>>2713621
Getting there can be a pain. The best is to get to Oslo (maybe Bergen or Stavanger) somehow and then fly wideroe to Svolvær or Leknes, where you can hire a car. You can fly into Narvik more easily but it’s a bit of a way off. If you’re in Europe you can just drive there if you have plenty of time (easier going up Sweden and across via Abisko)

Summer is best - 24h daylight, no snow, everything open. Some spots get very crowded now. Winter is dark and weather can be very bad. Shoulder seasons might be the best overall to minimise crowds while not having major weather problems.

Norway has land access rights, you can go basically anywhere that’s a bit away from buildings and fields no matter whether it’s private or not. There are precise rules and these are Norwegians, do some googling first.

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Can I rent a brompton with a rack in Taipei?
Can I bring a folded brompton into restaurants alone and on trains in Taipei?

What's something fun to do in Taipei right now? A lotta rain and didn't bring my umbrella
>>2713558
decided to go get some El cheapo hotel/motel room so I could dump my bag somewhere, guess I'll go camp with the hobos next time

>>2713611
Did you just wrap a cardboard box in an Ikea bag... Didn't know that tech

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>>2713637
It just works

>>2713638
Honestly can't believe that this would survive flight luggage

>>2713464
I've been working in Malaysia for three years at a MNC faggot, yeah I know how to order some fucking food.
You don't have a clue, Malaysians can somehow manage to fit three different languages into a single sentence, how locals actually speak at a conversational level is nothing close to what a textbook will teach you.

>>2713483
you have a 10 YEAR OLD REDD*T ACCOUNT YOU FAG.

>>2713505
I don’t have a Reddit account, silly pinoy

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Don't get discouraged anon, the "street language" is very localized. I think you should try and continue to talk to the same handful of people throughout your week. Talk for a bit with your local tea lady, coffeeshop worker, security guard...etc. Try to talk with people who 'understand' you without much stress or misunderstanding. Like others have said, there's a big difference between the textbook and the street.

>>2712570
Your stupid. You cannot speak vietnamese. You sound like dog shit.

>>2711406
Fuck off we're full

>>2711740
Is it really that difficult to immigrate to?

>>2711406
COULD YOU LIVE THERE ON LOCAL SALARY

>>2711406
You guys are raising my expectations of a place I've always wanted to visit. I'd also like a more authentic experience outside of tourist traps, anon, which places do you recommend checking out?

>>2713598
Koufonisia

Malaysia,

I don't hate it but it's just so mind numbingly boring after 2 weeks. Everything is superficial, KL has all the stops and that can be done in about 10 days. The nightlife is nonexistent for the most part outside a few clubs that run scams with chinese girls trying to run you 800-1k myr tabs, any other toursts you run into are basically just passing through to singapore. The locals want to hear nothing else other than you complement their country. Public transport is largely a joke given how cheap grab is.

The biggest positive I can give it is that if you need a cheap place to visa reset, English speaking, close by other SEA countries, and dirt fucking cheap. Malaysia is good, KL is fine for a month Johor is good if you just want to minimize all costs.

>>2709006
>>2709061
Everything there is gray.
>muh city is nice during summer
Every city is nice during summer, big cope.

Who was the genius that thought that having gray roads/asphalt, along with gray buildings would complement the permagray arctic sky?

Norwegians seem to have a little touch of desperation in everything that they do. They have to hurry to get to the beach. Or hurry to go grab a beer. Hurry to drink up because their shitty little places close up early. Everything is done in haste witouth enjoyment because the place they live in is stingy. The climate is stingy. Imagine more than 6 months of winter with the darkness, no amount of long summer days makes up for it. And even during summer you're not guaranteed shit, so you might wait all winter to get a summer that never really arrives, only to go yet into another winter. Truly depressing. On the job market front, yeah it's all chill work life balance but that's because they're oil nepo babies. It's not a result of smart moves. They just happened to stumble over the oil, which was found, may I add, by an Iraqi immigrant and some Americans. Also, how the fuck did that many somalians, niggers, all kinds of muslims arrive aaaaall the way up there? The colony argument just doesn't cover this. Big cope. Food is terrible too.
The water's clean though, they got that going for them.

>>2713578
Imagine having all that money and all they eat is that rye bread for lunch. They don't have a culture for warm food. And the main dish of the country is ready-make frozen pizza that's a pile of low quality dough. They have "taco fridays" since not even they know what sort of food they have. To set up a biz might be easy but the taxes decentivize so much they can't build and there's no economy of scale to speak of. Compare with Sweden who's much more entrepreneurial. And it shows because they're much more cosmopolitan and know of savoir-vivre, even though the entirety of Sweden is also a shithole. Don't even get me started on the Baltics.
To categorize these people (scandis) in the same group as Germans is a complete joke.
Some scandi women look amazing though.

>>2713579
Norways oil money is wasted on Norwegians. All they do is invest it. Maybe some rural ferry services are generously subsidised.

>>2713561
Visiting Malaysia for the cities is like visiting the USA for the cities. Going to Johor is like going to Des Moines and bitching that it's boring. No fucking shit.

>>2713436
>Kong
Queue is cool, along with the very start (if it's not raining) and end of the ride. The middle is screens and mediocre.
>>2713447
Have a Hall of Fame hot dog for me, champ.

>>2713422
>didnt even mention velocicoaster
It's like you have never even been there...

>>2713447
Have fun anon.

Done with theme parks on my California holidays now. Random thoughts:

>Waterworld made me realise I miss good stunt shows
>all of the studio tours (Inc wb and sony) are all a bit sad now : "yeah, most movies are shooting in Canada and the uk now but at least we're shooting talk shows and game shows!"
>secret life of pets shows there is still some life on onmimover dark rides and Disney really should add some more to its parks
>California adventure is a good park now (last went when Superstar limo was there).
>Disneyland needs a shitload of work to fix the overcrowded walkways (why no path from galaxies edge to toontown?)

Footage of one of the world's oldest coasters getting derailed by debris and the safety mechanisms saving the day, ripping up the track in the process.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckt9epFbgLQ

>>2713479
>missed one data point in a detailed post
>HURR NEVER BEEN THERE
Shut up, bitch.gif

>>2712468
I fucking love gentrification.

>>2712939
wait till you're 100 dollars a night for a tiny ikea box.

I went there in 2012 and it was already shit

>AHHHHH PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT, THROWING TRASH IN BINS AND USING THE TOILET FOR DEFECATION
>I'M GOING INSSAAAAAANNNEEE

>>2712468
>oh no a bunch of other white people have done the exact same thing i was planning on doing before me
>its so ooooover

This is you, sexpat, this is what you sound like

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>>2711922
I'm gonna shit up your thread and come to Japan. Osaka and Tokyo are amazing. Osaka the best. Has all those old 2000s vibes

>>2712560
Japan is one of the few countries where life is even more depressing than in Singapore.
You sound like it's your first time outside of Arkansas. Fuck off with your tourist opinions and stop posting sideways photos like a fucking retard.

>>2712560
If you have an upright photo, you need to edit it in MS Paint or whatever and add a dot somewhere, then save it. It will magically post upright.
>>2712602
Life isn't depressing. You're depressing.

What's with all the demoralisation faggots in this thread?
Seriously how ugly or brown do you have to be to not get laid in Singapore, it's so fucking easy.
I'm a below average looking guy with a beer belly and do fine, get mires all the time too on the MRT.
You whiny fuckwits are either nigs or autistic, be honest.

>>2711964
kek

I just think it's ridiculous that tourist have to pay three times the price that locals pay to live, anywhere in the world. What happened to all of these people being advocates of egalitarianism.

>>2713164
you realize that as a tourist you don't pay electricity water maintenence and cleaning directly right?

>>2713165
I pay taxes when I'm in your country. I maintain your infrastructure just as much as you.

>>2713167>>2713165
And I don't need my sheets changed everyday. Do you change your bedding everyday in your home. If so, I guess I know why the world shut down the economy over the common cold.

Tourism ruins a country completely. Locals get lazy instead of innovating. Then they cry about it when other countries are running LAPS around them. Mid level shitty weather goes a long way.

>2712327
>in America, it's almost unheard of for someone to be targeted for being white.
Kneel for St. Floyd cracka.

>>2712331
It depends on your location if you're in São Paulo you can find some at Augusta street there are hotspots you can find some

>>2712327
United Staesians are so stupid

>>2712331

brazil like colombia is known for scopalamine so be careful. the trannies are alwys the most violent and dangerous

>>2706493
If you're going to Sao Paulo and anywhere south of it, just learn to look straight ahead with confidence while walking in the middle of the city. Lots of beggars and people trying to sell chargers, tech garbage and street food, ignore them and you'll be fine. The city centers are used to tourists and it's not hard to get directions, don't eat on the street, any small restaurant is better than street food. If you're going to Rio and anywhere north then nay God have mercy on your soul...except Fortaleza, good city.

>>2712180
Bend over and pick up a big stone. No stones, just pretend you picked up one anyways. 99 out of a 100 times the pack will run away when you do this. If there is one thing street dogs have learned, it is to respect stones getting thrown at them.

Depends on their demeanour. I grew up on a reservation so I know all about aggressive stray dogs and how to deal with them. If they're just barking at me from a distance, I keep an eye on them for movement as I go past but I give them a wide berth, calmly, and just move along.
Generally speaking, if they're acting aggressive they want food you have on you or they're trying to run you out of their turf. If they approach, I try to find something nearby to be used as a weapon if need be and move out of their vicinity while trying not to turn my back to them at all. I will yell, smack sticks together or generally be aggressive back. They will try to encircle you, so you have to swing around yourself and keep moving at the same time, preferably never turning your back on any of them for an extended period of time.
If one of them does a test run and charges (never happened while traveling but plenty of times while I was growing up), you can't run and have to be prepared to hurt the dog. You don't have to kill it, but keep as much distance as you can by using a weapon (a stick or a stone if you have good aim is a good option) as it charges you. Try to swing at the dog before it reaches you and keep moving if you can. Don't get immobilized for any period of time if you can help it and if you find they won't leave you alone, try to get inside a building or climb something to get some verticality on them and wait until they lose interest.
Back home, I used to keep a bb pistol on me when I would walk at night because rez dogs are aggressive af. If I saw a group barking and getting closer, one or two bbs at the leader will usually deter them without actually killing them or even drawing blood most of the time. Probably not feasible or legal in many countries and a big risk to take, but if you think you can get away with it maybe keep one tucked in ya appendix or whatever just in case.

>>2713003
Hitting them isn't really the goal.
>>2713028
PH dogs are very passive and accustomed to human proximity, at least in Metro Manila.
>>2713314
Did this happen after dark? It's amazing how the same street dogs that look as lazy and passive as can be in the daytime heat turn into berserk maniacs at night.
>>2713320
I encountered far fewer urban street dogs in Malaysia than in Thailand or the Philippines. Every now and then I'd see one on the fringes of a populated place. I spent most of my time in KL and Johor state, didn't venture north. Yet others who spend time in Malaysia remark on the prevalence of street dogs.
>>2713395
Dog packs have the social dynamics of street gangs. The leaders earn their dominant position by being needlessly aggressive, toward other dogs and toward humans as well. IME after you've thrown a stone they continue barking at you, but from a greater distance.

>>2713448
It happened around 8 AM. Dogs in India seemed to be absolutely savage monsters from sunset to about 10 AM the next day, then they all lay down to sleep or act cute for treats from the locals. A dog that wags its tail at you around noon will try to kill you just hours later.

I went from being neutral on dogs to wanting them globally exterminated. The worst a stray cat will ever do is be a bit noisy at night. Dogs straight up kill motherfuckers.

>>2713465
Pet dogs, will usually learn to follow the day rythm of their owners.
However street dogs like their ancestors the wolf, prefer to be active around twilight or night. This is especially in warmer climates where street dogs will save as much energy as possible during the daytime and hunt in the cooler hours at night.

>>2713072
>>You can still get the same job even if you're in a western European country - you'll get half the work and 4X the salary as someone doing the exact same job for the exact same company in eastern Europe.
I don't understand why though, the borders are open, I can just move to another country and get 4x the money for no reason?

>>2713079
The borders might be open but nobody is handing out citizenship like candy. They won't give you the same job you had in Georgia or Montenegro or wherever - only for 4 times the money if you show up in Germany. That's reserved for German citizens since nobody will give you a German work permit for a job at a customer service centre. Germans are more rational than that.

If you want to work construction, be a nurse, doctor, electrician or whatever can't be done remotely - then sure, you can just take a plane/bus to Berlin and get a job. If you call ahead you can even sign your contract at a local job agency and get your travel expenses covered.

Half of non-EU Europe is empty, everyone's gone to work in western Europe. I was in Munich recently and heard more of my native language than German on the streets. Once that well dries up, it's mass migration from somewhere outside the continent - or the European economy collapses harder than a Chinese school during a mild earthquake. They tried the middle east and that didn't work out, turns out eastern Euros aren't as lazy and alien as everyone in western Europe liked to complain - at least not compared to people from outside Europe. Tibet and Bangladesh looks promising - very desperate and cheap but with some basic work ethic, they're currently doing a trial run (gotta learn at least a bit from your mistakes) in some smaller EU countries first - Croatia and the like. Germany is also counting on Kenya.

>>2713095
Dude are you ok? I'm obviously talking about Eastern vs Western Europe in the EU?

>>2713228
Look at the map OP posted, half the countries are outside the EU and that's very specifically what I was talking about.

As far as Western vs. Eastern EU is concerned: many people tend to prefer to stay in their country of birth, even if they could make more money elsewhere. Plus there are barriers beyond the right to work: you need to cut your roots back home, find a job and housing to where you're going (try finding an affordable flat in Munich or Paris,) possibly learn a new language, etc. Same reason all of Idaho doesn't simply move to California. There were waves of mass migration as countries got admitted to the EU - but the most recent member was admitted over a decade ago so that, while it is still going on, has tapered down a bit. But it's more or less the same difference: EU eastern Europe is dying more slowly, non-EU eastern Europe is dying faster.

>>2713340
So what's stopping me from getting a job for 4x the money then? Cost of living is less in Germany than it is in Croatia.

>>2713177
>Most "digital nomads" who do this either get a private room in a hostel since it's the same price as an airbnb

I knew a guy who was making his money online by teaching English to people in Asia, but he had to be talking ocnstantly during work hours, which for him meant the middle of hte night, since he was now in Latam. His AirBnb host obviously had a big problem with it, as did the neighbors. It turned out being really stressful for him. Poor guy. Make sure you are in the same timzone if you're going to be on teh phoen all the time.

>>2713316
>major pain in the ass
Sounds like you're a lazy shithead who only wants to rot away the rest of your life in Bumfuck, England, going to the same stupid pub every weekend to chat with the same crew of beer-swilling losers.
>starting over every three months
To the contrary, three months is far, far too long to stay plopped down in one location. I've stayed as long as one month in two different places, and their appeal was absolutely lost on me by the end of it. Three to four nights is ideal.
>most of which will suck
No, you suck at traveling. Hitting the streets in search of good food is peak enjoyment for a non-coomer.
>le insurance
Fuck insurance in all its forms.
>everybody already saw all over youtube
Same old zoomer excuse. You faggots live your entire lives through a screen to the point where the only authentic travel experience for you is laying in bed watching some broface traveler yapping on self-importantly for 45 minutes about his daily routine.
>>2713343
You have any idea what emergency care costs in America?
>inb4 it's free, just don't pay the bill
Theft of service is nigger behavior.

>>2713462

Okay, boomer.

>>2711426
This reads like a new version of how Avon and Tupperware was sold as a "career" to 1970's moms. It works out for very few people...

>>2713462
very defensive post, reeks of insecurity in decisions