Why do people praise swiss mowed gras and barns so much?
>>2825345troglodyte
>>2825350cute
>>2824627Where is this?
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>>2821679it's nice
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.
QUICK, I can go to Rome for 4 full days. How to take the most advantage of that time?
>>2824207I'm the guy you were responding to, just got back home and yeah, this is total bullshit demoralisation. Rome is at least 90% Italian, discounting tourists. The rest of Italy probably even more so.That said, as a northeastern euro, the wops can be... surprisingly brown, especially in how they act.
(1/2)I have recently returned from a holiday in Italy. Three days in Rome and three days in Orvieto. Some thoughts:While some here have pointed out that Rome is becoming more “enriched”, it is still a predominantly Italian city. It’s in a far better position than nearly any other European capital in that regard. If nothing else, you should go and see it before that all changes and all of Europe is completely fucked.Rome probably has the heaviest police presence of any city I’ve visited. The Carabinieri in particular look like proper hard nuts. The city really did feel quite safe and I was happy to walk the streets at night with ease.While all the talk about pickpockets probably is merited (I saw a fair number of Roma-looking people close to the major tourist attractions), you really should be fine if you follow basic precautions and have a bit of situational awareness. I would say thieves target the sort of naive people who have no idea what a Roma gypsy is, let alone what they’re like (American boomers come to mind).Speaking of Americans, they were absolutely everywhere in Rome. Not just the boomers but also plenty of young couples. I got richfag vibes from quite a few of the young ones.The major tourist sights (Trevi fountain, Spanish Steps, Vatican, etc) are a letdown and have been ruined by overtourism. I checked them out because I didn’t want to leave Rome without so much as glancing at them, and holy shit they’re infested by selfie-taking lemmings of the worst variety. The Trevi Fountain in particular resembled the seventh circle of hell. I took one look and noped right out of there.Trastevere is a great neighbourhood to stay in and to eat/drink in. A chilled vibe, but with plenty going on.
>>2827559(2/2)Rome probably had the highest number of fuckable women per capita of any place I’ve been. It’s not so much that they all were beautiful looking, it’s more that they are in fantastic shape and take very good care of themselves. I suspect that a fat Italian women under the age of 50 is a genuine rarity. What a country!Customer service, while not faultless, was better than I was expecting. Most Italians seem to be pretty friendly people and I left with a positive impression of them. The one exception is taxi drivers. It’s not that they were rude, more that they will try to rip you off if they think they can get away with it. Always make sure they’re using the meter, and in cases where there’s a flat fare (airport to city centre), make sure to confirm the price beforehand so there’s no funny business.Orvieto is a really picturesque, beautiful hilltop town. There admittedly isn’t really that much to do, and you could see it all in a day or two. That was the portion of the holiday where we planned to take it easy, and that’s just what we did. Just like in Rome, there were Americans everywhere. In this case not just the usual tourists, but also boomer expats who have retired there. I even saw a few of them having an angry argument over US politics. I regret not hiring a car, as the countryside surrounding Orvieto was very scenic and it would have been good to explore it properly.Food was consistently good and enjoyable, but at no point did it really blow me away. Prices for food, drink and just about everything were very reasonable. Even fairly high end restaurants won’t break the bank.Overall I had a good time. Would recommend Italy. Happy to take any questions.
>>2827185Don't waste your time trying to see all the tourist sights and tick the usual boxes. Do walk as much as possible. The city isn't particularly large and you can see a great deal by foot. Visit some outlying stuff like the Villa Borghese and the 1930s architecture in the EUR district.
and i feel overwhelmed. Holy fuck. I dont know where to begin. Ill be going 2 weeks, plan on at least 5 in kyoto and osaka while the rest in tokyo. What hotels should i look for? im using expedia rn. what should i do? if i spend a day doing nothing ill regret it later so how do i make every day count? aaahhhh please someone guide me
>>2826989>agoda for hotels, but through ANAwhats this mean anon? :D
>>2826989>osaka and even nara are just as close, so look all over kansai.oh true if i find something cheaper i can always just take a train right? i never thought of that
>>2827065Agoda is a site like Expedia but better imo. But All Nippon Airways has a partnership where you can earn points booking through Agoda, but it's called like ANA world hotel. It's just Agoda but through ANA idk.
>>2827062>My budget is around 10kit's a good budget, you can target $100 to $150 a night hotels, it's not Grand Hyatt budget but you can get whatever hotel you want.I like the Washington Akihabara because premium rooms have a view and it has solo tables with a view on Akihabara station, for breakfast or whatever. And it's centrally located.
had a great time in Tokyo first week of Sept, stayed at Toyku Stay Kamata. Nice business hotel in a cute part of Oto. 5 min walk to the nearest station. Quiet are, The onigiri shop across the street are a must!
As part of this educational module I have the option to do a Patagonia trip from Buenos Aires (flight NOT included) and something doesn't feel right. They want $2295 USD for a (southern-hemisphere) summer camping trip that starts in san martin de los Andes, then to Auquinco, rincon de los pinos, portezuelo, Achen niyeu volcano & Laguna Vierde. 5 nights but we would mostly be sleeping in tents My reservations:> price tag: seems expensive, esp. when you convert it to Canadian peso . I did an entire 2 week Japan trip recently for basically 2295 USD including some premium experiences, paying for shinkansen, etc. they want this for 4 nights camping in a tent and 1 night in a budget hotel. Some of the justification is ridiculous overhead -> support vehicle, horse-drawn luggage transport, on-trip doctor. To this 2295 USD also have to add on flight from Buenos Aires to San Martin. > location: seems like a shithole. Aren't the beautiful parts of Patagonia further down south ? Would appreciate some insight from Argentinian anons or anyone who's visited on both price and location, sooner rather than later as I need to make a decision soon
Just do it yourself and save a ton of money.
>>2828003Don't listen to the other anons, you are absolutely getting ripped off with those prices.Patagonia is overrated anyways, come to Jujuy instead.
>>2828408Five nights is too short, Mr. "Time Is Money"
>>2828246Argentina used to be much cheaper, but with their out of control inflation continuing, prices for tourists have soared. You're tax cattle now.
>>2828461yeah my thoughts exactly. I am surprised this even exists at the price level offered - it must be for gullible but very wealthy international students from like the USA or China. camping is literally free in Canada >>2828442> nature isn't terribly impressiveit looks like the best parts of Patagonia are in Chile or just further south in general - them selling san martin de los andes as the "Patagonia experience" is really not it. >>2828466> Jujuycurious, but does it have marble caves?
>>2816438And I am struggling to fill them in October.AucklandHobbit townDay to myself around TaupoTongario HikeThen fucking what?Bay of Plenty when it's cold?Drive 6 hours there and back to see Wellington?Drive a whole day to site Cape Reign?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
go to waitomo and see the glowworm caves
>>2827773>Lost my jacket from the glow worm cave at a clients because the pandemic started;_;
Bump, place sounds pretty dead
Has anyone ever hiked Tongario, I am decently fit, RHR 57 but I am still pretty nervous about doing it alone in mid to lateish October
I am actually pretty excited now, I am going to book a dairy farm tour too I think...any recommendations there?
I often get some sort of light telepathy when I travel. People I have not talked to in awhile will text or message me when I hit the road. Like they can sense that I am gone and they reach outPeople will also contact me when I reach an epic landscape like the ocean or a mountaintopAnd sometimes they will reach out when I am not well or in dangerIts obvvioiusly not a full blown conversation. But something is sensedAnyone else get this?
>>2828109>>2828158Yeah of course its real. Sometimes its just more powerful and some people feel it more. The traveling telepathy used to happen more when I was younger. Nowadays it happens less, i do maintain less connections and aquaintences, so it makes sense>>2828105Yes
You call it Telepathy but its another concept and word altogether. It won't be discovered until BCI's go retail. Its seen within the industry along with other strange things but it's not this century's problem to discuss. It will become as normal as email, just not in your lifetime.
>>2828260>its another word altogetherYeah I think its just something to do with how we are connected with some people. Some people call them "energetic cords", that connect usA short time after i dumped my ex-gf, i had sex with a different girl and she could just sense it and called me out. We held a weird connection for years and still kind of doBut I am mostly wanting to hear if you guys have this happen to you when you hit the road
Not when I hit the road, but in day to day life. The more synchronicities, the better you're doing.
>>2827967You just have people who care about you and message you at random times because they think of you. Evidently you care about them too, because you think of them quite often. Eventually, things align, just like an eclipse. It feels meaningful when it does happen, but does it really have any meaning?
What is it about traveling in the America-sphere (Canada, US, Mexico) that's so fucking soulless and depressing? Just looking at a piece of land in the USA depresses me. It has this dead, empty, cold vibe. There's something evil about it.NYC is the *only* pocket in the Americas that feels like it has some semblence of soul. But you can also feel that like getting sucked out post covid too. (No, mexican shitholes including cdmx do NOT have any soul. They are poisoned with the america evil energy.)
>>2819712Anon you live in Breckenridge, named in 2019 the third most expensive town in America. Don't pretend it's representative of the average American experience.
>>2828428Or Paonia. Salida. Gunnison. Eagle. Westcliffe.
>>2827739My "beaner" backyard. Yes, it's part of the historic Mexican Empire. On the Mexican side of the border.
Anglo/germanic culture, North Europeans especially are all anti-social and don't like human interaction. I find North Europe (UK, Sweden, Germany, etc) similarly soulless and boring desu.
>>2828474Visit Lithuania. People are kind there.
I am an American and am about to enter a field which highly relies on security clearances. However, I met a girl on-line who lives in Iran and I really like to visit her in the foreseeable future, so I can meet her family and see if they approve of me. I do have a few questions, though.Would I be welcome there as an American? Will police (or the IRGC) bother me? Would I get detained or interrogated upon my return to America? Would doing this void my security clearance? What if I made this trip multiple times?
>>2825512Those are clones of F-5’s. Early 60s technology.
>>2828253Actually there are some slight differences, of which are FOD grates similar to the ones found on a Mig-29, but no actual covers (they are separate and are presumably hand fitted). They also claim to have "4th gen avionics". Frankly, I will believe when I see it, but if it is true (which let's face it, is 50-50 at best), then it is probably a HUD and maybe a few instruments used in stuff like Mig-29s. The HUD might be larger in the pic (compared to picrel), which would be indicative of a new HUD, but this is purely speculation.TL;DR: F-5 based and not a F-20 in terms of capability by any stretch of the imagination, but there are some new, if minute, features.
>>2828219Turkey is easy to get to as an American and Iranian. Lots to do and fits any budget.
>>2828334This. Only issue is that the best part of Turkey (Riviera) isn't close to Iran. Turkey is way better than Armenia, but it's good to have a fallback option if Turkey doesn't work out.
>>2825503you're so retarded
Where would you travel for study?I'm going back to university in my 30's to study privately, but there's not room for private study in my country or acceptance of adult students, so for a range of reasons I'd rather study abroad as an expat.Student accommodation would avoid a lot of expat accommodation problems, at least until I was set up, and student visas tend to be long terms and far easier to get then foreign work visas. So its likely I would have foreign savings, a local job- but an adult income not some shitty bar job, and the AI boom/cancer is going to sink most of the expats working in teaching and IT, who locals often hate apparently.
>an adult income not some shitty bar jobYou'll be hard pressed to find employment as a student in a first world country in an office/middle class type job. First off, because how do you expect to do a 9-5 when that's when all of your classes are?In Canada the student visa gets abused by foreigners coming solely to work and the only work they can find are fast food and doordash.
This last trip lasted 38 weeks. That's 266 days. >Flights: $6.40 per day (19 minutes of labor per day)>Housing: $13.92 per day (42 minutes labor)>Food: $8.50 per day (25 minutes labor)>Ground transport: $1.40 per day (4 minutes labor)>Intoxicants: $0.55 per day (2 minutes labor)>Miscellaneous: $1.42 per day (4 minutes labor)>Bills from back home: A big fat $0.00 per dayI am lucky enough to live at a time when travel comes at a lower cost in terms of Amerimutt wage labor than ever before in human history. Every 96 minutes, I make enough money to cover another day of travel.>b-but you're pooooorIt's my way of rebelling against the (((system))) and forging my own path through life. If you don't understand why anyone would choose to live lean on the open range rather than grow fat and sated in a milking stall, I'm not gonna waste time explaining it to you.Tentative itinerary...>Fly to Dubai>United Arab Emirates overland to OmanComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2825760I like central vietnam the best. I also don’t rate Asian women and like having other white people around. I don’t know go North and do the ha gian loop or however you spell it. I liked hoi an, nha trang and da Nang the best.
>>2825764Wait that can be a problem? Even if months away?
>>2825818Others still report doing border runs and getting 60 days back to back, but after scanning my passport, the immigration official scowled at the screen, then turned to my passport page with three Thailand entries over a 13 month period and acted like I had committed an immigration violation by seeking a fourth entry two months after my last departure.>>2825780>60 days in Thailand >30 days in Laos - 30 day extension a possibility.>90 days in VietnamThis itinerary is my primary alternative to staying in South Asia for the first half of 2026 (i.e. India, Nepal, and why not a month in Sri Lanka as well). Hotel costs will be the primary determining factor. If my average nightly rate in India is on track to exceed $16/night, AND I'm getting put in shitty broken-down rooms next to noisy highways, it's only logical to say "Fuck India" and go to Thailand, where $11-15 per night reserves me a highly rated room in hotels all over the interior.
>>2826118Ok thats a lot. So just two entries for tourism with most of the year between it should be ok
>>282612690 days out of any 180 day period is an unofficial limit for foreigners, which may be waived by immigration if you're a desirable foreigner (i.e. you don't show up drenched in sweat and suffering from a nasty sickness following a morning thick with some very hazardous-smelling smoke in the mountains of Bokeo province.
Why are Australian cities so beautiful? Melbourne literally looks like it's out of 2100. What went so right here?
>>2823342>LARP as a Chinese cityChina invented nothing. The buildings are copies of US work or built by US architects. Even my favorite building in China, Jin Mao in Shanghai, was designed by Chicago architects. I'm looking forward to great Chinese architecture that doesn't slavishly copy the west.
Situation is just like Singapore. Preservation of green space at the expense of banning vital housing developments, just like the US there's a massive belt of souless, featureless, Mc designed to house as few people as possible and many parts of the city are run down and repair and renovation is banned by the local government, they actually want many areas to collapse or burn down.Racial segregation is huge and there are whole areas of cities where English is not spoken and local migrants won't even acknowledge the existence of other groups. Despite the extreme wealth of Australia, living pressures are shocking and people who earn 50,000 USD/year are often found living in relative squalour, unable to afford essential goods and services. as a traveler you can delay a lot of these costs, but even backpackers here for a few months start getting hit with the actual living costs.
>>2822536Australian cities basically banned medium density developments. It was that utopian idea of a skyscraper surrounded by farmland. They quickly found that it takes longer to get an elevator from the 30th floor to the ground then it does to drive a kilometer down the road. So a lot of these skyscrapers are dubai tier dead commercial leases >>2823654Canberra is foul by universal agreement, it's the gayest place imaginable. everything seems fake, everything is fake, nothing is good. Everyone wants to bulldoze or bomb the Victorian architecture because it's unlivable. It's ruins.
>>2828098>Everyone wants to bulldoze or bomb the Victorian architecture because it's unlivable. It's ruins.What a stupid statement. You must be Chinese
>>2828012Architecture is global now. there's no such thing as national architecture anymore (when anybody tries it looks goofy), not for commercial buildings. The west also has buildings designed by Chinese, Japanese and other architects. Zaha Hadid was a famous Iraqi architect who designed many buildings in the West
What country would be the best option for me?I have $2,000 USD in passive income from bonds for the next 25 years.I currently live in Belgium, where rent costs $1,700 USD a month.I’m tired of living in such an expensive city.My first option would be Chile, since I know basic Spanish.What are your thoughts on Chile in terms of accommodation, food, and safety?An honorable mention is Kazakhstan, although I can’t read Cyrillic.
>>2828281>>2828282So you can build income every year and then also cash out in 20 years? I gotta learn more and invest some $ so i can make it work for meAnd why dont you go to SEA?
>>2828282>lock in>bondYou must think a bond is like a mortgage you are stuck with your whole life
>>2828282>If the Fed lowers interest rates to like 1% you won't be able to lock in a 6% yielding bond the way you can do it nowthe Fed can only really control short term interest rates, it's unlikely long term rates will come down much, the bigger risk is them finding a way to fuck your interest with inflation, that's why nobody with money (china, etc) is buying long bonds anymore
>>2828287>So you can build income every year and then also cash out in 20 yearsyeah exactly. On the expiry/maturity of your bond you get the entire principal returned to you. stock chuds could never >>2828297>unlikely long term rates will come down muchcheck picrel - long term yields are not stable at all, they are based on perceptions of future inflation. And coincidentally, so is the Fed's interest rate ! I won't even give the retard above you a (You) because he's clearly lost the plot and doesn't understand how a declining interest rate environment means the value of your bond goes up
>>2824925>I have $2,000 USD in passive income from bonds for the next 25 years.24,000/yr maybe you should just get a job?
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?
>>2826694If your end goal is to die because the nearest hospital was three hours away, that's Kazakhstan. Half the country is what happens when you press "New Map" in a level editor and leave it at that.The other stans aren't exactly packed but they're still more densely populated since they have to make use of the little non-desert, non-mountain terrain they have.
As an American accustomed to small town living and big open spaces, Kazakhstan looks very comfy. The motel on the edge of this town charges $15/night for a pleasant room, according to reviewers.
Just returned from a short trip from Russia to Kazakhstan (Uralsk). Outside the main street, it's a shithole, similar to how provincial Russia was 20 or so years ago. Maybe Astana or Almaty are better, I don't know, but don't have much desire to go there in the near future. The road itself was an interesting experience, though.
>>2828159I think you go to these countries for nature anon....I am certainly bumping this thread though, I would love to visit Mongolia and Kazakhstan, in 2026 I am visiting Kyrgyzstan for a 10 day motorbike tour with 5 friends which should be insanely fun (yes I know how to ride a bike)In regards to Mongolia and Kazachstan, are these countries you need a guide in? they seem difficult to just book a hostel and go from there as they are so vast. especially when visiting the Gobi Desert etc. I would also love to visit the tulip fields in Kazakhstan this book I am currently reading as really sold them to me. I really hate visiting cities in countries for longer then a few days so I just want to get out into nature but it seems like a difficult thing to do.
>Are these countries cheap? Cheap to stay sometimes expensive to move around (if you're not keen on sharing transportation)>What are the must see places?Silk Road cities, steppe, mountains & post-Soviet cities if you're that way inclined>Do I need a tour guide? Not outside Turkmenistan>Are the cities as lively as the western world? No, outside of Almaty, Astana, Bishkek and Tashkent it's mostly people doing their own thing.>How strict Muslim are they? Not at all, you can get alcohol everywhere and pork in every bigger town.>Is it possible to pick up chicks here?Sure, but you wouldn't be asking here if you actually could.Also wives > chicks
It's always been a dream of mine to visit India. It comes off as a world of mystery, exoticness, and wonder. I adore the food, love history, and am fascinated by religions and cultures.Anybody been? Any recommendtions? Looking to go next year.
>>2828255I can. It's a way for them to show that they are in the know, they understand (albeit badly) a piece of western culture, they know it's a bit naughty but they also know it's understood and reflects their interest and comprehension of western values and media.
>>2828375Cool. Can you also post hand?
>>2828383sure fag
>>2828389Ok. White. I'm lost then dude. Literally nobody is having the same experience as you. Women seem to despise you. Idk. Any thoughts?
>>2828392I get laid everywhere I go, that post describing the kids in third world countries flashing the finger is the first post I madeyou havent seen funny kids trying to be cool by fingering people? maybe they don't think you look very fun and don't want to engage with you playfully
~24 hours in CairoWhat to:>know>see>do
Also, will I get stoned if I try flirting with girls?
>>2828359>>2828362Egypt isn't Germany or Thailand . This is a strict Muslim country like all the rest. There are no brown sluts hanging around bars waiting for a hookup. No one is gonna belly dance for you. All women are in hijabs and with their husbands they married at 13. There's a reason sex pests never come to the Middle East despite having some of the hottest women. Islam shuts it all down
>>2828365You don't know shit, faggot. Gulf Arabs enjoy Cairo like it's Weimar Germany. I've heard about vile pedo clubs there
