Got 15 hours layover here. Should've done more research and seen that COPA allows stopovers up to 15 days for no extra charge on your itinerary. You need to book through the Panama Stopover website, however, which means your "free" stopover might still have a higher fare than that skyscanner link you clicked. People are so much friendlier than in Asia. A little 5'3" light-skinned cutie sitting in the row behind me seemed infatuated, she kept giving me doe eyed looks. When we were waiting to deboard, she stepped out to stand very close to me and looked me right in the eyes, we both broke out into a grin. There was a pretty white girl in the same row as me, the other women thought we were together. Funny how "muh white incel" culture simply melts away once you visit Latin America. Of course it doesn't magically solve the problem of not knowing how to carry a conversation with a girl after such a long pussy drought, but you feel that a fair number of girls here want you to chat them up out of the blue instead of scorning you like Indian or Thai bitches in public.
>>2914980>global inflationary pressuresWhy do retards moan over this when its irrelevant to a particular situation
>>2914987They think it makes them sound smart
>>2914987It's not irrelevant when foodstuffs are being purchased on the global market instead of being grown locally; that's why a Big Mac combo is $10 here. Real estate investment also causes upward pricing pressure on hotels, rentals and other properties. Thankfully I found an owner-operated hostel here which offers very pleasant accomodations for a rate which I bet he has only hiked 10% since he opened it in 2021. Far less than greedy fucking investors who jack up the price of everything they sink their jew claws into.
>>2914987When prices go up, that means prices go up and it makes life more difficult. You're fucking retarded since you think that's some offensive political comment.
>>2915104Somehow this comment is even worse than the last
>Turkish Airlines offers a free Istanbul stay if your layover there is over 6 hours long >Have a flight with a 24 hour layover but it arrives in Istanbul at nighttime Anyone ever taken this deal from them? It seems pretty cool but I reckon I wouldn't be able to do anything in Istanbul in a single night like that, albeit I still romanticize the idea of seeing the Hagia Sophia in person even if from outside (I'm a Wog Australian with a nationalistic Greek dad so it's kind of a lifelong obsession lol)
>>2914216I haven't done that but I've taken up similar deals with China Eastern Airlines (stopover in Shanghai, arriving 730pm, departing 930am the next day) and Sri Lankan Airlines (stopover in Colombo, arriving 6am, departing midnight that evening).The Shanghai stopover was a waste of time but the flight was cheap and spending that night sleeping in an actual bed meant I didn't feel as wrecked from the flight as usual when I arrived at my destination. The airline put us up in a pretty decent hotel. I thought we might go for drinks on the Bund or something that evening but by the time we arrived at the hotel we couldn't be bothered.The Colombo stopover was honestly pretty good. Arrived at my hotel by about 7, took a 2h nap, plundered the hotel breakfast buffet then headed out. Checked out the 3 or 4 big attractions in Colombo, shopped for souvenirs in the markets, had a delicious meal, then back to the hotel for a shower and the dinner buffet. Because we arrived early and left in the evening I was worried that there might be some issues around the standard check-in/check-out times for the hotel but the room was ready when we arrived and we had it until we left. I don't know how far Istanbul airport is from the city but if you have even close to a full 24 hours then I reckon it'd be worth it.
>>2914216it's not free. it's included in the price. they charge you $80 extra for a $30 hotel and then call it free
>>2914216It's long enough to get scammed, get approached by 14 rug)spice merchants and see the outside of the hagia Sophia and go to the grand Bazaar and cross the bridge. The hagia Sophia is boring though even the inside
>>2914216I've done Istanbul overnight, it was fun. I paid for my own hotel however. Getting to the city without metro or bus can be expensive (not that either are a bargain). >>2914432Maybe. Those "free stopover" fares are often higher than what skyscanner is showing. >>2914453You will get overcharged, but you shouldn't get scammed. Istanbul is full of Old World life, it is worth a visit.
>>2914216Intardasting, they're one of the airlines I can pick for a trip I'm about to take. Can you extend that and spend a few days in Istanbul? (Obviously paying for your own hotel and stuff.)I had something similar happen to me when I flew Air Malaysia. The flights (roundtrip) stopped in KL and the airline put everyone up in random hotels for 12 hours. It was doubly nice because they had a codeshare with KLM, so one leg of each side of that was on a Malaysian 777 with hot Malay stewardesses and good food, and the other was with hot Danish stewardesses handing out cognac. The hotels had buffets for us too.I wandered around KL for part of one of the days but was too sleepy to go see much of anything. I ended up taking a train to downtown to stare at those twin towers with the bridge, but it was too late in the morning to be able to get tickets to actually go up on it -- apparently they sell out almost instantly at the morning opening.
any other usual shut-ins experience extreme levels of time dilation when they travel? it seems like i've lived a lifetime in 2-3 weeks and when i'm at home, months fly by like nothing. one of my favorite things about travelling.
>>2912378I've been outside the US traveling for over a year now. When I think back it feels like 5 years but each day is so fast
>>2914374Nah, after 2 weeks of traveling I need a week in bed. It's exhausting. It's work of its own kind unless you just like sit outside and read a book all day. There's always walking and driving to be done.
>>2914374jobless loser kek cope>>2912682manchild>>2912426anywhere is better than this degenerate board and you losers that fill it up. all 35 of you faggots.
>>2914358Same. Feels good
>>2912378I live abroad and constantly move countries. Been living like this for a very long time. My life has been full because of this.
Which one should I go to for a 3-4 day week-end in your opinion ? from FranceI like a good nightlife as well
>>2914785So are we counting the old DDR part of Germany as Eastern Europe? Because The Iron Curtain has left tons of sociological and economical differences there, you can even see it in the character of the people.
>>2914906uh yeah Rheinlanders have done so since Prussia annexed them in the 1800s, see >>2914311Within German culture, "east of the Elbe" was already the signaling start of barbarity, eastern despotism, and backwards serfdom.
>>2914929I didn't know that, but at the same time, Dresden was "The Florence of the North", Leipzig was one of the most cultured cities, where Bach played the organ, Weimar was Goethe's hometown. These were all part of the DDR, how can you call them uncultured and barbaric?
>>2914995>how can you call them uncultured and barbaric?>These were all part of the DDR
>>2915004you do know that becoming a socialist hellhole was not something the people chose out of their own free will but rather it was imposed upon them through the oppressive weight of the russian military, right? You do know that eastern Germany was occupied by the soviets and that's why, oh what a coincidence, the region went socialist, right?
Aware me on the Australian outback. Tell it to me straight, is there anything there worth seeing in the western Kangaroo land? Those who were there, what was your experience like?
. Try get to karijini if you can, and in the right season. One of the most beautiful places on earth and not really visited much. Witenoom is supposed to have even more beautiful gorges but you need someone who knows where to go as they have wiped it off the maps coz asbestos
Went to Ayers Rock, Kata Tjuta and Kings Canyon on a three night group camping trip. Guide drove us around, made us food. Was cool to see the landscapes and how desolate it was. Didn't see much wildlife besides a dingo stealing my hiking boot while I was sleeping.
>>2913430>a dingo stealing my hiking bootthis has to be bait
>>2913430>Dingo Ate My Bootie
>>2915036Turn off the lookup safety switch, then do a search for dingo bootie. I dare you.
what's a good place to travel to for a first time solo traveler? late october for 2 weeks. I was thinking japan but im open to suggestions. I need to book tonight for points
>>2915066Which country do you live?
>>2915068>AppalachiaI need to start filtering this, why are you like this
Appalachia fag is such a persistent menace but knows he can get away with it on /trv/ and /out/
>>2915071USA USA USA i might book japan with a 13 hour layover in HK
>>2915069Every board has expectations and baselines. Those three places are the required reading of /trv/. We call it the /trv/ Trifecta.
What are the pros and cons of living in Australia?
>>2912718>But it's also got a ton of Indigenous running around in a frenzy all the time.So Texas?
>>2912715The US I was limited because of my black skin. But in Australia I had enough of a support system around me that whatever racism I experienced it couldn't do actual harm to me just for being Indian.
>>2914629>Our capital and most famous landmark weren't even design by Aussies.probably a good thing considering the utter shite you lot build
>>2912497I mean how many 200 year old buildings do you want to see? We have tonnes but nothing before that which is fine, go to Europe if you want to see ancient structures. Other than that we have abo caves and rock formations with handprints.>>2912438Our culture ranges from a shrinking population of outback salt of the earth farmer/miner type, rural/city shithead bogan to modern globohomo pod person with a slight accent. And now all cities are just a jeet/arab infested hellholes.We’ve lost our national identity due to mass immigration. That former type of person I mentioned? Pretty interesting sort, but a dead/dying breed.Sydney is shit (always has been but even worse now), we almost became a 24 hour global city but our retarded councils killed any hope of that 10 years ago.Most people in the Sydney/Melbourne are total faggots. I’m leaving this sinking ship as soon as I get my dual citenship.Housing is straight unaffordable unless you had a very good upbringing (read: family wealth) and/or be a total good goy wage slave.
>>2912374A lot of jeets
You ugly people. I am begging you. Please, please do not come to japan.
>>2914533A retard is soon parted with his money.
>>2914546Thanks anon, we are really looking forward to it.
>>2914426Keep spamming this shitty thread
Oh look the mentally ill incel (redundant) is upset at people with tattoos again. Have sex, incel.
>>2914426For every thread you make, I will recommend Japan to three tattooed people.
Post your travel maps in this thread. Pic related is the official /trv/ Real Traveler's map™, edition 4.0.5. I am remaking this general after almost a year of it being dead, so this is not the usual OP.Fill in the countries and subdivisions you have visited, talk about your map and ask others about their maps. You can use the map however you like, the colors are more like suggestions, you don't have to use them, and you don't have to use all of them. You can add or remove colors and change the map as much as you want in any way you want. Don't like this map? Upload a completely different one. Up to you. Despite what some might say, there's no "wrong" way to use the map, and new posters and less travelled people are welcome and encouraged to stay and post :) This map is a group effort by our board, and we can only improve it if people reach out to share suggestions or corrections.This is the newest edition of the map, edition 4.0.5, updated for September 2025. Thanks to an Anon in previous threads, it is now easier than ever to fill in the map. You can use the website splored.com to easily color in entire countries with a single click. At the time of making this thread, it uses the old 4.0.4 template, so you still need to update it to 4.0.5 with the simplified template, but hopefully it will be updated.
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>>2909576Man we were close! I actually went near since I had some awkward change rather than the standard route and was convinced that I was stuck alongside the road there lol. Not gay but I appreciate the offer. I do disagree with you on Schleswig-Holstein being boring. That being said getting around on RB is way more awkward than I was expecting, though I suppose part of the problem was both flights into Bremen rather than Hamburg which squished an extra 1 hr off each day. Hansa Park was ace. Flensburg was like the Sonic CD good future version of my hometown lol, nothing to do there but enjoyed it. Omg the soft drinks! Flensburg cola is nice and all but there's wtf is it called, begins with a V from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, super cheap and super nice. Also Harboe is really good. Toogoodtogo bags were MASSIVE! I do envy you for being able to bike around these places, I didn't see many of the places you recommended for lack of time, sadly. I saw the Dannevirke... a bit of Kiel (yeah, there's not much to do there but its pretty, has probably the saddest aquarium I've ever seen). I went past Plon and now want to actually go there, it looked so pretty with the lake and all!Indeed will have to into the brocken~Also went to Finland between weeks, Helsinki. Hated it at first, grew on me massively by the time I left, having a good arcade really helps! Fuck the prices though, that IS the most expensive country I've been to. Having said that coming back from Schleswig again and seeing prices in bongland makes me want to sudoku >_< alas, and no more hallorens...
Just came back from Iceland driving on the Ring Road. Tldr; basically a money grubbing country combined with great nature and cozy towns. Late September was so fucking based tho. Fall foliage turned the landscape into a mix of gold, red and green. Saw the auroras twice and weather wasn't so bad apart from occasional clouds and rain. 2027... Africa is the only continent where I've only visited one country. Already thinking of either Morocco or Algeria. No one can probably convince me to go to Egypt yet but yeah, Africa has to be visited next year.
>>2913957I really want to visit Algeria too. I get the impression it's far less touristy and more authentic than Morocco or Egypt. Who knows how long it will remain that way. Looks kino as fuck too, especially the mountains down south.
I'm attempting to teach myself French and (latin)Spanish. The uses for Spanish are obvious but what can I do with French as a burger?
>>2910132Quebec is the only part of canada I would recommend. Especially quebec city.
>>2910153>>2910155New Orleans isn't French speaking anymore, but it's much more common in the western part of the state in some small communities. Granted, there really isn't much there for tourists, just swamplands and farms. HOWEVER, northern Maine is also significantly French speaking, the Acadian variety.
>>2910126The reason I stopped learning French is because I realized the vast majority of it's speakers were African and I have absolutely no desire to interact or go to Africa.Pick up Russian, Chinese, or Portuguese instead.
>>2914891>RussianEw.Although I suppose if there is any money to be made I could try to learn Surzhyk
>>2914891You were never learning French or any other language though, why do you keep posting lies on every thread?
I’m driving from Chicago to Denver for a wedding in mid-October and taking a full week off work, so I’d like to turn the drive into a road trip rather than just making the 15-hour drive each way.I’m looking for suggestions for interesting stops along the way, both going to Denver and back to Chicago. I’m not looking for anything too elaborate. Basic sightseeing, interesting towns, parks, short hikes, scenic areas, good/unique food, roadside attractions, etc.I’m traveling on a budget, so I’ll probably be using campgrounds or sleeping in my car at hotels/truck stops. I’d appreciate recommendations for campsites, quiet/secluded places to stop for the night, or good rest areas.I’m open to taking a slightly longer/scenic route if there are worthwhile things to see. I’d love to hear about any hidden gems, odd roadside attractions, local restaurants, or places that are easy to miss along the Chicago/Denver route.Please recommend me things.
>>2908850There's the Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum in Ashland. It's also near Omaha, and personally I think it'd be more interesting than the Iowa Aviation Museum.
>>2907366Best I can think of for this route is the Hoover library in West Branch Iowa and Omaha in general which has some cool sites like the Gerald ford birthplace
>>2907366This is going to be epic. I've done this trip starting in central Iowa. By the time you get a few hours out you can see the mountains in the distance. It's such a stimulating hit since before you'll only be seeing flat nothingness for hours.The small towns in Nebraska are a trip to. It's like you're back in the 1960s.
>>2907366You can go through Kansas City and St. Louis, but you're not doing shit else.>t did literally that
>>2911180thanks, their weird hours wont work with me>>2911197not a road trip style stop for me>>2913531>you can see the mountains in the distanceits always night time going entering colorado for me, this time ti'll be during the morning so that would be nice change of scenery. this is why im not driving in a single seating.
Coming from eastern Europe it seemed pretty unremarkable.Nothing stood out for me as unique or interesting unlike other EU cities I've been to like Rome, Paris, Lisbon, etc. All in all, felt like slightly more advanced commie city.
>>2913338Have sex in clubs. That's the only reason I'd go there
>>2913338Nah, I just like history and cities with SOUL
I go to have sex with me gf because she lives there. It is a depressing shithole but my gf is very nice to me. It's fucking dirty with graffiti everywhere. It would be a fucked up place to raise a family, with junkies yelling while you try to take your kid to school. But it has some very cool museums and the river near museum island is very quaint when the weather is nice. Berlin in Spring is kind of magical desu
>>2913181Yeah I felt the same way. It is supposedly a good city for partying though, but I’m not particularly social so it was just mid.
>>2913346that all sounds terrible
Love Vegas, simple as. Post stories, tips, suggestions, etc centered around Las Vegas. Including but not limited to >where to stay >where to eat>where to avoid >gambling info >comps info >promos and specials >best pools >best museums>bars and nightclubs >free shit to do >concerts, sports, etc
>>2912124Overall number of visitors is down, but the people who visit are spending more money. Vegas is doing fine. I went for 4th of July and another time in February. It was slammed busy both times. https://tourismanalytics.com/lasvegas-statistics.html
I booked an executive king suite for a night at MGM next month in October for $210, which includes the resort fee. I'm driving though Vegas on my way to go hiking in Utah. I used to go to Vegas a lot when there were deals like this all the time, but this was a rare find. They'll hit you for another $20 a day to park, but that's not bad. For me, the value just isn't there in Vegas. If I stay for 5 nights in Vegas in the spring at a decent hotel, and it costs me $1500+, I could have flown to Croatia and spent a week cliff diving into the Adriatic, walking around castles, drinking lemon beers and eating fresh mussels.
>>2910696Understandable, I'll make sure not to go down that path.I'd never do anything with my coworkers, but some of the vendors I know'll be there have a few qts.
Got a 3 night comp for Palms Resort Casino (can only use Sunday-Thursday)I would obviously prefer to have the most inexpensive time I could possibly have during this non-peak busy hours weekday trip. I'll be bringing my gf who will tolerate how much of a jew I will be during this because she is a jew as well. Where would be some inexpensive places to eat in that area? I typically play Blackjack; do they have any 3:2 BJ odds 6 deck games there? Any double deck games? If not (I assume not), what would be the closest casino that would offer some of those games?
>>2913095Every casino has 3:2 blackjack if you bet enough. Will be harder to find $15 3:2 though unless you're off strip or downtown
I want to do a drug trip (1 week long) I'm thinking of spending it all in Salton Sea + Joshua Trea area and just tripping balls with hippies and drifters? Any other places where the subculture of drug use is unique (for psychedelics). Don't just give "OMG TRIP IN BEAUTIFUL PLACE" I want to be tripping with crazies.
>>2912021Enjoy being overloaded with europoors who show up to smoke a blunt that is totally 'not an issue ve have very storng veed in germany/england/netherlands" and get completely obliterated off the preroll they got that's 10x the strength of anything they ever tried. Vloggers from slab city coming out to see the underground of the drug world which is just a really shitty smelling lake of posion water and nothingness. Oh and some boomers coming to "smoke some mary jane hehe, that's what we use to call Marijuana back in the day hehe the ole MJ, get it because it has M and J in it? One last dance coming on right? haha!". The place is just kept alive because influencers and retarded euros showing up looking for peyote.Slab city has a bunch of people who left during the 08 economic turn down, became irrelevant when weed and hard drug laws were relaxed, and was completely decimated by covid. T. would drive by and stop around salton sea during my weekenders and vaca to LA for like 10 years. Ain't shit worth going there, better off just going to Long beach or Portland or some hostel and doing drugs.
>>2912022>Slab city has a bunch of people who leftWow fucked that one upSlab city has a bunch of people who are trying to make it back into something after the original people left during ....fuck I need some sleep
>>2912022DUDE WEED LMAO.>>2912015What are you escaping from? Why do you want to do drugs in the first place?
>>2914662and you wonder why you have no social life.
>>2912015Easy to find acid in Slab City, just ask around. The fear and loathing hit me hard when said crazies materialized at the hot springs, however, and the comedown in the barren desert night parked on a huge dirty plain with other vagrants was one of the most "what the fuck have I done" moments in my life. Seratonin levels were fucked up for months afterwards, but then they magically rebounded and I had one of the best travel summers of my life, camping with friends in Colorado and feeling so alive with every bright mountain day.
What is the best Nude resort to take your lady to and why is it Sea Mountain Inn.
>>2910356I want to try swinging and cuckolding, but am embarrassed about having a small penis as well. Is there anything that can be done other than developing a small penis humiliation fetish?
I went to a sauna in Berlin (all saunas are nude in Germany) and it was advertised as "University students day". I showed up and saw a sea of indian men, ages unknown but most looked older than a uni student. I was already there so I stayed for a bit but then several dudes kept approaching me and asking about my penis and "how tall?" it gets.
>>2913110they were live life university students so they never get kicked out.
>>2910278You fuck your girl and stay warm that way. >>2909206You have to have an exhibition kink and a voyeur kink at a minimum. If you don't, absolutely don't go.
Why is Las Vegas appealing for this? Any coastal or oceanside towns to do this in?
