Fun is for children. Enduring hardship is for adults.Can't even enjoy food lately because a vicious three-day corona flu destroyed my ability to taste.
>>2865943based
>>2865967>Fun is for children. Enduring hardship is for adultsAbsolutely. I took a year off work. Thought I wanted to chill. Ended up setting myself grueling challenge after grueling challenge. You think you want peace but you choose war. I want to test myself, struggle, not give up and then have this sense of pride and knowledge I can always depend on myself in the future.
>>2865931Buy a ticket and leave.
Play duck hunt IRL
All things Taiwan. Work, nightlife, attractions, food, visas. Get in here Taiwan knowers.
How fucking cool would it be to be living in Taiwan when China invaded. No way I'd leave on a relief plane. Would be one of the greatest moments of my life. Watching one of the biggest historical events of the century live in front of your eyes.
>>2866062>How fucking cool would it be to be living in Taiwan when China invadedTaiwan is more likely to crumble to soft power far before and land, sea, or air invasion.>Watching one of the biggest historical events of the century live in front of your eyes.Let's not kid ourselves you'd be running and gunning for a bunker unless they kick you out and tell you go fight.>Would be one of the greatest moments of my life.I'm sure your country is enlisting servicemen, go for it champ
>>2866064>Let's not kid ourselves you'd be running and gunning for a bunker unless they kick you out and tell you go fight.I'm a veteran of the British Army you silly nigger. Why do people assume to know who anonymous posters are.An invasion is unlikely but still quite possible
>>2866068>I'm a veteran of the British Army you silly nigger. Why do people assume to know who anonymous posters are.Because you type like some retard who sat behind a desk if what you say is true.>An invasion is unlikely but still quite possibleIt's PR shit for as long as China doesn't need a huge PR win to quell unrest/uneasy within the country. Half the reason to take Taiwan is for it's infrastructure which Taiwan gladly states it's willing to blow at the first sign of troops on the beaches. Not to mention basically every country will condemn the action. Maybe after the next elections sure, but the most realistic "invasion" is akin to how HK was taken over- I mean made fully autonomous.
>>2866074>Because you type like some retard who sat behind a desk if what you say is true.A wish to experience historical events firsthand is why I joined the army in the first place. I understand patience and soft power will likely reclaim the island but as I come closer to moving to Taiwan, a nigga can dream
Help me convince my friend who's a stuck up bitch to spend three nights in a hostel with me. She's convinced she will either be mugged, raped or killed in a hostel. On top of that she's afraid of shared bathrooms and says she hates strangers. We're going to France btw.
>>2865554great post
>>2865532lmao thanks for proving me right
>Stay in hostel>35>don't drink too heavily, gym 4 times a week>eat healthy>full head of hair+good hairline>young face(kinda i guess)>stay in hostels>don't act like a boomer or try to hit on the "just turned drinking age" girls .02 seconds after nooticing them>pace myself a bit drinking because everyone loses track so can compose myself a lot better>address people like... people...>no one bats an eye until I tell them I am 35 and they go wtf I thought you were like 27-28 bruhnot really hard, given how fucking garbo gen-z looks these days it's kinda weird how easy it is to fit in with basic healthy lifestyle things
>>2865471>>2864665It depends on what kind of a hostel you're going to.Party hostel? Even in late 20s that shit starts becoming too much like freshers night out. Early 30s is pushing it and most places won't accept anyone over 35 anyway.Normal hostels? It doesn't really matter. If you're hitting on girls half your age you'll probably be seen as a weirdo. If everyone is in their early 20s while you're pushing 40 you'll probably get left out as they go out to party and do their own thing. When I was that age I wanted to go out with people my age or at least my generation. Its natural. If you're cool you'll be fine. If you're just sleeping there it matters even less. People here have no common sense either they act like you absolutely can't stay in hostels past a certain age (they've got a point tbf; 9/10 if someone snores like a truck it's some ageing guy who is over 40) or that it doesn't matter at all (trust me you'll be be seen as a weirdo if you are 40 and party with a bunch of 20 year olds in a hostel).By the time I hit 40s I'll try having enough means to do hotels or privates only. I like socialising while I travel but even in my late 20s I feel like I need space at the end of the day. Hostels aren't that great for picking up women these days, so I just go out to bars where tourists flock or use dating apps. So it's mostly economy why I still stay. With that said I had a blast in a party hostel not long ago. It was a lot of people in their mid-late twenties with a few people in their 30s and many early 20s.>>2866052I've never really found the last part true IRL, almost everyone looks their age or younger. People like to spam instagram influencers who have done weird procedures and random people begging for attention on TikTok like it's some proof. There's clearly a trend of people looking younger for longer.
>>2866053>I've never really found the last part true IRL, almost everyone looks their age or younger.Maybe I should clarify a bit, most the hostels I stay in are 50/50 Americans and others. Most euros get close to my age, guessing 31-32; Americans(brits and aussies) can't tell what my age is and some of them look fucking ROUGH, the amount of 26 year olds with 40 year hairlines and cuts is bad and a bunch rock a dad body or bad face complex. I'm not staying in ultra party hostels either so that instagram crowd is usually lost on me. I'm sure depending on where you stay will change a lot of the crowds that people visit. Most the hostels I stay in these days are in PH, JP, HK, Finland, or TW; often doing private rooms when possible because the locations and benefits like onsite washers, near the metro stop, common room to socialize in if not in the mood of walking too much, etc is still useful to me. > most places won't accept anyone over 35 anyway.The only place I see this shit in is like Netherlands and other WEEKEND WITH THE LADS! style places, I check for it but rarely ever bump into it in Asia outside Thailand, Bali, or similar stop.
This is my initial draft for a 3 week motorcycle tour around the Adriatic in september. I was initially going to take the ferry from Dubrovnik to Bari, but decided to leave from Durre so I can catch the bay of Kotor as well, though I don't know if it's worth passing through Albania or I should just turn around and go back to Dubrovnik.
oh my bad you are going from Albania to Bari you still will probs need special insurance when you enter anyways it wasn't expensive if you have any specific questions you can email me at my throwaway bigleaf27@gmail.com
>>2865355Albania mostly just to get to the ferry, so thinking it may be better to go back to Dubrovnik instead.>>2865486Was gonna rent a motorcycle in Rome, probably a BMW G310. You shipped your bike from the states? How much did that cost?>>2865383Cool, would you say the dolomites is worth skipping for more time in Albania?
>>2865638Depends on what you like really. If you like the mountains, definitely do not skip the Dolomites. If you like more of a rodeo, then stay more time in Albania. Albania can have some pretty rough roads here and there.
>>2865638it was 1350 to fly my dr to paris from Montreal in 2022 i had to play a couple hundo in import fees and insurance https://youtu.be/YuVy18FTkU0?si=BjpEaAPHycXRkHMoheres part of the ride from San Marino to Perugia
>>2865897Damn, that's cool, I did not know there was a program to fly your bike, I thought shipping was the only way
I’d appreciate some general recommendations for Helsinki and possibly Tallinn. I’ll be going for a week and will possibly spend a day or 2 in Tallinn. I’ll have a rental car so places outside the city proper are possible.Looking for food/cocktails/parks/your favorite place
>>2865175Thanks for the reply, is it really small enough that 7 days might be too long?
Burgers & Wine restaurant in Pasila has the best burgers. After that head to Löyly for a good sauna. You might wanna check out Lauttasaari as well.
in estonia there was long drink gin - i duno if its actually finish. cheap mixed citrus soda and gin cansonly been to tallinnit was cool, went in middle of Decemberdont really know whats "estonian food"christmas festival glogg i didnt really like.it was a very relaxed town you could find quiet parts like walking past the abandoned 1800s russian empire prison along the coastline was coolthe medieval tavern in the middle of old town was neat if not touristy, the random stalls of immigrant food was neat coming across uzbek, georgian, ukraninan not normal ones i'd normally encounter. like every half developed country they have the typical immigrant foods too india, china, italy. had some russian soda that tasted like pine - baikal
>>28654177 days is enough to see everything and I do mean everything. Helsinki is pretty small compared to what kind of name it has. Helsinki's downtown is maybe 2(3 days if you walk slow) days of sights and museums worth anything.Maybe take a boat ride to one of the islandsTampere you can go see the Lenin museum and that's about itYou might take a train to the aritic circle to say you did it i guessEnjoy a town flooded with LGBTQIA+ shit, no I am not meme'ing
>>2865819>no I am not meme'ingYes you are. Maybe you went there specifically with your fellow lgbt'ers and were seeking out pride stuff.
Hottest women in Latin America? That goes something like this Argentina > Colombia > Chile > Mexico > Venezuela > All Else(leaving out Brazil, cause bitches there are a mixed bag)Not open for discussion.
Like Chile a lot, but the women are very mid at best. The women who were tourists from Argentina were way hotter.These are my deep thoughts on the matter.
>>2862383You can find this in coastal Brazil, the hairy thing is a trend for the last 30 years and the brown girls will dye it blond it is kind of hot even though I'm not usually into hairy. Rio is probably your best bet
>>2865373Oh you mean like the bleached girls I've seen on the internet a few times? This is a reasonably common thing?
>>2859988What's even hot meaning here? if we are talking bodies is easily Colombia>Venezuela>Brazil, if we are talking about being pretty then Argentina>Venezuela>Brazil. I agree with other anons here, Brazil is a very mixed bag, I didn't find any specially easier to have sex with women in there than I would in any other place thought as sexually liberal in the US or europe, certainly not easier than in SEA. The risk was higher and the reward lower, wouldn't recc honestly, the white girls behave just like in the first world and the hot browns can very easily end in you getting dopped or kidnapped, most I found out are already hookers you can legally buy already anyway. I can't prove it, but I get the feeling it used to be easier some 2 or 3 decades ago, I went to their carnival a few times and I saw too many feminist bs for my liking.
>>2860222>There's almost no fitness culture therethere's a gym on every block and they're always packed, but yes the girls aren't as obsessed with building giant legs/ass like brazil>>2865088>Uruguay?mostly white but more common to have an exotic/tan look than argentina, the country is just terribly boring and expensive though
Going to Shanghai in a couple of weeks for four days then over to Tokyo. Is it actually a fun city? What to see and do? Where to stay?
>>2857532Its why they mostly focus on commerce, they know they gave no chance (and no interest in) building an amerimutt style troon culture and bank jewry "empire".After Xis death, they will likely just ham up conflicts with the US,india etc. to prevent internal fighting by uniting everyone against an outside enemy. As far as expansionism goes, they mostly already tried and failed with most of their neighbours. Either by being thwarted outright, or by being unable to integrate conquests long term due to culturak differences.The Chinese only attack if they are 100% certain of victory, and can also make their conquest a true part of China long term. This does not apply to any of their current neighbours.Taiwan is a nothingburger, it will fall into their lap eventually as HK did, when Mutt influence fades away as their crook toothed cousins did.And they know that
>>2856071i would say you should stay near the East Nanjing Road metro station area, around there and the Bund. you can find whatever price tier of accommodation you are in. it is the most convenient location if you are going to be going around all of shanghai. also it is easy to get back to the airport from there regardless of your flight time. also get the Maglev from and to the airport, it is cool and a good novelty.
Weird question, any good brutalist architecture in Shanghai I can go ogle?
>>2864673>that delicious chinaman cope
>>2856071Made similar trips recently. Shanghai is a very nice city. Actually has more in the way of public restrooms and trashcans than Tokyo. If you're already traveling to Asia, I think it's worth taking a detour for the food alone. Not just for the local Shanghainese fare, but for authentic Chinese food from the entire country.>What to see and do?The other anon who mentioned Yuyuan Garden is right about it being a nice tourist trap. Qibao is similar, but feels much more authentic. Even more so with Suzhou, if you can make a day trip. >Where to stay?You can pick one of the usual international brands and play it safe. But I went with a local chain that was about a mile walk from a subway station. It was ludicrously cheap at about $20 a night. With most of the amenities you'd expect from a hotel that costs five times as much.>>2864813Whether the CCTV HQ is brutalist notwithstanding, that's not the architecture Shanghai is known for. Its most famous buildings are old-fashioned European-style buildings in the international zone and the most Y2K aesthetic skyscrapers in the world. Best place to witness this firsthand is to visit The Bund at night.
I'm planning to visit Republic of China in October/November. What do I need to know? About me:>30>likes nature>homo>avoids crowds
>>2861810Fuck off Ch-nabot. Taiwan is legitimate China. Not Communist Ch-na, which is a bug-nation that hurts mankind. Good job, OP, supporting Taiwan.
>>2861810Based and thankyouDo we really need another? Stick around and find out
>>2861862>aleady "ruined" by "normies."Every Normie I've met in Taiwan can't handle it because the locals don't give a shit about impressing you or putting up with your dumbass shit.Taiwanese actually have standards, they're not desperate seamonkeys with nothing more to offer you but a shithole to be a dickhead in for 2 weeks and every BurgerYuro I've met gets infuriated by it.t. 3 years in ROC
>>2865281>3 years in ROC>nothing to contribute but spergy tantrum
>>2862488DPP is cringe and blue pulledKMT is based and redpilled
Just got back from an Asia trip. I've been avoiding going back to HK since COVID as I've heard it was dead and I couldn't bear to witness. Well, to get back to the US from Hanoi I thought why not hop over to HK for a few days. It's not worth it. The buzz and vibrancy in the streets is gone. People don't talk politics anymore. Most of the people who were resisting have already fled and those who remain get dragged out of their homes to the mainland. HK is filled with mandarin speaking mainlanders who bring with them their mandarin sensibilities, behavior, and general "vibe" for lack of a better word. The Cantonese charm is gone. Old mom and pop shops have been razed to make way for malls and show rooms the new mainlander elite shop at. Kowloon has 0 charm left.Hong Kong is just a boring mainland city now. I wish I never came here it's like watching a loved one on their death bed wishing it wasn't your last memory of them. Wishing your last memory was when they were healthy and happy. I regret it. I will never return. I can't bear to witness.
>>2864627>The Hong Kongers aren't the ones reaping the benefits.Yeah, I'm sure they are somehow magically excluded from massively lowered rents as the satellite towns are now accessible, the streets no longer being full of trash or the local elite no longer being able to shit on the working plebs however they please.
>>2862487Ha, just got back as well. There's not really much of a bar scene for such a big city. The ones on Lockhart Road were sad as fuck, full of the typical fat anglos. Horse racing was kino, though.
At least Shenmue II still exists
>>2862887Per capita?Too many crappy mainland people.They don't know how to use an escalator or elevator.Filipinos and Indians?Unless you work with them, I would have to seek out an Indian at CKM.Filipinos are okay.>>2862487Two alright options:-Make your money and get outComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2863434>>2863465>grime>HK was unique in that it had that lingering aura of British influence>grungy in a charming wayThis is the main appeal to me and reading this thread is making me sad. I've only been once, just for a couple of days for work in 2018 and was intending to visit again in about 2 months for fun. I'm a /p/hag and love taking photos of daily life and messy streets. Have they really cleaned up EVERY part of Hong Kong? I got the impression that the neighborhoods towards Shenzen, away from SSP and Mong Kok to the northwest, were more genuine. Messier, less English etc. I also wonder if it's visiting any places towards New Territories?I love tea restaurants and make a point to frequently visit and support the small handful we have in Auckland; I would sincerely hope that they're not dying out over there.
what is there to do in these states?
>>2862309>North routedeath valley, vegas, Zion, mormons, rockies, denver, plains, more plains, most dangerous city on the Mississippi (St. Louis), rural farmland and occasional swamps>South routeDesert, pheonix, more desert, El Paso, Mexicans, farmland and oil feilds, gay shithole (austin), overpriced shithole (dallas), Poor farmland, 2nd most dangerous city on the Mississippi (memphis), more rural farmland and swamps>Central routedeath valley, flagstaff, Navajo, ABQ, arid farmland, even more farmland and reservations, Little rock, Memphis, Rural farms and swamps
>>2862309Las Vegas, Hoover Dam, Bryce Canyon, Kanab, Glen Canyon Dam, Monument Valley, Four Corners, Durango, Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Aspen, Cheyenne Mtn, Old Town Santa Fe, White Sands, El Paso, Carlsbad, A lot of nothing except oil wells, Fort Worth Stockyards, Hot Springs, Branson, Ozarks, Nashville, Dollywood, Tail of the Dragon, Bristol
>>2862309I thought Saguaro National Park in southern Arizona was really cool, there's nothing like the giant Saguaro cactuses.Utah also has great national parks.Carlsbad Caverns in NM was also pretty neat, especially if you go in the summer to see the bats:https://www.nps.gov/cave/planyourvisit/bat_flight_program.htmWhen you get to the southeast, try to find some kind of swamp you can tour especially if you've never been to the southeast before, southeast swamps are like another world compared to southern Cali. I've done a boat tour in Okefenokee in southern Georgia which was great, tons of alligators. It might be a bit far from your trip but there should be other swamps, maybe other anons are more knowledgeable about where to find alligators and stuff near your route.Also you're close to Atlanta if you want to stop by there, the big attraction there is the world-famous aquarium.
>>2862446My goal is to walk the north to south rim. Some people walk it there and back in one day but i'd die.
>>2865802IIRC there are campsites at the bottom of the canyon. Idk how hard it is to reserve one
Which city/country in Asia is the best for a failson who wants an easy TEFL job with ample free time and little pressure/responsibilities?Looking at eikaiwas/hagwons/buxibans/etc in Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, Osaka, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu because I've heard these jobs are more flexible, have less office hours and later starts etc. So far it looks like my best bet for easy job with few working hours as possible is Taipei, maybe Bangkok, or one of the mainland Chinese cities, apparently Hong Kong actually pays their English teachers relatively high too?
>>2859154I only have experience working in Saigon, but I have heard that Hanoi pays a little better because there are less foreigners than Saigon and maybe Da Nang. There are two jobs you could do at the entry-level, afterschool language centers and public schools. I worked at a center and I worked half shifts on weekdays in the evening and full-time shifts on the weekends. Even during the full-time shifts, you're only teaching for a chunk of it and are just expected to stay there to desk warming and do class prep for the rest of the shift. You get a "weekend" but it will be during the week like Monday and Tuesday off and back to work Wednesday. Still though it was pretty chill and I didn't really have to do any office time on weekdays and just did class prep during the weekend shift or at home before going in. Public schools obviously have you working a normal schedule like 8-4 M-F with weekends off, but I don't have any experience with them other than they probably pay more and make it easier to get benefits like insurance whereas language centers will try to bullshit you by offering 11 and a half month contracts and such, be careful with that.
>>2857433>Looking at eikaiwas/hagwons/buxibans/etc in Seoul, Taipei, Tokyo, Osaka, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu because I've heard these jobs are more flexible, have less office hours and later starts etc.speaking for mainland china, taking a job at a "school" like that is one of the worst TEFL decisions you can make. if you are in china, you want to work at the most government associated organisation you can work at because they are less likely to mess you about. the advice i would give anyone considering china is try to get university > expensive fee paying high school > regular high school > other school > well known branded english schoolyou want your evenings free and you want your weekends free and ideally a long summer holiday and a month in the winter. branded english schools give you maybe 2 weeks or so vacation. i worked 28 weeks a year at a university and did private jobs outside of my university time. >>2857908lol
>>2863025How hard is it to land these gigs in China? I have a CELTA and 1 year of experience. I just don't want to work in a shitty English center again or teach kindergarten.
>>2857658I'll never forget that video where he walks around Kabukicho, demanding to know why soapland owners won't let him in despite not being a 外人
AI is already making this """"profession"""" obsolete. Not an AI dork just being realistic and staying up to date with emerging tech.I had a normal conversation with my agent today. Actual back and forth talking speed with a high speed LLM with a very good voice. Almost zero thinking time/delay. Real sci fi shit.It's not perfect but it's still 1 on 1 and an English teacher in a class is shit compared to a 1 on 1 tutor.
>decide to go carry on+backpack only after years of checking a bag>suddenly realize I can't bring booze from cheap places to expensive places(fuck you norway)>have to spend extra time constantly rolling and rubber banding my shit into my suitcase>the quality shampoo I use post workout and sticks of deodorant can't be brough on (fuck you asia 'deodorant')>instead of having about 30% of space left over for trinkets and souvenirs I basically have none>half the time on Air Asia they have to check my bag because they ran out of room>nothing to separate bag from the ground so it's always picking up whatever is on the floor/bench/etc>8 more months of this>At least I saved 15 minutes at the airport waiting for my bag! But seriously what the fuck, do people who do this shit only stick to one climate year-round or something? That's the only way I can see you having enough space to pack easily and meet size limitations for carry-on/personal items. I don't feel like I overpack either, just 8 day's worth of clothing+ some khacki's+jeans and a coat for colder climates. Am I doing something wrong or are all these /one bag/ or carry on only fags simply just not spending much time traveling.
>>2848461>fuck you norwayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4LLPSQP8dI
>>2858281Why yes I do need all 100L thanks
>>2848461I've been flying since I was in first grade and did multiple flights a year visiting my family. Over my lifetime I've probably been close to a million miles due to all the various travel. The reasons you call out are part of the carryon choice. It's also not just five mins tes you save. Over my life it's probably been close to the point of days (remember that flights in the US require one hour lead time for checkin, I arrive one hour before my flight earliest in general). I also don't like to get souvenirs that often and pack in an osprey transporter 60L. It can carry a ton of shit if I really want a souvenir and I can check the osprey if I desperately want something.
>>2857519I know this is a troll but>275 for a rolling caselmao what the fuck>ginger rootwhat
Is there a decent luggage brand or is it just order fuck all off amazon? Like just get amazon basics brand or whatever and call it a day. I have a good enough backpack but looking to change up from my YUGE roller that wheels have broken on. Going for ~6 months abroad budget under 100.
Going to Georgia for the first time in September. Me and my sister are visiting relatives. I'm an outdoorsy guy and I like to stay fit when traveling. Once we leave Savannah I want to visit the Caucasus Mountains for a little hiking and sightseeing. Has anyone been there before?
>>2865755Already a thread up. Please use it>>2854178Remember to check the catalog
Whatever you do don't relax in Atlanta
Drop the worst review you've ever received or written about a place or guest.
>>2865172>tiny bit of poop in their drainwhat the fuck am I reading
>>2865147Some hostel overbooked me and i ended up having to pay for some expensive hotel on the spot after a long ass day. I got pretty drunk after and went to town on the review. Ended up deleted, kek.
I don't have a business and don't write reviews but I have one I found from a subway in the ski town bansko. The recent reviews say it's better now but it's just endless laughs reading what kind of fresh hell it must have been before. This one's my favorite.
Questions That Don't Deserve Their Own Thread>also known as /sqt/ (Stupid Questions Thread)For your quick one-off questions that pertain to travel.Long or convoluted questions should get their own thread.Questions about popular destinations should be asked in any active thread about them.Previous: >>2788942
>>2851990Depends on the country but as a general rule knowing and using>hello, goodbye, yes, no>excuse me, sorry, please, thank you>i'm sorry, do you speak English?Plus any important etiquette quirks (e.g do not use certain hand to eat, how to do the specific cheek kiss, speaking or not in public transport) will make you more respectful than 99% of tourists and will win you points.
>>2863818Yes, but some people are weird about public restrooms.
Is it true that Central and Western Europe are now more dangerous than even the Balkans and some African countries? Even the former Soviet colonies are safer than them according the US State Dep
>>2865599Stupid map for stupid people, including (You). Do you really think Sweden and the Netherlands are on par with Eritrea and South Africa in terms of traveler safety? Do you think Belarus is as dangerous as Yemen or Sudan?>Balkans and "former Soviet colonies" (aka Baltics) are the textbook example of dangerous placesAmericans always have this boomer idea of Europe where everything is still stuck in the 90's. Those places have been safe and prosperous for decades.
Booked a Bilet to bath and already regret it. Are there any things to see or experience that make the trip worth while?
