everyone should do this once in their life....travel thread

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where should i go malta? traveling bymyself......first time

only place i been outside the united states was cancun.....shyt dont count because it felt exactly like miami with all those americans. i was actually disappointed with cancun
 

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Get a public transport travel pass for the time that you are there, the buses, trams and metro are fantastic for getting around. Prague is a pretty compact city that you can walk around but after the third day walking up to the Castle/Charles bridge and it quickly loses its appeal.

Heres a good site for accomodation - Mary's Prague Accommodation

Best club in Prague is Roxy (on Dlouha 33 ). Fun as f*ck and where the locals go to party and drink. :blessed:

Don't expect service with a smile in a traditional pub, put a beermat in front of you and wait. Don't signal. A beer will either be brought to you or you will be asked which beer you want (light or dark, 10 degree or 12) It will be brought and dumped on your table, usually with a bang. This is not rude or surly, just how it is done. A piece of paper with a stroke on it will be put on your table. Don't lose it, or you will pay a big fine. You will be brought another and another until you ask to pay. Check the waiters math, they are often 'loose' in this respect, and then tip him a little extra (say the bill is 167 crowns - give him 180) Then you will get a smile. Service is slow and the staff usually spend half their shift chatting. Don't think this because of racism or ignorance - this is just the way it is. The locals get it worse, as they dont tip.

For eating out - avoid the tourist places, Irish/British bars and American restaurants. You will be paying the same price as at home. During lunchtime they have a "daily special" in most local bars and cafes. This is from the communist era when the government subsidised the workers lunches. You will get a bowl of brothy soup, a main of pork, dumplings, saurkraut(sp?) and gravy all for around 80 czk(4 dollars). Food is good, cheap and will fill you up for most of the day.

If going solo, learn a few Czech phrases beforehand. This is a good ice breaker. Prosim = please. Diky = thanks. Pivo = beer. Ahoj = hello.

English is taught in Czech highschools so most of the young people speak it. They are pretty damn friendly and if you go into a bar, it wont be long before you get chatting to some people. Its probably better to travel there by yourself as that way you will interact more with the locals.

A few tips on how to stay on their good side.

Be respectful.
-Don't laugh at how cheap everything is, or tell people that they earn a pittance for a wage.
-Be generous when you tip but not so much that it seems that money is no object.
-Don't p*ss in the streets.
-Don't freeload on the metro/trams. You will get caught.
-If you get an offer from some supermodel looking chick to join her in some bar just a five minute walk away - DONT GO- Its a scam.
-Carry an identity card. Its required that everyone carries some form of id.

One of my boys was unemployed for a couple of months and he eventually took my advice and got on his tefl game and hit Czech/Prague. He was nervous as f*ck and expected to encounter racist bs but - couple of weeks later and hes loving it. From snooping at his facebook, dudes smashing chicks that look like they walked off a porno set.:win:
 

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Old Havana is like Vienna minus the old cars.

And I did the dolphins thing not at that nasty dolphinarum with the green water, should have done the open ocean one, so much bettee

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Do they allow you swim with the dolphins. Thats on my bucket list.:ohlawd:
 
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What's the point of this if you are going to die at the end, and you wont even remember ever doing all these "cool exciting things" ?
 

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For me, doing "cool things" or being in "cool places" gave me a different perspective about where I grew up. You meet people who have a completely different way of life.

Things that are :gladbron: to me are :stopitslime: to them.
 
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You enjoy life while you are living. You never been out ur hood breh?

I have been to DR Congo, South Africa, USA, and Canada...

I get people who travel to a different country, work there, live there, play there, have sex with people from that country and when they come home they can speak a different language or two, have good friends from a different culture and such...

But people who just go to a different country just to say I saw this mountain and that building...

That's kind of lame...

Anyway, I am a vortex of depression, life is kind of pointless in my philosophy...

Carry on...
 

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My bro is doing Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore, Cairo, Nairobi, Kampala, Barcelona, Paris, London, Amsterdam, Prague over 3 months this summer :noah:
 
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My job lets me get free/discounted flights so this thread got me like :gladbron::ohhh::ehh::whoo::steviej: at the possibilities
 

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just got my European passport. Sh*t looks beautiful sitting next to my American one. :wow:

We bout to :eat: real good again, this summer. France & German Pawgs :ufdup: here I cum. :lift::smugdraper::thumbsup:
 
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I have been to DR Congo, South Africa, USA, and Canada...

I get people who travel to a different country, work there, live there, play there, have sex with people from that country and when they come home they can speak a different language or two, have good friends from a different culture and such...

But people who just go to a different country just to say I saw this mountain and that building...

That's kind of lame...

Anyway, I am a vortex of depression, life is kind of pointless in my philosophy...

Carry on...

Why are you still living it then?
 

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just got my European passport. Sh*t looks beautiful sitting next to my American one. :wow:

We bout to :eat: real good again, this summer. France & German Pawgs :ufdup: here I cum. :lift::smugdraper::thumbsup:

Why you got two passports?

I Didnt even know that was legal :mindblown:
 
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