I'm going to be in pic related soon. What are some things I can do, or things nearby that aren't Disneyland?
>>2630240I guess you could do Yosemite instead of Redwoods, either or, but I wouldn't attempt to do both and LA and SF in a week. And I kind of feel like Yosemite is worth its own trip, which can be combined with other Sierra Nevada sites like Mono Lake and Bodie or Tahoe. Some roads and trails in and around Yosemite are closed in the winter and early spring, BTW.I agree completely on avoiding the culturally enriched parts of LA. They're shitholes. Seal Beach is probably the nicest beach town that's still close to LA since its just over the border in republican Orange County they don't tolerate aggressive drunken bums or the constructing of encampments. I like going there, its noticeably more pleasant.
>>2629611Anaheim? Nothing there except Disneyland and rich inheritance YouTube 'stars'
Beach blvd and ball road has the hoes
>>2630349I just realized OP said "soon". Yea, he shouldn't do Yosemite in winter. They got a fuck ton of snow last week. Half the trails won't be open until summer. Stick to the coast instead.
Inyo Countyhit up Pahrump to fill your tank
>white foreigner goes to some country, speaks the local language and SHOCKS everyoneDoes this kind of stuff happen IRL?
>>2630035It really does depend on the language. Assuming you have no one to teach you daily, Imo get a uni text book first and grab the foundations. Start to branch into books on reading, listening, writing, vocab, and speaking when you’ve discovered your innate strengths and weaknesses. Get the workbooks too. being more attuned like that will help figure out your learning style and desires in the over-saturated landscape of language-learning software/websites. It will also give you more tools for critical thinking to create new sentences on your own and bridge the information neurally.
>>2630225Thanks for the good advice, i was talking specifically about japanese.
>>2630225> figure out your learning styleThis is the correct answer. This is how you narrow down the resources you’ll actually use.People laugh at Duolingo because it advertises itself as the ‘easy way’ to learn a language. All it is is glorified flashcards. Flashcards are an essential part of the learning process, but they can’t be the only tool you use.The formula that’s worked for me repeatedly is as follows: first, do entire Michel Thomas audio course (or Pimsleur) for the language (you can pirate these). Being comfortable speaking comes first. Step 2 has a lot of parts: find 2 or 3 YT channels at beginner level which cover grammar and colloquial speech. Spend about 30 minutes every day listening. Yes, every day. At the same time, crunch as many flash cards per week as you’re comfortable with to build vocabulary. Choose vocab words specific to situations you think you’ll be in. Fuck learning colors and asking about people’s interests. Be realistic: you need to learn how to order bubble tea from cute baristas and argue with cops at roadblocks. Most important is SPEAK every day. Fantasize conversations with women. Translate Disney songs in your head and sing them out loud. It’s tempting to just crunch flashcards as it’s easy and tangible progress, but one word in your active vocabulary is worth ten in your passive memory.Step 3 is find people you can speak with. I’d start this when you’re at ‘advanced beginner’ level. If you live in a city you can probably find a weekly meetup group for your language. Otherwise there are plenty of websites for language exchange partners. I’ve been experimenting with the TeacherAI program; I wouldn’t recommend it in its beta phase but I do get a lot of value from it.
>>2630337Skritter is great for learning characters.
The real problem is that they'll assume you must know their language because you can say thank you, hello, and order some food, and then strike up a conversation.It's more jarring to them when you've learned how to perfectly recite, "I don't actually understand your language, sorry."
Any other "danger" travel guides that don't have all the baggage of antisemitism?
>>2629467And how do you pretend to sell it. You must think you are some tipe of street thug, gang life rough boy who knows all the people on the hood
>>2629059Wtf is wrong with antisemitism? Didn't know Lord Miles hated Jews but will start watching him now. If you don't see Jews slow genociding their millenia-old enemy, you're not paying attention
>>2629059Bro I am Jewish. Stop being such an effeminate bitch. We largely kind of suck. Do what you want to do and don't be afraid to be (((anti-semtic))).
>>2629059>that don't have all the baggage of antisemitism?fucking cringe. fuck kikes
>>2629499>>2630477It's not that there's anything wrong, it's that OP is tired. Even if you agree with a belief, it doesn't mean you want to hear it all the time.
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I'm going to Chicago in about two months, staying for a weekWhat is there to do other than the pizza and visiting this thing?
>>2626979Not him, but do Lou Malnatti's for pizza
This is a relevant thread to post this. I'm a 29-year-old shut-in with no job, no friends, lives with my parents, doesn't leave my home, and am currently in the deep south. I have 8k saved up and was thinking of spending 1k of it on a trip to Chicago, because I've always been interested in the city. Part of me thinks pushing myself into the social deep end and forcing me to interact with people in a city will "break" my social anxiety and forced isolation, and encourage me to try to better myself in life. Do you think this will work?
>>2630044traveling solo definitely makes me more willing to talk to people because im excited to be out traveling. basically in a really good mood. going to touristy nature spots has always been the best for me. because everyone is also really happy yo be there so everyone is pretty positive to talking to other people. dont think itd be the same in a city. I complimented some guy's shirt in a McDonald's the other day in Chicago and he was almost startled that I stopped to talk to him.
>>2630044Do it. Experience something new. Take it from another shut in. You're gonna like being somewhere new and different.
>>2613292Advice is to download the divvy app, the bike trail running along the lake shore is extremely fast on an e-bike and super enjoyable. Most underrated part of the city would be Northerly Island Park, very secluded, as well as Lake Shore East Park. Also cannot recommend the botanical garden enough. Also the riverwalk is a nice walk at sunset even it’s packed.
Heading to Egypt for a week. Going to be there during the first week of Ramadan. Any weird etiquette to follow for foreigners/non-muslims during this time? It’s a bachelor party trip so not sure if there are any good nightclubs to visit or we might just do all the partying at an airbnb? Also, what is there to see in Cairo and Alexandria?
I was in tunisia last year during Ramadan, only a handful of restaurants were open during the day, and they were in touristic streets. People were tired and quiet. You may want to avoid eating snacks in public during the day. Shop owners were reluctant to sell me food during the day. Not the best moment to visit a Muslim country.
>>2627428>going to a Muslim country known for its history and distinct lack of cosmopolitan appeal during Ramadan for a stag night......
dunno but Jordan was a scamfest shithole and people told me Egypt is worse
>>2627428dunno what to expect with ramadan but was in egypt last fall and it literally is a country with rich cukture and heritage and an arabian population hellbent on running this into the ground, rude , scammy (always begging which I thought was odd since muslims are so proud) but damn the ancient sites re a thing to see
>>2627428Just don't eat and drink in front of them during their fast. Night life in Cairo is exquisite but you'll need to dig quite a bit. There is a lot to see in Cairo alone. So it's either explore Cairo entirely and forget about Alexandria, or immediately visit Alexandria once you visit the pyramids and museums in Cairo. Egypt is definitely an experience and you won't get enough of it on the first trip.
What some weird ass places in the US?
>>2620535Santa fe is an over priced shithole and could not possibly be farther from "based"But visiting the rezs along the Rio Grande Valley is interesting, there are some weird churches & rocks & shit
>>2609842How would the average Little Britain resident react if they were forced to watch the TV series Clockwork Orange-style?
Round lake NY, a tiny village of Victorian homes all close together
>>2609746Point Roberts, WA is cool. I can't confirm, but it's speculated that, due to its isolation, around half the population is in the Witness Protection program.
>>2609551We also have the largest collection of historic american firearms tbf
So I’ve gotten a bit of a history bug and love battlefields (I visited Gettysburg As a kid) what are the best places to visit in Europe regarding ww2 is Normandy worth visiting? What about museums? I love a good museum. I would also be up to seeing anything from the Cold War or WW1 like checkpoint Charlie, or trenches from the western front.
>>2627273Unbelievable that people as thick as you survive into adulthood. Your mum must physically spoon food you each day to keep you alive. I'm not being a cunt because it's 4chan, I'm being a cunt because people like you who know fuck all should learn that it is better to say nothing than say something stupid.You actually think there are no war museums in the US? As if military museums are some sort of niche. New Orleans has a WW2 museum that is 3 times the size of the IWM London and that is just dedicated to one war. You need to get out more, the IWM is literally for children
>>2627096Literally anywhere. Every single place has WW2 history behind it.Belgium and France were mentioned as densely packed. You also get a WW1 bonus with that. Wrecked and rebuilt cities are a dime a dozen. Rotterdam, Dresden, Warsaw. Poland also has Westerplatte, Wolfenschanze and the concentration camps.
>>2627096>what are the best places to visit in Europe regarding ww2Consider thishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXy9xEv8S5Q
Patton is buried in Luxembourg, visit him, along with 100’s of his men Near by is a fantastic museum detailing the battle of the bulge. You can also visit original foxholes dug during the battle
>>2627096Not really worth traveling to if you're not in the area, but along the Rhine in the Netherlands there's a few memorials, a museum, and a few grave sites. There's a museum about the airborne operation "market garden" in Oosterbeek where I loved to go as a kid. The area is quite beautiful with nice walking routes that go past places where heavy fighting took place, like a church with tons of bullet holes in them.
>23, autisitc, no drivers license, always lived with parents, etc>Accepted for International University abroad program to africa this summer and able to book flights together with other students for $2000>Want to visit my discord friends in UK, find tickets that would take me both to my abroad program AND UK for $500 less>Mother insists that I couldn't handle traveling alone and should visit UK later after gaining the experience of internationally traveling>Mom insists that I can't handle traveling alone>Counter argument with the fact that I have flown in the US and don't have to go through customs in the specific airports I chose, nor do I have to get visitor visa>Goalpost shifts to 'you would have to get a hotel' to 'you would have to buy food' to 'do your friends want you there?'I feel overly coddled and I want this breath of freedom. I am tired of feeling dependent on them and every reason she gave felt retarded and insulting. Is it REALLY that more difficult to fly internationally?Is the UK really that hard to navigate? I'm autistic but im not ignorant of sketchy places or taking cabs.
>>2629304> no drivers licenseStopped there. Many will say it's your moms fault for not wanting you to go,but do you even have a job that can pay for the expenses? To visit discord bongs? Lol, but if you do go to the UK check out places.
>>2629304rape that bitch lmao
>>2629304Your mom sounds like my mom did. She wants to protect you and has convinced herself that by shielding you from the world she is doing that. She is just making you weak and depedent. You do not make someone safe by making them weak. You should go.It's not hard to travel lol especially in western europe.
It's up to you how your mother treats you. I was happily doing my own thing about to move out in 2020 before covid ruined it (fuck canada), and now I'm stuck at home still at 27 until I'm finished with school. Exposed my mother to be a narcissist cunt, only cares if you're trapped with her, not about me or my future just trapped like a housepet. Look up shit about narcissistic mothers, if it reflects your own experiences just GTFO ASAP.
>>2629334Never go full retard
Previous >>2592991>How to get thereCheck here if you are on the visa exemption list.https://www.vietnam-visa.com/vietnam-visa-exemption/If not you can apply for a visa here, it is fucking easy, they literally don't want anything else just basic stuff and you will get it in a few dayshttps://evisa.xuatnhapcanh.gov.vn/web/guest/khai-thi-thuc-dien-tu/cap-thi-thuc-dien-tuDon't trust other sites, this is safe and secure>What to seeThe limit is basically sky high, from nature to night life, banging chicks, everything is avaliable>how to roam aroundThe cheapest choice is to use the app called Grab. Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>be me, oldfag>trying to fuck this dumb girl half my age from app>blow her off when we're supposed to meet because I've got plans with another less retarded chick>try to get with her again later, she laughs and blows me off>sends me a pic of her with another guy to make me jealous>he's a zoomer with the broccoli hair
>>2628172Owari da
bros, I didn't think it would happen, but now I'm here my inner 'cong has been unleashed. Can't stop thinking about tunnels and spike traps. what do? I'm just here to enjoy the food and culture.
>>2627850Works on my machine
>>2629841>what do?I think you already know
Any recommendations for Tucson Arizona? Things to eat?
El Colorado, SON
>boss bitch got cucked>male dog grins a huge stupid grin as his bitches struggle and writhe on his dick
>>2625572I had good tacos from Fito's near Vail. The city is mostly a dump near great nature.
>>2625572drive to vegas for a night if youve never been there
>>2625572>Any recommendations for Tucson Arizona?1. Get the fuck out of that shithole2. Go up Mt Lemmon or something
What the point of spending tens of thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours of flying time to travel if you can just get on of these for a couple thousand? In just a few years you will be able to travel to the arctic or Sahara desert while being in your living room. Allready now I see no point of traveling to japan for example if I can just watch a 4K footage of someone walking through Tokyo while eating sushi from my local Asian.
>>2629332>guys I have seen the Eifeltower on real, look how special I am :-D Bro you could just have typed Eifeltower 4K on YouTube with your apple vision
>>2629167I know that this is bait, but it is sad to think there are people who seriously think like this.
>>2629373Anybody that damaged is no longer a person, so not really.
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>>2629167Fuck off klaus schwabb
How is the Dominican Republic. Thinking about doing a couple weeks next winter. A few days in Santo Domingo, and the rest either in Las Galeras or Las Terrenas. Not into the all-inclusive Punta Cana thing.
I'm just looking for another LATAM country to check off, while chilling on the beach and in an old colonial city or two. Panama and El Salvador are also on my radar. I've been to Mexico multiple times, never on a resort. I've done Nicaragua and Colombia so I'm not totally new.
>>2628014>NicaraguaTell us about your trip anon. I’ve been curious for awhile but people here just brick wall me with “it’s shitty Costa Rica” whenever I ask.I’m particularly interested in Granada and Lake Nicaragua.
>>2627832>Terribly rude people and they shake you down for every dollar you have. What really pissed me off was them letting vendors INTO the resort I was staying at to sell their stupid beads bracelets and other junk, literally barricading you on your way to dinnerHonestly this. The beaches in Punta Cana and Zona Colonial in Santo Domingo are beautiful but the hustle culture with trying to get as much money from tourists is so annoying. Like I'm trying to chill on the beach and not buy your shitty trinkets. You want to sell you overpriced rum, Mamajuana (a drink), cigars, and all sorts of over priced bullshit. It made going to the beach way less enjoyable for me desu. It was worse in Punta Cana and didn't deal with it much in Santo Domingo
>>2628102Granada was pretty nice. Your typical Spanish colonial city. Lot of boomer expats. Didn't feel sketchy at all. Ometepe, the big island on Lake Nicaragua was great as well. Really laid back with hippie kind of vibe.The main problem with Nicaragua is the tourist infrastructure sucks. Managua is a shit hole but you'll have to fly out of there. The chicken buses are cheap, and they'll get you to where you're going, but its kind of a clusterfuck. Especially going in and out of Managua. But I liked everywhere I went aside from Managua. >>2628281I figured that from Punta Cana, which is why i was looking at the Samana Peninsula instead which is supposed to be more laid back. I had my fill of Caribbean touts in Cartagena.
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German here, help me choose my next US trip:(BEACHES)>Galveston-Texas>Miami-Florida>Myrtle Beach-South Carolina(Sight Seeing)>Washington D.C.>New York-New York(Random aka "Real America")>Columbus-Ohio>Phoenix-Arizona>Oklahoma City-Oklahoma>Wichita-Kansas>Bozeman-Montana
>>2626643Everyone telling you to stick to the East Ciast is retarded. Go west young man. See the desert. There's nothing like it in Germany.
>>2626643Miami has good snorkeling / scuba diving in Biscayne National Park.New York is a shithole these days.Everything except Bozeman in your random list is kind of shit. Try West Virginia (New River Gorge National Park, Monongahela National Forest) or Maine (Acadia National Park) or Minnesota (Superior National Forest, Boundary Waters Wilderness) or the Pacific Northwest for real American scenery.
Or if you want to see desert, Kaibab National Forest (Arizona), Zion National Park (Utah), Chaco Canyon (New Mexico), and the Mountains of the Moon (Idaho), are all good choices.
do less of the beaches and "real america" and>find a national park with your preferred landscape>find blm land around there>rent an offroad-capable car and camping equipment>drive around on old logging roads or offroad and camp in the middle of nowhere>explore nature without a bunch of other idiots clogging everything upbeaches are full of fat people who dont cover up enough and random shithole cities get boring quick.
>>2628575if you want to go to one of those smaller cities with nothing going on, try and find a seedy bar (often theyre "private clubs" that will give you a membership basically for free so they can stay open longer) and get drunk with locals. they tell you their life story and opinions and they will be your best friend for the night.
>Romanians summoning the most powerful forces in the universe to cook mamaliga for their blushing bride>Swagmen from Estonia telling all the pretty girls stories of the old world >Mexicans rizzing with the power of their native blood and spanish nobility>Vietnamese building hammocks among the trees for their beloved>Americants seething because their 30 years of work experience is completely uninteresting to the new world>Know Thyself or perish, taxdog