>do digital nomad since start of the year>map out year through trv threads>blast for the first 6 months>go to Philippines get feel sick nearly every day from the smell of car exhaust, poop on side streets, constant lack of hygine>get really sick and leave after 1 month as it's as bad as what I imagine Detroit is like >over the past ~6 weeks have had nothing but feeling tired all the time not leaving my airbnb/hotel outside weekends>get depressed feeling like I am wasting the opportunities I have>decided to stop after Halloween festivals begin heading home>3 weeks later feeling more motivated, happy, and going back to the gym again>ready and eager to go back out but flight prices are mental right nowWhy didn't anyone tell me that having a 'home base' to return to is a normal part of this lifestyle? How do you keep yourselves motivated abroad? I feel trying to plan events each month around my travels would be the best bet.
>>2848226>Airbnb would be nice but it's gigafucked in the USA for month-to-month.Why do you say this?
>>2848323Go look at airbnb prices for month-to-month style renting and get back to me.Places you would like to be during winter in the USA are insanely priced with many places being just private bedroom/shared living space. Maybe it's because I often look at the American South West but man those prices go up quick to 1500/mo for something decent.>>2848321NTA but you can easily get those prices in North Dakota, wouldn't suprise me if South Dakota was the same and other parts of the midwest had deals like that. Des Moines has a bunch of 450-600 dollar places around Altoona, best to use facebook market place for those deals though.
>>2841649Yeah I visit my parents, but I don't have the entitlement mentality to claim their house as my home base and stay there for more than a few days at a time.
>>2841629something I've never understand about the nomad lifestyle, isn't the monday to friday business of the life the same everywhere, even in your home country? you can't seriously work at a coffee shop for 8 hours (or the beach lol), so most of your time will be at home/hostel/hotel/airbnb. then you need to eat. sure it sounds great to eat out all the time especially if it's not expensive, and you'll probably do this the first few months, but depending on the country you won't be eating that well, even in japan the food had too much rice/carbs, so you'll want to go to the grocery store and start making your own food. then you'll need some form of exercise like the gym. all of this is boring weather you're in your home country or a new place. are you digital nomads living for the weekend like everyone else or do you have time during the work week to go to cool places?
>>2850178>isn't the monday to friday business of the life the same everywhere, even in your home country?Yeah but I can do things up till about 4PM local time for festivals and still be up for work. Not to mention tons of the events on weekends I normally wouldn't do.>sure it sounds great to eat out all the time especially if it's not expensive, and you'll probably do this the first few months, but depending on the country you won't be eating that well, even in japan the food had too much rice/carbs,Just book an airbnb with a kitchen, most hostels have shared kitchens to cook. Japan is fucking easy mode just look for an AEON and boom done, prepped meals or near ready to eat.>isn't the monday to friday business of the life the same everywhere, even in your home country?Anytime fitness is flat rate for all gyms world wide.>do you have time during the work week to go to cool places?My work is project based meaning some days I just have fuck all to do. When I am working it's usually 11PM->6ish AM, so from 6AM to 3ish PM I can do whatever I want. Really if you can't kill a lot of fun things between 6-3PM you're just bad at traveling and planning.
Is Mexico really that dangerous? Thinking of going to Rocky Point soon. Any tips to avoid being killed/robbed etc.? Going with my family that's white.
>>2849956Yeah, this is right. Been living in Mexico since March of this year. Experienced some xenophobia, things like guards giving me a hard time before letting me into my condo or cops stopping me for papers. You'll get some occasional rudeness or nastiness.But, generally, Mexicans are glad you are in Mexico if you aren't causing any trouble. The cartels mainly kill each other, and they do it frequently. They don't want to mess with the tourist cash cow. I haven't had any troubles with crime in Baja.
>>2849956>>2850079Should I use Uber even in a place like CDMX which also has a subway?
>>2849934>I don't do raw/chilled dishes so I really wouldn't have a desire to try a shrimp cocktail.The Shrimp is cooked. Nothings raw unless you ask for oysters as a add on.
>>2850099It being cooked is only part of it, I'm also talking about the literal temperature it's served at
>>2850091Last I checked the taxis from the airport were still a ripoff so do take an Uber for that but yea inside the city subway is fine, there's like 2 cities here with an actual subway so I was speaking generally. I haven't been to CDMX in years but i seem to recall the subway was bursting at the seams so just a heads up you might get squeezed a bit during rush hour. >>2849956wya, Ensenada? There's this like water park a few hours from the border that is supposed to be like super illegal to build in the US so people from SD go to it, forgot the name.
what is Laos like?
>>2847924Dumbass, this is a travel board. Of course it's a flex.India is unironically better for exploring on foot than Laos.
>>2848070exploring on foot in laos just means you'll get covered with red dust and then run over by a truck
>>2829684Laos strikes again with a boat wreck in the middle of the Mekong. Maybe some day they will learn the value of life jackets and a coast guard.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=di1Z7cLqGXU
>>2829684It is laotic. Hahahahaha, got it? Laotic.
>>2849608There were 118 foreigners aboard that boat (from Pak Beng to Luang Prabang). But it sounds like only locals were among the dead, otherwise it would be bigger news. One Hmong women from Sayaboury and two children, whose bodies have not been recovered.They said another boat had knocked down the marker that was on the submerged rock so this boat ended up ramming into the rock. The boat sank within 30 minutes.
>going on holiday to Paris and London during Christmas break from work>felt worry and dread last night>felt dread before taxi took me to airport>now on my way there and strongly feel like going straight back home and doing nothing Is this normal? I'm travelling alone as an ugly male and I'm just going to walk around and look at old stuff.I've already paid for everything.
>>2849981I posted about my previous trip here https://archive.4plebs.org/trv/thread/2818975 and this is the second time I've been to Paris as an adult, so I have no expectations or pressure to do anything for this trip.I went walking during both days, including in the evening.I went to the Louvre for over 3 hours and it was enjoyable even though I went a few months ago. I saw large parts that I totally missed last time.I haven't eaten anything for over two days, since I was at the airport. I have only had a Starbucks coffee, Coke Zero, bubblegum, and a zero calorie Monster (don't normally drink that but wanted to see what it was like). I will eat tomorrow, probably fast food and some of the new sweets I saw at the supermarket.During my last trip I put off having any French food at French cafes or restaurants until the final day. I liked it but my huge aversion to independent cafes and restaurants is still here. I see them packed with normies and I can't bear the thought of eating there and being looked down upon by the normie customers and employees.Everywhere is crowded because it's the holidays. The weather is normal and fine. I think I'll go to some tourist attractions tomorrow because walking around is becoming a bit played out.
>>2850081>During my last trip I put off having any French food at French cafes or restaurants until the final day. I liked it but my huge aversion to independent cafes and restaurants is still here.You can at last get sandwiches at the bakeries.Otherwise yeah, french food is pretty much sit-down restaurants but there's levels to it, there's 2 categories:>restaurant gastronomique (up to Michelin stars restaurants) and anything tradtionnal or mom&pop restaurants.You're expected to be 2 or more, those restaurants are seen having a good time with other people>Bistrot, restaurant routier (for the working class during the week), restaurant universitaire, fastfood jointsThese you can go alone, especially Bistrots with seatings like picrel. No one will look at you twice if you go there alone (sit on the banquette, not on the opposite chair, obviously)
>>2850081>>2850092Also on Bistrots (just google map bistrot) a lot of them look traditional but are actually chains, so don't feel stuck like you're going to a mom and pop restaurant.Bistrots are the ancestors of fast food joints, the name bistrot comes from the russian word "быcтpo" meaning fast.
>>2850081You also have buffet restaurants like Flunch (there's not many in Paris because it's a snobbish city), one in Montmarte and one in Beaubourg. It won't be high cuisine but it's better than not eating.
>>2849668>I'm just going to walk around and look at old stuff.Well this isn't something you are obliged to do at all. What are your interests?
Americans unironically see a gas station as a trip highlight.
>>2849419It is, I flew into New York and it was really dirty. Basically, the entire midwest is coal, unlike China and EU that deploy solar and renewable energy.
>>2849428china is polluted beyond hope, buddy. They just call it fog and pretend the air doesn't smell like shit
>>2847607This is how it is for me in Ontario; if you're still here what province are you in?
>>2849428>I flew into New York and it was really dirty.Are you fucking retarded? New York has no coal plants for over half a decade now. >Basically, the entire midwest is coalPic related, Coal is literally a nothingburger and hasn't been relevant for decades. The vast majority of the population in the US gets their energy by other means and has been for many years.
>>2849316I'm really tired of Republifat sprawl. It's a shame your choices are no public infrastructure, nothing to do but drink at home, and dealing with dysgenic Braydens and Oakleighs with the Republifats or public infrastructure that's ruined by letting nogs be obnoxious.
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.
Rest in peace, ma'am.
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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
