So I'm going to be in France for a few months working but I'm going to land about a week or so early in Europe to explore a place before I travel to France.

I'm not really looking for any partying, more just a city/country that's pretty walking friendly with some decent sights, and nice people. I'm a bit of a /pol/ack so preferably a place that doesn't like brown people as well.

I'm planning on taking a train from wherever I land up anyways before going to France as well.

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Hello!


I am planning a trip to the east cost (DC, philly and New York) and I'm from South America and don't have a car. I planned to travel anytime from 14 to 20 days. I wanted to do a bit of nightlife, parties, meeting people (women), sleeping in youth hotels and in the second part of the travel visit the natural wonders of America, specially the beautiful state and national parks. Specially the Appalachian mountains and the Hacklebarney state park http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/hackle.html


So I was planning to pack both a travel handbag with clothes for going out/night and then a backpack with the lugagge for the hiking/camping and just leave whatever don't use at whatever hostel i am sleeping in.


So I have a couple of questions:

First obvious one, is it safe to travel with a travel bag and a backpack?

I was planning to visit to visit the Hacklebarney state park. Can I get there without a car? is not too far away from a small town, i can't remember the name now


Can I get into the appalachians without a car?

It's comparatively easy to finds for going out/parties at cities, but is there any awesome natural place I can travel to without a car?

Thank you very much! :)

Greetings /trv/, I'm from /out/ but I lurk here. I will be visiting family and friends in Germany next year and I was wondering if I could get your help with something. I have social anxiety but only in certain situations. For example, concerts, sporting events, malls, grocery stores I'm fine with. As long as I'm not in a situation where I'm expected to be outgoing and social in a large group I'm OK. In small groups of people (4-5) I'm good. But it's in larger groups where I'm expected to be social with everyone or where the spotlight is on me that I clam up. Well I've only met 3 of the family members that I'm visiting and a couple of their friends when they came to visit the U.S. I can see in my head exactly how this will play out. As much as I'm looking forward to the trip, the thought of meeting all these new people and the spotlight being on me terrifies me. So I was thinking of getting some zoloft or something of the like from a doctor.
>inb4 alcohol
No. I'm a mellow quiet drunk. The only thing that seems to bring out the real me in situations like these is caffeine but I can't be wired the whole time. So my question is, is there any restrictions or issues with bringing prescription drugs to other countries that aren't for a serious medical condition? Will they be confiscated? I'm 28 and haven't been on a plane since before 9/11 so I'm not familiar with things like this. Has anyone here had anything similar? I know /trv/ can be a very slow board so I'll be patient.

tl;dr
Will I have any issues bringing social anxiety medications on an international flight?

Can anyone tell me what this symbol is , I'm assuming it's a German bell ?

I have some atypical Thailand questions.

1. How's the quality of the local meat? That is not an innuendo, I am asking whether their livestock are well cared for and whether their carcasses are hygienically cut and stored.

2. Do middle and upper middle class Thai girls have a prejudice against dating foreigners, due to the whole sex tourism thing?

I'm going to spend a couple of weeks in Redmond, Washington, USA.

Where to eat, what activities are there, where to drink, how's the nightlife and what's there for weekend fun?

I'll be staying in a downtown Redmond hotel.

Does any one no a cheap airline to Africa?

Definitely not the most popular destination for Americans, I would love to visit Iran. At most 1,500 Americans visit each year.

I have a few close Iranian friends I've met in high school and through college, and I really want to visit their country since they are some of the best people I've ever met. They all want me to come and see what their country is all about which is very misunderstood here in the states.

As a white guy from the United States, I know things are a bit different for me when it comes to visiting Iran compared to people visiting from other countries - mainly the tour guide requirement.

Has anyone on /trv/ ever been? I want to just stay with my friends, but it seems I'd have to hire a private guide and they must stay with you the whole time. Also I heard it's illegal for Iranians to host Americans in their homes.

Anyone live in or around Orange, California? Can anyone tell me what it's like?

I have three weeks coming up in Thailand this December, 10 days of which I'll have to myself and have a Range Rover to drive (there for a work thing).

Should I head north of south at this time of year? I figured north, but then heard that it's been unseasonably cold the past few years, enough for locals to have to be given emergency blankets to keep warm (because their homes don't have any insulation)

South seems like it would be better for chilling and the amazing coastal scenery, but north seems like it would be more interesting culturally.

Anyone got advice?