How many clothes (minimum) do you bring with you when traveling?
Not including the clothes I'm already wearing, I have:>7 shirts>7 pairs of socks>7 pairs of underpants>1 pair of pants/trousers>1 jacketI do laundry every 7 days.
>>2553800This is what I've learned from experience. Traveling ultralight only makes sense if you are planning to move around on foot a lot, and it always involves wearing the same clothes for days or weeks between washes. A weeks worth is not a whole lot, you can fit it in a backpack if you plan well.
>12 pairs of socks>10 pairs of underwear>10 t-shirts>2-3 dress, polo or flannel shirts>3 hoodies>3 jeans>1 pair of shoes>1 jacket>1 hat
1 pair of jeans1 pair of shorts5 shirts5 boxers5 sock pairs
>>2553728You need a minimum of one shirt a day in humid climates, if not 2 if you go out in the evening
Ranking travel youtubers1. Bald and Bankrupt2. Kurt Caz3. Gabriel the traveler4. Harald Baldr5. Vagabrothers6. Best Ever Food Reviews7. SerpentZA8. Psychotraveller9. PPPeter10. Shiey
>>2553698Yeah whatever faggot. I suggest you Google the symptoms of a broken spine, because you're about to tick all those boxes
>>2553698smug people such as yourself fucking suck
>>2549702Haraldo the gongo hunting goat whisperer is #1
>>2553698Thanks smugassholeanon. What's the gimble that he uses? Wouldn't mind one of those too.
>>2553698what a cunt
Whats your best travel rewards tips? Just took a travelling job for a year. How do I minmax my position? I'm thinking>Get an AMEX Platinum card>Get in a frequent flyer program>hotel rewards>TSA pre-checkAnything I'm missing? Will a year of traveling between like 6 cities net any rewards worthwhile?
>>2551652>programs are basically a scamI'm guessing if it's company travel he doesn't have a lot of choice in the matter, I'm thinking they'll book his travel but he gets to accumulate the rewards and it's gonna be one of the US big 3 or maybe Southwest, so why not try to take advantage as much as you can. >>2551767Almost everything in the US accepts AMEX these days.>>2553259It has lounge access. That's huge if you're traveling for work. You get to avoid the whole finding a place to eat at the airport or before your flight. Heck some of them have a shower. If you're doing it every 2 weeks the $25 you don't spend on food absolutely pays for the $600 membership. If you're getting per diem even better you can just bank that money and eat at the lounge. >>2554008Idk. SAN doesn't have a centurion lounge but I think you can use it to get into one of the other airlines lounges though flights are pretty limited at SAN. I personally have an Amex but not the high tier and a credit card from my bank that has like 3-4% off on groceries, gas and restaurants. I use it for those things. Amex is great for booking hotels. I feel like you get better service. I live in SD too but don't travel often for work but I think a lot of the posters here are looking at this like it's personal travel, it's not exactly the same. >>2554062Class upgrades imo aren't worth it in the US. Max flight time is 5 hours and that's only like NY to LA. You don't need to be in first class for a 2 hour flight I can put up with the zoo for 2 hours. What you want is lounge access. Just get an upgraded economy that includes wifi and a reward program that gives you checked luggage.>>2554113It's pretty easy to spend $10k if you put food and gas purchases on it.
>>2551623I get about $900 of value out of my card per year and the true fees are $200/yr. Only works if you pay it off in full every month though. Don’t accumulate interest or it defeats the purpose.
I have the sapphire reserve and it’s gotten worse over the last few years. Minimal flight options through their portal and they charge about 30% more than booking directly. Decent for hotels and rental cars. I’ve been using the pay yourself back bonus more than travel booking lately, gotten $500 in bennies using that
>>2554392>he doesn't transfer the points out to partner airlinesYou're missing out. The point behind the chase trifecta is easy point accumulation rather than actual benefit at a low annual cost. You should almost always be transferring your points to an airline account to then buy the flight with points on the airline's site. You usually get like 3 cents per point, sometimes up to 6 or 7 cpp instead of the 1.25 or 1.5 the sapphire cards get you. >>2554250>lounge accessIf you travel that much for work then sure, it may be worth it. If you don't though, then its likely never worth it and most people here don't travel for work. Even OP says this travel job would only be for a year. >>2554113The thing about team chase is: $95 annual for all 3 cards. Team amex however? Plat is $695, Gold is $250, Green is $150. Blue and Blue Pref are $0 and $95 respectively. So the cheapest trifecta for amex is Blue Green Gold at $350 annual, at worst it hits over a thousand dollars a year. It's really hard to justify that fee when the chase offer is so much cheaper for similar point accumulation rates.>>2551623If you use a free credit card or a cashback card, then you actually save money in the long run if you use cards responsibly.
>>2554392I use the Venture X and if I can't get the flight/hotel through the portal for the 3%-8% gains, I just put it on my card like normal through the airline website and then just use the rewards to pay back myself. Hotels tend to be much more expensive on their portal, while I can generally find the flights with a little finagling -- BUT it fails to book the ticket about 50% of the time.
Latin America vs. SEA vs. Eastern EuropeWhich kind of expats are best for each of these regions of the globe?
>>2553997Bucharest sucks, the rest of it is so Luddite and boring
>>2541955Rice and beans is very common in Colombia
>>2541934Can't tell if this is a joke, the boomer expats here are fucking degenerates>>2542020I really liked my time in nam, they honestly have the coolest vibe of the entire region, apparently visas are a bit retarded since covid though
>>2553979>Poland and its neighbors because it's fullIs it really that bad? Baltics/Slovakia too?
>>2553966Well all the pure stuff gets sent to the USA and the profit motive is all the same. If retards will pay the same regardless? Just sweet talk them and split the product up
I'm thinking about buying a last min ticket to Alberta and heading to Banff. Probably stay 3-4 days in Banff but wondering if its worth it without a car. Will I be able to travel to different sites/hikes without a car
>>2551448>. Choose propane, not butane!why
>>2551438What does the Winter Olympics have to do with anything
>>2554671Butane boils at 30 F, so you won't be able to cook with it if temps dip below freeezing. Propane boils at -44 F, so it works fine in all but the most extreme arctic conditions.>>2552813stop talking to the mirror, it's not healthy
>>2554671
I thought unicorn was so extinct, but unicorn live in Banff!
We used to have a TEFL general on here. Do we have enough English teachers to revive it? I'm about to begin my CELTA certification. What do I need to know?
>>2552336they were fine a year ago, now they're absolutely terrible
>>2552920Eh international schools don’t really pay that much when you consider a lot don’t pay during breaks. Also dealing with kids…doesn’t sound fun. If you have an MA and Delta you can make a better career at international uni.
>>2552912I love you guys so much when you give such thorough answers. Thank you based anon. I'll see what I can find.>>2552970What happened over the past year?
>>2552942Yeah it’s definitely worth getting an MA if that’s what you’re interested in. I’m not sure what that guy is talking about with teaching at international schools.
>>2552970How so?
I'm considering going on one these cruise liner tripsAny advice? Which is the best company?And package ?What's the best time of the year to go etc ?I simply want a holiday just to relax from work and unwind and fuck around Possibly meet some milf
If you can afford it, go with a cabin that has a balcony view of the ocean. Sunrises while at sea are fucking amazing. Would also tell you to pick a cabin in the middle of the ship, but not directly below the main pool deck area level.I've only been on Royal Caribbean and MSC cruises and have had great experiences on both. I think RC recently launched another gigaship, if the idea of a floating city appeals to you.tbqh any time is the best time to go. There are cruises everywhere for every season. I think my next cruise is going to be towards Alaska just to see that frozen wasteland.
I am interdast. Do transatlantic crusies really cost under $2000? Seems fishy to me.
>>2554641Cunard do them for £1000 one way, £1700 for a 14 night return. >>2554491That's a bit like saying "recommend me a book! best author? Paperback or E-book? What genre should I read?"They vary from ultra formal and luxury, party atmosphere, booze cruises, family, ultra budget etc. Then you've City cruises, beach cruises, glacier cruises, repositioning cruises, cruises to nowhere. Ultra expensive but all inclusive, cheap but nickel and dimes you.
Norwegian Cruise Line is pretty good for solo cruising. The solo cabins have a lounge and it allows you to meet other solo travelers. Sometimes a regular room will be a better deal than the solo rooms. The travel aspect of cruising is quite minimal. All the travel is setup for boomers scared to travel alone, but it can be fun. Lots of milfy swingers and young whores on cruise ships.
>>2554773>All the travel is setup for boomers scared to travel aloneBoomers are married and usually have families, that's why they don't travel aloneIf you had a s.o. you'd understand that
Heading to Peru at the end of October and first few days of September. Only have 7 days to play with, including flight time (so 5 days of being on the ground).I'd like to spend 3 days in Lima, half a day in Macchu Picchi, full day in Huacacchina and Paracas, and whatever is left I'd simply like to explore the coast. I'm going during day of the dead and have no idea if anything will be closed down. I'd really like to meet people while I'm here and make lasting memories and friendships.Is this realistic given the distance between Lima, Machu Picchu, and Huacacchina? Should I save Machu Picchu for another time? Are there tours or places you'd recommend? What should I know before going? What kind of nightlife can I find that doesn't revolve around getting drunk and going to clubs?
>>2539542Contact? I could show you few good places to eat and stuff to do. Also I can offer you a shower and a kitchen if you need
Also, we use the apps Cabify and Uber for taxi here. PedidosYa and Rappi for food delivery. You can use Cuponidad.pe to search for coupons for whatever too, I used it for restaurants, fast food and spa
>>2553157>You can buy ayahuasca at one of the booths in the market as well.I didn't know, but I expected that to be the case when you mentioned changa. The market was also one of the first places to look for those plants. In Perú a lot of them are legal. The problem is when you extract the active substance for direct consumption. It's because there are traditional uses for them. There are also a bunch of places that do it in pisac, but they're all hippy westerners or ripoff pricesI doubt they're actually Ayahuasca rituals. The actual rituals are done in the jungle, in places like Pucallpa, and they're pretty hard to find unless you get referred. So yeah Hippies getting ripped off.That's not to say there aren't shamans in Cusco. There's Huasao. But it's not something your average trip seeking westerner would do
>>2539542Peru sucks. Whole country is boomer, moldy, dirty, ugl. No frontier, nothing going on.
>>2553791This guy already bought the ticket. We're just trying to get the best of it.
What are your thoughts on Albania
>>2554652kosovo shiptars love bill clinton and all americans because they bombed serbian cities so that unironic terrorists (KLA) could seize power in Kosovoalso in response to other posts, albanian girls are indeed pretty hot
>>2554655>How are they trapped?Some countries don't consider Kosovo a real country so they can't get a visa, but I didn't realize it was just Spain and a few others
>>2553658How’s real estate there. I read it is open to foreigners. How expensive is it? I like the prospect. As someone who is from a country that’s issued a 5 year residence permit no questions asked Albania looks nice.
>>2553770I worked in a national park in 2016, with J-1s from Serbia and Albania. It took them two months to even start speaking to each other, but they ended up putting that Old World bullshit behind and becoming friends around the pool table.
>>2554405>public transit sucks in AlbaniaThis is a common theme for most Albanian travelers.>>2554463What a sad contribution. You've only shitted on someone who shared their genuine Albanian travel experience, with not one useful insight to share in rebuttal or response.
What’s the best city for hiking, music, art and being around a younger crowd?
>>2552562How long do you travel for? Do you have a primary residence anywhere?
>>2552216NYC women are all spoiled rotten cunts and the minute anyone moves here they turn into a giga bitch. Also they have plenty of options for rich chads so you will be competing with literally the best men in the world, plus there is a large pool of Blacks, fat dysgenics, old people, etc that skew the ratio up. In Europe there is a more higher concentration of attractive women who are skinny and well put together which makes the situation not as bad
>>2550675I want to fuck her in the pucci in exactly that position and in exactly that location
>>2552279unironically all my buddies i've met from pa have at least an 8/10 gf or main chick
>>2552559Domestic migrants too. All throughout the beautiful spaces of the American West, there are surplus of transient males, who move from place to place every few months on a whim. While it may be easy to catch a pretty girl's eye while she is vacationing with her parents in some mountain town and feeling rather mischievous, dating and establishing a relationship with a local girl is quite the challenge for a transient guy. Such a challenge that I have not met any guy who has succeeded in such a quest. "You gotta import em", my (transient male) buddy says when we discuss dating here in the Colorado Rockies.
would this be a cool/easy road trip as a white American man?
>>2554363Why pygmies?
>>2554492>why do I want to breed a race of short little wild bitchesIf you have to ask, I don't know how I can explain.
>>2554358Kenya. Former british colony, all the women speak english.
Anyway to get/carry a gun while traveling in africa?
>>2554358>best country in West Africamight as well ask which is the best turd in the shitpile. Nigeria is the most developed West African country, so it would be the most logical flight destination.
What are the cons of living in Australia
>>2554203The Australian levels for comparison.
>>2554035>>>2552194 (OP)>The people who run Australia hate Aussies.This.Though many countries are similarly afflicted.
>>2552292Kek imagine thinking it’s any different anywhere else. Only deiffentce from Australia and America is probably you make way less money in Australia and have no fucking proper guns lol
>>2554598I'm moving to Europe not muttistan.Even then muttistan has a bit more history and culture than Australia unfortunately.
>>2554189>>2554203UV index of 12 is typical at 8000 feet elevation on sun-blasted summer days in Colorado. I work full-time outdoors, 6 AM to 2 PM, and never use sunscreen. Wouldn't want to get skin cancer from that shit.
Ok I really want to go to Egypt for the usual stuff, the historical sites. I'd be planning on going for around a week. Not sure exactly where but based in Cairo most likely.I've never been outside of Europe before and I'd be a little nervous about all the scammers and what not there, I've heard and seen a lot of dodgy stories that seem to be unique to Egypt and much worse than similar countries like Morocco/Tunisia.So what's it like? Safe? Cheap? Public transport and taxis ok? Speaka the Eeenglish?
>>2553669here's your (You)
>>2553403Hmmmmmm this is what I was worrying about. I've had friends go to Mexico (only the touristy parts like Cancun) and they loved it. I can take SIR SIR BLEASE BUY SIR IS GOOD but harassment from the authorities is not something I want to sign up for.>>2553663Thanks. Anything to say about the previous post though? How are the people? The police?
Retarded Egyptian Muslim here, Ask me anything...هههههههههههههه
>>2553353Memeposting keeps threads at the top of the catalog until they can receive meaningful replies.
>>2553403>extremely paranoid...fits you, anon. Hustler societies are still worth visiting. Some people are rubes, and some are sharps. Rubes would do best not to visit hustler societies, but sharps would enjoy testing their wits against the locals.>plainclothes police will stop you for taking photosphotos of what? it's common sense not to go snooping around snapping pics of sensitive government facilities as a tourist. Even snapping pics of crowded markets can be sketchy, as many people do not want to be on camera. >it's like any other Third World nation, such as MexicoSupposedly, Egypt is far cheaper than Mexico. Both have kickass winter climates, though Mexico has far more natural beauty and topographic variation. Mexico has far, far more country worth exploring, with 6.4 kilometers of road per person, versus Egypt's 0.59 kilometers. However, the insecurity in Mexico means that few gringos venture off the beaten path.
Siem reap next week. How to avoid stepping on land mine?
>>2550997i dont get it
jungle burger and vlt are based
>>2547897get an insurance that covers it
>>2547897>>2547907Friend and I wandered into the jungle at Angkor Wat many years ago. We just walked off the trail and into the woods. Stumbled upon a ruined small stone building, smoked a bunch of weed and followed some section of wall or building half engulfed by the jungle back to the tourist area. 10/10 can’t recommend because probably dangerous in hindsight
>>2554742that whole area is literally the archaeological tourist park
I'm currently planning a trip to China and would be interested to browse some travel content.Unfortunately, the YT search results are filled with cringeworthy self-obsessed vloggers and CCP shills.Is there any actually an interesting China content out there?I'm thinking of something like SerpentZA before he went off the rails. More classy would be good too.
>>2553346Yes, I got both to work with my Wise card.You can't do "real name verification" without a chinese bank card which means you cant do things like order didi or takeaway.But paying in shops by scanning QR code (or them scanning you) worked fine, I only had to use cash on two occasions in the three weeks I was there.>>2553883lol I knew straight away you were talking about Beijing. Beijing != China. I didn't have a problem with smog while I was there, except for maybe Chongqing.
>>2551887I've been trying to become a ccp shill who creates youtube videos in china. hasn't worked out yet. but fingers crossed
>>2552263/thread>>2553539>>2553625>>2553868I just wish they had this dedication to do something actually funny or productive. Imagine a world where stolen spine trans drug guy spends the same energy on moderating /trv/. >>2553346This >>2554487, but also if you really hate cash, you can get a CUP card for free in most countries. Most capitals tend to have at least a Bank of China or ICBC branch that normally caters to Chinese businesses and students abroad. I had my new bank card in my hand in 5 minutes after explaning at a BOC that I was going to China on a trip. All apps, everything worked with that card. I only used an old phone to do the online banking, cause their online banking did smell like spyware, even if it wasn't actually spyware.
>>2553500Yes yes, this entire board is a conspiracy against poor innocent China.
>>2554627>NOOOO R/CHINA TOLD ME CHINA WAS BAD AND CNN SAID TOO!!!
