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Welcome to /world/ - This board is for discussion of traveling and everything you need to know to go somewhere. Be it snippets of the local language, some of the better places in the country to go, good stuff to eat or just stuff to watch out for, its all welcome here.
Share some traveler's tips and stories about your travels.
This is not /b/.


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I'm 18 and have never really gone anywhere by myself. I have no car, few friends, and the friends I do have don't really include me in any journeys they do go on (I don't really care 'go out').

So, after talking with several people anonymously and in real life, I've decided it wouldn't be a bad idea to go on a journey of my own. I'm not against going out, I just don't really feel like it most of the time. Going on an adventure spanning a few hundred miles though, is something I can get interested in. I'm just not into the idea of going out to eat at Applebee's and loitering around Walmart for something to do.

So, after talking to a girl in one of my classes, I got the idea of travel by rail. She only travels by train because she has some irrational fear of flying. I would be using the rail due to price advantage, and not really being in a hurry to get anywhere, plus it's always nice to see new places, which air travel does not allow.

One of the problems I'm having, is if I do this, I was thinking of doing it alone, sort of a comming of age thing. Think Catcher in the Rye.

I was thinking of going to New York, or somewhere on the East Coast, although any bigger city would be fine (i.e. don't need a car to commute to interesting places).

I am also at a loss for cheap lodging. I know this is probably a bit of a stretch, but I would like to spend around three to four days at wherever I choose to go while spending a total of around $500-700. I do not mind staying in shoddy motels, but I don't know how realistic my price range is. Amtrak tickets seem to go for about $200-250 from where I am (Michigan) to New York.

Anyone have any stories, tips, or advice?

Please contribute!
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>>455

why dont you come visit me in warner robins ga. you can crash at my place.
>> No. 493
>>455

When I was younger, I wanted to run away from home and ride the train from Massachusetts (where I live) to California, stay there for a few days. California is warm, so if I couldn't afford a motel room (but I was 14 when I was planning this and who would rent a room to a 14 year old?) I would sleep outside somewhere. Then I'd ride the train home.

I had it planned to a T. I would ride my bike to the local T station, take the train into Boston and from there get on the Amtrak and ride for about 2-3 days on the train in coach. It would've cost about $700 (of which I actually saved up about $300 before I ealized how retarded my plan was because they'd never sell a train ticket to a 14 year old paying in cash. Good luck to you on your journey. I hope to one day venture out on my own in a way similar to you.


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If you could move anywhere in the world, where would you move? And don't just say "I want to move to Paris." and leave it at that. What about Paris makes you want to live there? This place would be your home for the rest of your life. You have to have a better reason than "Eiffel Tower ftw"

For me, I want to live in Russia. More specifically, St. Petersburg. Why?
-It's on the Baltic Sea and I like living in seaside towns.
-It's on the Europe side of Russia, so I can travel around Europe from there.
-I like cooler climes and the temperature on average doesn't get hotter than 72 degrees F. I'm the type of person who will swoozler around in -10 degree weather, but once the temperature starts to go up I begin to wish for death.
-I like the Russian language. You could even venture to say that it rocks.
-St. Petersburg is a beautiful city. The architecture is the shit.
-Russian culture and history interests me.
-If the commies attack me I escape to Paris. (Arc du Triomphe ftw).

So where does /world/ want to live?
PIc related: The tall building is my future house.
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>> No. 478
>>476

I don't know, I've just always wanted to go there. (By the way I thought I should add I'm not the guy who posted in /ask/ about moving to Russia and becoming a spetznaz or some shit because HE IS RUSSIAN.
>> No. 490
Sub-Saharan Africa.

Why?

Why not?
>> No. 492
>>490

Here's a man (or woman?) I can talk to. You don't care about the political stability of a country. You just want to go there and experience the culture.


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As an american, what countries could you go to where our dollar is worth more than it is here?

Like how euros are worth way more than dollars.

Would some place like ukraine or russia be a select place because of the conversion of money? Or some east asian or african areas?
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>> No. 489
Thank you for all the advice! I will give everything alot of thought, and I really like the idea of traveling where not everyone goes on vacation, go to the lesser known gems if you understand.
>> No. 491
>>487
Not trolling at all. I watch the news, maybe you should try it. $1.66 is about the best you'll get, there really isn't going to be a much better exchange rate and when the economy improves as it is then I don't expect it to be as weak as it is now. By the looks of things although Britain is still in recession it won't be for long. Also I know how to shop in London, still expensive I guess but not as bad as buying nuts from street vendors(LOL).

Also I know a bit of economics and although you are one of the more intelligent people here I don't think you know how foreign exchange rates or recession works.

tl;dr take the opportunity while you can, the pound is weak. You may not have a similar opportunity for a while.
>> No. 494
>>491

Alright. I KNOW 1.66 is pretty good for dollar to pound (and I was kicking myself when it dropped to 1.50 AFTER I visited), but OP specifically asked for a place where the dollar is going to be worth more than the local currency - that is certainly not Great Britain.

You are right, it's probably a good time to go to Great Britain exchange wise, but I don't think it's exactly in the original spirit of the thread.

Sage for personal argument.


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Although I regret where I got this from, I saw this thread on another board and thought it would be the best kind of "introduction thread" for this one, particularly if there are folks who plan on namefagging (which on attitudinal boards there always are). If this is interpreted as sneedwhopplery I will graciously accept the consequences.

where are you from?
where have you been?
where would you like to go?
what would you like to do there?
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>> No. 445
Where are you from? Miami, FL

Where have you been? Italy, Spain, France

Where would you like to go? England

What would you like to do there? Well, hopefully I can get into a good college there and actively work towards becoming a productive member of society in the process, building up towards gaining citizenship. Visiting (hopefully) this November as a way to scope out a few campuses I have my eye on, and apply in person.
>> No. 468
From: Massachusetts, USA

Been: Florida, Canada, all New England States, Pennsylvania, DC (not a lot, I know)

Where would I like to go: Spain*, France*, Russia*, Thailand, Japan, England, Italy

What to do: After college I want to apply to be an FSO (diplomat) if I get accepted (highly unlikely, I have a fallback job though) I'd love to be stationed in one of these countries. If being a diplomat isn't in my future, I'd like to eventually move to Spain or Russia and teach English (my fallback job).

*Learning the language
>> No. 488
>where are you from?
Ausfailia. Aussie/British dual citizen.

>where have you been?
UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Czech, Hungary, Romania, Sweden, Denmark, Indonesia, Malaysia, US.

>where would you like to go?
I'm writing my thesis on Georgia so I'd like to see it and the rest of the Caucasus. Some of them are pretty fucked places, but the natural beauty is amazing. Apart from that, I'm a huge Euroboo, and want to go to ALL OF IT.

>what would you like to do there?
I want to see the wilderness in Scandinavia, I want to hike in the Carpathians and the Dinaric Alps. Also, I've just started learning Russian so I'd like to go and experience the language and culture in East Slavic countries.


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alright I've made up my mind I'm moving to sweden, now how would I go about doing this? (under 18[yes my parents are going too >_> ], in USA)
any help is greatly appreciated, as I really have no idea how the immigration process works...
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>> No. 466
>>462
When I was 6 we moved from one country to another. I and my younger sibling (4) definitely had a say in the decision. Obviously we were too young to help in any other manner than packing things up (which we did), but someone in their teens could certainly help in a lot more ways.

OP, a quick google brought me to this: http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Work-live/Immigration/

In addition, you could probably have your parents contact the American embassy in Sweden for more information. Their friends who moved earlier would probably also be able to give much more pertinent advice than this board.
>> No. 481
>>459
isn't aren't there a ton of arabs who have recently moved to Sweden and and now most of them are unemployed and spend most of their time burning down buildings, stealing, killing each other and everyone else, and raping young swedish girls because they don't where the head scarf

i've heard lots of shit everywhere about arabs flooding into all of europe, and alot of it scares the shit out of me

is there really an arabic invasion of europe?
>> No. 482
>>481

No. That is silly hysteria.


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I'm going to be travelling a fair bit via bus next year, visiting friends and seeing a few states.

Mostly by myself

Is there anything I should keep in mind when travelling long distances via bus and train? Anything I should pack that may not be obvious?

Also, if anyone has ideas of things to do in Washington state (tri-cities area), Minnesota, and Portland, Oregon I'd appreciate that too.


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I'm looking to take an extended vacation next year, (at minimum 5 months) somewhere. Now is the chance to pimp out your hometown, and convince me to come visit.

I am especially interested in anyone who lives or has been too
Moab, Utah
Big Sur, California
Sausilito, California
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Biloxi, Mississippi
Cape Canaveral, Florida

Places I've already lived (so I don't need to go there again)
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
New Orleans
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If you happen to be visiting Sausalito next September, why don't you drive about an hour north to Santa Rosa during our Annual Steam-punk and Handcar Regatta.

We also have some great hotels and we are right in the center of Wine Country, You will not be disappointed.
>> No. 477
Moab is a dream if you mountain bike or hike. the scenery is gorgeous and the locals are really chill. staying in a small city is especially relaxing.

and if you're interested in Moab check out Durango, CO. it's almost exactly like Moab, only replace the red rocks with mountains.

if you're looking for a really small place, check out Creede, Ouray, and Lake City, CO. All of which are unbelievably gorgeous.
>> No. 479
I live in Somalian coastline, drop by sometime, this place is awesome :D


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I would like to go to South Korea for a bit.

How is travelling with no set accommodation plans? Having not really done anything like this before, I am hesitant. My current plan is yeogwans, hostels, and couchsurfing. I don't really know anyone that has done something similar so consulting others about my plans isn't really possible. On the one hand I feel naive, the other it feels like everything will work out fine.

Any insights or advice? Even your experience of a similar situation would be great.

If it helps, I can speak a basic level of Korean & I will be 21 years old.

Sorry if this is a bit of a silly post. Thank you.
>> No. 305
Respect the elders. Even people just a week older than you will freak out if you don't use the correct language with them. I hear people say this isn't such a big deal with the younger people, but not in my experience.

Don't meantion Japan. At all. Don't even ask innocent questions or they'll hate you and go on and on endlessly about how superior Korea is to Japan. Even if you hate Japan yourself, it gets tiring. They don't shut up once you mention it. After they've stopped it isn't the end. As next time you see them they'll start up again, and randomly talk shit about Japan throughout conversations literally out of nowhere. You could be talking about flowers. Then they'll randomly throw in an insult about Japan. Then go back to talking about flowers. It's like they have tourettes but you have to press an "on" switch first.

Eat food. Their food is really good.

If you need it, there's plastic surgery clinics on every corner of Seoul. Very useful, very cheap, but unfortunately none of the foreigners (which are somehow all ugly and or fat) take advantage of them. If you're good looking then congratulations on being the first attractive foreigner to set foot in Korea.
>> No. 475
>>305 This person is massivley exhaggerating. Koreans are people like any other. If you speak to them in the wrong way, firstly it's not really a big deal any more, and secondly they'd let you off for being foreign. The ones that speak English well are generally a lot more open minded anyway. The Japan thing is a little true, but I've been here 5 years and have never heard anything more than the occasional minor insult. Japanese stars are very popular here, Just don't talk about Dokdo (an island under dispute). Korean people are nice enough unless you deliberately piss them off, like anyone anywhere.

One thing I would say about Korea is that it ranks pretty low on the list of must see destinations. The whole country was razed during the Korean War. All the castles etc... were rebuilt in the 70's and the rest of the country was thrown together on a shoestring. I'd recommend doing a week here as a stopover on the way somewhere else. A few days in Seoul and then a bit of travel should do it. Just don't expect the Taj Mahal or Pyramids.


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A friend and I are going to Japan start of next year. Mainly going to be in Tokyo, Kyoto and Sapporo. We've been doing a bit of research, but the small stuff is hard to find a solid answer. So i come to kind anon.

what are the good brands of beer to drink over there? What are the good and bad nightclubs? (no tourist traps). Good places to stay and general info on how to navigate around the place.

Bit of background info. We're from out back australia, and our entire region would be about the same area as japan with only 30000 people, so getting around a large city may prove to be daunting.

tl:dr, please supply small pieces of information to help us enjoy japan.
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>> No. 427
What the fuck is with all the negroes in Japan? Seriously.
>> No. 440
>>402

No one knows how to dance in clubs there: they all face the DJ and dance individually.

This is how people dance in real clubs, you hick.
>> No. 457
thanks for the input guys. but is there anywhere you can remember that really stood out? i dont expect names. What should i look for in a good nightclub over there?

i already know to avoid places with a bouncer who speaks good english, because its probably a tourist trap


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