Have you ever felt scammed when travelling?
>>2864835>doesn’t look impressive at allwhy are you so hard to please? do you have something like that in your backyard?
>>2864930>>Driving on the interstatewhere is that? i want to check it out for myself
Once. I stopped over at crazy horse monument in the black hills in south Dakota. I stopped by to see mount Rushmore on my way to the badlands and figured if see this crazy horse thing since it was right by it.It costs like $25 or something to get in, you can only get like a half mile from it unless you wanna pay for a scheduled guided tour, and the fucking thing is like 10% complete despite it being under construction for like 40 years. The only place you can walk around is a fucking museum of indian stuff and the history of place and a gift shop and a viewing area. While mount Rushmore is like $5 or less to park, then you can walk pretty much right underneath the thing and its also more famous. Pic related is what it will eventually look like, supposedly, and what it actually is in the background as of 2019. You can also see the viewing area just behind the statue which is as close as you're allowed to get.
>>2865021It actually started construction is 1948For reference mount Rushmore was built in 14 years
>>2865021>being under construction for like 40 years.it's nice to know that some things haven't changed
I'm planning a visit to Europe in September/October and I'm looking at Switzerland, Austria, and Sweden/Norway/Denmark. I'm choosing only one country not multiple. How do you guys budget for your daily spending outside of stuff you book in advance like flights, hotels, trains, and shows? I've only traveled to thirdie countries like Colombia where it's almost impossible to spend more a day than I do at home. I've tried looking on the internet and the answers were all over the place ranging from ridiculous like 500+usd a day in Switzerland to a questionable 50usd in Vienna. If anyone has been to one of the aforementioned countries roughly what did you spend a day? I'm traveling with my wife and she doesn't drink alcohol which I've heard is very expensive in those countries.
>>2864850>>Food and drinks are more expensive than lodging and airfareI know Switzerland isn't the cheapest place but what kind of lodging are you looking at? Basic bitch hostel or something? Not looking it up but a kebab or random sandwhich from aldi/lidl/local place should be maybe ~5 euros a full kebab basket might be ~8-9
>>2864850>>Food and drinks are more expensive than lodging and airfareAre you just jumping on the cheapest ryanair flight or some shit?
>>2864855I was looking at lower end basic hotels which could be found for 150-170usd a night. Since I'm with my wife I can't stay at a hostel but I don't want or need more than bed + bath + outlets. I estimated food cost based on eating out twice a day, once at a takeout place like a kebab or pizza shop and once at a nicer restaurant plus some extra for stopping for coffee/tea and going out for a few beers after my wife goes to sleep. I just clicked some random spots around Google maps, most kebab places charge 15-17 francs for donner, there was a place that had 12 franc doners but it looked like a dump. Even at an Indian restaurant curry is 27-30 francs. I was shocked beer was only 8 or 9 francs and it wasn't even American Pisswasser. Vienna was much more in line with what I thought a trip to a wealthy part of Europe would be. >>2864860I can fly round trip with a direct flight from Las Vegas to Zurich on Edelweiss air for only $552 per person. If I wanted to be a really cheap fuck and have two layovers they go as low as $511. I'm going off peak season in September or October it would be double that price in the summer.
If you're on a moderate budget, stay out of Switzerland. Everything is 3X the price everywhere else in Europe. The Austrian Alps can be expensive too. Kitzbuhel is very pricey. If you want to see the Alps, I'd go to Italy or France.
>>2864885I've heard the swiss have to smuggle groceries back from france it's so fucking expensive there. They hide them in the car at the border crossing to avoid paying the duties.
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.
Going to be in Milan for a week in late Spring for seeing senpai but already been a billion times, Como and St Moritz already covered. This time I'm doing a day trip to Turin. Anything noteworthy there? More into fashion and cool material to bring home than food. Other than Turin, any other good places within 90 minutes train from Milan for a day out? Bonus points if annual/seasonal events are on in May.>>2806612Based fellow Calabrese. There would be plenty of stories like this but my family's hometown has a cemetery where you can shine a light through the gaps between some stairs to see the remains of a deceased man... standing up, jaw dropped down. Last time I went they added/moved another corpse of a little girl near him. If you're visiting a cemetery (recommended to learn about your ancestors), it's worth a peek at any staircases you descend ;) Make sure you also go to Pizzo which is on the way to Tropea; there's a cafe/bar above the beach called Rafaello which makes the world's most delicious sundae peer-reviewed by myself (expensive but worth every euro).
>>2864653Hahaha, fellow southerner. I've since come back and wrote a lil about it here: >>2855401We actually went to visit Pizzo on our way back from Tropea! We stopped at Ercole, however, and I had a spectacular tartufo.
>>2864643I've been here for weeks, in part for the Olympics
>>2835964this is why nigs need to stay in africa, when you come from a place where you can sit in a grass hut all day and pick fruit off trees like an ape there is no need to do anything. Hopefully Meloni cracks down on them, I would think since she is in charge there would be less middle easterners and nigs showing up.
>>2864643I was there last weekend for an ice hockey game.
What happens here?
>>2863869Not bad, have a (You)
>>2863819Do Polynesians actually live like this, or is it just a facade for the tourists?
I've never even heard of this place and I have heard of a lot of countries. I'm convinced all the info about it online is AI generated. It just sounds fake.
>>2863893I'd agree if they weren't so thoroughly documented during WWII
>>2863890For the tourists. They usually go to church every Sunday in their nice clothes then have a MASSIVE feed after, cannot stress the MASSIVE enough, Theyre poor and large and hardworking communal people. In my country they pig out on KFC n shit and get into fights because theyre fobs fresh off the boat vibes g
I love moe and I love penguins, えらい!I'm even currently learning japanese to make easier my experience. What do you recommend me to visit? Aquariums, theme parks, themed cafes...etcI'd appreciate any penguin related experiences, thanks!!
Hi, I'm 19f and I'm getting out of rural Missouri to NYC by Greyhound bus with like 40 dollars in my pocket. Any advice?
Are you fat? Do you have tattoos? If not you can stay with me for free. In my bed that is. You don't have to let me fuck you but you're not allowed to wear clothes.
How do we think op is doing so far
>>2864739Low effort post gets low effort replies
>>2864427That is just about the most retarded idea I have ever heard. You will run out of money within 2 hours of being in NY. If this is a LARP this is a shit LARP.
>>2864427Come to St. Paul MN and be my live in concubine please (unless you weigh 300lbs).
I'm going to be in Buenos Aires for two weeks in January for a grad student exchange ...Is there any natural beauty or super cool thing you would recommend that can be visited in 1-3 days, over a weekend? I have like $45,000 debt racked up on a student line of credit so am on a budget, but can make sacrifices if need be Patagonia (e.g. Lago Argentino) is allegedly expensive and also far as fuck from Buenos Aires, so as much as I love hiking not sure how to make that worksame thing with the Iguazu Falls - it is in Misiones province which apparently has a large Polish population (cool!) but is remotealso, > tips on how not to get robbed for being a gringo
>>2848267>Two weeksIf you are only spending two weeks then don't waste it going to Jujuy or Patagonia for 2 days. It's not worth it. If you can extend your trip then yes a two week Jujuy road trip is worth it.Basically if you want a lttle trip away I would do Tigre.I can give you the number on whatsapp of the water taxi I used when I was there (otherwise you have to use the big bus boats which take a while). I had an air b n b and the owner let me use his kayaks (he lived near by) and it was awesome. My gf and I Just kayaked all night and looked up at the stars. Otherwise you can do guided kayak tours. But yeah weekend trips from BA are sort of limited.You could go to Montevideo or Colonia in Uruguay though And a third option is a tiny town like San Antonio de Areco.>tips on how not to get robbed for being a gringoComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2859302>how common is English?not common
>>2859302>going to foreign country>can't learn languageBurgers
>>2864186euro cope, I know you fags don't learn any languages other than your home country and broken English for travel
>>2850230your cousin got seduced by a hooker and made up a story about mystic voodoo powder that made him do it
>Last Thread: >>2856047Ayy lmao edition>What is this thread? Why are there two generals?/rcg/ was initially created as a way for the roller coaster enthusiasts on here to discuss all things roller coasters and theme parks. While roller coasters are the main focus of these threads (and the title of the general) there is also discussion on other theme parks, their rides, as well as the parks themselves and trip planning too. That's where /tpg/ comes in.>Can I talk about Disney/Universal parks in this thread?Absolutely! Disney/Universal discussion of all sorts including rides/resorts/dining/trip planning is OK.Park Crowd Tracker:>https://queue-times.com/en-US/parksCurrent and historical wait times tracker:>https://www.thrill-data.com/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2866193Where do you think that is? I agree for thrill rides none of the Florida parks have more than 2-3 elite ones, but there are still 9 parks so combined there are a ton. I suppose you could say Richmond, VA with BGW and Kings Dominion right there.
>>2866219Do those shits actually move now? I noticed at Forbidden Journey the only pictures that move are the ones that talk.
>>2866222Not sure but I hope kids today grow up with Bugs Bunny somehow like I did. He was all over Cartoon Network in the early 2000s.
>>2866228Which area?
>>2866276>Martin Short in brown face doing a bad Arabic accent pretending to be a scamming carpet salesman turned tour guide.Kek, didn’t think about that.
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.
>>2863445Netherlands, Denmark or the Baltics (especially Estonia) are good beginner countries in Europe
Wanna go to japan really badly + north western african coast, all the countries that go from senegal to Nigeria. Actually central africa also
>>2864595oops forgot the map
Long time no see.Doing half marathons next month in Timisoara and Berlin, summer in Croatia.Plan is to head back to the US for at least two weeks at the end of the year. Considering heading back to CO or renting a car and driving along the east coast.
>>2864784Also a weekend trip to Andorra if flights are cheap enough.
This summer I plan to visit Prague for 5 days then quick flight to Budapest for 4. Is there any advice about going to these places? Is English ok to get by with or should I learn some basic phrases?
>>2864729>Is Budapest better than munich overall?I think so, especially in winter. Best part of Munich is the English Garden, which is far better in summer. Budapest nightlife is also far superior, while also offering just as much, if not more, cool historical sites and museums
>>2864729Budapest is about 5 times better than Munich. No wait, 10 times better
>>2864738>>2864740Thanks. This Hungarian in /int/ saying Budapest is a poor shithole and depressed all year around. Made me think he’s just shitposting or poor
>>2864754Keep in mind, any country you visit is going to be completely different as a tourist compared to an actual resident. Usually the cheaper a country is for tourists, the shittier it is for residents.
>>2861593Bring your swimsuit, a towel and a slipper so you can dip in the thermal bath. The tower should be big enough to wrap around you since some saunas are naked only>>2861616Szchenyi is very expensive and overrated. It's 40 bucks per person. Go to Lukas. It isn't as busy and they have the sauna world for a bit extra. It's also free if you buy the Budapest card
Be honest /trv/, when was the last time you had a true adventure?
My last buddy adventure trip was in June 2018, when I quit my job in west Texas and ran off to Mexico with a coworker. We got drunk, drove like maniacs and almost got in big trouble a few times. Drove all the way down to the bottom of Copper Canyon on a whim, passed out in the hotel room, then hit the streets at 1 AM to see some guys with rifles dressed in black lounging around their pickup truck. They said "Good morning, Americans". The summer was also a lot of fun. I met some very tolerant, easygoing vagabonds and traveled around Colorado with them, smoking weed and chit-chatting the days away. A couple months later I returned south to the same place to lose my virginity with the chick who was my buddy's girlfriend at the time, kek. That was an adventure in and of itself, as the resort manager and his goons tried his best to get me thrown out of the park, but we kept eluding them with the help of sympathetic friends.But then I woke up in her bed and made a decision. I didn't want any girlfriend or travel buddies or drinking partners or friendzone bitches in my life anymore. I was going to cut a straight line across the path of everyone I met, refusing to let anyone pull me into their orbit. It took about three years to come to terms with this new reality, and then three more years to begin genuinely enjoying the feeling of total autonomy.
>>2864496Sounds like you had a great time and collected some stories to tell the grand kids
>>2864301I tried to illegally immigrate to Uruguay last year but no one would hire me and I started to get paranoid about losing all my savings and having to move back in with my parents and came back home after only 4 months.
Not for years, the world is so much smaller after covid. Nobody has money to travel, many destinations collapsed, borders tightened, visas are harder to get. And when you've been to most of the major destinations, well it becomes harder to plan itineraries.
>>2864698India and China have both relaxed visa requirements since COVID. eVisas are more prevalent than ever before. The world remains full of challenging roads that lead to spectacular places...but everyone's awareness of the world has become limited to the tiny selection of places that are trending on social media. Travelers, loaded with money but pinched for time, increasingly pursue luxury and relaxation in well-known places rather than roughing it on a venture into unfamiliar terrain. ADD brainrot has entrenched itself in the Third World, so you rarely feel like a superstar just for showing up as a white guy anymore. Many people still retain their natural curiosity, it's just more subdued. Plus side is, your social boundaries are respected much more than they used to be.
My fiancee works in healthcare and got a 2 year contract offer in New Mexico. It’s decent money for her but I’d have to find a job. COL is low…is NM really as bad as everyone says? Her offer is about 20 miles outside of Albuquerque. We’d probably live in the Albuquerque area. Are we making a mistake?
NM is amazing if you love the outdoors and have a good job. I live in Placitas and my kids went to private school grades 6 to 12 so alot of the negatives mentioned already (while very true) didnt apply to me
>>2864570No one in NM has a good job except scientists at the labs, lawyers/doctors, drug dealers, and business owners. There’s no middle class here
>>2864605Yes, sad but true. I'm the anon who lives in Placitas and it seems half my neighbors are retirees but the one who are working are: Sandia employees, small business owners, healthcare, lawyers and some public servants who are making bank on overtime (mostly police but one Rio Rancho firefighter I can think of)there is money to be made in New Mexico but the average local is too dumb and/or lazy to go for it
>>2864686>there is money to be made in New Mexico but the average local is too dumb and/or lazy to go for itI live in alamogordo and this sums it up pretty well
>>2864693>I live in Alamogordo I’m sorry anon
Has anyone here travelled here, and if so what advice would you be willing to share for someone who has never been before?
>>2864375If I can't climb up it then gtfo
Rabat was my last stop on a trip around the Mediterranean earlier this year. It was gross, crowded, food was mostly shit, and the service people were pushy and annoying. Also stayed in a really shitty hostel that had no closed window or a/c so you could hear the noise from the medina 24/7 and in the morning the room would smell like old cooking grease from the shops below. Since I'd already been to several other MENA countries I didn't find it that interesting and tbqh I wasn't super interested in the Maghreb in the first place. I've been through Egypt and India and found enough to be enjoyable in both those countries to not mind going back someday but not Morocco. Shan't be going back.
>>2864392>Goes to the most Europeanized, modern city in the country>Determines the entire country is shit and not worth going back toI spew a lot of BS on this website too so I can't judge. But FYI the street food in Rabat is fantastic.>>2864375Any off-the-radar recs within an easy transport from Cairo? I'm going to Sharm on Saturday but have to burn a full day in the city.
>>2864112Maybe straight sex with the hottest women in the world!?!?!?
A lot of crime, some very sketch places, terrorist activity in rural areas and occasional attacks on tourists. Notably unsafe for women. Very interesting landscapes, a lot of people hire cars. Egypt is fairly different to the rest of North Africa major destinations in Morocco are well touristed.
I'm planning to take a trip to Chicago possibly this summer. Does anyone from the area know the best pizza places in town? Or any other good places for food. Doesn't have to be fancy. Also, any other things you would recommend for fun?
>>2861553Get a burger at Au Cheval. Put your name in...might be a wait. Get drunk at a bar next door...go back and eat when you get a text your table is ready. For pizza stick to Lou's, Burt's, or Pequod’s...theres better but not worth the hassle to get to
>>2861553Deep Dish>Burt's>Pequod's>Lou Malnati'sTavern style (thin crust)>Vito & Nick's>Phil's>Italian Fiesta
>>2861998portillo is a fun place to stop by. there are also specialty hot dog places that are even better but not as fun
>>2862404>they're usually looking for deep dish.you can just get that at pizza hut, can't you?
>>2864636In what fever dream can you get Deep Dish at ANY Pizza Hut?Pizza Hut is just commercialized New York Thin Crust Pizza. Even when Pizza Hut did sell a "deep dish" in Chicago in the 1990s, it was just a thin crust with extra dough. Little Caesars did the same thing with their "Bigfoot Pizza".Don't get me wrong, there is "Detroit Style" deep dish that you can get across the Midwest, but that's not the same thing.Chicago Tavern Style is fun for birthday parties, but it's not the pizza that people visit Chicago for. You can order thin crust pizza anywhere in America and ask them to cut it into squares. You cannot get Chicago Deep Dish anywhere outside of the Greater Chicago Region. I've eaten at Pizza restaurants outside of the Midwest that advertised "Chicago Style" pizza, and even had the Chicago Flag in their parking lot. But their "Chicago Deep Dish" was just normal pizza with extra dough. I wouldn't have even called it Detroit Style, just normal pizza with more bread.If you live in Chicago and enjoy thin crust pizza, that's fine. But Chicago Tavern Style is just the same thin crust pizza you can buy in any major city, but cut into squares.If I had a friend from Thailand that was visiting Chicago, I might get Tavern Style for them. But for anyone else, it's Deep Dish 100%.
Doing a big road trip in the US mostly focused on outdoors shit but when I'm in SoCal I feel I can't pass up on LA so I want to spend maybe 4-5 days there.I want it to feel like I'm in a Mars Argo video or RHCP video and like the 1990s or early-2010s Lana del Rey vibes. Best way to do that? And just general shit to see and neighborhoods to visit? Any hidden gem hoods?
>>2859202What can you do in Phoenix?
>>2859202>come to Phoenix bro, it's just like LAsaid no sane person, ever
>>2859477This shit is so lame.
>>2859596Meth, mostly
>>2858452As >>2858482 said it's not a tourist friendly city. Unless you just want to do Midwestern rube tourist type shit like visit the walk of fame and the Santa Monica Pier and take celebrity stalker buses. Traffic is hell and the LA basin is about the size of the entire island of Ireland. It's best to focus on one specific area so you don't lose half your trip in freeway purgatory. The West side (all the beach towns except Torrance plus places like Culver City and West Hollywood) is the most convenient, especially since you will be traveling east during the day and west at night. Then there's central LA (Hollywood, La Brea, Mid-Wilshire, Koreatown) which is the most classic LA IMO. It's where I'd recommend but there's a lot more crime there than in West LA. It's not dangerous but it's dense and packed with hobos and junkies and shiesty folks in general. Central has the LAC art museum right by La Brea but Getty Center on the west side is a lot better and I'd say the best art museum I've been to outside of the Northeast corridor. I'd skip staying in the downtown area completely unless you want to watch a dodgers game and not get ass raped on parking or ubers since you can just walk down to Chinatown after the game. East of that is East LA which I would avoid, not because it's dangerous or anything it's just a drab central american ethnic enclave. East of that is the San Gabriel Valley which is my favorite part of LA but if you want to experience all that classic LA shit you're too far out and driving back and forth sucks. It's worth a visit if you're in downtown or something, the area has great Asian and Latin American food at a much lower cost than the west side and there's nowhere better to seduce a Vietnamese woman in America. I wouldn't stay anywhere in the rest of LA (Pomona valley East of San Gabriel, the San Fernando valley or 'the valley' in the North, South LA).
