>travel to a different country>dont know the language that well>get overwhelming anxiety about having to interact with locals and screwing up or them being fustrated by me>end up spending entire trip in hotel and ordering room service Anyone else have this problem?
>>2841480>Anyone else have this problem?yes, but obviously in a lesser degree since I hope you are exxagerating here.But also this is the reason why I travel, to put myself in these uncomfortable situations. If I would have this experiance at home, I would just go back home and be comfortable in my isolation, when I have this experiance abroad during a vacation that costs money and is only available during a limited time, I try to make the most out of it and try to work through the uncomfortable situations.Traveling is like a way to get into the "Fuck it, we ball" kind of mindset.Without traveling I wouldn't be living life.
I used Michel Thomas to learn all of my languages and he had a rule he used to tell all of his students: anyone who isn't willing to be patient with you speaking their language isn't worth talking to anyway.
>>2841480>Get ready to go out for the evening>Walk past 100 restaurants/food vendors >Finally work up courage to walk into one>Awkward interaction but it works out>Social battery spent>Smoke cigarettes and drink on hotel balcony for the rest of the nightIt's not much but I enjoy it
>>2841480The more you cater to your anxiety, the more it will dominate your life. The only way it will ever go away is if you ignore it and override it. Embrace the fact that every single interaction you have across a language barrier will be awkward. If you have a bad interaction with one vendor or business, don't go back. People all have their issues and struggles in life, and sometimes they will manifest as a negative reaction toward you. That's just how humans work. Often it's best to turn around and walk away if someone seems hostile or sullen. You don't even have to say anything; they don't deserve your business, and chances are they were gonna serve you shitty food.
BTW most older Asians find awkwardness in younger people to be likeable. It's almost like a sign of respect.
How does he travel to dangerous places and not get robbed or attacked?
>>2840633>Bald also used the word "based" as a compliment which makes me think maybe he frequents these boardsbald was a coomer on roosh boards wasnt he?.the whole reason he learns poor country languages
>>2840633It's a shame he's burning out. He's on the cusp of being a decent documentary maker. If he put his mind to it, he could easily create quite high level content which could mog the traditional doco fags.Still though, I've always enjoyed watching his stuff. Evidently a talented guy.Shame Kurt Caz didn't learn a bit more from his playbook. His recent stuff had so much potential in uncovering the real west, but it's just coming off as ragebait and 'guy walking around' laziness.
>>2841799There'll be a big fuck off highway running through it one day if Central America is serious aobut development and can uproot cartels. Nothing is sacred. (Though maybe criminality is the key to preservation....)
>>2841350He offered 5 grams of cocaine and 5 grams of marijuana for the watch, kek>>2841081Tumaco is a port city on the Pacific coast of Colombia.
>>2841840a 12 year old with a kitchen knife > some fat ugly 6 foot white faggot, sorry kid
this country looks pretty good to me: https://www.youtube.com/@ScramblerPOV/videosthe city looks cool and the nature also looks really goodAnyone been?fuck I really want to ride a motorcycle in Georgia... I'm thinking of getting one and driving from western Europe to Georgia through Turkey. Sounds fucking rad, please tell me i'm wrong and shouldn't start planning such a trip (i give myself 5 years including getting a motorcycle license and learning to drive that thing first)?
I’m thinking of going mid-November. I mostly want to visit nature and villages. Does anyone know anything about Khevsureti? I hear it’s hard to access in winter, but mid-November might be doable. I speak English with a bit of Russian, and from what others have told me, both can get you by with younger people, though more so in Tbilisi than the country.
went to Tbilisi early 2020 just before the coof had an amazing time. the food & wine is incredible and extremely idiosyncratic. bassiani is the best nightclub i've ever been to. everybody was extremely friendly
>>2839334The best of times, Aud Lang Syne
>>2834156>xenophobic villagersI heard that they are extremely hospitable though..?
>>2839334>2020I get the impression Georgia is slowly getting bogged down with Russian influence and is gradually becoming more resentful because of this.
>The pilot explained that a passenger had been vaping or smoking in the "lav,' and the crew inhaled it. It's unclear if "crew" refers to the flight attendants or pilots. As the plane was fully loaded with fuel and overweight for landing, the pilot declared an emergency, but the flight landed safely in Boston with no further incident.>The passenger's seat assignment, which was requested by air traffic control, was 1F. This passenger's first-class flight will end up being much more expensive after the FAA fine and federal criminal charges. The airline can also pursue damages in a civil lawsuit, in addition to a likely lifetime ban.Imagine legalizing a harmless plant in your country only to have you arrested, fined thousands of pounds, and banned from flight. Is America air travel actually okay? First you arrest a perfectly normal Norwegian for memes and then a twitch streamer for coming back into the USA, and now this? Worried flying to the USA for some winter holiday in Florida is a jail sentence.
>>2841624how about exercising enough self control where you don't smoke pot for a few hours on a planei smoke pot too but i know when to take a fucking breakif they didn't take this situation seriously and got into an accident, their insurance wouldn't cover any damages and the airline would go bankrupt
>>2841624How many planes actually gotrekt due to smoooking?Should convert a toilet into a smoking booth would get ventilation tbqh. Could even charge for it.
>>2841646fpbp
>>2841624Just Be Black, anonBlacks can get away with anything in America
Is it worth it?I'm thinking about going in january/february/march since flights are cheaper and it won't be overcrowed with normies. But is it worth it? Are all museums open in winter?
>>2833113NTA but can all those places you listed be reached just using public transport?
>>2841505Even in 66 degrees in March I was sweating. I've come to appreciate visiting Japan Between November and February
>>2841860does it snow in late december?
>>2824972physically cringed lol
>>2838845this
Are there any other places in the world that have a similar feel to Shibuya in Tokyo? I know Times Square in New York, but what about some other similar feeling high energy places?
>>2840643A place you dont need eyes to know youre at, just imagine the warm smell...and you know youre in Asia.
>>2840468Hongdae is close to what Shibuya used to be at its peak. But also Hongdae is past its days of glory and it's been gentrified to all hell in the last few years. Now it's filled with SEA women.
>>2841618Better that is a bunch of SEA women versus indians, middle easterners or africans. That would be like seeing a bunch of slavic people in the UK or in France. It wouldn't really bother me seeing a bunch of other asians in Korea or Japan, at least they try to meld into the culture somewhat.
>>2840406this is right. shibuya is so meh and overrated by tards lol
Nanjing Road, Shanghai is utterly massive if you want big crowds, lots of lights and stores and crosswalks everywhere.
Share your Seoul/Jeju/Busan routes, accommodation hacks, transit tips and underrated spots. Budget to luxury - all travelers welcome!
>>2841731to go where? I will be visiting Busan too for a few days, will it be better there?
What's the best app to use to call a taxi?
>>2841859god i wish that was my entire body
>>2841844yes. See above for some of the other places mentioned. Seokcho is also a vibe. Paju is an interesting spot. Seoul is only good for a couple of days really.
>>2841870>SeokchoThat's pretty impressive. Foreigners don't ever go there.
Good day anons, i didnt see any thread regarding spain, so im going to ask here.First of, feel free to hijack this thread for your own questions and discussions regarding spainI am flying to andalucia this january. Ive got a rented car, thats it, no hotels so far. Ive been at several cities there once with my parents 12 years ago, but it was summer. I plan to stay like 2-3 nights at the most remarkable cities, but because of my car i will be able to visit a bit more "remote" places like sierra nevada or tabernas, but im very interested in the culture too, is there anything going on in winter offseason? Like are the tablaos open? Or should i more confine myself in visiting nature sites and historical artefacts. Im not the poorest guy but i dont want to spent everything i have? My spanish is bad, i can read it fine, but understanding someone speaking is hard, and talking even worse. Anything i must see or should disregard completely?
>>2841229>Tarifathe city itself or the area around it? Because looking around on Google Maps, Tarifa looks like an absolute dump
>>2841232The central old town and the surrounding nature. Yes, there's a big dumpy suburb. But there's nothing like sipping wine on a castle rampart while watching individual street lights turn on in Africa.While I'm posting ITT, can someone tell me is there any reason to visit Cadiz? For one of the oldest cities in Spain doesn't look like there's anything to see there.
>>2841312>watching individual street lights turn on in Africa.Funny, talking to the locals in Tangier, they all look towards Tarifa like the promised land, they admire its lights, they watch the spanish TV channels as much as they can.Cadiz is supposed to have a beautiful historical center, plus some great beaches for the summer.
>>2841312I went to Cadiz on my road trip last year. I wouldn't go out of my way to see Cadiz, but it's totally worthwhile if it's on your route. The old town is pretty small, but it's nice. You can just wander around and enjoy it. The Cathedral is really impressive, one of the best I've ever seen. We also climbed the tower. The beach is Cadiz is great. We stayed in the Bahia hotel and it was the tits. Infinity pool amazing view, big ass beach, boardwalk with food, nice area. If you're taking trains, skip it and do this instead on the high sped routes from Madrid.
>>2840490Could be Monasterio de Piedra
When I was younger I was super jealous of my friends who got to go to Disneyland every year. When I brought it up to my parents they'd laugh and say it was a waste of money. Now that I'm an adult and have disposable income I'd be lying if I said I didn't want to go for a few days to see what I missed. Can someone give me a non middle aged woman with disney brain worms perspective on what it'd be like for someone with no children? Is it true that people are paying the price of a nice australian or european vacation to wait in lines all day and buy $30 burgers? I like smaller amusement parks (think myrtle beach) but have never been to anything larger.
>>2840276how much you wanna bet this photo was taken at 10AM?
>>2840306I would love to scour their finances and find out how these nothings are affording their disney world trips.
>>2840338Credit card debt. I swear they don't even verify income anymore. In the land of the free, credit for all and anyone can be a debt slave.
>>2840338If you live in Florida yearly passes are actually pretty cheap, as low as $500. Even the out of state one is only $1600. If you go even one day a month it pays for itself.
>>2837359do you like standing and doing nothing? because that's mostly what it is
Any anons want to meet up in the next few days or this weekend? I’ll be in Osaka for a couple more days, then Hiroshima, then Tokyo. I went to a meetup last year and it was surprisingly fun and non-awkward. Would be happy to organize another one if there’s any interest
I'm going to Albania next summer with my gf to a 5 star all inclusive hotel so we can have one week of normie holiday, please tell me it won't suck that bad. I think they only started developing the tourist shit 5 years ago. It's pretty cheap that's why we wanna go there but at least tell me it's clean and we won't die.
Albania is still shitty enough to keep the normies away and the prices down, but nice enough where the most you have to really worry about is some wannabe gangster trying to sell you drugs (if you consider that a bad thing). Like the guy above said, it really hits the sweet spot and is a very comfy country.
albania is nicea little rough around the edges but great value for moneylovely nature and landscapessome nice historic townsfood is alrightdrink is cheap>>2841162little bunkers are everywhere but there is a massive one with a museum in it near tirana, BunkArt 1there's also a spy museum in Tirana
>>2841815Awesome.
>>2841162There's an underground submarine base near Porta Pallermo. Not sure whether you can currently get in. If you're going further into the Balkans. Bosnia has Tito's Bunker, which is effectively a self sustianing city underground, which was never used, and is pretty kino. Could work as a trip of>Mostar>Neretva Valley (bunker, rafting)>Sarajevo (siege content)>bus to Tirana>Riviera (+ submarine base)
>>2841836Forgot Sazan Island, a naval base you can get a boat to off the coast of Vlore. Decent day out. You can have beers on the boat over (I took some pirate ship looking thing, which was chill)
What do you think of parks like Universal and Disney?
Retard containment zones.
>>2838791>>2838791Currently theme parks have an excess of demand relative to supply.In the long run they'll build more and capacity will expand. And supply and demand will return to equilibrium. At the moment a lot of them are quite crowded.But I went to Universal Studios Hollywood for two days at a time when it was not busy and the lines were short and occasionally non-existent.It's an interesting artform, really
>>2840071That's not right, I'm retarded but I've never been to those parks.
My wife and I do Disney and Universal every 2 years. We went to Epic last month and it's really incredible what they've done. As long as I can have a beer while waiting on line I am ok
>>2838791>>2840071you need to have friends or family to go to those, ha ha.
is TIME travel /trv/ related?Where have you ventured, fellow Real Time Travellers™
What's the point of expensive hotel rooms?I don't mean suites I mean a basic room in an expensive hotel is basically the same as a cheap motel
>>2836904Cumstains on the walls are a very common sight in the budget rooms I've stayed in, but the bedding is usually clean. However in India there are many reports of the bedding being filthy, not changed from the previous guest. I'm not a germophobe, but too much filth (and bad smells especially) disgust me. If the mattress smells like it was dragged out of a garbage dump, that's unacceptable.In all my years of budget travel I have never once encountered bedbugs. Most Third World countries spray their rooms with toxic pesticides that kill bedbugs.
>>2837090Have had really good luck with airbnb. $50 for Venetian apartments in the most beautiful places I've ever been. All the way up until my last stay. Was advertised as an "entire apartment" but it was a loft room in some old fashioned tenement house run by an elderly couple. 1001 rules, floor creaks, got a bad review for leaving energy drink cans in the room but I think it was because I was up and making noise at 5am typically, 4chan was blocked (along with other sites) and I'm thinking they probably could see what was being searched and blocked on their network. Never staying in someone's home while they're around again.
>>2833548I'm not poor and I like to stay in most of them time,even when traveling kill me right?
>>2833548>basic room in an expensive hotelwhat you get>predictable standard>comfy bed, clean room, nice bathroom, working AC / heat and good (sound) isolation>good location, nice architecture / room>good service and trained staffif you only care about a safe place to sleep that's too muchbut honestlyI don't mind spending 200-300€/night (well half of it)if I KNOW that I am getting a good nights sleepalso having knowledgeable and trained staff that can organize stuff for you (various tickets for anything, transportation, reservations etc.) is pretty useful as well
>>2836904your odds are much lower. They'd be out of business if they neglected housekeeping and cleanliness and were charging high prices. Patel running some budget hotel on the other hand...Like I said you get what you pay for.
What was air travel like before 9-11?
>>2841319>>2841328Do you have a source for that other than a twitter screenshot you saw on /pol/?
>>2841306>radical muslimLol. Why does this guy make /pol/cels seethe so much? Why do you hate affordable housing and childcare?
>>2841592why not just hand over governance to China? respecting local culture is important, and 'radical islam' is a tautology.
>>2840574It was way better before radical Islam showed up, just like everything else.
>>2840964oh yeah, you better buy fresh socks too to not embarass yourself
