Any fellow 9/80ers out there? How do you make use of your 3 day weekends? There are lots of cheap flights where you can fly out on a Thursday and come back late that Sunday. My biggest problem is you can end up close to $1000 on a weekend trip after your $200 a night hotel and car rental and its hard to justify the price
>>2631585I don’t travel anywhere unless it’s for 6 months. I don’t understand anyone who travels for a two weeks let alone a few days. Imagine going somewhere and having the joy and bliss ripped away from you after 72 hours and forced back into the horror
>>2631606you didnt even try with that one man
Easter TripLondon (2 days)Amsterdam (4 days)Mainz (4 days)Brussels (2 days)Ghent (1 day)Home. Hey, heading for an Easter trip. Recording with my old band in Mainz but looking for good spots in Brussels/Ghent. Going to Unboxxed in Melkweg, Amsterdam if anyone has been to it. Been to most cities before but mainly hitting up galleries.
>>2628602Don't mind that other anon OP, he's wildly exaggerating. I do agree two days there aren't really necessary tho, just do one and use the extra day to visit Bruges. In Ghent you can drink some beers at De Dulle Griet, but I'd definitely drink at least one jenever at Dreupelkot. Tons of tasty options there. Visiting the castle Gravensteen is neat, but kinda underwhelming imo.
I am probably one of the few people who have never had that bad of an experience in Brussels, and I spent a couple of months there. The worst are the beggars and weirdos, but just ignore them. It depends on what you want to do in Brussels. 1 day should be enough to see all the major landmarks and maybe a museum or two, but visiting the European Parliament or Atomium (I don't recommend the latter) + the Parc de Cinquantenaire might take longer since they're a bit out of the way. Brussels is fine. I walked through Matonge at 1 am and nothing happened to me
Hey, late reply. Only going to Brussels for the Bruegel. My fav painting is there and arriving 8am and out by 6pm.Onto Ghent.
>>2631566Hoping not to get my arsehole pickpocketed on the way. Only really hitting it up for the painting (Fall of the Rebel Angels) but hope it is alright. I'm not some turbofag spunking at the EU Parliament.Arrive Ghent about 8pm and will dump my bags. Club recommendations? Fancy a badwan.
>>2631567You're going to miss out on seeing the Grote Markt, that's worth an hour or two, also manneken pis and Delirium Cafe
I'm an Europoor that will be living in Washington DC during the summer.What are the best things that you can see there and in cities and states nearby in the US?
DC is pretty central to most major cities in the US i.e. Chicago, New York, Boston, etc. You can hop down to Florida if you want to see some beaches. The summers in DC are humid and fucking suck. All these insufferable retards here who can't wait for winter to be over.
>>2631401(im actualy Jewish)
>summerhave funbut seriously, dc is awesome because so much of it is free. you can just dip in and out of the museums, etc. as you see fit. great for getting out of the heat.it's also a great city for cycling. if you're spending the whole summer there, i'd recommend picking up a used bike instead of relying on capital bikeshare. maybe get the metro up to bethesda and ride the capital crescent trail or canal path down to roosevelt island and then onto gravelly point? You can do Shenandoah as a day trip. Go further into Virginia and you can go to the old colonial towns, which are some of the nicer parts of america. They're very charming and quite distinct.Annapolis is a good day trip. Can go over the bridge towards Delaware. St Michaels was nice but sleepy.
I interned for a summer in D.C. I had a love-hate relationship with the place. Try to make some friends early, see the monuments, go to the bars in Georgetown, Alexandria, Arlington, DuPont Circle or wherever else is the trendy place these days, and then rent a car to drive out to Shenandoah etc. Amtrak up to Philly might be worth it. Drive out to Valley Forge and whatnot if you can. It gets pretty hot and very humid so be prepared for that. The east side of D.C. is an African slum.
Most comments ITT are pretty good advice (t. lived all over Virginia). Addressing some specific items:>>2630798For public transit, the DC Metro is probably not as good as many Euro trains but for the US it's one of the better ones. If you're able to stay near one of the stations it'd be cheaper than buying/renting a car for day-to-day travel around the city. Amtrak is the light rail that can take you further to Philadelphia/New York/etc which all have their own separate subway systems. If you want to do virtually anything outside of the cities, you'll need a car. Bus systems are generally bad everywhere.Re: air travel, I'd only do it for cities that aren't along that northeast corridor. Amtrak is generally cheaper, and it's only about a 3 hour trip from DC to NYC. Looking at Google Flights, flights down to Miami, Atlanta, and Chicago regularly go for under $100.Spitballing some other ideas:> Shenandoah National Park is the only national park within easy driving distance, rent a car and make it a weekend trip> Civil War and Revolutionary War monuments are all over the place, Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, Harper's Ferry, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg are big ones. Mount Vernon where George Washington lived is a day-trip about 30 minutes outside of DC.> Busch Gardens is probably the best theme park in the region, themed after Europe so YMMV.> within DC proper, the big ones to do are all along the Washington Mall (Smithsonian museums, Capitol building, White House, monuments, etc). That's a few days worth of things to do by itself. Many of these will have tours, even the Pentagon out by Crystal City, but you'll need to book in advance. > Lastly, beaches in the mid-Atlantic are nice during the summer, and there are a million nice spots along the Chesapeake Bay. For the Atlantic proper, +1 to other recommendations for Ocean City as a starting point and if that's too much then just going to public beaches a few miles north or south of that.
Anyone enjoyed a place so much as a tourist they decided to move there? For me it was Barcelona. Travelled around all Europe and parts of every other continent (barring Antarctica, if that counts). Visited places with amazing scenery, places with incredibly cheap cost of living, beautiful women, but eventually settled on here as the perfect middle ground for quality of life, weather, income, lifestyle and everything else. I loved coming here so much as a tourist, I decided to pack my bags, leave my parents basement and make a living in BCN. Don’t see myself returning anytime soon. Anyone else had a similar experience?
>>2628082If you like city life at all, New York is indisputably the best city in the U.S. Only a handful of other cities even come close but they all have major drawbacks. So it just really is that simple. If you like the city, you’ll like New York.
>>2620884I have never met more annoying people than Catalans. Pretentious, self-aggrandizing idiots. Nobody gives a shit about your little shithole yet they act like Catalonia was some kind of cultural superpower for hundreds of years. At the same time while they want you to respect their shit identity they manage to be completely ignorant and disinterested about anything outside of their little shithole. In foreign countries they continue to act like self-aggrandizing cunts (although this goes for Spanish people in general, Catalans are just the worst about this) with their favourite combination of both being a victim and superior at the same time. Their shit indebted football club is a nice representation with the bullshit tiki taka kaka, the annoying fanbase, that flaming homosexual Guardiola and the combination of considering themselves as something special and superior yet constantly crying and whining. Fuck Barcelona and fuck its people.
>>2629066Italians have everything far superior to Spanish. Any dish you will find in Spain, there exists a superior version of it in Italy. But you will never encounter the opposite. Spain is like a poor-man's version of Italy culturally speaking and the people in general just give off a bigger gypsy vibe than Italians. Even their neighbours Portuguese are much more tolerable.
>>2628052>It's the center of the world dude.lmao imagine really thinking this
>>2620884How did you move
I am thinking of doing a tour in India, and maybe onto Sri Lanka and Nepal.I will post the itinerary, but are there any stops to avoid, any I have missed, and is Sri Lanka too similar to India?And is Nepal worth it? I would like to see huge mountain ranges, but perhaps it is too cold after India?I guess between 2 and 5 months if anyone have a recommendation on time.I am well traveled, will sleep in hostels, hotels, a tent, whatever. Traveling light. Would also like to explore Yoga as India is famous for that I could get into that.In no way interested in sex tourism, alcohol etc, or wasteful things I can do that in any country. I am here for India.Any general tips. I have searched and read a lot online but India is not well covered other than people complaining about the usual things: Delhi Belly, India is Dirty, People are poor, Air quality. I know, lets look beyond the India stereotypesRoute I grabbed from Online which I thought was goodVaranasiDeliComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2631109Booking tickets on the IRCTC website isn't very hard, so long as you make a half-hearted effort to understand railway abbreviations. As this anon said (>>2631145), you should avoid "waitlist" tickets whenever possible. In most cases, you can search for different trains on the same route and find available berths in higher classes of travel, such as 1AC and 2AC. Furthermore, a significant number of tickets are withheld under the "tatkal" quota--they become available one day before departure, and can be purchased any time after 10am. But if you're traveling around the holidays, or on a high-volume route, you need to be on the IRCTC website at exactly 10am to have any chance of securing tickets.IIRC, there are--or were--some restrictions on the use of foreign cards for IRCTC bookings, too. In the past, you could only use non-Indian cards through IRCTC's "Atom" portal, which was configured to refuse such payments if they are made within 48-72 hours of departure. But, as a disclaimer, I have an Indian card and Indian bank account now--I haven't had to deal with this shit in years, and it's entirely possible the rules have changed.
>>2631202cont. >>2631148India also has a "Foreign Tourist Quota" (FTQ). You should be able to book FTQ tickets on the IRCTC website if you register for an IRCTC account using a foreign cell phone number and a foreign passport number. If you can't manage that, several railway stations also have "International Tourist Bureau" offices. The largest is in Delhi (NDLS), but I think there are other ITBs in other cities (Lucknow, Varanasi, Kolkata, etc). Don't expect stellar service or short wait times, and come prepared with: >your passport>a copy of your e-visa, if you are traveling on an e-visa >your preferred stations of arrival and departure>your preferred train code (e.g., the Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani is train 12301--you see these codes when searching for trains on the IRCTC website) >cash for payment However, I think the FTQ is only available on certain routes--there's no uniform list of which trains are subject to the FTQ, but you should be fine as long as you're traveling somewhere popular with other wypipo. >>2631167Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2631205Lastly, if you're not a total poorfag and are short on time, you can literally just book an Uber Intercity from anywhere in Delhi to anywhere in Rishikesh. I checked rates on my Uber app, and the ride costs all of $48 (although you may have to pay for tolls separately). If you ever end up using Uber Intercity, take cash and avoid credit card payments. Indian cab drivers can be very stubborn about preferred modes of payment, and will typically call to ask about your pickup location, destination, and mode of payment--if you say "credit card," they'll most likely say "okay, coming," and then cancel the ride within seconds. Also, it's somewhat common practice for Intercity drivers to ask that you cancel the ride and pay them in cash upon arrival (so that they don't have to share any of their earnings with Uber or Ola). It's not unusual or sketchy, but make sure that you: >show the driver the fare on your phone>say the price the aloud>make the driver confirm the fare >screenshot the fare I've never had any issues with drivers demanding more money on arrival, though they'll probably ask for cash if they need to get gas or CNG. Not a big deal, just deduct the amount from your final payment.
>>2631202>>2631205>>2631207Correct and genuine advice. Can confirm.
Anyone here who has done Kheergana trek and went to Kasol/Kalga?
Brazil is a country that has very taxes and very corruption, this is bad.Guys, you meet other countries that has very taxes and very corruption to don't go to moved of those countries?
>>2631279And because Euro boomer politicians are incapable of addressing any real structural issue outside of showering trannies with money, they figured.out the only way to address the inter-generational issues in Europe is to import millions of sub-saharan immigrants. Rather than fix the problems, you simply import new people.
>>2631286Brazil though is even worse, a country that likes to fancy itself as Sweden or Britain but its just hilarious larping, the place has Italian levels of bureaucracy, Russian levels of corruption, Greek levels of tax evasion and African levels of poverty. As a result, its a complete shitshow with a high tax government that is completely and utterly useless for even providing basic services despite having tax revenue collections at something like 40-50% of GDP.
>>2631256I meant not to move to countries that have a lot of taxes and a lot of corruption.
>>2631259Basic needs are accessible for those who earn money in dollars, but Brazilian salaries in reais are low.
>>2631305And there is no tax return in Brazil.
My love for Austria is stronger than your hatred for my country of origin. Still, where should I go to dodge the biggest kraut haters? Apparently south of Vienna and pretty much all of Tyrol is a big no. Anywhere else?
you're basically the same country, what's the problem?do yuros really??
>>2631442that’s how you get shot in Austria. don’t ever tell an Austrian they’re the same as krautland
>>2631140Few people actually hate Germans, but the slight dislike that may be more common is spread pretty evenly. Look, we even have streets named after Bismarck in some towns.
Traveling is boring?? Most cities have 3-4 interesting sights to see, the rest is stuff you sort of force yourself to do and sometimes its a pleasant experience and other times you just feel like you wasted your time and money. I unironically look more forward to the food
Do people go on /tv/ and say all movies are garbage because they saw avengers and it sucked and there's nothing else anyway ?Why is this board full of posters with no imagination who come here just to say they don't like travel wtf ?
This thread sucks shit I wish people would stop bumping it and let it die
>>2627725Like things that you're interested in.
>>2625728Traveling in 2024 is only good from a financial perspective to increase your purchasing power and live cheaper for longer extended stays overseas of minimum 3 months per year to maximize your savings and leverage the power of your dollar. Everything else involved in travel, including the idea of dating the local women, has become a giant tourist trap or scam sold by snake oil salesmen online for views and likes. Social media has completely killed any genuine, life changing experience that travel used to provide.
>>2627745>places of sufferingThat's the entire physical universe, get over yourself
How the hell are they still in business? Has anyone ever had a positive experience with Greyhound within the last 20 years?
>>2631184>>2631188WTF is happening to this country?! Literally just a few years ago I got on a Greyhound for a short trip, maybe 4 hours, and I didn't need anything. That was 2019 I believe. So you don't need an ID to vote but you do to ride a fucking bus. What about the millions of Americans who don't have an ID? What if you're on the no-fly list (and thousands, maybe millions, of people worldwide are on it, or will be endlessly harrassed and publicly humiliated if not banned)? How are you supposed to travel if you can't legally drive a car, and can't take a train or bus? Fuck this gay faggot nation. I'd ride a bike or fucking walk interstate but it would be illegal to walk on the interstate and trespass when camping offroad. Holy shit my ancestors would be furious if they knew about this. This used to be a place where you could just go anywhere, anytime, without any restrictions. Tar and feather everyone working at Amtrak and Greyhound, tar and feather TSA and DHS, tar and feather all politicians and cops too for good measure.
>>2631190Are you not able to get a passport or some shit? Are you stateless or just autistic and unwilling to compromise?
>>2631191>just autistic and unwilling to compromise?No, I am principled. There isn't a single god damned reason to require an ID to ride a fucking bus in my own country. I never needed one before, so why now? What possible reason? Terrorism? It's all fake and gay bullshit, made up by intel agencies and the media to justify draining the tax payers. TSA is security theater, everyone knows it. 911 was perpetrated by the US government. But people take it up the ass anyway for the luxury of being crammed into a tin can in the sky like sardines. My grandpa was put on the no-fly list for simply yelling at a postal worker who damaged his packages. An 80-year old veteran banned from flying for daring to raise his voice! No threats were made or he'd have gone to jail obviously. And I'm on the list too, just being related to him. So what is left except Amtrak and Greyhound? Fucking nothing. I loved my grandpa but he wasted his life serving this gay fucking country.I just want to visit my aunt and uncle across the country once in my life but looks like I never will now.>flyingIllegal>trainIllegal>busIllegal>walkingIllegal>riding a bikeIllegalComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2631190>>2631200unbelievably based, but it's not illegal to ride a bike cross country (or walk, I assume, I just haven't tried it). you may need to pay for camping or a room if your route has you ending the day without public land nearby, but I don't think lysander there was a big public lands guy anyway. or just be sneaky about it.
>>2631200First off, there is no national no-fly list for anything that isn't specifically terrorism related. Each airline has their own list of people who mouth off at gate employees or similar shit, but it isn't shared among all airlines so just book with a different airline.Beyond that, even if your grandpa WAS banned from airtravel for some reason (yelling at a mail carrier wouldn't count, stop lying), it wouldn't have any impact on YOUR ability to fly in the US.tldr; you're lying about the entire thing, or lying about specifics surrounding why you can't fly. Either way you're lying.
>Delays your flight
>>2630581I'm no cheerleader for Ryanair but the hate they get is baffling. As long as you stick to the rules of boarding and luggage etc. then it's 99% the same as any other airlines that flies similar routes. You may get a snack and maybe some level of baggage allowance with other non-budget carriers within Europe but you'll pay more than it's worth and it's unlikely there is overlap with the desired flight routes you're taking. The only real issue I have is they use buses more frequently and make you wait longer in herding pens and stairwells before boarding. I believe they're actually above average for punctuality too. They're nowhere near as cheap as they used to be but still better than others for value and with much more interesting routes.
I avoid ryanair because they use boeing planes
>>2630601>it's 99% the same as any other airlines that flies similar routesIt's so obvious who the manlets are when threads about cheap airlines pop up. >Just fly Ryanair, 26" inches of legroom is plenty, what are you a giant?Unless the flight is like 45 minutes only, not worth it.>make you wait in herding pensThat too. There's a point where a demoralizing experience isn't worth the $50 you're saving unless the price differential is really big.
>>2631194>>2630581this is me and I'm 185cm. Legroom is not an issue. Wtf is a herding pen, maybe this is just a specific airport thing?
For me, Ryanair’s core problem is the boarding experience. Low fares come with cramped seating and no included in flight services which is fine. And the regulators stopped their more flagrant lies in the adverts. But the holding pen statement is exactly that. You get squeezed into what is meant to be a vestibule with 150 other poorfags like cattle going to slaughter. Should the staff have a spare moment at the gate they start weighing and measuring carry ons - I stick to the limits but the rage this causes others is horrible. EasyJet costs the same and they aren’t as nasty.
The exchange rate is 1$=150JPY.
>>2629944Eating clean in the US is insanely easy simply by going to the grocery store, doing meal prep, and enjoying. Thinking Japan doesn't heavily use preservatives is hilarious given how many digestive issues it causes the average citizen there. Like every single shop has shitting medication due to how in balanced and straight up bad things can be.>inb4 nuh uh they are thinWhoodee doo, walk 10km a day and eat <2000 cals per day and you too can be pretty damn thin
>>2625507in japan we call this "one coin lunch" (many restaurants offer such a deal), as our largest coin denomination is 500 yenfor me it's indian curry
>>2625534Such nonsense. The japanese 90 year old will also literally be doing cartwheels around you, while you'll be decrepit and aching from arthritis at 60.Four or five generations live together in our households, you lock your grandparents away in state facilities and never see them.
>>2625520>Living in Japan and attempting to keep a balanced diet will drive you up a fucking wall and a hole in your wallet.This is just about the most insane thing anyone can write. Do you know what it means? It means your entire way of thinking of what "healthy" eating is, is wrong. Japanese are healthier, slimmer, and they move better at later stages of life than you. The facts are staring you right there in the face and you force yourself to ignore it. Just amazing cognitive dissonance.
>>2629975Is shitting medication for diarrhea or constipation?
I'm going to Dallas soon. What carrier should I get a SIM from to get internet? Any affordable plans that you know?
>>2631326just get a prepaid card at a Walmart or on a carrier's websiteyou lose out on some of the dumb bells and whistles like international calling or bank accounts but that's fine
>>2631342Right, I forgot they sold sim cards at Walmart. When I went to spain I went to a shady phone booth place owned by a paki. Crazy man. like a netcafe but for... phones.So the cards come with a few gig data allowance for a week or must I buy the $30 month thing? I'm just staying for 5 days.
>>2631346if you just need a few gig a $10 card will dotmobile has two prepaid services, I know 'prepaid by tmobile' has a $10/mo tier
>>2631326https://www.airalo.com/united-states-esimsimple as.
I am planning a grand Appalachian road trip to visit national parks departing from New Jersey for memorial day weekend / remainder of that week. So far here is my itinerary:>May 24: drive to new river gorge NP>May 25: hike>May 26: drive to mammoth cave NP>May 27: cave tours>May 28: drive to Great Smoky mountains NP>May 29-30: hike, camp, etc>May 31: start drive home, stop in Maryland to visit a friend there>June 1: return homeThe only things set in stone right now are the New River Gorge and Mammoth Cave legs. Here are my questions:>Is it worth spending an extra day in Great Smoky Mountains for three days total, and then get home a day later (June 2)?>Is it worth taking a three hour detour on the drive to Maryland to stop in Congaree NP? The pictures don't look that compelling to me, so I would be going just to tick it off the list. But that is worth something to me, as I would like to visit all of them by the time I die and I don't see myself down in that area again anytime soon.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>2630625Be careful. Some very unusual things happen in those forests.
I'm a 26yo Venezuelan living in Madrid, I came to Spain a year ago thanks to some money I made in crypto but now I'm almost broke.AMA
>>2627866Did you think all would be rose-colored like in the movies and social media posts?Also, why Spain specifically?I'm Venezuelan as well, but I see no point in a life of wageslavery. I will just kill myself when the time comes.
>>2628015Stupid decisions. >>2628029 I live in a hostel, I sometimes steal food but not too often.>>2628869I didnt think it at all, I was just convinced by a friend to come one day, I had the money so I took the risk. I don't like it here, life is si boring, better than Venezuela though
>>2628920I see.>Life is so boringHow so? What are your interests?I think Spain has great food, architecture, weather, agriculture/agrotourism, and race tracks. From what I've seen on the internet Madrid has a lot of night life (clubs and such) as well.Though I guess all of it requires money so if you don't have money, it doesn't matter anyways (I feel you).
>>2628920>>2628944Talking about food, what is your diet like? Please tell me you eat deliciously instead of ultraprocessed slop.You're broke, though, so I understand if you don't.
>>2627866Holy shit. It's been like 4 days since I forgot this thread.
I'm going to have about 31 days in Asia to split between Cambodia and the Philippines. Would it make sense to do about 10 days in Cambodia and 21 in the Philippines? My friend is saying that 5-7 will be enough but I feel like it's not enough to see the whole country. On the other hand, I heard that a whole month would be good for the Philippines.If anyone's been to both I'd appreciate some feedback.
>>2629476Someone posted that people in kanchanaburi were assholes overall and made him feel unwelcome.
>>2628798>Thailand every single fucking time they step foot in Southeast Asia>Thailand is far superior.>thisits not even debatable. the very instant i cross back over into thailand my entire being exhales with gratitude.
>>2630379>I wanted to stay one month in Cambodia but quickly escaped that shithole and moved back to ThailandkekWHY I LEFT THE PHILIPPINEShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCq_g2cVsfo
>>2628958brother you suck at travelIt'd take you two weeks just to see all the temples and museums in Bangkok alone
>>2631448>30 days visa free up to 6xyou can extend it 30 days.