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Can we have a China thread?There are a couple of threads about China right now but one is e celebs and shitposting and the other is about Mandarin.Sort of a general thread. Feel free to discuss China TRAVEL in this thread.>From here on is my personal questionsI have always wanted to go to china. I know it has a lot of negative aspects. Feel free to discuss those if you have actually had first hand experience. Negatives aside, I still want to go.Who here usd actually been to China? Where did you go? How was it?I am trying to plan a trip. 2 weeks minimum, 1 month max. I want to see the standard stuff of course. Beijing, Great wall, Xian, Teracotta warriors, and Shanghai.I also want to go to Yangshuo/Guilin and try and stay in one of the minority villages in the Longji rice terraces. Anybody have advice or experience?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>1621989“Varieties” would be more accurate because some of them really are dialects like the Hokkien spoken in Singapore, Taiwan and Southern Fujian are dialects to each other and not languages. The debate of what constitutes a language vs dialect is far more complex than mutual intelligibility especially with China which has a dialectal continuum.
>>1614665白酒 or "white liqour" it's a staple of Chinese alcohol and each city has their own take. 'Mao Tai' is a style which is meant to be both amongst the most prestigious and most harsh (it's like literally swallowing fire)
>>1614665how long were you there?
>>1621989You can say that about any language. Greek and English have the same origin. It's unlikely in the future though with globalisation.>>1621289I'm gonna be stuck in nanshan, shenzhen. How do i avoid the expat bubbles?
Any experiences with getting serious with Chinese girls?I'm wary about the whole helicopter parents thing but this girl I met is pretty independent and middle class (more dosh than me, nice car etc). She also has been raising hell with her folks because they want her to stop seeing me and pick some alpha Chang insteadAny advice?
Why did the mods wipe out every Thailand General thread?Your thread for:> ladyboys> Nigerian gigolos> prostitutes> brothels> go-go bars> "culture"> "beaches"> food> booze> temporary vacation "girlfriends"> sexpats> whatever else comes to mind regarding Thailand
>>1621556Just walk, it will only take you a few days, and you'll get to see some cool villages and nature on the way.
degenerate here. can any fellow degens lead me to some POV videos of a nightlife+sex session. Id love to hear stories but I enjoy the few videos Ive found on xvideo where they go around filming. But the ones that end in sex or massage parlors are all pretty lame and Im hoping someone here knows a good link or video. I cant take off to travel so I can only fantasize. please
Going to Bangkok next week, with family so no sexy timeAny fun things I can do in 1 day?
>>1621322lol I'm sure you could find one who will do it maybe even one who will want to.If you just want to see a black dude fuck a tranny it's probably easier to find a fellow traveler.>>1620749are you attracted to transsexuals or did you just fall for memes?
>>1617287Can you get by in Thailand if you only speak English?
>go to agoda to look at a hotel>$43 a night>search for same hotel using google and click the agoda link>$39 a nightis there a secret to getting the lowest hotel prices without all this bullshit? destination is taiwan if it matters
>farefirstthen>momondoalways go for farefirst, i've always found much better pricing on there
Also I'm gay if that holds any weight around this
>>1622428>farefirstabout $13 more per night>momondowon't let me click search button
>doesn't say dates>doesnt say name of hotel>just complains>cant click a linkit all checks out
First time travelling solo anywhere and I chose Amsterdam, I'm an Arab born and raised in the UK what are some things I can do in Amsterdam solo and what are some things to avoid doing?how likely is it for me to get fucked up/stabbed?
Amsterdam is like the one place you shouldn't do soloPlease tell me you at least booked into a decent hostel so you can meet people
>>1622432I picked a pretty good hostel in the middle of the city, separate pods but a lot of inhouse activities.did I fuck up picking Amsterdam? I'm not too worried about being alone, I'm more worried about getting jumped, I can always just get plastered and wander around to see where the night takes me
Hello friends, it is my birthday and I am travelling by myself in Krakow, Poland. Anyone want to meet up for a beer later tonight?
Also, I'm gay. Not sure if it matters.
>>1622302Would you be interested in meeting someone for sex? How old are you?
What African country has the best sex tourism? I'm bisexual so interested in holistic answers
>>1620982>>1621922>>1622034I have not been to Thailand but to save some trouble:>Addis is sprawl>Nightclubs are ok, mostly wealthier local carpetbaggers from Tigray>You will have to find hookers in the red light district, it will not be a challenge>Cheaper than Thailand but with 1 in 5 chance of HIV>If you're into sexually abusing the poor in Phnom Pehn but find it stale it's probably up your alley>Not much to do in Addis touristwise, the rest of the country with shit to see and do is staggeringly conservative
>looking up which african countries have legalized faggotry>all these places where gay men are jailed but lesbianism is perfectly legalhm
>>1622267if someone wants to be a faggot in Africa, Cape Town or Mombasa
>>1622237Most of the HIV epidemic comes from it passing in utero.
>>1622262Addis sounds amazing relative to africa. I guess I am going to Ethiopia next. How safe is the redlight district? Are locals amenable to hooking up or do I have to use pros? What apps do you use to hook up with locals? Tinder? How is the lgbt culture there?>>1622257Explain
Trains are a meme. Prove me wrong.
>>1621959Yeah they aren't as bad as you'd think and it's fun just hanging out the door, looking at the landscape. I didn't feel less comfy than on a russian train, excerpt for the bathrooms but they're filthy on Russian trains too
>>1622195Can confirm. Turn up ~45min before departure, scan ticket, x-ray bags, scan your passport, sigh at the scanner, show it to the bored border clerk instead, get a drink in the waiting area, charge your phone, then find your allocated seat on the train. 4 hours later you're in Amsterdam.
>>1622351What you're describing is what most people will do, I don't think "riding the trans-siberian" is usually understood as just riding straight from end to end.
>>1622415I've done it 20 minutes before departure, left work at 17.00 and got the 17.30 train to Paris. Air travel could be like that if it wasnt for all the numpties.
>>1622425It was worth it for me just for being able to walk off the train and straight out into the middle of a city, which simply isn't possible with air travel. Plus you get a *better* baggage allowance on the train than you would with a cattle flight.London to Amsterdam, direct, for thirty-five quid one way. I'm a convert desu
Hi guys,I am from Europe and will visit Calgary in Canada in one week. Could you tell me which places should I see and visit? I am gonna be there for seven days. I have already found few places, but maybe you know more.
>>1621906guy you are quoting here... to be fair I have enjoyed a brief trip to Vancouver and Vancouver Island/Victoria. It was a soothing an beautiful trip, but definitely a very American-Boomer-from-the-midwest-with-an-RV kind of spot. The rest of the country is sort of a big meh from me though, at least from what i’ve seen. No offense; the people I’ve met are nice, I just have other priorities when it comes to places that I’d travel.
I moved to Montreal from Brazil, although its a better city than where I used to live by many different parameters its still boring as fuck. Canada is full of old people retiring, feels like a dead city.
>>1621906You are talking like vast untouched stretches of beautiful nature in a safe high income country is a shitty thing. Are you an eastern fag or something?OP. You will have a blast. Go stampeding then rent a car and explore the AB/BC wilderness areas. The scenery is top notch. Rent a car and drive west. You won't regret it.
>>1622386its ok to live here, since owning a car costs nothing compared to renting one and you live close enough to hikes etc that you can drive to them easily instead of coming from 10000km away>>1621916yeah, im from vancouver island
>>1622386Thanks, what else would you recommend?
What are the best dishes/cuisines you've tried while traveling?I have to say that mine was Sashimi when we were dining at this sushi bar in Vancouver.
>>1620192Is this a croissant bread?
>>1620199It's fish pudding
>>1620207It looks delicious still.
>>1620192>yummy
>>1622418you stoned bro?
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My latest after getting back from Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan
Have you been/seen someone else be subjected to racism or prejudice while traveling abroad?
>>1614317Absolutely seething Juan, yet you still obsess over visiting London despite how it's gone down ten-fold in safety and no longer 'British'
>>1613549why the fuck would any eu country want to give privilege to muh white americans lmao, delusional
>>1609875>tfw black dude from LondonNever experienced racism in any other country apart from my own IN LONDON, Germans were great, Canadians were great, same with Turks and Spaniards
I've never experienced racism while I've been overseas honestly bros. Always been treated nicely.
>>1613190When did I say I was surprised, faggot? Was my post not relevant to this thread? Fucking retard.
Going to Dublin with the other half next month for 2 nights. We've had a brief look at the places we can go and see and we definitely are going to the Guinness Storehouse, the Jameson's Distillery, Dublinia, Oscar Wilde's old house and the small cluster of galleries and museums in the South Eastern part of town.Any other recommendations for a good craic?Also any insider knowledge of the place would be much appreciated, we already know not to go to the North side after dark but this could just be stories of stereotyping nature.
Dublin's tiny, just go out and you'll have a good time. Sounds cheesy but the locals are the best thing there..There's good pubs everywhere but I liked O'Donoghue's. Trinity College is worth a visit too.
>>1621965Yeah all I've heard off people is that they're really friendly, and we'll check it out.
Woahhhh, Pakistan looks like THAT?!
>>1621908>>1621885She hit the wall 3 years ago. She also dated/dating a Romanian gypsy.
Woah, Egypt is like THAT?!
>>1621715I would love to visit Pakistan if I didn't have to interact with all those bland vloggers who seem to be all over the country now
>>1622408How many vloggers have you met in your home country?
>>1622410I don't live in a place that gets a lot of tourists
Cubao edition.A general thread with information about travel/tourism, expat life, and even love/relationships. If you're lucky you might get some answers from people with prior experience. Don't post weird sex shit/insemination fetish fantasies. Also please read the post directly below this one for important information.Recommended link for tourism info: https://www.thepoortraveler.net/category/local/Previous thread: >>1610172
>>1621598Dude, there's nothing wrong with "going wild" but spreading aids around anywhere outside of africa isn't going to go over well anywhere you are. Men have less than a 1% chance to get it, while women have over 90% chance, from someone that's hiv positive. Stop derailing the thread.That said, if you tinder or go on date in asia or w/e you can run around fucking a new girl every night easily. When i was single i had girls with serious filipino boyfriends wanting me to impregnate them because they wanted a hapa baby.
>>1621952>date in asia >girls with serious filipino boyfriends I think the only thing serious the girls on that site have are some serious STIs. But hey... If you value quantity over quality you could probably fuck a different girl every night. You'd have to be a completely trashy person yourself who would stick your dick in anything that moves. I've had dates with many many girls here. Sometimes we would chat, I'd ask them if they would fuck me and they said yes, then they would show up and that wouldn't end up happening. Sometimes they flake out. Sometimes I don't want to fuck them because they don't look good enough compared to their jpg files on the internet or I just don't like them. I personally feel that if you would fuck someone you can't really stand to be around, if you would invite that person back to your room, you're a complete moron. With the time and money spent to arrange a bad sexual experience that will be memorable for the wrong reasons there are a lot of other things I could've did instead. But I guess a lot of people don't think like that, it's just "fuck fuck fuck" all the time.
One final thought, reality rarely lives up to the expectation of your fantasies. When it does you shouldn't just think to yourself "well that was fun onto the next!" Find yourself a girl that rides dick right, has a pleasant personality, and doesn't ask you for money. Even if you don't want to make her your girlfriend or wife you can keep her around as long as you're here and have a great time.
Do Filipinas actually have a thing for white dudes or is that just more of the "asians like white guys" myth?
>>1622403>or is that just more of the "asians like white guys" myth?It's this. They prefer black men, just like every other woman in the world.
