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Is airbnb really that easy?
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>>1045896 Oh and there's no catch except the Airbnb service charge and a cleaning fee for every stay.
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>>1045899 Im currently in korea as well staying around seoul on an airbnb its legit I dont get why people are so scared of airbnb
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So I booked rooms on airbnb twice during my Japan trip (great experience overall), and then when I tried to make a third booking it suddenly asks me to do some bullshit id verification. A scan of my driver's license, which I can't do with my shitty phone camera, and even if I could you apparently also need an active Facebook account to complete the verification.
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>>1046154 Hostelworld
You're welcome.
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>>1042715 Easy as picking up Britsih backpackers, $20 max and you've got somewhere warm to keep warm for a few hours though catching something is always a risk. Though there are better options out there if you have bankroll.
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I am looking to go to one of the Baltic capitals over the Christmas period just for a few days before i head off on my second SEA trip in January, so which city would you recommend the most?
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What's more useful, Russian or English?
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>>1046158 English is useful enough. Quite a lot of people speak English. Russian would work as well I guess, because a lot of older people speak it.
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>>1046178 I'd rank Tallinn slightly behind the other two. Riga is so different in character to the other two, it's a throbbing metropolis in comparison, and has a great cultural life, great art deco architecture as well as real and reconstructed medieval stuff. Vilnius has loads of character and eccentricities, and beautiful.
I spoke Russian in Vilnius (where, actually/ there are not that many Russians ) and Riga, but preferred English in Tallinn (Estonians speak Russian with a really odd accent, anyway).
For Christmas I might be inclined to favour Vilnius.
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are the 3 capital cities dangerous in comparison to cities in Canada?
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>>1046327 The city centres should be fine, in all three. Maybe be careful in some high-rise suburbs, but why would you even be in such places?
Lithuania has an extraordinarily high suicide rate, but, that apart, these are not violent cultures or countries.
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I'm moving to Maine in a couple of weeks for work. Bangor, Maine to be exact. I was wondering if anyone could inform me on things to do there, things to avoid, or any experiences in general. Any input would be helpful. Thanks
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>>1044225 I have absolutely no helpful advice for you but mind if I ask what you'll be doing for work there? I assumed that's why you're moving there.
I've had moving to Maine on my mind for a couple of years now. I grew up and lived in Portland OR my whole life and it's just the same anymore. I work in EMS and I've done some research on EMS jobs up there, they seem few and far between it seems.
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>>1044227 I'm an aviation mechanic. I'll be working at the airport
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lived in Maine for a good part of my life, thankfully didn't live that far north.
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Brace yourself for winter. Typically 40-10 degrees
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I'm currently doing a teacher licensure and I think I want to teach in New England. Always been a fan of comfy weather, but I also like brown grils.
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I want to travel internationally (France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Antarctica, etc.) but I don't have anyone willing to go with me and my family insists that I don't go alone so does anyone here have experience with travel groups? Reputable companies, cheap(ish) prices, and lots of free time are big pluses.
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>>1045457 I'm in the same boat. I want to travel to Japan sometime next year, I have the funds for it but I need advice on tour packages and places to visit to make the most of the trip. And also not to get robbed.
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Your family only suggest you don't go alone. That doesn't mean you have to follow their opinion. My friends and family didn't approve of my solo trip because they'll think something bad will happen if I don't bring a friend. Truth is, you have as much chance of something bad happening to you abroad with a friend as going solo. I prefer solo because you have the opportunity to make new friends and be in a new group of international friends like I did when I went solo to Germany for 3 weeks. I've made acquaintances with people all around the world and manage to become friends with a group of French people and a few Germans.
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same here my parents don't want me to travel alone I really want to visit China but my parents are scared that I am going to be sold as a sex slave since I am a girl like seriously I don't know were the come up with these ideas have asked a couple friends to go with me but they just don't have the funds so I am thinking of just traveling alone
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I am so happy I don't have those whining parents. Would become crazy if they kept complaining about what I want to do with my adult life. That they know nothing about the world is there fault and they should not block their children from traveling solo because of their retarded ignorance.
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>>1045927 You won't get robbed in Japan.
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Looking for a party hostel in Berlin. I booked at Downtown Hostel & Pension in Prague and it ended up being one of the best decisions of my trip, and someone recommended it to me on here. Looking for a place with a good common area, heavy drinkers, maybe even borderline alcoholics. I'm an American and traveling alone.
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Generator. The one in town. But don't go to the one in East Berlin, it's shit. Full of school groups and 12 year Olds.
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Someone here has made the Mexico - Japan Travel, i want to do it next year, i need advice.
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>>1044608 Si te quieres gastar 40,000 no es tan dificil. Una noche en un ryokan de rango medio t costará 4000 pesos, una estancia en templo en koyasan te costará 2500-3500, sushi en un lugar bueno y relativamente famoso (sushi dai por ejemplo),unos 1000 pesos. Y no estoy hablando de nada muy extravagante.
Son lujos que valen la pena experimentar aunque sea alguna vez o dos en el viaje si el presupuesto te alcanza.
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>>1044621 Que tan dificil es hacer una reservacion en un restaurante decente si no se japones?
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>>1044685 Para la mayoria de los restaurantes decentes no ocupas reservacion. Ciertos lugares de rango medio y medio-alto pueden requerir reservaciones para ordenar ciertos platillos especiales. Otros buenos restaurantes simplemente te pondrán a hacer fila. La vez pasada que fuí quería ir a Sushi Dai, pero la fila era de 4 horas así que decidí que no valía la pena.
De ahí en fuera, sólo muy específicos lugares te exigirán reservación, como por ejemplo... restaurantes tradicionales de alto nivel (como kaiseki ryori / shojin ryori), y ciertos lugares super hypeados como Jiro Sukiyabashi (del documental Jiro dreams of sushi).
Generalmente, los hosts de airbnb pueden ayudarte con esto, así le he hecho un par de veces y no tuve problema alguno por que en Japon generalmente no te piden dinero al momento de reservar, solo al momento de cancelar (igualito que en Mexico lol). De ahí en fuera, los recepcionistas de hoteles e incluso hosteles también pueden hacer esto por ti.
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OP, I'm from Mexico too. I took a flight from Los Angeles, you can save anywhere between 500 to 800 dollars doing that.
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>>1045804 U wot m8?. Shinkansen is a great experience if you can afford it. There are some interesting views along the way, the trip is fast, smooth, the ekiben is delicious and you can drink on the train. Overall a very nice, if a bit luxurious experience.
Since I stick to hostels and cheap private rooms through airbnb, and I like to eat in regular / slightly above average restaurants, my biggest expenses during the trip are food, electronics and transportation in that order.
Also bear in mind many mexican people, particularly the ones in the center / south, do not have a valid U.S. visa so they have really few and shitty choices to fly there since there is no transit visa for Mexicans in the USA.
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So i'll be staying in sint-niklaas, belgium for about 2months. I will be working there, but will have some free time, mostly weekends. Any tips for 25 year old dude, how to spend free time there?
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I'm going there in about a week or so
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I've lived in a village next to it for 10 years or so, tell me something aout what you like etc. and maybe I can help?
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Loved living there, trains are good but you have to go to Brussels midi for everything. Pay attention to strike announcements, train workers were striking a lot a few years ago.
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>>1045554 Ghent is literally one of the best cities ive even been to. Alot of students so you always meet new friendly people and the city itself is really cool. Check out Overpoort on a wednesday night its awesome.
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>>1045551 what to do in belgium
>leave
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Hey /trv/,
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>>1045395 Colonial Williamsburg (in Virginia) might be a good stop as well. Reenactors, food, etc, all in the theme of 1700s colonial America.
Busch Gardens (theme park) is nearby, though since it's modeled after "Europe" I suppose there's better things you could visit, lol.
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>>1045409 If you can for sure hit the Udvar Hazy air and space museum where they have the space shuttle parked, its worth it.
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North Carolinian here, if you have a car, drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, its one of the countries best drives especially when the leaves are turning, I would also look into visiting Asheville, a cool little mountain hippie town and Charlotte, a big city with a nice beer scene. other than that I really cant help you with the coast.
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>>1046069 >>1046068 >>1045822 >>1045705 Thanks a lot guys! Asheville and Ridge Parkway sound really, really good. Already googled them.
Thanks again.
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i'm an american moving to taiwan for a year to teach english
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>>1045462 Taiwan in general is a pretty nice place but kind of boring compared to other Asian countries. As far as Japanese style arcades, I didn't notice any when I was there but there are internet cafes around the place.
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hey op I am interested in knowing on how you went about getting a job teaching English there what do you need in able to qualify for the job
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>>1045815 >Sexual assault girl, born in Turkey wolf acquittal I don't understand!
>>1045871 that's sort of what i was expecting. probably for the best, i'm ass at fighting games.
>>1045872 I just went to
teachaway.com and filled out an application. the qualifications differ based on the job, but a basic example would be 1) do you have a bachelor's degree? 2) if not, do you have an associate's degree and a teaching certification? 3) if no to both, we can't help you.
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>>1045871 Theres one in the eslite basement, it's huge
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>>1045871 Is it as boring as Korea?
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I want to go to cuba within the next year.
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La cubana la cubana la cubana!
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>>1045099 Psi definitely stole some moves from Josephine Baker.
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>>1045099 >>1045747 She was American though...
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>>1046115 But she lived in paris
