Why fly when gorgeous hills exist close to millions? 37.041741, -82.8857 - pic related the closest parking is ~37.045348, -82.874958
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>>2837349In June everything is bright green and birds are singing everywhere, it's lovely to sit in the national forest someplace far from any paved road and smoke/vape weed.
>>2838781if you bring liquid drinkable weed you can have weed anytime
>>2833173Grim. You need to get out more.
Going to dublin for 10 days, hows the public transit system there? and any reccs for museums, cultural spots, and touristy places?
>>2835403You do not need more than two days tops to do Dublin. Plan to leave the city and go elsewhere.
>>2835403Skip Dublin, hire a car, see Galway, connemara, and Co. Mayo.
Public transit in Dublin sucks. Be prepared for the bus to drive right past you even if you signal for them to stop (in Ireland you stick your arm out for the bus like hailing a cab).My advice would also be to leave Dublin.
>>2835403dude 2 days is enough....
GYATT
>>2832459Best breakfast buffet i ever had was during a 3 days stay in a Hyatt Hotel in Pheonix last year.Unlimited bacon, waffles, fruits, pancakes... I was eating almost nothing midday i was so full in the morning lol
hyatt is a fine hotel corporation
>>2832551ill tell ya hwyatt
I'm a Hilton guy personally.
>>2832550>Unlimited bacon, waffles, fruits, pancakes... I was eating almost nothing midday i was so full in the morning lollmao Based Fattass
Is New Orleans around Christmas / New Years fun?
>>2834954not diverse at all, it's like 90% blacks
>>2835523I travel to avoid that kind of people. The idea of purposely traveling to a non-white place seems like the opposite of fun.
>>2835560I don't like darkies much, but idk I like Louisiana as a whole. Drive through frozen drink bars. Cajun food. French American history. Swamps and gators. If I have to drive to Houston from FL for work reasons, I ALWAYS end my day and sleep in Lake Charles. I really can't put my finger on it but I love that state as much as my own shitty swamp state. It's not the prettiest state, but it's got SOVL.
>>2834951spoken like a true local who played too hard in the quarter after growing up in the streets as the one whitey around a bunch of nigers. Maybe that's too specific a callout. Either way for OP, this comment is probably right about 75% of the year.... as a non-local imo NOLA is the place to go to at the end of winter/ start of spring. maybe halloween too? I've only gone twice, recently during the summer, and back in 2020 at the beginning of March... based on experience, i can say without a doubt: do not go during the summer...Either way, these things aren't about where anyways. It's about the company you bring... or meet. Depending on your priorities, bring someone who is generally fun but maximize the trip by bringing someone who is not only fun but is generally a down to fuck around and find out type of human too. No friends or family? Only go solo if you're a down to fuck type of human, cause even you will find a fuck, my friend. Good food, live music, architectural sightseeing, graveyards, voodoo tourist traps, and deviant sexual encounters are year-round. ive never heard of nola having any exceptional xmas or nye traditions that would make it make sense when it'd be pretty much the same thing any other time of year... if not better any other time.
>>2834809Yes, still great Jazz everywhere. Great bars everywhere (don't forget some legendary hotel bars).
What do you think of parks like Universal and Disney?
>>2838791Expensive, short rides but some are fun. Better as a kid for sure. Unless you specifically want a specific theme area probably better to go to a dedicated theme park with real roller coasters and shit.
my mom loves travelling and i usually never want to go with her cause im either busy, relaxing or i just rather she save the money by travelling alone so that we can buy better food or nicer things in general. we are both argentinean and she is planning a trip to japan, which i am actually interested for, but i feel like a cringy weeb for being excited. Do you guys know any spots with cool animal stuff but no animal abuse? or an area with good seafood restaurants that are also cheap? im a big foodie too. I'm trying to learn the language so that i have a better time, but japanese people dont have an opinion on argentineans right?
>>2838529Nah, just put on a suit of serafuku and run with a toast in your mouth, you'll be forgiven
>>2838659That's explicitly against the rules I'm afraid. You will find multi-lingual signs in those establishments asking patrons not to wear swim suits. No one's gonna judge bodies in an onsen mate, we're either relaxing or deciding what to get for a cold drink after we get out.
>>2838672Do not soak the small towel in the onsen
>>2838705That is why you put it on top of your head to keep it dry.
>>2838676i have a problem that makes me look too femenine though, and people will know my genitals arent right, id rather not go just to not disturb others or get made fun of, i dont mind missing it though
Any other surf fags in here? where are you /trv/ing to? I'm pretty inexperienced at travel and want to go surf pristine beach breaks with minimal brazzos and israelis. Also general surf travel discussion welcome
Why don't we have a general for akiya homes? For people who got one, thinking about getting one, etc. Tips, tricks, general japan real estate discussion, whatever. Are akiya homes still cheap and available? Any good deals you saw recently?
>>2832362>Probably up there with /out/Pandemic remote work/lockdowns brought an insufferable quantity of REI urbanites to that board. Has the situation improved at all?
>>2824098Because they're fucking stupid for 99% of Japanese and 99.9% of foreigners.
>>2824976This. Rural America sucks, but it's the beneficiary of so much more welfare than rural parts of the rest of the world, which are just for poor pensioners to fuck off and die.
>>2835263Elon's Tesla Tiny House is only 6 grand (IIRC) and would be a much better investment, honestly. Only problems would be:>getting it up to Japan's earthquake safety standards>Obviously wouldn't be able to use it anywhere near a city, so the same kind of problem with Akiya homes I'm guessing the former problem could be ironed out with Elon's intervention though.
there's a guy on tumblr who posts about minka including his own, and occasionally akiya, but it all looks insanely annoying to repair and maintain
Taking a surf trip to Maui in December. This is my first surf trip.>How is the public transport? Will I need a rental car?>What's the board rental situation like?>Best surf spots for a beginner/intermediate?Also what's the best hostel there? Bonus points for private rooms because I'm an antisocial autist
>>2835862>tf>vassal of USA
>>2835868I always wondered about this, as a thought experiment. What would the founding fathers say, if I could go back in time and tell them the 50th State of the Union would fly the Union Jack?
>>2835977I have to admit, I've never really thought about it, but this was hugely surprising:>Hawaii became the 50th state of the United States on August 21, 1959.It seems so recent. The Brits were fucking retards giving up such primo territory. An Australia-tier Hawaii would've been kino. Not too knowledgable about US history and the founding fathers, but were they actual anti-UK extremists, or just 'muh libertarian' anti-tax grifters? Surely the idea of the """British Empire""" stil lhaving status on a Pacific Island wouldn't be so alien to them?
>>2832610Just because it's an island doesn't mean it's easy to get around, also I would say as most US states/cities you need a car.Surfing in Hawaii seems scary to me, I've only surfed in Tahiti, with mild waves, super chill.
>>2834813The islands aren’t all terribly close together. It’s a 1 hour flight from the big island to kauai.
Favorite places in Brisbane, Gold Coast, and QLD Australia?
The airport departure lounge
Depends what your interests are, what you’re looking for, how long stay, do you have a car etc. Elaborate
>>2836270Tropical Fruit World, about 15 minutes drive south of Gold Coast on the NSW side of the border. Just look for the giant Avocado out front.
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I'm taking a week off from work next week. I. need to get away from it all. Something beautiful and scenic. No budget, I'm going to treat myself for once. Only requirement is must be in the US and can't be in the middle of nowhere i.e. somewhere beautiful that has a city center I can stay around and nearby outdoors attractions (maybe within an hour at most). Open to any idea though. The goal is to re-juice myself a little even if it just means hanging in a new city and going to coffee shops to chill.Give me some ideas /trv/, feeling really up tight and just need to disappear for a bit.
>only one week offGet a load of this loser.
>>2838390a week? LOOOOLa heckin WEEEK LOOOL
>>2838390Oregon. Pick anywhere within the western half of the state and it'll look nice.
>>2838390Santa Barbara, CA>>2838392Any random Amerimutt carrying a gun can kill you at any time. And you're worried about fucking bears? Bears are bros.
>>2838434Oregon is the only pick here. Or if you can at least go to Canada highly recommend Victoria/Vancouver area.
I don't even like travelling. I think it's stressful and I get over-stimulated and anxious and I'm scared there'll be racism or I'll get food poisoning or whatever. I experienced none of this in Greece.I did, however, see the Parthenon without scaffolding. I cried at the Dionysos theatre. Got lost on my way to the Agora, and then ran excitedly hand in hand with my friend squealing as we neared the Hephaistos Temple.I travelled with a group of other classics enthusiasts, my Ancient Greek professor being our academic guide. We visited the incredible site of Delphi, and my heart exploded. We saw a giant rainbow at Mycenae. I ran the whole lenght of the stadium at Olympia (and regretted it). Walked the 999 steps up to the fort at Nafplio. Visited the National Museum; how I sobbed while looking at the grave stelae!Our final day, we visited Cape Sounion and stood at the foot of the hill where the Poseidon Temple was bathing in sunlight, my professor reading out loud a poem by Hjalmar Gullberg - a poem written about that particular temple.I don't know if I like travelling now, or if I just love Greece. Coming home hit me hard, like an actual heartbreak. I cried for days, feeling a hole in my heart like I was yearning for a lost lover. Idk. Luckily, Greece isn't lost and I'm definitely coming back.It's so strange, realizing - it's all real. Having studied ancient literature, Ancient Greek, ancient philosophy and art history... And it's all real, not just textbooks and pictures. Idk man, Greece really changed me. My heart is so full.
>>2837196have you visited any of the studios located in Athens or Thesaloniki? Studios are part of greek culture as well
>squealingfag
>>2837196I felt this way when I visited Greece, anon. I spent years reading the classics and all that and it is crazy to see how real it is and how you can enter some small two-room museum on an archaelogical site and see stuff of the same or better quality that is in the great museums in the US, Germany, France, and England. My life went to shit immediately after but I'll always remember that trip.
>>2837196Why would you post a photo with a tamarisk? They're one of the ugliest fucking trees in existence.
You have the bronze age - antiquity sites, the old churches/shrines, mountain scale, the sea and the weather (after early April probably through this time of year), the people, the graveyards, the families, the almost anarchy but not anarchy especially on the roads, the Greek music, the taxi scammers. Big fan, big admirer. Might try to move there some day.
I have a remote job based out the US but have to work with a lot of Asians & indians next year and don't want to fuck with the timezones. I already pay $2k a month for rent & food in the states so I figure I might even save money. Has anyone done this with a real corporate job? Not some swe drop shipping shit. Will I get bored and depressed after like 3 weeks or is this a good idea or too much effort? I am already a loner but i want to explore and live in random air bnbs in different cities and get mercury poisoning from sushi
>>2830393It required a minimum tax when they first announced it and some other fee's not sure if it got revised.> it's basically same thing except I can't get deportedOkay yes if you are actually too retarded to make a basic itinerary of some bullshit weeb things and keep your mouth shut about working abroad, yes apply for the visa like a good boi. Then feel like a retard at the amount of Russians working in hostels and coffee shops, who did the one simple thing of keeping their mouth shut.
>>2830380The Jap DN visa isn't worth it man. All that paperwork for 6 months and it won't lead to meaningful better access to accomodation or anything else, better off just doing what that other anon says. Just dip over the border after 3 months and come back. Taiwan is close and just as fun, get 3 months there too.
>>2830380You have to do it on the down low and make it look like you are just a long term tourist. The biggest issue is getting an apartment to rent to you without scamming you AND finding a place that’s fully furnished. Will you save money on rent? Yeah, but you are living in a shoe box and probably not in the heart of one of the bigger cities. Outskirts or suburbs maybe. Forget having a car, bicycle or E-bike is the best you are going to do. Learn the fucking language, for real. You will feel utterly isolated if you can’t. There are rental companies that specialize in getting shorter term apartments to gaijin, you’ll pay a bit of a premium for it but it eliminates language barriers and the risk of getting scammed. You’ll be better off getting a six month lease, eating the rent for a month while you fuck off in Cambodia or Thailand and then coming back. The DN visa is whack. The only thing that makes Japan even worth it for DNs is the fact that the Yen is in the toilet. >t lived near Fukuoka for 6 months.
>>2832361take ferry to busan instead of going to taiwan
>>2830380next time post this in the general
I stumbled upon this travel vlogger and I was watching her videos, which are generally joyful and upbeat, and I saw in the comments one person asked when she would come back to Kerala. Her response was "I don't think I'll ever visit any part of India again". That piqued my interest. Then I found this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfzO-AuAhsMI was saddened and deeply disturbed by her horrible experience traveling in India as part of a guided tour. As someone who has never been to India, I couldn't help but have a few questions:1. There were some good Indians who made her feel safe. Yet there were dozens, hundreds who harassed her. Why the discrepancy? Who are these gangs of Indian men who just stand around the beach or on the streets doing nothing all day long until they find a foreign woman to harass? Shouldn't the government or police step in to drive them out or put them in cells?2. Why do they want a photo with her? Do they want to jack off to it later? Brag to friends about a fictitious relationship with a white woman?3. Has there been any incidents where a female tourist was actually gang raped (full-on assault not just groping) by Indians? How many of these incidents are reported and how many are not?4. Apparently this isn't isolated to just white women, and not even humans. https://www.vice.com/en/article/india-gang-rape-monitor-lizard-animal-abuse/ I wonder if there is an undercurrent of male rage in India where men who have little to no prospects in life either financially or romantically find a sadistic pleasure in reclaiming a sense of power over the vulnerable and protected (given that the type of monitor lizard is a protected species, I'm guessing the choice of victim was purposeful). I'm not excusing them at all, and their actions are evil and unforgivable, I'm just trying to understand how systematically things can improve.5. Are there any efforts being done either grassroots or governmentally to address this problem?
>>2837643how you integrate lodging suggestions into saved google map direction?
>>2838254a Darwin award is presented every year. There are multiple entries and challengers.
I've seen these stupid videos. Everyone leaves them alone and then some 12 year old sprays paint on them and all the racism comes out and they have a fucking mental breakdown. Crying because they are used to living in a 0 trust society when even looking at a women can get you a prison sentence. I'm sick of my own race as a white person, honestly Indians can treat entitled women like shit and entitled whites like shit.
>>2838345>SAAAR THEY ARE BEING RACIST NOT STOPPING FOR PHOTO MAAM MAAM STOP STOP I NEED GROPE
My sister is one of those annoying liberal feminist cunts who will yell at you if you tell jokes, but even she would never visit India.>be me>make jeet jokes>poo in loo, send bobs and vagene, good morning saar, etc.>"Oh my god, anon, that's so racist!">whatever, go back to the kitchen>"Ugh!">discussing travel later>"I would never visit India. It's not safe for women at all!">tell her that sounds incredibly racist, kek
Hello anons.I'm flying to Madagascar next week, for a month. Semi-work related, but will mostly backpack around. I'm landing in the capital, will visit Toamasina, Saint Mary's Island, loop around the north and go to Nosy Be.Anyone been there? What to expect? How to prepare? What to see? I speak fluent English, Spanish and my native slavic tongue. Will I be able to communicate with expats/some locals? How dangerous is it in comparison to LatAm?
>>2835527> shot in the legby whom
I think this thread is over. OP went back home.
>>2834639Sorry anon, I lost the french friend's phone num lol. Forgot to check the thread as I got very involved in stuff back home.>>2835970Yeah I've been home for almost a month now.
Tanzania used to be considered one of the most stable countries in Africa. Now look at it. Call me whatever but I don't want to be around a million enraged Sub-Saharan Africans who can pop off at any random moment over the frustrations of existence.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOZJACfaLU0
>>2816795>>2828661Great thread, thank you OP. I saw footage of Lemurs jumping around in Ankarana National park last winter and got hooked.Are you going there soon again or was that enough for now?Is nature-wise unique or can I get similar experiences elsewhere - how special is Madagascar?How difficult and and dangerous is it to travel there, can you compare it with other countries you have traveled so far?Which modes of travel do you recommend: car or bus+ferry/local transport?Any other advice new thoughts about Madagascar now that some time has passed?
