I want to visit here. Mainly Kazakhstan, but I'd like to eventually see all of them. What do I need to know in order to prepare myself? I'm an American who's only traveled in first world, highly English-speaking western countries before. Are these countries cheap? What are the must see places? Do I need a tour guide? Are the cities as lively as the western world? How strict Muslim are they? Is it possible to pick up chicks here?
>>2846424>Bald and BankruptOkay this one is activating my almonds so but I just gotta get it out of my system. In his Tajikistan video he makes a big to-do about the Zeravshan 2 mosaic. He clearly loves it on some personal level, because he made it his phone wallpaper and you can see it multiple times in his later videos.But JUST beyond that mosaic is a far more interesting one showing a modern industrial miner with a ghostly miner spirit with a pickaxe.
>>2848522Unfortunately, part of the mosaic was destroyed to make way for a door (they really don't give a fuck about soviet art there). He also had to have gone through the Anzob "Tunnel of Death" on his way south. But that might've been too mainstream an item for him to mention in his video.
>>2846950>hitchhikingRough. The Pamir highway is challenging, not much traffic, and most won't have room for an extra passenger.
>>2848523More interesting to YOU anon. There's your answer
Heading to Kazakhstan with a bunch of friends for a few weeks, anyone got some recommendations on places to visit and food to try? I know absolutely nothing.
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>>2849935FMods sticky!!!But in all seriousness, when would /trv/ ever have a sticky? Rick Steves or Bald and Bankrupt dying maybe?
>>2850085kek
>>2850085Bald and Bankrupt dying would be a /pol/ sticky.
Favorite places in Greece?
>>2849703>Rome has nothing to do with New Rome>The Romans were larping…as themselves
>>2849734Which 3 ideological tenets did the Romans and Byzantines share?
>>2836579Nafplio, Chania
>>2849734Whether you can say classical Rome and the Byzantines are the same is kind of like the ship of Theseus argument. Yeah they have the same name but everything about the Byzantines is so clearly different that in the popular imagination it might as well be its own thing.
Ive been living in athens for 5 months and im depressed. the islands were nice in summer but now in winter its so dark.any recommendations on what to do/where to go?
Discussion of Asian Cities and recommendations on which one to visit next. I've been to Taipei and Tokyo and thought Taipei was the best city I have been to in the world. The food was great, the people were friendly, and the day trips were so much fun. Looking to go there again next year but am unsure of which city to pair it with. My options are Kyoto, Seoul, and Singapore for about 4-5 days. Looking for a place with solid food, somewhere relatively easy to navigate, and something with just good vibes all around.
>>2849669East Asia refers to the kanji cultural sphere.
>>2849897Vietnam is part of the Chinese character cultural sphere, right?
>>2849897That still doesn't address the fact that OP mentioned Singapore which is SEA. Therefore this thread can include discussion about places in SEA.
>>2849822Yes.
>>2850077>Vertical line to describe geography
Any opinions regarding this airline? They have cheap flights from my home country to LAX, but they don't include carry-on luggage on their cheapest fare, so I want to be sure if I ain't signing a contract with a Colombian devil?
tl;dr Seeking suggestions for:-places to live-entry level jobsUS citizen moving back to the US soon, after a few year stint in Europe. I am not traveling; I plan to stay in one place. I know nobody in the US except my parents, who won't help me. So I need to land and then start living out of a backpack, building a new life from scratch.Where is a good place to live, and why? Preferably a place where I can walk or bike to work (or a job that provides travel). I have only lived in more medium/smaller-sized cities, and have never lived in one of the major metropolises, but I have been considering them.Where is a good place to work, and why? Places you have heard people enjoy working at, who treat their employees well, pay well, and have a low turnover rate because people like it. Or better yet: good places you have worked or currently work at.Specific examples for locations and jobs are better than broad generalisations, but will I appreciate any input. Assume I am young or old and have no degree or significant work experience, so entry-level only. My goal is simply to get my own cheap place and work for at least a few years to build up savings again, while getting training or education for something long-term.Oh and if you happen to know a good international opportunity, I am all ears. Current similar threads: >>2841496 and >>2817321And there are a few similar "where2live?" threads >>2839531 >>2848081 >>2839810 but they are looking for their own specific criteria which don't align with mine. Homeless advice thread >>2839861 since that is already part of my backup plan.
>>2849520>US citizen moving back to the US soon, after a few year stint in Europeget job offers first and then compare
>>2849735Pshh, it was about 20 years ago, so I wouldnt be much help securing a position. They get lots of people "saying" they want to go but chicken out so you need to make it very clear "Youre very serious about it." otherwise theyre kind of ignore you.>>2849758Yeah, I was in Valdez for Copper River Delta salmon tendering. Fucking amazing beauty, the snowy mountains start right at the ocean line. I went back to the general area a couple years ago for touring purposes.Long hours of grueling labor but I was also co-pilot so I also had long haul nights and mornings.
>>2849806>ValdezCordova, we just visited Valdez to offload.But there is basically always a season going on for something. Kind of wish I tried to infamous crab fishing in the Bering sea, being I went into the Army after this I feel like I would have cake-walked it a bit. You know, flex to the universe in private.
>>2849735>besides fishing boatsCannery, where they gut and process the fish. I dont really recommend, you'll work with third worlders they import for cheap and the work is painfully repeatative, swollen hands from 12 hour shifts of cutting open thousands of fish and ripping its guts out kind of shit.I visited Juneau and Anchorage recently, its pretty darn modern and the downtown vibe is fairly lefty/liberal. Im sure it gets desolate "way out there" but if youre around any city it wont feel *that* remote.
>>2849758Yeah? Getting a temporary sucky job that pays a bunch that also lets you not have to worry about rent is a pretty good way to get financially stable.
I was curious the different expat communities around the world. What are your guys experiences with them?It can be any nationality in any country. For me, an American, I'm thinking of visiting places here in the States that have certain expat communities of countries I want to visit (Japan, China, South Korea, Taiwan).
>>2848432>>2848431expats generally are going back home. japs and koreans in LA around ktown and japtown are 3, 4 or 5 generations settled and are Los Angeleans of Asian descent. maybe i could see Flushing count as expat in a way but most of them are going to die in the USA so are immigrants.
>>2849776>>2849781>this schizo was allowed into your country
>>2849798>I'm living in Japan wondering where the fuck white people my age that aren't just tourists actually aredunno about anyone else but when i was working in japan this is some of what i was doingworking out how to get the japs on my team to talk to the imported pajeets on my teamworking out how to get the pajeets to stop being so utterly fucking incompetent and also to stop having such a bad fucking us vs them attitude with the japshanging round in hmv buying cds by jap bandsspending the whole day at weekends just flat out on my bed catching up with sleeptrying to find anything to eat that didn't contain any fucking seaweedeating ice cream
>>2849798The Japan expat community is honestly some of the most dogshit fucking foreigner communities in the world. I don't know why Tokyo gets praised so much as an international city, 99% of people who move there are retards and autists. There is a very tiny bubble of genuinely nice and smart people but usually they end up leaving Japan quickly.t. lived in Asia for almost 10 years now, still have nightmares about the people in Tokyo specifically
According to ChatGPT, the largest Appalachian expat communities are found in Toronto, Ontario, London, UK, and New South Wales, Australia.
Are there any countries I can visit and legally bring cannabis into for personal consumption?
>>2844061UAE is also worth visiting
>>2843630anywhere, just make sure to sneak it into someone else's bag first
>>2849793Crazy suggestion combo
>>2844285>> just grow your own 3 plants in your garden / on your balcony (cannabis is an really easy plant)doesn't it need a load of water and constant light?when i was a student living in a shared house we grew it in mugs on our kitchen windowsillone of the residents eventually tried it and said it was awful. of course they could have just said that so they could keep it for themselves i supposeafter that we mainly just kept the plants to show how edgy we were
>>2843630Singapore 100%
Live in Vancouver and hate the place. After BC, Canada's living options pretty much boil down to living on frozen plains, Khalistan (Ontario), Frenchie Land. So naturally I want to leave this country. Where is there to go?
>>2849707Canadians are fucking freaks and idiots. im 33 and have lived here my entire life. the only good thing about being born here is too learn from this place and never come back and warn others about it and the way people act
>>2849750I feel the same way but I don’t think internationals really realize the severity of how bad Canada has gotten. It’s fair since if you’ve never spent a significant amount of time here and maybe even never been there at all of course the stereotypes/general expectations is all you’ll hear.A lot of Canadians are unapproachable and cold like the fucking weather, even if they act nice it’s typically in an externally fake nice type of way.Meanwhile they’re so ignorant they re-elected the party that fucked the whole country over, the same party that just scapegoats America for every issue while they’re the one fucking everything up.It’s like pointing to your neighbour and saying “They’re poisoning me” meanwhile you’re the one chugging a big bottle of poison in your hands.I’ve hated this shithole country for years I wish I wasn’t associated with it but my parents fucked here raw so here we are.
The people that keep saying this either: a) never do it (posturing), b) do it but it's a shithole like Thailand, UAE, South America etc. c) people who did b) but are too ashamed to admit it People who don't talk about it probably just took a job in the USA in their field most likely, people seem to have proximity bias and for Canadians there's no other option in that regard
I'll swap you t. Mexican
>>2849676there is a zero percent chance you're over the age of 20, but thanks for the laugh
Are you an actual traveler if your not going to places like Somalia , Congo and Afghanistan?You'll actually experience a side of world you'll never see and come across stuff that will leave a lasting impression. Why be another normie that traveled to Japan or Thailand.>theyll kill me cause im white No they dont just show them you're actually a beast who shouldn't be messed with. There are Russian truck drivers in Congo , Ukrainian helicopter drivers in Somalia and Chinese shop owners in Afghanistan. Where's your ambition and passion for life to seek out danger and adventure anon
Cringe thread, maybe I don't want to go to these shit hole countries that can barely provide the necessary needs for a tourist/backpacker with armed militia driving everywhere checking for ID's you can literally get adventure anywhere in the world if you look hard enough, why would I make it more difficult for myself? If I had wanted to go to Somalia since I was a boy I would but unfortunately nothing I have ever seen about the country interests me. It just makes you an edgelord unfortunately, if you had reason to visit these countries I however would be interested in hearing your stories just "backpacking" them would give me weird off the beaten track sex tourism vibes
>>2849848>Way down deep in the middle of the Congo, a hippo took an apricot, a guava and a mango. He stuck it with the others, and he danced a dainty tango.>The rhino said, "I know, we'll call it Um Bongo", Um Bongo, Um Bongo, They drink it in the Congo.>The python picked the passion fruit, the marmoset the mandarin. The parrot painted packets, that the whole caboodle landed in.>So when it comes to sun and fun and goodness in the jungle, They all prefer the sunny funny one they call Um BongoCheers oldfag
There's a kino blog about a couple who drove through Congo
>>2849749CAR is the true destination for basedboiz right now.
Afghanistan is okay if you have a guide and situational awareness but Idk if I trust the other ones to be safe for the average person
What’s special about Hokkaido, Japan?I stayed there for a while and wished I saw a bit more. Anyone else got experience there?
>>2849783Oh yeah! Absolutely!The subway system in Sapporo is essentially like any big city system in Japan. Cheap and fast.As for travelling between cities, the winter season can have delays due to severe snowfall however it’s convenient. The winter season (Nov to Feb) can be slower usually due to heavy crowds and the worst I saw was the Chinese new year, plus around that time prices get godawfully bad.Otherwise, not too many concerns.
Luxury ferry from Oarai (Ibaraki) to Tomakomai (Hokkaido)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RoOI7_KfeY
>>2849813There's also a ferry that takes 39 hours and 30 minutes from Nagoya to Tomakomai.
>>2849813>>2849900What the fuck is so special about Tomakomai? Aside from being closer to the airport.That town utterly fucking sucks. It barely feels like a town and it has a miserable feeling. I knew one girl from there (worked with her) and she was super mentally ill that’s probably from growing up in whatever the hell that place is.
>>2849119i've never been to hokkaido but my impression is that there's sapporo and then the rest is Rust Belt: Japan Edition
What have been your favorite places to visit around Christmas?I might be looking to travel next year and I'd like to know what people's best recommendations are. What I'm looking for:Snow must be guaranteed or highly likelyMust have at least some nature or folksy component; I'm okay with going to a city but I don't want the equivalent of going to NYC and watching the tree lighting at Rockefeller Center, way too metropolitanI'd like to be able to get by speaking English, though if I have to use a translation app sometimes that's fineBut you don't have to reply to talk about places that I'm looking for, feel free to discuss your favorite Christmas travel memories too!
>>2849384>It might be best if the area is more walkable or has transport. I am new to traveling.I don't think you would find that outside of Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg - which likely have shuttles and buses. I mean I think larger towns like Blowing Rock and Beckley have some sort of basic bus system, but I wouldn't rely on it. You should be able to rent a pickup truck from most rental places. Or if you are rich, get a guide and have some tour you around in a van or something. This is probably very much an option for NRG. Theoretically you could fly to Beckley but there's like two flights a week or something. You could definitely fly to Scranton and see the Endless Mountains but you will need a truck or 4wd to drive to sharp top vista. Pine Creek is maybe 3-4 hours drive from Scranton. You could also fly to Asheville and there's lots of stuff there set up for tourists who don't have their own transportation. It's sad most people here want to travel without cars. Cars open up so much stuff - I mean not a big deal if you are rich and can hire someone to drive you around, but otherwise.
>>2849446It's just that I don't own a car and I'm already new to traveling, so I'd like to keep things simple. Maybe I should ensure that wherever I go is more walkable or has better transportation. I'm happy to take an Uber somewhere if I have to, but that won't work for all areas.
>>2849939buy a carnothing will improve your travels more
>>2849958>provudes no arguments for use case
>>2849976there's lots of fun specific places in appalachia you can visit but they require a car to get to and there's little to no public transit access to most of them
christmas in Hawaii threadwhat are things to do for a hawaiian christmas vacation
get robbed blind by brown locals for everything1000 a night minimum hotel100 dollar a person dinner 50 dollar fish and rice lunch30 dollar parking20 dollar entry fee400 dollar a day rental car
>>2846331Auwe! The haole knows! Shut it down!
Read a fucking guidebook or go look it up yourself according to what you like to do. They literally sell Hawaii Revealed in Costco statewide
For the maple syrup people here, I'm thinking about moving to Canada (will start applying for jobs this year). I already have few years of experience.What should I expect there? Is it a nice country? Hows life there? Hows life compared from province to province? Is it like the UK on steroids and Timmies or a completely different place? I'm a Turkish guy who did in fact live in the United Kingdom.
>>2849790Our government let way too many immigrants into the country in the last decade and it is dramatically changing our culture and putting strain on our social services and the job market.
>>2849790the mood is pretty grim right now, the country is going through a difficult period
>>2849713Place is full of retarded wannabe amerifags and has very weak links to the uk
>>2849869I already have job experience plus university degree. And for culture, it's something that always absorbs something from the land or from the newcomers. That's why Turkish cuisine is so large!
>>2849884I'm looking at management level jobs, considering my experience level.
Wtf happens here?! >huge country>absolutely beautiful>same part of world as Thailand and Vietnam kino>ancient history >probably cheap as fuckIs it an Islamic hellhole, or an untapped resource? There must be some amazing experiences lurking in the 10million islands*apart from Bali
>>2834683Hey, that’s not fair. That’s one hell of a generalization. Some of us talk about latina hookers too.
>>2834757im expected to believe I can go there, say im a muslim by saying that one phrase they got and just raw dog a selection of whatever I want? yeah idk about that
>>2847502Most of Indonesia is not strictly Islamic like the Gulf Arab countries. Aceh is one exception. You venture into the underbelly of the city at your own risk. If you can't communicate in the local language, things can go wrong very quickly.
Indonesia and Philippines are dumping plastic into the ocean or using it as fuelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iIhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Fhzz4c-a4Ihttps://www.face.book.com/businessinsider/videos/1381615343712530/https://www.businessinsider.com/how-americas-trash-fuels-toxic-tofu-in-indonesia-2025-9Indonesia and Philippines are dumping plastic into the ocean or using it as fuelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV9v0RIE-iIhttps://www.youtube.com/shorts/8Fhzz4c-a4IComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2847730>no straw for you, even when properly disposed>SEAmonkeys literally dump river loads of plastic shit into the ocean ever single day on purposeNo one should be giving a single cent to these shitholes and their "attractions"
