including meals is centered around the social aspect of it and nobody ever eats alone
Anybody ever been? Would love to go and see what's happening. Seems kinda based how there's so many factions and peoples.Any regions peaceful and chilling, like Somaliland?
>>2808353Looks like a complete nightmare to travel around outside the two principal corridors from Yangon to Mandalay. Which sucks, because I hate highway corridor towns. Think I'd rather go back to Laos instead.
I regret not going during the brief period it was safe to visit. I met backpackers in SEA who had been, all had nice things to say about it.Now days I don't want to get killed in a gun fight between the military and resistance.
I went in 2017, it felt like going back in time like how Thailand may have been 40 years ago. Locals were genuinely kind, Taunguy baloon festival was the craziest thing I've ever seen, something like Pinocchio Pleasure Island. Imagine hot air ballon throwing fireworks toward the ground and people running in every direction to avoid them. Riding freely in Bagan was the closest thing to Indiana Jones stuff you could fo today. Beers for 50 cents, pack of ciggies for 1$. I remember changing a 100 usd bill at the airport and receiving 3 huge wads of torn bills. Laid a local business lady that would have been way over my league anywhere else in the world. Slept in a 5 star hotels for like 40$ in Rangoon. Chewing betel nuts with locals smiling at me with their red teeth. There was an effervescence in the youth that you could feel from a country that just (briefly sadly) came out of years of closure to the world. Of all my travels, this will be the one I will still remember in my old years. I truly feel bad for the Burmese people. I don't know if one can even travel there anymore
Previous thread: >>2764517Come discuss your Poland travel plans and experiences here.
next time when you're in Warsaw, slumbro, make sure to visit Wawerit's still not a suburb proper as it's in the city, but it's where I live and it's the true off-the-radar elite place where a lot of old intelligentsia and a lot of the PiS elite lives, as well as implants like me of course. especially the neighborhood in Wawer called Aninthe suburban town of Otwock is ruled by a PiS mayor and there's a farmer's market between Otwock and Wawer-proper, in Falenica, where a PiS-aligned TV wPolsce24 often interviews people.the area is noted for having the unique architectural style of turn-of-19th/20th century homes called Świdermajer, inspired by the Zakopane style>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Świdermajerflashy money, the multi-millionaires, have villas in Konstancin, but it's a true suburb 20 km from downtown--mehthe true "aristocracy of the soul" (Evola) lives in Wawer with way better transport links with Downtown :3
>>2801363>Poland's economy skyrocketing in prosperityhahahah
>>2801336>American diaspora herenoon but a pollack can pronounce these slavmonkey namesyoure not an american
>>2806208>essentially they are peasants squatting on Polish claybut enough of Pollackia squatting on german clay
I found a cannabis joint next to a riverside walking path and got all excited, but it was CBD only. I smoked in a thicket of shrubs on a hillside below an ancient castle wall near my guesthouse. Some other dudes were drinking in the same thicket. They gave me a couple glances and then continued their conversation. kurwa this and kurwa that. The contrast between the uncultured demeanor of the Polish people and the refinement of their historic surroundings can be shocking.
