hey guysis bali any good?
>>2918815I love SEA, my wife and I are wage cucks and have a 1 year old so we only get a 2 week trip once a year. Grandparents love watching the baby, so we leave him for now. We normally invite a few friends to come along, but we do the itinerary first. Most people hate planning anyway.Because of the short trips I do a ton of research and planning, and we do the 'luxury' version of most things. This includes a few $200-400 hotels that would be $2-5k in Hawaii. SEA still feels like a cheat code to me vs going to Hawaii, Caribbean, or Yucatan. It's a good blend of safety, scenery, service, activities, cost, and culture. I'd love to take some much longer trips eventually. The only thing I can see getting sick of is worry about food poisoning and access to clean, high protein food and salads. I love the more chaotic cities as well. My favorites so far have been Mumbai, Bangkok, and Hanoi. I want to do a South America trip, just haven't decided on a location yet. Will venture more to Europe as well, maybe once my kid is old enough. Then we'll probably go to a few SEA places with him when it's easier and he can do more.
>>2918900powerful good vibes from this postbless the grandparents for their good nature
>>2918815I've been twice for 6+ months each time and I don't see myself going back for a while, not to SE Asia at least. India I would go back to because it's not boring, but SEA gets old after a few months of hedonism. There's a reason why it's full of gap year kids on their first trip away from home, it's easy safe and cheap. You can get a lot of stimulation but not much adventure. For a short trip like >>2918900 it's great and he makes a good point that it's better than most typical American int'l getaway destinations. Just depends on what ya want
>>2918900>I love the more chaotic cities as well. My favorites so far have been MumbaiKrishna bless u handsome kind man i love u
>>2919032I like how you're making fun of India but I'd love for a long grey haired indian to say to that to me.
Does anyone here do Tick box travelling? I want to know how it goes but I don't know anyone who does it. I could never travel in that style and wondering how you even make it enjoyable
>>2915126>>2915298>>2915383>>2915324this is so fucking pathetic kid you really need to get a life you bitter creepy incel>>2915382what a stupid asshole lol come one man
>>2915445this is just embarrassing to think as a fully grown adult. what a fucking loser guys on 4chan while travelling LOL>>2915817most pretentious cocksucker on this board honestly. this is 14 years old in 2006 level of edgy autism. thank god 99% of people don't think like this. absolute degen.
Anyone have any idea if/when it will be safe to visit Iran again as a westerner?
>>2913497Perhaps they are asking what enjoyment is there to be obtained. Why are you being such an obtuse nigger?
>>2916149I have a general rule that I will wait 5 years after a war concludes. I am desperate to get to Iran but I'm putting a line through it until at least 2030, unless there's a regime change before then (there won't be).Syria is getting back up on its feet and Iraq I hear is safe while being still a little raw
Is the average person really a supermodel over here or will I be disappointed?
>>2918676Everyone in Scandinavia speaks English. If you're not a native Scandinavian speaker, the natives will refuse to speak anything but English with you. And there are plenty of short and fat women here that will gladly jump into bed with tourists.
>>2918731Forgot to mention if your asking about women from another country you are a creepy incel and will remain so wherever you go
I'm confused - why is Finland excluded from this list? Are Finnish uglier? They're Nordic too right?>>2918740>>2918464>>2918463
>>2918914>They're Nordic too right?Culturally probably yes, linguistically no
>>2918463It varies but the women are hotter on average as most are not fat. Men are low in testosterone and have microplastics in their genitalia rending them meek and feckless. Feminine priorities dominate societal narratives while predatory congo carnivores rove the periphery of the shrinking blonde/blue school of fish.
I need to go to South America and drink ayahuasca in a jungle with a shaman and a rotating cast of expats who all had the same idea. Everything is arranged. I just show up, hand over a few thousand dollars, and spend a week purging and meeting God or whatever. There is a ceremony. There is a bucket. There is a man with a rattle. This is healing. I fly home changed.
>>2912574go to bolivia
>>2913828Both those posts are mine lol. I know egomania when I see it, and every single person who claims to have been healed by psychedelic drugs has an insanely exalted view of self, "I am the whole freaking Universe" basically.
>>2913692do you have an original thought of your own
>>2912594who is that fertility goddess?
>>2916993I don't pretend to be an all-knowing demigod just because I once had a revelatory episode while under the influence of a powerful substance. This is shy I don't want to trip with fucking normies, they all blabber on about their newfound superpowers like dude you're lounging around eating and shitting just like the dumbest nigger, stop pretending your consciousness is so special.
I'm at my wit's end. I've been living abroad for years. I barely ever go back to the US. My current bank account is linked to my dad's cell number, but his dementia is getting worse, and along with the time difference, communication with him is getting progressively difficult. Apparently you can't set up a Tello number if you are outside of the States. I have a google number, but that wouldn't be secure to use for 2FA and banks wouldn't use it anyway. I have no idea what to do. Other services that provide a US number will kick you off of you are outside of the country for x amount of days. Have any Americans found a workaround that doesn't require being in the US to set-up the initial number? I use airalo for my esim data which works great in any country I'm in (although iffy at times in Japan for some reason), but it doesn't provide a US number
>>2915543Do you have a better solution for long term expats to access 2fa? No? Okay.
>>2915553Yeah 20/mo for google fi? read the fucking thread
>>2915560I did read the thread and wonder if its brain damage or you're just born that way. You keep shilling google fi. Why would anyone pay $20 a month for it? Are you stupid? Anon never goes back to usa and hes been overseas for years. He pays $20 once and uses the cheaper more reliable local service.
>>2914751>Used to be they offered email verification, but then all banks switched to phone/app verification only.my credit union still does email. what fucks you is some credit cards dont ship overseas, and they all expire eventually. and app verification is easy and reliable if you have iphone. if you have android and you lose or break it you're kind of fucked though
Are you in Japan? Fly to Guam and get a number
My mother only parent doesn’t want to teach me even if she is able and has a car and won’t let me practice with the car am I just fucked I have no money for driving courses She is laying in her bed when I ask it’s a day off when I ask but somehow theirs always a excuse she asked the neighbors and her co workers she refuses to take me last time she said she couldn’t take me because it’s about to rain she went to Home Depot a after she said that btw do I sell hole on x to afford lessons
>>2918866you dont need to pay for lessons. buy a usb steering wheel and pedals and pirate an old racing sim
>>2918866Your mother isnt teaching you because she sees driving as independence and a threat to her controlling you. When you can make sure to move out.
>>2918866Can you bike/uber to a job and start saving up money for lessons? That's what I did.>>2918906This. A lot of moms have a weird compulsion that makes them try to turn their sons into gay NEET perma-babies. The Oedipus complex goes both ways.
Ask your boomer neighbor say you will clean hus gutters or sonic
the fuck does /o/ talk have to do with /trv/
>28 years old>wagie living at home making 70k>220k saved up, majority of it in investments, retirement accounts, crypto>live with parentsI am pretty dissatisfied with the wagie grind. I was abroad for 6 months last year in a program and it was some of the best years of my life. I really want to recreate this environment but living at home has made me to defferrent to my parents who want me to be a good betabuxer. I was thinking of getting a remote job (background is in engineering drafting essentially for reference), I have some hits but semi unsuccesful. My other option is doing a masters program in Europe just so I am "productive", but also scared of not having an income or just wasting time. However I do want to do it for the social aspect and the female aspect. Anyway, what path can I pursue going
>>2916989Baltics? Way better people? Lol. Lmao. People there are worse than the weather.
>>2916966>China, Taiwan, and India my rent was always below $150kek post your apartments in taiwan
>>2917756pic related>>2917501i didnt skimp on food, i skimped on rent. and i didnt do a first date every single day, i said even within the budget there was room for it>>2917518better than seamonkeys no matter how you cope
>>2916919>>At some point you have to put your dick on the table and tell people to get fucked. I live a maximally happy life on around $500 a month.Where? How?
Hey guys I’m the anon who lives on $500 a month.. I thought you should know I blew my budget last night fucking a tight little t-girl hooker. I plunged her pink bunghole like a clogged toilet. Railed her til the room stank and then again in the morning (she charged me extra). Didn’t use a rubber the second time and got some shit on my dick. And by some I mean a lot. A lot of tranny poop on my dick. I’m not gay though. She was born in the wrong body. Fortunately there are free STD clinics here because (a) I blew my budget as mentioned and (b) my dick and asshole itch a lot (she rimmed me)
First time going to East Asia, I'm so excited!
>>2918647Probably Typhoon Champi? This is why you buy travel insurance
>>2918693If you enjoy eating out then America sucks as virtually all restaurants serve 900+ calorie meals for everything. If you enjoy cooking then yeah, it’s very easy to have a balanced and healthy diet, assuming you understand basic nutrition (which many people, in my experience, do not)
>>2918639Your impression of East Asia will be completely different depending on whether China or Japan is the first country you visit.
>>2918878>Your impression of East Asia will be completely different depending on whether China or Japan is the first country you visit.Arr rook same, arr are same.
>>2918688The uk is a way better country than the usa but the USA is a lot bigger.
Has anyone been? Any intel? Is it worth it? Or should I just go to Dominican Republic instead
>>2913259I'm South Asian, for those wondering. Would that matter when traveling here?
>>2913259protip, book a hotel with checkin ready pills to get over your body distress due to the unbearable high humidyYou need to get used to breathing jungle reeking water-air and to sweat from parts of your body you didnt knew it was possible like from sweating inside your ears
What an insufferably miserable bitch. Imagine having to deal with this attitude on a daily basis.
>>2914227I grew up near Seattle...if youre not a burger just know Seattle is one of the most liberal parts of America Most of my childhood friends are absolutely fucking miserable We're all 33-35, most have been divorced or cheated on by their strong, professional woman spouses A couple have an heroed The only ones I keep in touch with are the chuddy ones coz they're actually cool and not miserable Progressives are MISERABLE all the time
>>2914223So this is a situation of >Person who has never had to work a real job in her life because she made youtube money off others who built a youtube channel>Is now worth a few million and will never have to work ever>Decided to go on several ridiculously expensive all-inclusive luxury cruises >Made videos critiquing the cruises and how much she hates them and the lobster had too much butter>Then blames all the poor critiques and failures on Capitalism, then makes a few more claims about how much she hates capitalismWould she not be one of the first people accused of Soviet Parasite Laws and tossed into the wood chipper by the Bolsheviks if her whole anti-capitalism fantasy ever came around?
>>2914305Cruse fans are functionally Disney Adults who found a way to do the exact same type of theme park vacation but since it's on a boat and they stop at Jamaica for a day or two, it's super serious adult vacationing! Otherwise it's the exact same thing for people who want to be babied and not think about anything and have it all catered to them. >Hotel is a super family friendly part time waterpark, theme park, with nightly shows all contained in one building. you never have to go anywhere at all.>Same buffet food, water slides, and coasters, >Screaming children in every direction, whole place was designed for families to not lose their kids, also send kids away to play and arcade rooms, or the water slide>They have roller coasters on the top deck nowThey are functionally the same kind of animal as a Disney Adult, spend the same money on the same kind of thing, presented the same way. But they think they are being superior and mature for doing it all on a boat instead of a theme park in Florida.
>>2915627There is a cutoff age thing.Kids fucking love Disney World at age 5 to about 12 or so, then it's embarrassing for them to be in the annoying baby park infested with strollers everywhere and cartoon mascots.Age 12-20 Disney is boring kiddy shit, they want adult stuff with guns and action!21-ish and after it okay to like cartoon kiddy crap again so they love Disney and seeing all the characters they liked at age 7. Add in parents not grasping their 14 year old child is not 5 any longer and might have different tastes.
>>2914223Miserable cunt who hangs out with equally miserable people. Also mandatory tips on cruise ships are the most jewish thing I've heard of.
For those who immigrated. How do you feel? Do you regret it? What made you move other than work and family?How long did the procedure take?I've spent my entire life in the same area. Looking for something new.
>>2914968I also want to do this, I have lived in the same place for 32 years. Anons is it worth it or does it actually suck? Would you just prefer to travel vs. living in a different place?
>>2914968I lived in Taiwan for most of the last 20 years. Don't go there. I have significant kidney damage, heart valve damage, and two strokes because they do the same shit as China -- substitute cheap industrial chemicals for "expensive" food oils in order to make huge profits for the poisoners, then their medical system gaslights you into thinking that your medical problems don't exist.For example, I went in to see one of their quacks in August 2022 and he told me my kidney function was "normal". I ended up in screaming agony from what turned out to be gout in February 2023 and was told that my blood uric acid levels were ridiculously insanely high. I later found my test results from August 2022 and they were even higher when I was being told that my kidneys were just fine and there was nothing to see here.Similarly, when I had my second stroke, I went in to the ER, was told nothing was wrong and was given a baggie of Tylenol, and was sent home. I had to fly to Thailand to get a diagnosis, by which time it was far too late to do anything to treat the stroke.And here's my story about my post-exposure rabies treatment: >>2914057tl;dr Taiwan sucks, don't trust the fuckers, pick literally anywhere else in Asia, but really the only place you can trust is Japan.
>>2918178>gets brushed by a bat>armchair doctors and self-diagnoses himself off of cdc bs>hey doc i really want this bullshit vaxx>sorry champ you dont need it>but i want it tho>sorry>i'll pay it myself>ok fine>gets jabbed>gets fucked up for the rest of his life from it>blames the doctor
100% worth it. I make 5x in the US what I would have made in Canada.
>>2914968> For those who immigrated.i stayed for a few years in spain, it was pretty rough to do it legally, and I am an EU citizen kekthey had a system in space which is fucked up, more likely setup like this to defer people immigrating which is understandable.for example, to get a rent: you need an ID card but you cannot get it without having a place to stay KEK
Making this thread so y'all can talk about your favorite travel experiences and recs.So far, I've been to Mexico, Chile, France, Japan, Korea and China, and I'm thinking of going back to Europe later on in this year. Places I'm interested in:>Portugal>Spain>Italy>Greece>Brazil>Sweden>EnglandAny thoughts? My budget is about 6k, and I speak english, spanish and french. My interests are food, culture, sightseeing, art and women. Thanks.
>>2911058>SAR the AI told me to use number 4 for key value sar not Ranjeshs fault!
>>2910723Italy is genuinely on of the very best cunts to visit. Plenty of beautiful cities, incredible museums, varied lovely nature, you really can’t miss. Love Greece as well, and Southern Spain is very nice too. I don’t know why would you ever want to visit Sweden though. England is pretty mid as well imo, but the British Museum is quite incredible.
>>2918457Italy looks like an African shithole
>>2918459Mind telling us which shithole you are from, /pol/ virgin?
>>2910723my most fun trip has been to florida, 6k is more than enough for 2week stay
I'm going to Croatia this month. What should I do there?
>>2914154There are many interesting museums there at least. It has the most museums per capita out of every major city IIRC
>>2917066Museums for goycattleSelfie museum, museum of broken relationships, museum of hangovers
>>2914152Split is kinda mid and Dubrovnik is a tourist trap. There is cool cliff diving spot in Split though. But I would go to Zadar and small towns on the coast. Makarska was my favourite. Also beautiful mountains close by there.
>>2917147Yeah obviously I'm not interested in those sexhaver museums. Not relatable. But the history ones are interesting
Plitvice Lakes National Park looks beautiful.
It could be anything—a tourist spot, a place to stay, a restaurant, an amusement park, junk food, a festival, etc. Field doesn't matter! Please let me know if there's anything that blew you away, somewhere you'd love to visit again, or something you'd highly recommend to everyone.
I like how happy the Indian convenience store workers are when I , a white man , show up ,I dont know if its white skin or the chance to speak English or if japs abuse them but they seem quite happy in my presence.
>>2918765If you're looking for an affordable inn with an indoor bath, there are places where a room for two without meals costs around $100 (though I've never stayed there myself). Fubuan charges around $200 per night; all the rooms are detached houses, and every room comes with an indoor bath or a semi-open-air bath, so it offered great value for the money.
>>2918801They always try to speak English to me and I reply in Japanese. No Ranjit I'm not here to serve you.
>>2918765Since it’s a hot spring entertainment city, I think families with children and couples can enjoy staying there for a few days. Or you could take a trip from Beppu to Yufuin and Kurokawa Onsen.
>>2917273In addition to Tokyo, Grand Sumo tournaments are held in Osaka, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. There are also many regional tours. As a result, sumo wrestlers spend half the year away from Tokyo. During that time, only injured wrestlers remain in Tokyo.
Went to Tokyo for 8 days 2 years ago and loved itGoing to Japan next year, this time for 2 weeks and planning on booking hotels for 2-3 locations throughout the trip, preferably at least one urban location and one more rural out there location
>>2915311Once you have visited all the pilgrimage sites in Shikoku, you should go to Okuno-in on Mount Koya to report to Kobo Daishi and express your gratitude, saying, “Thank you for watching over me and keeping me safe throughout my journey.” This is the proper way to complete the pilgrimage.
>>2907513>one urban locationOsaka is the "True Heart of Japan"; would highly recommend going; 0 tourists and Western culture hasn't really reached it. If you have been to Tokyo, Osaka is the antithesis you didn't know you craved. Expect the best eateries you've ever been to, and the warmest people you've ever met. You WILL stand out as a white person, but just roll with it and enjoy it, be the life of the party wherever you go and I promise you you will have a fucking blast.>one more rural out there locationThere is a remote town called Nara that time simply forgot. It feels like straight out of a Gibli movie, not just how it looks, but how it *feels*. I'm not a religious man, but I swear, there is something about this place that makes you feel like the boundary to the spirit realm has never been thinner. Only downside: you definitely need to speak Japanese here, not fluently but probably N3/N4 at least.
>>2918627>Osaka is the "True Heart of Japan"; would highly recommend going; 0 touristskek
An extreme obsession with Japan— "Japanophilia" —is typically driven by underlying psychological needs such as identity formation, escapism, social alienation, and compensatory coping mechanisms
>>2907513Why don't you go to the Sea of Japan coast?
