I have nobody to travel with.How to meet people to make a travel group with?
>>2833533>How to meet people to make a travel group with?go to college
>>2833600>t.already in college for three years>haven't found a travel group or a gf
>>2833533You have to ask enough geographical questions and eventually some people will begin talking about the area with you. From there you can talk about taking a tour.
Stay at hostels and strike up a conversation with someone in the common room. Just walk up to a group speaking your language and ask if you can sit and talk with them.>>2833550And that's fine. What have you never made a short term friend before? Needy fucking nerd.
>>2833533>tfw no group of 4 cute noseless japanese girls to travel withwhy live
I'm here for a month. What can I do at Singapore that isn't just:>food>visit theme parkwhere can i meet people this place is a dystopia
>>2833420>Johor has some bars which can get busy, but alcohol is almost the same price as in Singapore. What a fucking scam. Thought backwater Malaysia would be one dollar hollah territory.
>>2833441It's cheap for food and apartments, but whole Malaysia has high taxes on alcohol, thus the price. Singaporeans coming to drink to JB as its right across the border also pushes up the prices.
>>2833441>>2833420the protip for cheap food and drinks is to take a quick ferry to Batam.5-star resorts and food for 1/10th of the price of normal countries, it's actually fucking ridiculous
>>2819862>obviously it isn't, but it got just a little bit more dystopian when you arrivedDisneyland with the Death Penalty
>>2833735haha upvoted fellow redditor
Post your travel maps in this thread. Pic related is the official /trv/ Real Traveler's map™, edition 4.0.5Fill 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 the previous thread, 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 Anon will update the website after I make this thread.Topic for this thread: Should we have a Real Traveler's Discord? Just something I've been thinking about. I don't use Discord myself, so it's not important to me, but it could be nice to have a hangout for the regulars or a "backup" in case 4chan goes down again or somewhere to share subdivision news if there's no thread up. Just interested in hearing your opinions on this.
>>2823413>nowhere else in Kazakhstanflew from baku and back for business reasons.in tibet had a private driver so no group was needed. just an approved itinerary. it is very cold and windy. i never had a reason to visit beijing.
>>2830745>23 countries>it's very tedious to dolmao
>>2830745How do you get dark mode? That site is burning my eyes
>>2821550My recs for Indiana:Indiana Dunes is great whenever, dune hikes are fun, a beach day is great is mid-late summer, and if not it’s still pretty cool to check out the shore.The rest of the region is home, some people come just for urban exploration in Gary. Pierogi Fest in Whiting is great (but that’s late July so detached from an Indy 500 trip) Outside of the region, South Bend and Fort Wayne, the north is really only known for little lake towns and Amish country, Nappanee / Shipshewana is IMO a less touristed version of Lancaster county PA, but if you’ve already done Amish country elsewhere you can skip it. They serve pretty good food.Indy has got a lot of museums and bars, my favorite part is walking around by the canal. I really wanna see the Regatta one year. Get a pork tenderloin sandwich at a suburban dive bar on race weekend and just mingle.West Central / covered bridge land - these things make it on all our state symbols, our license plates have these now. They’re kinda cool to see if you pair it with a hike in turkey run.Bloomington is pretty, IU campus is scenic with all the limestone, and then Brown County is right there which is probably the best place to see fall in Indiana - again maybe not perfect if you go in May for the 500 but wouldn’t be terrible.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
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Places in the world that preserve an old world charm and classical, traditional architecture without modernist ugliness?
The "old world" is kind of dead in Europe at least, which is assume that is what you're looking for since pic rel. Anything resembling that is economic stagnation and not really genuine in practice. Don't get me wrong there is a lot of neat "poverty" tourism left in rural Eastern Europe including the Baltics, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and the Balkans to a lesser extent. Prepare to be bored if you want to experience anything real. The Caucasus springs to mind, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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Brodnica, Poland felt pretty Old World-y. It also had a fair bit of traffic.
>>2832773AI slop posters should be automatically banned
>>2833713Bad annoying posters should be immediately banned
Somewhere warm?
>>2829551December is the best month in South Florida
I know you said someplace warm but NYC during the holidays is pretty awesome. LA sucks. Maybe Vegas as December is usually a slower month, Arizona.
>>2829562Everything is ghetto now though. Even the mountains have Mexicans poured into them.
Alaska
>>2833047Here in my town, they are constantly fixing cars as a crew, so they have no time to cause trouble. Sometimes they will drink beer and blast music, but that's all they do.
Is there anything actually fun to do here and how likely will my gf get kidnapped (just her, I won't pay her ransom)
>>2833647just take her to do the lucha libre thing and make sure you go do some bargain hunting at tepito
>>2833649is there any fun nightlife
>>2833647Every time someone asks this sort of question, you can't help but wonder what kind of shenanigans they plan to get up to in MX. Even being high on drugs in a nightclub could easily lead to big trouble. Best bet is to carry about $100 worth of pesos on you, but leave the USD cash in your hotel room for a robbery emergency. Robberies do happen in Mexico, you have no choice but to trust that the hotel room will remain secure. Oh, and leave the hotel name dangly thing that they always attach to your room key in the room, or else leave the key at reception (some places will require it of their low-paid cash guests, even if you enter and return 10x per day).
>>2833647>not in thread title>not in post>not in file nameWhat fucking city is that?
>>2833673wow what a great countrybut the people are nice and friendly right? they don't just ignore you/ treat you like a walking wallet? I bet all the infrastructure and stuff works great too. And the street food is probably really good and not shitty and dirty also>>2833675cdmx means cuidad mexico, basically a giant version of whatever shitty mexican neighborhood you have in your town
New Jersey is a pretty comfy state ngl. You guys have lots of great middle eastern, Italian, and Jewish cuisines. The architecture is very old times but it has a nice charm to it. Coming from Fort Lauderdale Florida the most shocking thing is the lack of homeless people here. Admittedly I've only been to West Orange, Saddlebrook, and Newark.
>>2833630When I went to school in New Brunswick, I got intrigued by a locked gate leading down to a graffitied river path that came from my school's athletic field area - which was built on top of a freeway that ran alongside the river. There was an entire village back there, with trash collection and all (though many refused to participate in trash collection efforts and left litter strewn thick all around their camp as a mark of ownership of a space).
>>2833668these were homeless people? anyways that sounds very jersey
I've decided to travel abroad more and I'm planning a few trips (all in Europe for now). I'm torn between two options and I want to hear your pros and cons. My feeling on guided tours is this:Pros: >Don't have to worry about shit like working hours for attractions/ferries etc.>All insurance taken care of for you>Guide gives you context on what you're looking at>Might meet qt3.14 fellow travelersCons:>Have to get up at ungodly hours to catch planes/trains etc.>Have to cater to whoever the slowest boomer in the group is>Generally frantic pace, can't stay anywhere too long>Significantly more expensive>You primarily visit tourist trapsI'm kind of a travel noob so it might be that I need the guidance even though I'd like a slower pace. What do you think?
>>2833526spend a week or two delving into your destination on YouTube, read recomendations on the rick Steves website, and read a travel book or two. then you will know everything you need to know to pick out an itinerary that suits you. I did group travel with a bunch of randoms for my first travel, for the reasons you listed. I wasn't sure I could do it. but it was shit. I went again with just my gf and it was 1000x better. just do research to pick what you wanna do. if you go in a group someone will always walk slow, you will miss shit constantly, women absolutely ruin trips, or it could be some faggy loser cuck guy that's being annoying. travel is definitely best with one person, but I guess could be fun with like 3 other people at maximum (if you know them really well and are on the same page). seriously, either go with a friend or alone. group trips are super gay, you will hate it
>>2833526if you're blowing through multiple cities/countries then guided tours are probably cheaper. you only get 2 or 3 days per city but that's enough time to get through all the major stuff. if you stick to one city then you're better off on your own.i've been on two guided trips and they've always put me in good hotels in good areas that are away from all the enrichment
you can do both, like get a few hours of guided tour in the city you're in and then go explore on your own
Does visiting London live up to the hype? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK3LLq2Z5e8
>>2833577someone's mad that the prophet got ZUTTED
>>2833459>whole video is him sucking Israeli dick and larping as a christfagEmbarrassing from a guy who made a career out of fucking hookers, being a rebel, and being a total degenerate. Now he's a milquetoast neocon.
>>2833592where does he mention israel in the video?
>>2833596When he cohencidentally shows up at an anti-Israel protest 8 minutes into the video and dicksucks all the pro-Israelis.
>>2833459Great place for a night out as long as you avoid the dangerously diverse areas.
I am planning to travel to Zagreb to celebrate New Year's Eve from Dec 28th to Jan 2nd. They are voted the best Christmas/Winter city for several years apparently. Everything I read so far about them is really positive but I am not really sure it is better than Slovenia or Austria. I am split between the 3. My first choice is Slovenia but it isn't rated highly by anyone. Vienna is 3x as expensive even 30 min outside the city. Zagreb is shilled hard and won some acclaims. Or is there any other cities I should consider? No Munich, Budapest, Prague, Amsterdam or Riga since I already visited them. Krakow is also a no for me.
>>2833568What exactly are you looking for?
>>2833582Any insight into Zagreb and comparison to other European cities desu. I never heard of Croatia as a tourism destination and am skeptical of its award. Like the time Gdansk got voted the best Christmas market in Europe because the government advertised for it
>>2833588Southern Croatia is a very popular tourist destinationZagreb sucks though
>>2833588Just look up things to do in [insert city/place], and go to the one that seems most interesting
Is it even worth coming here as a tourist during the Winter months, or should I go somewhere else and save Europe for some other time? Obviously Christmas and New Years can be litty, but I mean besides that. Will the short days, cold weather, dead nightlife, and occasional site closures hamper the experience and make me regret coming at this time? Or is it just as good as any time to visit?
>>2831267I went to Portugal during the winter. It was nice.
Be careful with the Airbnbs. I was there in September and a host sent a scam request for $473 to fix a broken shower rod. She waited until 2 weeks after our trip so we couldn't leave a bad review. We're obviously not paying it, but the Airbnb scams are really bad right now because tourism is way, way down in Paris this year and hosts are struggling. I'd HIGHLY recommend a hotel.
>>2831267Dresden's Christmas Market
I am planning to travel to Zagreb to celebrate New Year's Eve from Dec 28th to Jan 2nd. They are voted the best Christmas/Winter city for several years apparently. Everything I read so far about them is really positive but I am not really sure it is better than Slovenia or Austria. I am split between the 3. My first choice is Slovenia but it isn't rated highly by anyone. Vienna is 3x as expensive even 30 min outside the city. Zagreb is shilled hard and won some acclaims. Or is there any other cities I should consider? No Munich, Budapest, Prague, Amsterdam or Riga since I already visited them. Krakow is also a no for me. I hope this thread is still alive. I am not used to /trv/
>>2833565Just post a new thread when you're there.
I really want to travel overseas but have literally no friends to travel with, no experience traveling alone, and my family instilled a big fear of being randomly murdered in me while growing up. What are the best places outside the USA that a white woman by herself could travel to with the least fear of strangers with ill intent? Also I'm unattractive so that might help
Basically just avoid countries like ecuador, south africa, or somalia, and you'll be fine. But for "perception of safety" (often decoupled with actual safety) try switzerland, liechtenstein, or japan.
>>2827644Just get yourself a BF and use him as your travel companion. It's not hard to find a man even as an ugly girl you just need to stop fantasizing about Prince charming and lower your standards to a more realistic level.
>>2827644Unattracive woman here, literally the only place I've been randomly hit on is one of the outer areas of Paris, and that guy gave up when I walked past without a word. The rest of France, Taiwan, Japan, Austria, and Ireland, nothing. Never been hassled and definately not attacked. I think the secret is a confident walk. If you look like you know where you're going and ignore panhandlers they leave you alone. That said, if you're open to talking it is easy to start a conversation with elderly Irishmen and women but very hard to leave. Their kids are phone-addicted retards who can't look away from the screen like everywhere else in the world.
pretty much everywhere except for the obvious shitholes. The vast majority of people on the planet have no ill intent. Being afraid of strangers is not a rational fear. I would not let that be a deciding factor on your destination. Decide based on what you want to see/experience and go from there. Since you are ugly too according to yourself, most people will just leave you alone.
>>2833429>the secret is a confident walk
I live in Portland Oregon. I recently took a trip to a couple countries in Europe and the homeless situation there is vastly different. I saw one or two “camps” but they were clean and neat and the dudes had a bunch of chairs arranged in a circle where they’d just smoke cigarettes and drink. As opposed to here there are screaming fentanyl psychos who carry around piles of trash. I’m asking, what’s the difference? Why do the homeless over there conduct themselves with more grace? Is it the drugs? Do euros lock them up in asylums or something?
>>2833220Costs over $5 to wash clothes in my local laundromatI live in an apartment and have less stuff than the average homeless bumIf I go homeless I'm gonna want a portable camping setup, not a stationary one, because I will be sleeping in the woods and not anywhere near fucking people.
>>2831929>keeping parks and other public spaces cleanBut the Internet told me that Japanese don't litter. >>2831875Some states seem much more sane than others, but then the facade breaks down and you're appalled by the true nature of the hambeasts around you.
>>2833228All you need is a decent collapsible structure, lightweight enough to fold and move but just enough to block wind sufficiently. It'd only need to be about the length of the body and just a little headroom above when sitting upright
>>2833230>But the Internet told me that Japanese don't litter. Indeed.Foreigners, however, do.
I hung out with two different hobos in Prague, really chill people. One of them had worked in the UK for a bit as well as some other countries, he spoke a bunch of languages. He had this mouse pet called Stewart with him, he said he bought him from a pet store to make sure he had no diseases.I met another one, I bought a liter beer at some shop and we drank it on the street, he spoke not the best english but it was ok. When I subtly asked him why he was on the street, he said he had mental problems, got this weird look on his face, I don't know if he was trying to say he was gay or pedo or what. Felt sorry for him.
How do I start travelling as a 20 year old neet who only has 189 dollars, lives in Australia's worst City Perth and lives with parents that want me to stay home (a bit protective)
>>2832129Learn to suck dicks or troon out and learn to suck dicks.There you have it, your options are clear.
Oh yearhttps://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/disability-support-pensionSimply show them some of your recent 4chins posts and you qualify for sure.
>>2832129>PerthWork in the mines
i live in perth, scarborough.so many people dying for constuction labourers from gumtreebetter yet, get an ABN and start laoburing. choose ur hours and travel when u want
>>2832136you live in australiayou can get a job at the drop of a hat by calling labour hire and recruitment agenciesif you put the hours in you can earn great money in a basic labouring jobin perth the mines are a lucrative option toowon't take you long to save enough to go away for a few months
>*falls out of the outlet*Nothing personal, kid ;)
>>2832171What I found odd about these universal adapters is that the EU plugs on these things are often fully metal and rigid, while devices sold in the EU have plugs that are partially insulated and even flexible. What's with that?
>>2832866>Wait I bought that exact model. Is it bad?I have one, too. I think most travelers have this exact model, as it's the cheapest option on eBay/Amazon/AliExpress. I've used mine for a few years and managed to use every type of plug it has to offer. It werks.Only reason I bought a different one was because I wanted something with USB ports.
>>2833405>>2832171Oh hey, I just realized that the European plug on my adapter is insulated. So even cheap no-name stuff from China gets design updates.
>>2832711Sadly this isn't safe. Bad actors can use ports to compromise your device
>>2833219that's a roasty looking outlet
