Why don't we have a general for akiya homes? For people who got one, thinking about getting one, etc. Tips, tricks, general japan real estate discussion, whatever. Are akiya homes still cheap and available? Any good deals you saw recently?
IDK why this is on /trv/ it's more of a >>>/diy/ topic, I would love one of you guys to make the thread there. This thread has only lightly touched on the few things you need to look at when purchasing and maintaining a home, country doesn't matter in this respect.>>>/diy/2958353Basic example of how shit snowballs and no one here is going to have time, energy, or patience with the cost associated with the tight fixit windows, to deal with this kinda shit.It's actually amazing to me to see so many idea guys in one place about how it will all just work.
>>2847419We're all quite comfy here. Invite /diy/ here for an akiya sleepover instead!
>>2844385Ive been looking into Korean housing, it is extremely expensive. Ive been looking and havent seen a whole lot of stuff out in the country though. The cost of living is similar to Japan.
>>2824655>When was the last time you had a 7-11 DINNER?Who cares about 7-11 when we have:Buc-eesRoyal FarmsKwik TripSheetzCasey'sand many other great regional convenience stores attached to gas stations that offer tons of food. Buc-ees alone shits all over 7-11 in Japan unless you're a total weeb and must have raman or onigiri to pretend you're a japanese (you're not)
>>2824655>When was the last time you had a 7-11 DINNER?7-11 near my house has hot and ready in 5-minute pepperoni Pizza's that are actually some what decent for 7.99 and 4 chicken wings. Has a mexican food place attached to it as well.
I'm planning my next trip to Japan and seeing all the JAPAN IS DESTROYED BY MIGRANTS content is really demoralizing.I'm starting to believe that those are just washed up english teachers who failed their fucking life and who want to gatekeep Japan only for them.
>>2827775just returned from a 2 week trip and can confirm everything you wrote. I had great time and already booked tickets for next trip in May. I was actually surprised at how friendly locals were, on several occasions random Japanese would approach me to help with something like a ticket machine or paying at self service checkout even though I didn't ask.
>>2832708In Oklahoma we have the red bud tree which blooms in early spring only for a few weeks with beautiful purple flowers . They don't fall gracefully like sakura but they are in my opinion prettier to look at. Statistically no one here is a botanist by trade so I wont assume you're retarded for not knowing the sheer amount of flora and fauna America has . We may lack tanuki and sakura but we have 100 times the amount of flora and fauna unique to only our country . As for the topic of immigration and tourism, most everyone , including the Japanese themselves , are simply retarded. White Europeans and Americans make up like a combined 20 % of tourists . Make no mistake that chinks and SEA are annoying to them as well . They are just not as bombastic as Americans or weird and offputting as euros. If the average human being wasnt braindead in terms of critical thinking , they would realize the problem is actually Japan's dogshit economy that treats tourism as a shot in the arm and the fact that China has a billion people and SEA is so poor that they really dont care about affording kids to keep their lifestyle unlike whites. There are simply too many shitty places on earth and too few nice places . So everyone wants to visit the last remaining homogeneous nation that halfway has (had) its shit together
Here's a question.If I, a 30 year old, above 6 ft, reasonably handsome (I'm not a supermodel) white guy go to Japan, how are my cooming prospects? Will it be easy to get a date? Will 25 year olds be creeped out by me?
>>2847272>Will it be easy to get a date?You're going to a country that has dedicate love hotels, maid cafes, and gentleman's bar clubs. They even have services just for lonely people to pretend to be your girlfriend if you're that bad at it. It's one of the most promiscuous countries in asia where your 1st date will almost certainly end in a love hotel unless you really bombed it. Not to mention it's not unheard of for japanese women to allow their bfs/husbands to go to gentleman's clubs or escorts as they don't see it as cheating.
>>2847272>Will 25 year olds be creeped out by me?You are on 4chan, so yeah probably.
Spending a week a friend's house in Venetto Italy. Went to Venice, Bologna, Rovigo, Verona, Revana, Forli.Pros:- Not insanely hot- Amazing Food- Beer is not as bad as I thought it woul be.- Everyone looks good, the wops are actually white.- Surprisingly affordable if you aren't dumb.- People are ridiculously friendly, not used to this since I grew up with southerners and they're absolute scum.- Verona is the most beautiful city I've ever seen.- Trains are decent.Cons:- Niggers- Jeets- AbdulsComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2842980Mai broda, you no bring ya maggi cube wen going go di european man's land? Fuckin mugu brain.
Hello I live close to Venice please keep the following in mind >do not come in the height of summer, it will be terribly hot and crowded >don't take the water buses or water taxis to go anywhere unless you plan to visit the outer islands. Only if you're tired of walking take the line 1 or 2 that basically make a tour of the Grand Canal>do not enter bangla shops, mask shops or any shops staffed by third worlders selling chinese made knickcnacks>visit Piazza San Marco, see the basilica and the royal gardens from outside, book tickets in advance for all museums >spend as little as possible in the crowded areas, find a random alley and go around until you don't see any tourists (not hard, tourists go all the same way)>only eat in restaurants in these areas. If you see people at the counter drinking a bright red beverage go inside and order it it's called spritz>enter ALL the churches >sleep outside the old city. You can get a bus from the mainland for 1,50 euro no matter where you're staying
>>2846788This is good advice, did this last time I visited. If you're in Venice you're only there to see the floating city so staying outside, bussing in, spending the whole day, bussing out is ideal.People who all try to do it in one day as a bus trip or guided tour spent half the day in line and miss out on a lot of the buildings.
>>2845620>Genoese>EmpireFucking american shitty dog fuck you we didn't have one of the earliest working democracies on earth for your fat ass to call empire go take it up the assAnd while you're at it fuck off we're full go suck a ladyboy cock in Thailand or something
>>2847450>earliest working democraciessure, "working democracy", except when you went and raped the Corsicans so hard they abandoned the coast and all went to hide up in the mountains. I'm sure they loved that democracy
I’m going to Riga.Give me recommendations for Riga.
>>2844488>cat anus statuealways makes me kekIt's a gorgeous city, but you're right. My booking had the worst smell imaginable coming from the pipes in the bathroom
Bampu
>>2844323Riga my balls
Should I speak Russian or English here? I’m not sure if I could learn Latvian when I’m trying to still get a basic handle on Polish and Russian
>>2844981No-one expects you to know Latvian. English will get you by with most younger people but Russian is better if you can speak it.A word of caution, since the invasion of Ukraine there is a lot of tension surrounding Russian culture in Latvia, so those who oppose Russia are often ashamed to speak the language (imposed upon them as it was on Ukraine). If you're unsure, offer English first, then Russian as a backup.
Anyone been on an African safari? What was your experience? I'm thinking a 2 week trip to Africa with a 6 day Safari in Tanzania. What should I do with the rest of the time? How do I avoid dying from Malaria?
>>2847149Africa is an interesting choice for a honeymoon ... while the landscape can definitely be romantic, the perception of lack of safety and excessive poverty, wouldn't that be a downer? last thing I would want my newlywed wife to experience is Blacks begging for money or worse, acting violent
>>2847162jeez anon you sound like you're scared to leave your housethe places where people go for safaris generally have pretty well developed tourist infrastructure and are generally completely safe as long as you are not stupidas for begging, maybe it exists but i didn't see much evidence of it. they know that white tourists are probably going to splash the cash around a bit anyway. i have seen more beggars in big usa/euro cities than anywhere i have been in africa
>>2847182idk i'm an incel so i don't mind putting myself in danger or sketchy situations but taking a woman somewhere full of niggers would be a big deal in my mind
>>2847188African safaris charge like $1000 a day. It's more expensive than any other type of trip you can take. I'm assuming they keep you pretty safe since they want people coming back
>>2847321its really that pricey? guess ill go later in life
>be Digital Nomad>shoot the shit with some others at the bar about it>DUDE YOU SHOULD GET A COWORK PASS>180/mo for Regus with 10/day shared desk(280 for unlimited) or 280 for WeWork>WeWork places drying up leaving Regus the only real player> sub 300 plans only allow you to work at a shared desk or cubical at most>private office is ~500/mo for global access on most sites>could throw down 180/mo to just get a better airbnb or hotel to work inCan someone explain to me this meme? I've seen people talk about coworking here before and the math isn't mathing. How the fuck does this save money or improve anything? Are these people recommending these places staying in the 2x4 futon bedding places to try and cheese on 'savings'? Am I doing something wrong by looking at Regus? For context I am going to be moving around HK, Taiwan, and PH next year for about 6 months and understand the living situations in those places are smaller. If I just add the cost per month to my airbnb I come out ahead or break even 9 out of 10 times...
>>2847196I wonder if I saw you the other day, sitting at that park without your shoes on
>>2846667>larpingNo, I work from my airbnb 99% of the time like the Lord intended. I have done light bullshit from a coffee shop on occasion though just to have an excuse to get out and walk around for a bit. Usually stay for an hour or so and then fuck off back to my apartment
>>2847236Based denial of renting chairs poster.How is a civilizations supposed to be culturally and intellectually enriched when renting chairs costs $18 per sit?
>>2847236>BMI: 37How do you not have a fucked back sitting on some garbage airbnb chair full time?
>>2847197Lmao when was this? I left 2 weeks ago for ChristmasOtherwise maybe, it happens. I need a picnic rug to keep in my locker there
Favorite places in Greece?
>>2837440Neither likes to admit it but Greeks and Turks are not only culturally but ethnically extremely similar, owing to centuries of voluntary co-mingling in Anatolia, subjugation, rape and slave imports. Think of it like the difference between Greek and Turkish Yoghurt.
>>2845425>Where are you gonna hear ancient music from even 100 or 200 years ago in your country?The radio, opera house or concert hall
>>2845623>centuries of voluntary co-mingling in AnatoliaYeah dude those christians and muslims got along so well and mixed a lot.
Where in greece am i most likely to meet dutch girls
>>2838071>Someone else posts it firstI fucking love it there, unironically going back soon and not bothering trying some new islands. Kissamos is peak comfy Greek Island Holiday, having Chania and Hereklion close by means you aren't trapped either like elsewhere.
I've read all the stories and seen all the vids about this place but I just didn't listen. I thought I'd be prepared since I've been to other notoriously shitty countries to travel like Egypt and Morocco but this place is just next level in terms of the dirt, the garbage, the pollution, the poverty, the incessant and aggressive touts and attempts at begging and scamming, the sensory overload, the unbelievably dense crowds of cars and people, and of course the honking...Jesus Christ the honking is not a meme at all. My plan was to spend a month travelling through India/Nepal starting out in Kathmandu (which is basically India in terms of insanity imho) and I'm supposed to be 12 more days here but I think I might just cut my losses and leave a little earlier. I'm currently sitting in my hotel room in Jaipur and don't plan to do anything today besides getting food because I'm trying to recover from a shitty ass cold I picked up probably due to this countries abysmal public health standards (or lack thereof).Granted it hasn't been all bad by any means. I still wouldn't say its my least favorite country I've been to but I just don't know how much more of this place I can take.
>>2847211>If you didn't hate it you'll go backThere's like 200 countries out there bud.
Spent a year there, only saw half the continent. Harassment, squalor, human feceas and abject poverty are what's written on the box, if that's not what you want, don't go to India.
>>2847170>You don't walk out with a dripping wet ass and shit water running down your legs.In India, you do. I always wipe before I wash because I have a wrinkly white-person asshole, but I can't afford to waste precious tissue on wiping afterwards.>>2847198In Thailand, the pavement extends to the concrete pad at the front of the shop or residence, so there is no dirt along the roadside. In India, there is always a gap between the shopfront and the road surface that is unpaved and usually filthy. Also, they never scrape up the mud after the monsoon season flooding ends, so it turns to dust and coats everything near the road. Of course, trash-clogged drains are the reason why the streets always flood during monsoon. >>2847199The good Indian meals aren't cheap, but my gut can only process one of these spicy greasy meals a day (even with many km of walking). This has kept my daily food expenditures in India the lowest of any country.>>2847202The bad reviews can be just as dishonest as the good ones. Customers get offended by rude service, so they post a 1 star review of the "worst place ever" even though the property is decent by Indian standards.>>2847204I've had multiple local women warn me about the risk of robbery in India. Farm laborers with their machetes ganging up on me while I'm traipsing through the hills or something like that. But so far, everyone in India seems to regard me as an utter brokefag who can't even afford a proper travel backpack. Service at businesses is usually rude or indifferent, so it bewilders me why everyone is always talking about how Indians are so pushy.
My first week in India cost me $140 USD equivalent or $20 per day, of which $14.62 per night average went toward lodging. Food expenditures were skewed downward thanks to almost 2 kg of high-calorie snacks brought from America as part of my diet acclimation routine; only $25.60 USD equivalent was spent on food for the whole week. Eating some Indian sweets and overripe custard apples has definitely gotten local bacteria introduced into my gut, but so far, my body has been able to process their waste products effectively and keep their numbers more or less in check.
>>2847331Damn what were you doing there for that long? Just traveling? Work? Family?
I don't see a lot of threads about south America, Africa on /trv/.Brazil dominates the continent, is it geographically isolated or can you go through Brazil in transit back and forth? Does anyone transit Guyana through the Brazil land border? How far can you actually get up the Amazon and is that a viable route?When it's the tourist season, which places to normie Americans ruin?How's the place doing currency wise, is Venezuela back on the itinerary?
How is Chile even a country? Do you fly to Argentina then drive up through the whole of chile? Fly in, fly out?Is patagonia a meme or is it worth visiting, given how many national parks chile has that are far more accessible
im finnering to go to chile and bariloche but im worried there wont be enough english speaking white people there. I want to interact with english speaking euros, aussies, or americans but europe's too cold rn
>>2847332Most of this board only ever wants to talk about SEA, because it's cheap, safe, and they can get easy girls. Meanwhile, LATAM is sometimes cheap, but not entirely safe, and the girls are all giga Stacys who only go for Chad.
What are the best places in the US to travel to in order to go hermit mode in a short-term rental and focus on creative/productive endeavors? I've found that many small towns, while affordable, are full of people who make it their business to know your business, which can become a problem if you're reclusive. Bonus points if there's a beach nearby, although frozen cabins are fine, too.
>>2845302>>2845287America does large cities and rural well. It's the in between spaces that really are insufferable. There is something truly sinister about American suburbia.
>>2844962The American West in general has little curiosity about drifters, because there are so damn many of them passing through and hanging around for a few days, or a few weeks, or a few months. It's very unlikely anyone will attempt to pry into your life, apart from the occasional christkek do-gooder who wants to "reach out". >>2845302I just spent two weeks in North Carolina. Lots of people talk on the bus. Old friends, new friends, complete strangers. They all chit-chat. If anything, the social barriers are much higher in Asia than they are in the USA.
>>2845315>>2845302>>2845301>>2845287>>2845236I don't get this. Suburban America, especially white suburban America, is really cozy.
>>2845315>America does large cities well.Dude watAmerican cities are well known by literally everyone as being fraught with violent crime, drugs and their violent dealers, less interesting neighborhoods regarding character and general culture, and subpar almost everything in general compared to other cities.Asia has the best cities nowadays.Europe has the best historical cities.
>>2846720>American cities are well known by literally everyone as being fraught with violent crime, drugs and their violent dealers, less interesting neighborhoods regarding character and general culture, and subpar almost everything in general compared to other cities.this
Is China as good as all the vloggers make it out to be? It seems in the past 3 years there's been an influx in people shilling for China and it has be interested.
>>2847310bald was forth coming that the ccp paid him
>>2847311Where?
>>2847311I would not be surprised if they paid him to do that hit job on India. How else could he have betrayed India like that? After years of living there, learning the language, even siring half a dozen biracial children.
>>2846971everything is very cheap, and is safe not like some poor shit holes, so it's good place to visit for people from 1st world countries.
>>2847325>hit job>betrayed>siringo lawd.
From neon lights to serene shrines, what moments captured your heart?
>>2845806Getting laughed out of a cafe by the workers. To this day have no idea what I did wrong
>>2846109You were being a fat, smelly, filthy, ugly gaijin
>>2846120I guess so, but it happened nowhere else I went
>>2846122Weren't you wearing only a tank top and exposing your chest hair?
>go to japan for about 2.5 weeks>get plantar fasciitis the very first full day of the trip>walk tens of thousands of steps each day in excruciating pain that never goes awaynice things do not happen to me
I'm visiting The Netherlands for the second time, looking to explore more of the country outside of Amsterdam. Already got Haarlem, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Delft in mind, but are there any other places worth visiting for a day trip? I'm split between staying in The Hague or Rotterdam, idk which one is more interesting desu.Got 8 nights total!
>>2845080The best 3 meals I ate in the Netherlands was Argentinian, Japanese and Korean. We loved the fried fish we got in Haarlem, but then we all got violently sick and had explosive diarrhea.
Don't stand in the bike lanes. Unless you're trying to troll the locals. Then by all means, stand your fucking ground.
>>2845080https://dehollandse-pot.nl/
Let me tell you how to live for free. Find ''uitzendbureau'', apply for a random job and tell them you need a place to stay.Go to said job couple days and get ''sick'', stay sick as long as possible without getting fired. Apply for the next one already/ There are infinite ''uitzenbureau''s in netherlands. literally free hotel
>>2847297break something at work, do something fucked up for fun for maximum entertainment and trollery fuck with your roommates stuff (you will have other people in the house youre staying), make house into pure uninhabitable shithole before leaving but nothing illegal, just very smelly and dirty
>be lonely incel>travel to foreign country >be lonely incel in a foreign country anyone else fall for the travel solo meme?
>>2847177No it's notBelieve it not, not everyone is a chad like you. The travel community has loads of incels just like us
>>2847192I am a 5'7 mid tier normie at best, and your posting style is the same across the other thread. If you are truly FUBAR than again get out of your system in some brown shithole, the world is your oyster I guess
>>2847177>>2847192>>2847251Isn't /r9k/ the board for this stuff? How is this /trv/ related? Nobody apart from probably 3 faggot incels want this type of shit here.
>>2847251>your posting style is the same across the other threadActual schizo shit. Turns out people within the same community talk similar and use familiar lingo and syntax. /trv/ isn't much different from other Chan boards.>>2847252This is the travel board and this topic is directly related to travel!
>>2847288>i suck dicks>i suck dicks on a plane>ooohhh this topic is directly related to travel!
Any of you fucking Germs want to tell me which Sauerkraut smelling, Weisswurst-Brezel & Hendl eating, Krustenbraten-Semmel munching, Quarkbällchen swallowing, Topfenkuchen slurping, Jagdpfandl belching fat white deceptive nigger came up with this garbage? I already payed in advance on booking.com and it stated tax was included in the price. Even after payment it says I neednt pay anything at check in. The hotel writes me and says they will add 15% of my price as Übernachtungssteuer.
>>2842591Imagine whiteknighting for megacorps, kek.The price should always be the price. Why the fuck should I be expected to look around small print? A hotel recently tried demanding I pay in cash, when their booking.com profile stated they accept card, and don't accpet cash, lol. They can tried charging me in dollars at some retarded rate, and I flat out refused. People need to honour the fucking amount they state up front. What they need to pay in local tax is none of my business, I'm not their accountant.
>>2842637Check the price and conditions before you book and you won't have these problems
>>2842658Conditions are based on conditionals. I.e. are conditional.There's nothing conditional about paying mandatory taxes. It's just misleading bullshit.>Pay x if you smoke in room>Pay x if you have petsThese are valid conditions which should be clearly stated.
>>2842703If you don't want to pay the taxes then choose different accomodation in a different jurisdiction
>>2835452Be more social u fucking nigger. taxes are good. they help society
