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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler]
    #23723168 - 10/09/16 06:38 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

It's not that bad over there. U just gotta mind ur own business and make friends with the locals, they'll keep u safe.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler]
    #23723190 - 10/09/16 06:44 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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I will not have much money though...





Hit up Thailand or somewhere in SE Asia.. where you can live lavishly on the cheap


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Shroomism]
    #23723196 - 10/09/16 06:45 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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I will not have much money though...





Hit up Thailand or somewhere in SE Asia.. where you can live lavishly on the cheap




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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Morel Guy]
    #23723346 - 10/09/16 07:26 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Anyone here have experience on renting an RV?


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler] * 1
    #23723475 - 10/09/16 08:05 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

If traveling the States:
Gas Buddy
will help you calculate your adventures.

Couch Surfing connects you to those willing to put you up for the night.  Although free, I would recommend cooking a meal, gifting some beer, etc.

Check tire pressure on the regular. When have you last had a oil change?

Pack lots of water, power bars, fresh fruit.  Include a pee jug just in case.  I keep a garbage bag so that everything stays organized.

Familiarize yourself with attractions (national parks, neat cities, giant ball off twine, etc) that you will be rolling through enroute to your destination.

Take lots of pictures, keep a traveler's journal to ensure preservation of your trip.

Watch your speed, above all else have fun!


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: birdeatingspider]
    #23723486 - 10/09/16 08:07 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Great post.  Thanks for the tips.  :raisemyglass:


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler]
    #23723823 - 10/09/16 10:04 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Once you see the giant ball off twine you can pretty much stop traveling IMO.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler] * 1
    #23723893 - 10/09/16 10:37 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

If your in the states i would hit up central america or puerto rico, you can stay in hostels and bus around cheaply and got to different places volcanos, jungles, beaches, cities, ruins, and food and beer and weed are pretty cheap, flights to and from are cheap too. You can comfortably travel for a month or two with $3,000 depending on your style if you go to guatemala, nicaragua, costa rica, panama, etc.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Moonshoe]
    #23724345 - 10/10/16 06:54 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Once you see the giant ball off twine you can pretty much stop traveling IMO.




No way dude.
They add like a thousand yards of new twine to that thing every year.
If you haven't seen the giant twine ball in the last few years, you haven't seen it at all.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: foragedfungus]
    #23724370 - 10/10/16 07:40 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Just because this is the shroomery i think its worth saying: its not worth it to bring a personal stash of drugs to another country.

Good luck. Where do you want to go? Somewhere with a history, a vacation spot, a place that you can spend time in nature, somewhere with food you like?


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: BANANA.MAN]
    #23724667 - 10/10/16 10:05 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Alright so I've travelled quite a bit on my own so I'll try to help out where I can.

You said you have about $3k right?

I'd maybe suggest somewhere in Southeast Asia. If you really look around and put some effort into it you can get a round trip flight from the US for like $500 ($800 is a bit more typical) but with $2000 you could easily stay a month and live fairly decently in a lot of countries. You could go around Indonesia to places like Bali then island hop some small islands , take in some gorgeous nature and party a bit too if you wanted.

No matter where you go I'd suggest staying in a hostel. They're cheap and it gives you a ton of opportunities to meet fellow travelers. I've traveled solo plenty of times and met people in hostels that are down to go out with, check out local tour spots, or just chat. Use hostelworld.com or hostels.com to do some research and book before hand. Or you can try out Couchsurfing like someone else mentioned above.

As far as documents make sure you have copies of your passport on you at all times and lock up your passport in a locker at the hostel or in your room if you have a private one (staying in dorms is cheaper and a great way to meet people but sometimes it's nice to have your own room). Most places you can just get a visa before hand but some require you to get it before you leave the US so check on that to make sure.

Don't be afraid to rough it a bit and get out of your comfort zone. There might be some really poor places you visit and it may make you uncomfortable. Just keep a level head and be aware of your surroundings. But at the same time be open to things....some group of people you just met that morning are going on a hike and invited you to come along? 8 times out of 10 go do it but just use common sense and your intuition if these people are legit. Usually if it's another group of foreigners you'll be completely fine. Be aware that some locals will try to scam you or whatever no matter where you are so just be smart.

Ummm what else...

Make sure to set a travel notice on your bank cards and find out how much they charge for international withdrawals and uses. I've found the easiest way to bring money is just to use my US card at an arm in the foreign country and take out enough for a few days at a time.

If you're staying for awhile some places (especially in SA and SEA) it's worth it to get a local SIM card to use for Internet. It can be very cheap and you don't want to pay international roaming rates with your American sim. Make sure your phone is unlocked or just buy a cheap one to use before you go

I usually make sure to print out everything I might need before hand. Hotel addresses, directions to the hotel from the airport, etc.

Do some research before hand and plan a loose itinerary of what you want to do. Be flexible though because some things will come up randomly and you want to have the option to do those if you want.

For food, one good rule of thumb is if a place is busy it's probably 1) delicious and 2) relatively safe. However your in a foreign place and your stomach just isn't used to everything they have so you assume you'll get the shits at least once. Be sure to stock up on Imodium and any things else you think you might need (Advil, tums, Benadryl). You don't want a case of the runs or a cold to stop you from enjoying yourself. But recognize that you might have to take a day or two to just rest sometimes.

As far as where specifically to go...for Southeast Asia I think the Philippines are really beautiful (and cheap) as well as Indonesia.

You could feasibly do a trip across Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos on your budget. It might be a little tight but that'd be the best bet if you wanted to see a lot of different places.
South America is a good choice as well...I haven't been but I've heard awesome things about Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru (and most of the other countries there as well)
Also Central America is another option as well...Guatemala is a gorgeous country with some really cool people as well


That's all I can think of off the top of my head, let me know if you have any other questions. And if you want I'll even make an itinerary of sorts for you if you choose a place you want to go


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Oldgregg]
    #23724876 - 10/10/16 11:14 AM (7 years, 3 months ago)

So far I have been in costa rica, mexico, thailand, nicaragua, antigua, dominican republic, germany, italy, switzerland, holland , trinidad, tobago and belgium.

All were short trips though.

All were amazing. I would recommend nicaragua the most perhaps.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: rickpsfuckyou]
    #23726570 - 10/10/16 08:39 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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If your in the states i would hit up central america or puerto rico, you can stay in hostels and bus around cheaply and got to different places volcanos, jungles, beaches, cities, ruins, and food and beer and weed are pretty cheap, flights to and from are cheap too. You can comfortably travel for a month or two with $3,000 depending on your style if you go to guatemala, nicaragua, costa rica, panama, etc.




For some reason I'm kind of sketched out about going through central and south America.  I feel like there's a lot of crime and ways to be taken advantage of down there.  Maybe I don't know what I'm talking about though.  However, some people have said that you could travel down there a lot cheaper because you wouldn't need a plane ticket.  But driving down there means going through Mexico, which to the best of my knowledge is not very safe.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: BANANA.MAN]
    #23726577 - 10/10/16 08:40 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Just because this is the shroomery i think its worth saying: its not worth it to bring a personal stash of drugs to another country.

Good luck. Where do you want to go? Somewhere with a history, a vacation spot, a place that you can spend time in nature, somewhere with food you like?




All of the above really...I guess places with history (such as those in Europe) are the highest on my bucket list.  I suppose it might be wise to start small though, especially with my limited budget.  I don't seek expensive luxury places, I seek life experiences and inspiration.  I want to visit places that remind me of how vast the world is.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler]
    #23726587 - 10/10/16 08:44 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Just traveling to another state is already a big deal, you can always make more frequent short trips
Like 1 week here and there


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler]
    #23726609 - 10/10/16 08:51 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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BANANA.MAN said:
Just because this is the shroomery i think its worth saying: its not worth it to bring a personal stash of drugs to another country.

Good luck. Where do you want to go? Somewhere with a history, a vacation spot, a place that you can spend time in nature, somewhere with food you like?




All of the above really...I guess places with history (such as those in Europe) are the highest on my bucket list.  I suppose it might be wise to start small though, especially with my limited budget.  I don't seek expensive luxury places, I seek life experiences and inspiration.  I want to visit places that remind me of how vast the world is.



If you want history then i would suggest the Mediterranean. Someone said asia was a good place for your budget so you could go to angkor wat in cambodia


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Oldgregg]
    #23726627 - 10/10/16 08:58 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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Oldgregg said:
Alright so I've travelled quite a bit on my own so I'll try to help out where I can.

You said you have about $3k right?

I'd maybe suggest somewhere in Southeast Asia. If you really look around and put some effort into it you can get a round trip flight from the US for like $500 ($800 is a bit more typical) but with $2000 you could easily stay a month and live fairly decently in a lot of countries. You could go around Indonesia to places like Bali then island hop some small islands , take in some gorgeous nature and party a bit too if you wanted.

No matter where you go I'd suggest staying in a hostel. They're cheap and it gives you a ton of opportunities to meet fellow travelers. I've traveled solo plenty of times and met people in hostels that are down to go out with, check out local tour spots, or just chat. Use hostelworld.com or hostels.com to do some research and book before hand. Or you can try out Couchsurfing like someone else mentioned above.

As far as documents make sure you have copies of your passport on you at all times and lock up your passport in a locker at the hostel or in your room if you have a private one (staying in dorms is cheaper and a great way to meet people but sometimes it's nice to have your own room). Most places you can just get a visa before hand but some require you to get it before you leave the US so check on that to make sure.

Don't be afraid to rough it a bit and get out of your comfort zone. There might be some really poor places you visit and it may make you uncomfortable. Just keep a level head and be aware of your surroundings. But at the same time be open to things....some group of people you just met that morning are going on a hike and invited you to come along? 8 times out of 10 go do it but just use common sense and your intuition if these people are legit. Usually if it's another group of foreigners you'll be completely fine. Be aware that some locals will try to scam you or whatever no matter where you are so just be smart.

Ummm what else...

Make sure to set a travel notice on your bank cards and find out how much they charge for international withdrawals and uses. I've found the easiest way to bring money is just to use my US card at an arm in the foreign country and take out enough for a few days at a time.

If you're staying for awhile some places (especially in SA and SEA) it's worth it to get a local SIM card to use for Internet. It can be very cheap and you don't want to pay international roaming rates with your American sim. Make sure your phone is unlocked or just buy a cheap one to use before you go

I usually make sure to print out everything I might need before hand. Hotel addresses, directions to the hotel from the airport, etc.

Do some research before hand and plan a loose itinerary of what you want to do. Be flexible though because some things will come up randomly and you want to have the option to do those if you want.

For food, one good rule of thumb is if a place is busy it's probably 1) delicious and 2) relatively safe. However your in a foreign place and your stomach just isn't used to everything they have so you assume you'll get the shits at least once. Be sure to stock up on Imodium and any things else you think you might need (Advil, tums, Benadryl). You don't want a case of the runs or a cold to stop you from enjoying yourself. But recognize that you might have to take a day or two to just rest sometimes.

As far as where specifically to go...for Southeast Asia I think the Philippines are really beautiful (and cheap) as well as Indonesia.

You could feasibly do a trip across Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos on your budget. It might be a little tight but that'd be the best bet if you wanted to see a lot of different places.
South America is a good choice as well...I haven't been but I've heard awesome things about Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru (and most of the other countries there as well)
Also Central America is another option as well...Guatemala is a gorgeous country with some really cool people as well


That's all I can think of off the top of my head, let me know if you have any other questions. And if you want I'll even make an itinerary of sorts for you if you choose a place you want to go




Thanks a whole lot man, that's some really good advice.  :thumbup:  I may take you up on that offer in the distant future, although I don't know when that would be.

As far as my budget, my estimate is that I'll have roughly 2-3K by next summer but that's a really rough estimate.


And as for travel destinations, I've always wanted to visit Singapore, although that's probably expensive as hell.  The thing is I don't know a lot about southeast Asia in general, besides that many areas are really swampy/marshy and poor.  My opinion might change if I went there, but as of now there are other places I would rather go.  Still I will keep that in mind though.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler]
    #23726688 - 10/10/16 09:16 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Some advice:

Bring lots of cash and a debit card/credit card with lots of money.

Bring some durable clothes. And a wide selection. Bring large luggage to bring things home. Or you can pack light and not bring cool stuff home.

Watch out for scammers. Lots of scammers when u travel, trying to take yo money.

wear protection when banging the locals.

Bring a camera, take lots and lots of pictures.

If u go international, bring some internatinal chargers. they have different style plugs abroad.

Be spontanous!

Did i mention to bring lots of money? U will need it.

Lastly, think twice about smuggling drugs to or from a country. It may be too risky for it.


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: LogicaL Chaos]
    #23726731 - 10/10/16 09:28 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

Really how am I going to carry around a shitton of things in a foreign country?  Its not like my car will get airlifted there...and if I'm staying in a hostel, can I really expect that much security for my belongings?


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Re: Advice on travelling? [Re: Celestial Traveler]
    #23726740 - 10/10/16 09:31 PM (7 years, 3 months ago)

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I have hardly ever traveled throughout my life.  The couple of times that I did travel happened mostly when I was very young and as a result I don't remember much.  Also, I have never been outside the U.S.  I moved around a ton growing up, but I almost always lived in the same state, and only spent a few years living in small towns in neighboring states.

A lot of the people who lived where where I've lived were the type who were born and raised in those places, and I don't want to be like them.  Some recent events in my life have also suggested to me that I really need to get out and see some new things.


Having no real experience traveling on my own, can you give me advice on this subject?  Any advice at all would be appreciated...I would like to plan a trip for next summer after I graduate with my MS.  I will not have much money though...I would estimate around $2-3K at most.


The main things I'd like to know more about are how to travel in a foreign country (what documents I need, etc.), and how to travel on a budget, while at the same time not missing out on important sights or experiences related to my destination.


Suggestions on where to travel would be nice too.  Anything you have to offer really.


Thanks for your time.




My sister has been all over the world. I'm not qualified to answer such questions. But what I know is she had to work constantly. Graduate valedictorian while working at McDonald's and baby sitting.

I rarely see her anymore. Barely even talk much. Constantly busy. My sister is cool as shit. But I like making money and having a warm place to sleep at night. :shrug:


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