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hi?

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>>2711173
suspicious SA related post aside;
-Johannesburg is fine if you have common sense and dont go walking around Hillbrow at 3am
-Johannesburg is a car city, so dont expect to get around easily on foot
-Use uber, not a minibus taxi
-Most people are happy to help you or otherwise help you expecting money in return
-General rule; if you see a lot of white people around then you're good. If not, well you're actually still good, but just stick out like a tourist.
-You didnt say which part of SA the conservation center is. Since you're flying into Joburg; we can assume its on the eastern side of the country. As such: December is the wet summer season. Its also prime tourist season and school holidays.

>>2711173
I had someone from SA tell me that NOLA felt like Africa so...
Don't expect more than 1 post an hour on this board though. Cheetahs are cute, which I would do something like that.

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>>2712156
merci. yeah i am going on college break and have a car picking me up
>>2712157
its easy to apply for just expensive ... using my crypto gains lol
and ive heard that abt nola but its honestly way nicer than paris and feels safer than london

>>2711758
>I saw Akiba before it was completely shit.
>2003
The basketball court was removed in 2001 though, newfaggot

>>2711651
I have no friends to go travelling with and I'm not too scared to go alone.
But I don't have the money.

>t. 22 y.o virgin loser

>>2712213
If you really want to travel, you're gonna make it happen instead of sitting around with your thumb up your ass complaining to anons on a Tibetan basket-weaving forum. My first travels were day trips on a bicycle as a teenager with no money, and since then I've steadily increased my travel range. I've met Ecuadorians in South American hostels who funded their travels by smuggling goods across national borders in huge backpacks. They were very good-natured guys, even gave me a ball of opium wax. However, I didn't take them up on their recommendation of a smuggler village on the edge of the Amazon jungle as a great place to visit, kek.

>>2712240
I live in bumfuck nowhere, midwest USA. A day trip on a bicycle would get me to some corn fields and not much else.

I need to move to get a better job but I've been applying ever since I graduated and haven't found shit yet. Even then I'll not have enough money to travel for a few years at least. And that's ignoring my student loans, where almost all of my money from my part time wagie goes.

pain

I don't have anyone but I go anyway
I try and make hopeless sperges come with me because I know for me travelling and getting out of my sperg comfort zone was the best thing I ever did
But I've had one nigga who really put me off and was unbearable the whole time. I'm only inviting cute girls now because somehow when they are inevitably insufferable the whole time it's not as bad

>>2708841
they aren't all blackpill dipshits
a huge proportion are literal russian psyops

>>2711351
why tho? it's not like we are even that big of a place, better off using cash on facebook to get trump elected

>>2708839
I know a girl that does this. She goes to a place for a specific event she is into, attends it and then spends the next couple days holed up in her room. No, she is not getting railed by strangers because she is beyond ugly, I just don't get it

>>2711621
I went to vegas a few years ago and was in my hotel room 20 hours a day

I gotta take it pretty chill for a day or two after the initial travel if it was long/stressful
But I don't really mind if "jet lag" or whatever fucks me up a bit, I'm used to having a fucked sleeping pattern. As long as the place I'm in isn't extremely sketchy at night I'll go out anyway even if I slept all day. Nightwalks are based and I just walk round and take photos anyway I'm not really tryna do activities within business hours or whatever

Appreciate them from a distance or befriend them if that's what they want
I'm fucked if one gets attached to me I'm going to take that nigga home

>>2712180
Got bit on the calf by a small dog in northern Mexico, the pack charged barking out of an abandoned lot and I made the mistake of ignoring them. Often it's the pack leader trying to prove his dominance by harassing or attacking a human.
Last unpleasant dog experience was walking around a small Thai village late at night, all the street dogs went crazy circling and barking and trying to come up on my heels. Learned my lesson, don't go skulking around Thai villages when everything's closed.
You should never tolerate a street dog barking or advancing at you, but if it's minding its business, let it be.
>>2712199
>appreciate them
LMAO for what, shitting on the sidewalk?
>>2712182
Are you Haitian?

>>2712180
Well it depends on how lucky I’ve been with the pecker playmates only trip. If I haven’t gotten my balls drained that day then a stray bitch will definitely satisfy my needs. Bonus points if she’s god those big saggy tits

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I'm only 6 inches tall, so I'll try to hitch a ride to my next destination.

>>2712180
If they fuck with me near where I live (ie circling charging), I will fix up some xylitol doggie treats and feed as many of the pack as I can. I don't tolerate animals attacking me near my own home.

If I'm just passing through I avoid them if they avoid me. If they charge me I charge the one who started it back and go ham throwing rocks. They get some sense quickly that a creature 4x their size is pissed and not taking it.

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>>2707706
The Azores is a God tier destination. I spent 10 days in São Miguel last year, I don't think a week is "too much" for just the one island. Maybe squeeze in Santa Maria, the smaller one just to the south, if you feel you have time. Trying to visit the eastern ones as well will just leave you with too little time in both places.

The weather there is lovely year round, but it rains a lot, which means fog at the viewpoints. You should be flexible and plan to go to the various viewpoints (called "miradouros") as soon as the weather is nice. They have webcams showing what it's like live so you see before you go. Miradouro da Boca do Inferno is where your pic was taken from, it's absolutely epic. Another view of the Sete Cidades lakes is from the Monte Palace hotel, an abandoned hotel you can urbex freely, or just admire the views.

Also do rent a car, and make sure it's an automatic. Public transportation exists, but forget seeing the Sete Cidades when the sun finally peeks out. Driving there was piss easy, good roads and no large mammals to jump into the road, a pleasant change coming from Scandinavia. If you're an insecure driver, practice parallell parking before you go, avoid rush hour and the town of Lagoa, whose streets made Ponta Delgada's look like avenues.

Pic rel, the sunset from some restaurant in Ribeira Grande. You look north and the closest landmass in that direction is Greenland. Puts life into perspective. I want to go back there and island hop and spend a week on every island. God I loved that place.

>>2711801
Did you find it at all boring?
It seems like a cool place, for sure, geographically and climatically but the people I've talked to who have been there said it's very agricultural, not very touristic, and there's not a lot going on.

Also I heard you can buy subsidized flights from the "main" island to the other ones as a tourist.

>>2711801
interesting

>>2711852
>Did you find it at all boring?
Not really, but it's true there isn't a whole lot to "do" there. You can drive across and around the entire island in half a day. The only museum I went to, the military museum at the fort, was pretty lackluster and smelled of mold. I traveled with my family for my mother's birthday, so it was a fairly slow vacation anyway. I just enjoyed the nature, climate and general vibe. If you want constant entertainment and banging nightlife, maybe it's not for you. The flight thing is true I think, but like I said I never left São Miguel. There's also several boats between the islands for Real Travellers.

>>2711801
>make sure it's an automatic
The Azores are the place I would specifically request a manual, it's too much fun to drive on the mountain roads and there isn't much traffic to block if you're not used to a manual transmission any more.

>>2712221
Vietnam
Charlie has learned to surf

Do hotels and laundromats typically have detergent and shit for you to use or do you guys just go to the store and buy some cheap detergent?

>>2711879
Not everywhere is the same, but I promise you that you don't have to buy your own detergent at the store. The laundromat will either provide it to you for free, or they will sell it to you in portions that are sufficient for one load of laundry.

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>>2711882
To add to this, there are places that will do both. The free stuff is usually very basic, while the sold stuff is higher quality or for specialized purposes.

You don't usually buy these from a person. They're usually sold through vending machines or some kind of automated system most of the time.

>>2711855
New clothes aren't clean, they need to be washed first.
>>2711853
Hotels have ongoing laundry needs, so have laundry facilities and staff that they're more than happy to sell to you, again, stop being poor.
>>2711838
>>2711652
Disgusting poors.

>>2712228
>New clothes aren't clean
Not where I shop. If you don't know how to buy new clothes that have been pre-cleaned, then you're just as poor as the rest of them. Dirty chink piece of shit.

>>2709206
The young fellas of Maz are very coarse-mannered as well, constant friendly obscenities and slurs in their speech. Most of northern Mexico isn't known for its social & cultural refinement...the Mazatlan Carnival is dope, however.
>>2706524
Got no pics of GDL, unfortunately. It can't be honestly described as a cheap city, at least as far as lodging is concerned. Without a car, you'd have a much easier time staying in one of the city-center budget hotels. The night before visiting the city, I slept in my SUV in a squatter camp on the city outskirts, kek. Pulled off the highway after dark and didn't realize it was a squatter camp until dawn revealed the shanties in the brush. A friendly squatter with his dog came over to chat with me in the morning. Like many English-fluent Mexicans, he had worked in the US before being deported.
Only spent one day passing through the city. Air pollution was bad. I had to park in a 30 peso all-day lot because the street parking situation was chaos and I didn't want to risk my car getting towed. Only time I ever paid for parking in Mexico. It's interesting how certain types of businesses cluster in certain blocks there. Ate one of the best Chinese food buffets in my life on a street full of Chinese buffets. Ended up going on to Jocotepec for the night, a much smaller and more relaxed place near the big lake.

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What's the best place in Mexico for a gringo to buy a flat/apt/house just to eat good high quality Mexican food? I literally care about nothing but food and safety. A nice view would be a bonus. Not interested in whores. Thanks.

>>2711891
Puebla is considered the culinary capital of Mexico.

>>2711919
Oaxaca has a ton of boutique restaurants as well. Somewhat lower elevation than Puebla, more comfortable in winter. The locals are passive and won't give you trouble on the streets, as the entire city runs on tourism.

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A lot of properties in Oaxaca have rooftop terraces, great for catching the cool morning sunshine. Lots of cute braless European chicks in long dresses spend the winter there.

Providence RI
you can ride a motorcycle, dirtbike, ATV, etc around the streets with the Dominican kids
downside is that the city might catch you, impound your vehicle and crush it with an excavator if they deem you a nuisance

>>2707824
How far did you have to go?

If it's a dual sport, Baja is an answer with the weight of Boomer tradition behind it

>>2707162
I want to do a dirt bike tour in Australia. Iceland too.
For street bikes, maybe the Great Ocean Road.

>>2707824
Weren't you the anon who posted the story with a couple pics in the Thailand general sometime last year?

>>2709212
Been to China 4 times. One thing that surprised me was that basically everything relating to tourism has English signs. Lots of young people speak English. It's easy to get around. Just get a VPN and a SIM card off Amazon before you go.

Shanghai is super easy to get around with a nice train system. The city is clean, has a nice mix of historical sites and modern megacity Blade Runner style stuff, and lots of great food. Beijing has loads of historical stuff, but lacks the cool megacity stuff. Xian has the famed terracotta soldiers and was a capital of China for a few hundred years. There's loads of historical stuff there. It's basically the Rome of Asia. The food is pretty unique too. A mix of Chinese food that you might be familiar with, spicy stuff similar to Sichuan, and Muslim cuisine.

Chinese national parks like Zhangjiajie and Huashan are absolutely incredible. Huashan is easily accessible by train from Xian (I think it was like 30 minutes?) plus a quick taxi ride. Both parks look like those crazy paintings you see in ancient Chinese scrolls or on the walls of Chinese restaurants. They're gorgeous.

Chinese people are super nice too. There aren't a lot of western tourists, and since Chinese people are very patriotic, they absolutely love when westerners visit their country. It makes them feel like they're on the same level of power as the US. I had people come up to me and ask what I think about China. Everyone was incredibly satisfied when I said I love it. Some people even tried to pay for my meals.

Other people mentioned Japan and Taiwan and whatever. Both are nice, but insanely overtouristed. Japan especially. People are just fucking burnt out with tourists everywhere. Plus no matter where you go you'll have crowds of people from your home country pushing you out of the way to get selfies.

>>2709223
>China has a much larger language barrier than most of the traditional "first trip" locations.
this is a fucking lie. Basic Chinese is not difficult to learn at all especially if you stick to pinyin.
I think the learning curve to fluency is steeper than other languages, that's why people think it's difficult, but if you just want to have basic conversation and do tourist stuff it's about the same difficulty as any other language.

>>2712076
I didn't have the overtourism experience you're describing in Taiwan at all. Outside of Taipei I barely saw any other tourists outside of backpacker hostels. Even the chang kai shek monument was pretty chill. You're not wrong about Japan though.

>>2710521
So question for ya, if I intend to go to China and fuck around the countryside, stealth camp, and walk from village to village, what should my strategy be?

>>2712085
>that's a fucking lie
Who do you think you are fooling? If English is your native and only language, getting around Paris, Bangkok, or Mexico City will be significantly easier. Have fun with that in Beijing. I'm not saying you can't, it's just not as easy for foreigners
>just learn Chinese before you get there for your two week vacation, bro!
lol
lmao even

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My first trip was to China - Korea - Japan - China again trip when I was 19. And this was just before smartphones came about, so no translaters or anything. Computers of course available. Been 4 times back, but not with these alipay things. Always pay cash for everything.

Anyone saying it's hard are useless and just go somewhere else than /trv/. It's annoying, might take time, but nature is beautiful, tier 1 & 2 cities easy to navigate. If I had to take a train somewhere I didn't know to say, I would have someone from a hostel write it down. Nowadays smartphones make it trivial.

It has it flaws, but it is it's own thing. I like it. Can't say about the current situation. Would like to go back though.

>>2711185
Jackson, MS

The Woodlands, TX

Seattle

>>2712128
Too close to Houston

>>2711185
Tell us what your looking for. Mountain town? Desert oasis? Coastal?

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so far I've looked into museums, concerts, and cemeteries. don't really care about the parade stuff.

>>2711983
Music at Frenchman Street, gumbo, etouffee, po boys, and mufaletta.

That said, half of the point of nola is drinking so not being able to drink seems lame.

>>2712051
sounds like the only faggot is you

>>2711942
I've been in Rome metro area for the past three weeks (here now) and haven't gone to a single museum or paid entrance historical site. Honestly can't be fucked dealing with the hordes of Philippinos at the Vatican or Chinese at the Coliseum.

San Lorenzo for partying with locals, Trastevere for partying with tourists and erasmus types.

Get out of the city and go hang in the villages to the north. No tourists, beautiful scenery, nice people, and much better food. I won't tell you which one because honestly you sound like a cunt and I don't want to see you here.

Op here I’ll come clean guys - i was just trolling. I love Roman history and art. It’ll be the best week of my life. It was just a mere troll

By the way, I am transgender, if that matters.

I am NOT transgender but I did dry hump my friend when I was 12

>>2712052
let's go, you and me bro, tefl over there right now. zero hours finance call centre wageslaving here and i can't take another interview with a 50 year old toad of a hr woman

>>2712052
other options include
get a job that includes lots of travel as part of the job
get a job that allows you to work remotely (make sure that includes working in other countries)
become a contractor and then you can do whatever you want, e.g. work on a contract then take a few weeks/months off before the next one, etc etc
i have done all of those things

Bong living in Aus for 10+ years, take the working holiday visa, if your skills are in demand you’ll get sponsored by a company. Plus you can actually earn decent coin vs tefl jobs.

>>2710741
>avoid stds/getting robbed?
>Staying in the Candeleria.
lol, you could have picked a better place to stay if you wanted to avoid getting robbed.

but while around there, you could visit the quinta de whatever house that belonged to simon bolivar. the neighborhood macarena is nearby and also pretty nice. i think there are some historic sights on la septima and it's interesting to walk around anyway. you could also check out the emerald market.

>>2710329
>I don't think it's that people don't want to go there, but that the legal requirements for their salary is too high (for foreign workers it's something like 10x minimum wage). They wouldn't pay a foreigner that just to teach English.
It's only really asians that do this I think. Countries like Colombia just don't have the emphasis on education that east asian societies do. If you work at an elite private or international school you might make ok money but those places probably have high standards like wanting a masters degree or higher. Plus latin america doesn't have the learning curve asians do. The alphabet is the same and the pronunciation is roughly similar in most cases.

>>2702595
>>2706747
>>2706774
Thanks for the info, got my Bogota ticket, more of the trip planning is coming together. I love the idea of seeing small towns outside the city but can you get a bus between them without going back to Bogota, like from Salento to San Augustin to Ipales, or more potential midway stops?

I like the pics of this Archeological Park in San Augustin, wanna see a coffee plantation around Salento but don't know where to start, seeing a wild Tapir or some shit would be nice, any more advice on those kinds of things and how to get to them without a car?

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I want to visit somewhere on the Coast of Columbia, I am fluent in spanish but I don't know where to go

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>>2698488
What the fuck are you even talking about? Literacy rates in Colombia are higher than the US. You're more likely to find the retard you're describing in Chicago than in Medellin.

Public education is free and requirements for teachers are fairly strict. Plenty of public universities and SENA is a free, nationwide technical school. Even private universities are not so hard to get into/pay.