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Hi trv,
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I hitchhiked to amsterdan a couple summers ago>everyone is so goddamn friendly >jobs are so goddamn easy to find >if you're from spain or poland it will take you 0 time to find more of your people and get into a group of them and forget you're not even in your own country
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I really like The Netherlands, i've been to Amsterdam a couple of times and i really like the city. The people are really friendly in general, i have also met a lot of dutchies while traveling around Southeast Asia and they became bros.
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>>1046438 Leiden & Delft fall in the same category.
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>>1046466 Personally never been to those cities but (as a student) I hear they're nice. However I also heard that if you're not a student, Delft(and I figure this goes for Leiden as well) is pretty boring. Not sure though
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>>1044174 >Why are ov-chipkaarts so complicated? I have one sitting in my drawer with some extra money in it because I didn't have the 20 euros minimum to take the train to the airport The system works with credit, you can check in anywhere if your balance is positive. That means if your card is charged with €3 and you take a bus trip costing you €7, you end up with a negative credit of -€4, to be deducted if you charge it again. You need to have at least €20 on it for train travel to prevent people from buying an anonymous chip card for €7, charge it with €5, and subsequently use it to make a €50 train trip and discard the card afterwards.
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Sup /trv/,
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>>1044509 Thanks!>>1044803 pic related, Nariqala fortress.>>1044816 Sabine De Vos - used to be on TV and radio here until she got cancer, from which she clearly recoveredAlso, apologies again, my laptop died, hence the lack of updates. Had to go to my parents to be able to make this post.
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>>1045619 Also, I went in September. Warm and stable weather, little rain, but the land is fairly dry at that point. Last year I went in June, and while the weather was somewhat less predictable, everything was green, vibrant and covered in flowers.
After having recovered from the diarrhea - which threw off my plans to attempt Kazbek again as well as visiting Svaneti right before that - I headed off to Mestia. Best way to get there from Tbilisi is to take the night train to Zugdidi (18-25GEL/2nd-1st class) and there hop on a marshrutka to Mestia, there'll be a few waiting at the train station. Or fly from Batumi for 65-75GEL. Coming from Batumi, your best bet are still those early morning marshrutki.
Pic is Mestia. Svaneti, as you can see, is littered with defensive towers named koshkebi. There's supposed to be 175 of them in Svaneti. There's also a bunch in Kazbegi and Tusheti (and Chechnya and Ingushetia - both sides of the main Caucasus ridge basically), each with their own typical style.
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>>1045628 Met up with a few random people at my guesthouse - Nino Ratiani, full board for 45 or 50GEL, meals 10GEL, tent 5GEL - and went for a walk up to the Koruldi Lakes. Again, like most of these small likes in Georgia, not very spectacular. The scenery around them however, also as per usual in Georgia, was well worth it. These are the twin peaks of Usha, the most badass mountain (read: extremely challenging to climb) in Georgia as seen from the cross above Mestia. Cab ride to the cross is 100GEL including waiting time, but that price will get you a Mitsubishi Delica which can take 7 people all the way up.
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Wow man, not every Russian have balls to travel through Caucasus. I mean there are a bunch of tourists who have been there, but things they're telling on the Internet differs a lot.
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>>1045641 >So I think it depends from the area. Basically this. Ingushetia, Chechnya and Dagestan still seem to be the dodgy areas, along with South Ossetia. Still, as far as I know, one can travel there in relative safety. Was in Kabardino-Balkaria last year, seemed safe enough. Definitely exploring more of the Caucasus if it calms down.
>>1045635 Wanted to bike to Ushguli and back the next day - 90km, but I've done quite a bit more in a single day over more less rough but more hilly terrain in the past - but when I saw the available bikes I decided against it, the gears weren't functioning properly. Took a marshrutka along with the rest of the group (200GEL there and back, 2h drive, can be done even without a 4x4 if the road conditions are normal and you know how to drive). Ushguli is riddled with towers, and is very picturesque. The location, with Shkhara, Georgia's highest mountain, as a backdrop, only adds to this.
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So can somebody tell me which parts of India are DESIGNATED and which arent? Meaning which are worth visiting as a tourist, rich, attractive etc and not some shitting beach somewhere
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>>1046189 Bro, this is still India we're talking about. Best be safe than sorry with their piece of shit work mentality.
It can go everywhere from:
>Nobody Cares >Give Me Some Rupees And Carry On >Ok Sir Please Follow Us To The Police Station And We Will Check Your ID Anonymous
>>1046230 That's true. However, while I did advise one person to be on the safe side and make sure they have a return ticket, I don't believe that not having an IDP would be an issue for a short stay. I rode around plenty and was never hassled. While I do know that what happened to me may not be the same as for everyone, I would categorize this risk as being "manageable" and fairly low priority.
From what I can tell, getting an international drivers license is cheap and easy. So of course, if you want to be safe rather than potentially sorry, go with the IDP. I suppose, as you said, it'd be best for a longer trip.
I guess that's just something I wouldn't stress as much about but you're right, getting an international license is definitely the surer bet. Although I don't get why Indians can drive in the USA with an Indian license but not vice versa. I mean, my ex's dad fucking bribed the driving instructor to give her a license and now she's living in NJ and getting a car. Girl couldn't even drive a year or two back
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>>1046236 Don't even get me started on Indian drivers. I commuted on a crappy scooter to work for 4 months. Holy shit that was bad for my heartpressure. Everything is so fucking slow and ridiculously overcrowded.
I ended up racing to and from work as fast as the scooter could go basically.
The occasional herd of water buffaloes were actually more predictable than those fucking rickshaws and fat chicks on scooters.
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>>1046236 gonna try and rent one when Im there...
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>>1046237 Hahaha. To be honest, I always took a sort of sick pleasure in driving there. I spent my first few years of college delivering pizzas and subs, so I enjoy getting to drive aggressively. Even before I'd been in Delhi, I'd always make my friends give me the wheel if we took a road trip to Chicago or New York.
>>1046405 Should be pretty straightforward, but it's easier in some places than others. The bigger and more popular beaches have bike rental places everywhere. Mopeds run about 150-250 rupees per day and Royal Enfields are probably 500-600 rs. If you want to rent in Delhi or Mumbai, you'll have to do some research on the internet to find exactly where you need to go. I'm sure Karol Bagh is the best starting place in Delhi, though.
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I'm doing Jailbreak* for the second time in a few weeks, starting at Lancaster.
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>>1046347 >let you hitch a ride with some vague roleplaying involved is probably going to be the best bet and could be both fun and good PR for the company This is also the 'fun' sort of thing that companies like Virgin enjoy branding themselves as, so it's definitely worth a bet with such companies. If you could organise a few such things, you could end up in some really weird places. E.G. If you got a Virgin flight to NZ and had pre-arranged it, you could hitch a ride with one of the Antartic programs and end up in McMurdo or at the Aus or NZ bases there. Is that far enough for you?
Or include a cruise liner in your organising and end up on a tropical island.
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>>1046282 Yeah, you wear pretty distinctive Jailbreak shirts too (not a lot of people going around in yellow tees in mid-November).
>>1046302 You get sponsored beforehand for doing it, and last year we had people who couldn't give us lifts donating to us instead on the way.
>>1046347 Ooh that actually sounds like a great idea if even one company snatches it up. Reckon I'd be better off sending them emails or tweets or what?
>>1046348 Ahaha McMurdo would probably win it for us, I think the current Lancaster champions got to Tenerife, and I've heard of other uni's teams getting as far as Perth.
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everyone's got a story about their brother's mate who got to Australia because he saw Richard Branson in the bogs or something
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>>1046457 >McMurdo would probably win it for us Well...you only need to do things.
Arrange airfare via any airline that flies to NZ or Tasmania.
Arrange a hook up with one of the antarctic programs here:
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-us/contact http://antarcticanz.govt.nz/contact-us http://www.usap.gov/usapgov/mediaInquiries/index.cfm?m=1 I could only find media contacts for the US program but the bottom of that page has a bunch of contact links for twitter, email etc.
I believe weight on planes is an issue but the US has a big budget and the NZ/AU ones have a short supply line so I think they run a lot of flights. You might get lucky.
If you can't get to Antarctica, try getting to orbit. See if any high-altitude zero-g companies will get in on it, or space tourism operators. They tend to love media exposure.
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Good shouts all, but I double checked with the organisers and we're not allowed to have anything pre-planned/pre-booked, which includes getting in touch with companies for cool shit in advance. Anything after the starting gun is fired is cool, but they'd have to get back and arrange it within the 36 hours.
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Hey all,
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>>1044842 Mate, they were talking about Australian accounts.
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I am moving to Quy Nhon next week to teach for a few months. There is little to find out about it on TripAdvisor or forums etc. Apparently it sees very few foreigners. But it's beachside and the people are supposed to be very nice. Anyone have any experience there?
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Britfag here, I have a regular visa debit card and it worked absolutely fine in every atm in Thailand Laos Cambodia Malaysia and Vietnam. Nothing to worry about, the rates are decent and I incurred around a £1-2 charge on every withdrawal
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>>1045442 how far does 1k go there? Can I get a 2 bedroom apartment for 500 dollars there?
Can you recommend some websites for apartment rentals there and tell me how the ESL bums do. I'm thinking of going there but I'm a little put off at the idea of working 40 hours weeks with no vacation time. Trying to figure out if it's worth it or not.
Do Vietnamese women hate foreigners?
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>>1046451 No they don't hate foreigners, obviously dating and casual relationships work differently over there though.
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How do you avoid gypsies?
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Thread tl:dr -- Situatio0nal awareness.
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>>1045512 Living in Paris, have to deal with them almost daily.
Just ignore them, put your hands in your pockets, if they insist just say loudly "FUCK NO".
Also most of these gypsies are either kids or girls so if you're scared of them then you must be a pussy.
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>>1046205 The "Stall" will be a kid or a girl. The one running whatever scam or con they have going will be a male.
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In Brasov I was followed by a gypsy family (1 young mother, 6-8 children) for several hours throughout the city. One of the kids grabbed a big rock and put it in the middle of the road with a hat covering it up. A car came and ran it over and probably caused a fair bit of damage. I later saw them at the train station where the mother was beating the shit out of one of her daughters (who was probably 5 or so) for crying and swinging her around by the arm. The security guards intervened and got them to fuck off.
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Where can I find some cheap and relatively pretty gypsy hookers? I want to use one like a worthless piece of meat. I have some kind of a fetish for their looks. Not the ugliest ones though.
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Anyone else here end up staying permanently in a country they visited? I went on a vacation to South East Asia 3 years ago and ended up getting a job offer in Saigon to teach English to kids. I wasn't planning on staying for more than 6 months but now I've been here 3 years and I don't think I am going to leave anytime soon. It's just really chill here, I love the laid back lifestyle and I'm making way more than I would be if I returned to the U.S.
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How do you deal with visas and visas running out ?`or do you get a special visa when you are offered work ?
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Did you already have a degree or what they just pull you off the street to start teaching English?
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Have you ever traveled to Mexico?
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>>1046313 Going to playa in a week.
Any recomendations?
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>>1046356 not him but if you go there for the beach I hope you enjoy the seaweed.
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>>1046359 I know its been a problem is it bad right now?
noko
spent 6 weeks traveling from cancun to guadalajara. safety was not an issue, i felt relatively safe. although i did throw up a hail mary or two on my first 10 hour night bus. i was surprised to encounter a very low number of fellow americans. the food is great, the weather wasnt bad at all. rain was minimal from mid july to end of august. my favorite state was chiapas. i shouldve stayed in san cristobal longer but it was my first backpacking trip and i was eager to move on.
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>>1046384 >calakmul Looks very out of the way. How did you get there?
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Indonesian thread
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Where do you buy drugs in this country?
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>>1046375 From shady guys in shady clubs with techno music.
Or in Kuta you just walk 10 meters from your hostel in any direction.
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>>1046406 How many of them are police undercover?
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>>1043272 this nigga knows what's up in this exact this post, probably better than i could sum up myself. Indonesia has tons of infrastructure problems (i.e. no plumbing, bad flooding, poor urban design and road layouts etc) as well as mass overcrowding but all those things make up in a weird way the charm of the city. It's like an adults version of disneyland with adventures to be had at every corner. There is something to do at any hour in Jakarta. You can buy deepfried bat at 3 am at the local market where it is still packed with people doing all sorts of things. Or race motorcycles in the middle of a monday night without helmets and have the cops waive your speeding ticket for 50 cent pack of cigrettes. Or have a decent lay with a nice indonesian girl for the price of three pints from a london pub.
Literally disneyland
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>>1045915 >>1045915 >tell me about sulawesi plan so far is Tana Toraja and Togian islands, (currently looking into bunaken and wakatobi).
Have you been there, did you like it, what other spots do you recommend for someone who enjoys diving and hiking, etc.?
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What are good ways to pass time, specifically a 4 hour layaway and a long ass flight with lame seats?
