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Previous Thread: >>2057822Copypasta FAQ:>When will Japan open to tourists again?We don't fucking know. Tokyo Olympics are now! No tourists! No spectators!>Ok, but seriously, when will Japan be open to tourists? Give me an estimate.WE DON'T KNOW. Prime minister Suga doesn't know. The CDC doesn't know. It's the blind leading the blind.>Is Hiroshima+Miyajima worth it as a day trip from Osaka/Kyoto?Not really, it's too rushed and you should probably just stay the night there.>How do I travel by public transportation?Install the "Official Japan Travel App">"Dude what should I see in ________?"https://www.japan-guide.com/https://www.jnto.go.jp/Solid general guides - sights, sample itineraries, pre-travel considerations, etchttps://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1fmfaySQHmojbRGKWCwRecq6Ln1Bb2Xdh&ll=35.67928012473078%2C139.68638283648374&z=12Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2070887Don’t you ever long for your home culture or something?
>>2070889Not enough to want to move back home permanently. A short visit every couple of years is enough.
they're going to announce the reopening date at the closing ceremony of the olympics
>>2070864>i-it w-wasn't m-meRetard
>>2070946These are my only posts in this thread, mouthbreather:>>2070420>>2070829>>2070830>>2070864
TEFL GeneralIs anyone teaching? Or did covid send all you burnouts back home?
>>2070907You must have some sort of radar for noticing tall people because I felt like a fucking different species towering over everybody.
>>2070912It does depend where you go, and its directly correlated to wealth at least for the older people, young chinese are all pretty tall.
>>2070654I'm sort of glad I got rejected from JET this year, seems like a complete shitshow at the moment>>2062970Which are the best TEFL agencies to apply through? I only applied through JET and half assed my SOP, going to take it seriously this year. Mainly want to teach somewhere in the far east, so Japan, South Korea, Cambodia etc.
>Left UK at 24 years old since couldn't see much of a future there.>Been doing it for about 4 years now in Hokkaido. >Good/easy job, only 30 hrs a week.>Not chain school, gaijin owned so don't have to deal with Japanese work culture. >Pay's not astronomical but cheap housing, food and utilities balances it out.>Plenty of free time at work and only 20 mins cycle away.>Learning Japanese has been really difficult but I'm getting there.I'd recommend TEFL to anyone. I've had some of the best years/experiences of my life here. My only piece of advice would be to learn the native language ASAP. I sure wish I'd started sooner.
>>2070944What agency did you go through?
I've done some international travel, but never really done much domestically. Pic related is all the states I've been to.Looking to explore the western half of the USA. Where do you guys recommend?
>>2069321I live in AZ and NY, in my opinion the only places on the west coast worth visiting are the ones literally on the coast. The rest of it (Alaska, the Sonoran Desert, Rockies, PNW rainforests) is only worth it if you're gonna take a roadtrip, camp, or go around with people there, and only if you're mesmerized by that landscape (after living in the desert I'm tired of it) as opposed to going to the towns in the area, which to me are urban sprawls with nothing much to do. On the other hand, the cities on the coast are all unique and are worth the visit. Do your own deciding about where sounds the most interesting and you'll probably have a good time.
>>2069321>Where do you guys recommend?Staying on your side of the country, we don’t need any more eastern seaboard city dwellers coming out here and complaining that things are too quiet and that there isn’t enough diversity.
>>2069653>whore mother drags you around from state to state while she works as a lot lizard blowing truckers for $5 a popSo accomplished at the age of 2!
>>2069382Arguably the worst state in the union.
Western half of the US? I'd have to recommend Hawaii, if you can afford to do it right.
After multiple years of working soulless office jobs and losing any sense of fulfillment, I’ve strongly considered doing seasonal gigs for different locations around the US. Do any anons have any experience or are currently doing this? I’ve done summer camp gigs in the past but am considering doing other temp jobs like state/nat’l park gigs, ski resorts, hotels/hostels, and ranches. Bonus for free room and board.I’m aware that the jobs aren’t paying top tier, but I’m stingy with my money anyways and have a healthy 60 grand saved with no debt in case shit hits the fan.
>>2069935I tried to do something like this, but with the oilfield. To make a long story short, it was awful and I would never do it again, especially coming from the office. Just a word of warning to office workers who might be tempted to jump right into something like this.
>>2070629It seems to be a common trend I’ve noticed with oilfield work, so that’s something I’ll avoid. I’m contemplating on working between ski resort/Alaskan fishing/forest or national park jobs.
>>2069864Yeah I had a friend who did this. You find jobs with seasonal contracts on some website I forget but they’re super available. He traveled all over the USA doing this shit and met his girlfriend doing it
>>2070647I just get the sense that fishing and forestry are more or less the same as the oilfield. That’s why I mentioned it.
>>2070672was it coolworks?
>gamble with enough money to pay for room and expenses>5 on red or black or odd or even>spread 4-5 $1 bets across the table in the center of 4 squares>if you double your money, take it back to your room.>repeatFuck slots.
>>2070880is this guy making craps look more difficult than it actually is?https://youtu.be/T6i5SkIn2VY
>>2070922Betting pass/don't pass with full odds is extremely easy. There are a hundred other complicated bets with worse house edge you can learn but you don't need to
>>2070923I just learned from my roulette experience that it's best to learn what options you have available.If I was only playing odds/evens and red/black I wouldn't have come out ahead.
>>2070937It's just probability my man, don't be a rube
>>2070938I finally made it to the end of the craps video and he said lowest risk strat for killing time is just to play the pass line.
I thought Berlin/Barcelona had the crown,but i keep reading about Hamburg lately.Im interested in a city to get fucked up with my mates,meet some whores but also have some nice places to visit during the day.Price is also a factor i guess.
>>2070113i thought blue light district was where you find tranny prostitutes
>>2069860berlin for sure has the crown when it comes to sheer druggie degeneracy. it's kind of memeworthy at this point. attracts too many foreigners, posers and genuinely insane ppl.hamburg always had very strong party culture in a drunken whoring sailor type of way. but more importantly we stil lhave a good club culture without the strict doormen. also less fetish shit and less open fucking which is actually a good thing imothis all of course fucked due to memerona. there are some decent illegal parties going on in run down industrie areas but yeah I would wait at least a year if you want to experience the night life. if it actually comes back
>>2069872I had Swiss mushroom burgers tonight. Deeelicious!
>>2070113Blue is gay, green is tranny
>>2069860>Germany>Best anything in EuropeDear god no
I would put Asheville and Burlington on the list
>>2070424>cities>population: 400
>>2070844I came here to say Charlottesville.
>>2070853Mackinac Island technically only has a population of 500 but it's always bustling with activity.
>>2070853>"city" in USA>pop sub 1000>WTF SO GAY AND BORING>"city" in Japan or EU >pop sub 1000>HOLY SHIIIIIIET WHAT A COOL SMALL QUIET TOWN WHY CAN'T I LIVE HERE!!!!!
Middletown, CTGreenville, SCOgden, UT
What country has the best and most scenic roads to drive?
>>2062580This But people in montenegro can't drive worth a fuck and you'll have to watch out for heards of goats
>>2067631>>2067786Wild Atlantic Way is good it also connects to the causeway coast in NI which is a pretty good drive in it's own right but much shorter
>>2066948not him but I live in an african nation (america) and I'm also afraid of savage black people
>>2068418got a collection of other lovely places?
>>2062551The best I've done was the Croatian coast road. Great views, decent drivers, and decent quality road. Made going up the coast pretty fun on its own.
burgers: how do you get drugs to your travel destination when flying? I'm going to a destination wedding for a week and I'm staying too far away from a resort to confidently purchase drugs out there
>>2070931Have them shipped to your hotel
Put them in capsules in a vitamin bottle
What travel card do you guys recommend?
>>2070854You don't get two complementary cards?There isn't much difference between MC and Visa, they're usually accepted wherever credit cards are accepted, in contrast to Amex or Diners.
>>2070859>You don't get two complementary cards?Really no point to use anything but a Charles Schwab card to avoid oversea additional fees + a normal card. Been traveling for the past 8 years with work and pleasure domestic and international. There really isn't a point to having too many cards. There also is basically no point to card juggling for the average anon despite what biz tells you about 'tricking the system'.Collecting points to get a free or low cost vacation abroad is unlikely, you're almost always better off shopping around for budget airlines or accepting a flight layover to drastically reduce the costs for the most part. Example is an upcoming trip to denver I have coming up, through my card I would have to exchange my points for a ~150 dollar round trip flight via points or... I could simply book a 65 dollar flight via Kayak. The value of points drops drastically after your first introduction rates and point bonuses. The most think I keep points racked up for is upgrades, club access, or loyalty shit.
>>2070860I like to have a secondary card I can put somewhere separate in case my primary card gets stolen/lost, but to be honest any kind of free credit card can fulfil that role.
>>2070861Yeah which is why I have a Charls Schwab card + my normal bank CC. I have a Chime prepaid debit card usually stuck in the bottom of my suitcase with about 250 bucks on it, which works overseas fine. Use to do USD but swapped to a prepaid debit card as it was just easier, I don't get points on it but what you're saying is more in terms of emergency funds.
>>2070865Big fan of CS debit for cash-only places but I just open dozens of cards over time for sign up bonuses. There are a few keeper cards out there, the amex Hilton aspire gets you way more free shit than the $450 fee for example.
What's your worst airplane travel experience?Mine was sitting next to a Chinese man who sniffed his nose every 10 seconds, for 11 hours. I almost lost my fucking mind, it was never ending sniffs. Blown your fucking nose, it drove me insane
>>2064395Don’t act angry don’t act like a pussy. Turn around and say “Stop it”. Hold the stare and give the mother a kiss, and return to whatever it is you’re doing. Personally, I’d be playing the classic final fantasy remasters on my PSP.
My wife always sucks my cock when we fly.Last time she wouldn't do it.That piece me off pretty bad.
>plan a flight from MAN > DUB (with pre-screening) then LAX with gf, sounds good so we don't have to fuck with customs later>flight from MAN gets cancelled due to weather, whatever>get routed down to LHR and put in a hotel for free overnight>next day, airline didn't tell us shit where to go even after talking to them the night before>run between 3 different terminals until we get to the right place>flight to YYZ, power sockets didn't work so ran my phone down watching films and waste time>get to YYZ, staff are confused at our weird detour so far, they check us in on a flight and pay for seats together with gf>get on flight to LAX, just kidding we fucked your seats, you're at opposite ends now>have to shit next to a kid who wants his dad nearby, i'm sat in his seat (??)>swap seats with the dad, flight attendent says we can't do that because there's too many babies on an aisle now (????)>fuck, whatever>kid screams all the way>get into LAX at 1am>uber to hotel and die for 12 hours
>>2070882>swap seats with the dad, flight attendent says we can't do that because there's too many babies on an aisle now (????)Weight distribution
>>2070910You're extremely retarded>>2070882It's because rows will have 4 oxygen masks in rows so there's enough for one lap infant plus three seated people, you can't have another lap infant or there would be 5 with 4 masks
Please discuss where cameras worsen or better a travel experience.For example: is it worth it take yourself out of the moment to take pictures to help you remember the experience later or is it better to simply take it all in on the spot?
Thoughts on GoPro? I don't really care about photography but I like how small and durable it is. I just want something to take random videos and maybe some decent pics of myself for dating apps
>>2070350You're better off just getting a newer phone+case. Trying to use a GP for a point and click/short film camera is just asking for a waste of cash.
>>2070138Don't worry. You didn't do anything new or unique, I promise. Tell me a city you visited and I bet I can detail your exact itinerary. Probably even find carbon copies of your photos on Instagram with the same cliched poses as the rest of the retards.
>>2070357Spend about 12 days in Shimontia hiking to and around Yokokawa mountains, and a fair bit of Niigata's prefecture/coast line. Didn't get to go to Sado island like I wanted but oh well next time. Met a few friends there and had fun working in some small inns.
>>2066869>>2067460I got a little Olympus half frame point and shoot and I'm really looking forward to brining it next time I'm in Europe. Seems perfect for bringing a little more character to the food, interior, street shots I'd take on my phone otherwise.Took my DSLR on a few Europe backpacking trips and it wasn't really worth it since I was just doing tourist things in the day and hostel shit at night, not dedicating time for anything serious.
Your thread for:* "they're finally opening up / no they're not" arguing,* "I just want to see historical sites BTW where do I find hookers" cooming,* "help she says she's pregnant wat do" desperationing.* "I impregnated dozens of teens" LARPing,* "you disgusting pigs just can't satisfy a white queen like me" roastieposting, and* "Duterte sucks open the fuck up" ranting.
>>2070815Only sluts on tinder or any virgin qts?
>>2070816Don’t they get mad when they pull out your phone? Is it usually the first Ike you fuck them you do this or have you usually done the deed a few times?
>>2070816I can’t imagine all girls are happy with the picture taking lmao, do you even ask them if they’re okay with you taking a pic and filming or do you just do it and how many films you got? Have you ever gotten an STD from these sluts since I assume you go raw
>>2070235When do you usually pay the guy? After you fucked the girl or before or does he come with the girl?
>>2070836It's a mix. Lots of scammers, some hookers, but mostly girls in college or working>>2070838It depends. Some have said no, and I respected that and didn't film. If she legitimately got mad, then I'd probably just kick her out>>2070839Only go raw with 'nice girls'. Never had an issueHow many films? MANY
Well, which one /trv?
>>2067549>4 wheels is nice while moving slowly in linesHow colossally fat are you?
>>2068559How many supplements?
Two wheels good. I’m old enough to remember when wheeler suitcases were the new cool thing. Imagine lugging a 50 lb suitcase by hand through a modern airport.
>>2069988clearly you've never had the luxury
2.The best suitcases are the type that can be converted into backpacks.
