Travel

[spahdfgo]

Did Yellowstone - Seattle in a day, if you can get past the boredom (which I found quite easy on US roads), it's not that complicated. Make sure that as soon as feel tired/eyes closing, change drivers or just make a 15 min stop, stretch your legs, get something to eat.

Take a walk in Griffith Park.

[L_Dawg]

Anyone on here been travelling/backpacking alone that could shed some light on how easy it is to meet people in hostels or on buses etc?

going to Peru for 5 weeks in 10 days time and a bit nervous

[vgtbls]

I haven't been alone, but if your hostel has a common room just sit and talk to people. Especially if there's a breakfast/coffee/tea service. Ask where they're from, where they've been. I've found that people are extremely nice and just as interested in meeting new people.

[JtotheWhat]

Anyone here spent much time in Indonesia? My girlfriend is designer/pattern maker/fabric sourcer for Uniqlo and they just told her they want her to goto Indonesia for a year to help oversea operations and some of their factories there, so it looks like I might be going there for a few months atleast.. was wondering what I / she should expect if we're staying there long-term.

[ramseames]

Preme

H.lorenzo

[anonomous]

Okay guys, i'm going to Japan tomorrow. Osaka to be specific. Any last minute tips? After some googling i've found out that the japanese might ignore you because they have bad english. I have not even packed yet, shit.

edit: Watching Anime since I'm young would probably help a bit, i'm guessing

[ramseames]

I only spent 8 hours in osaka but nether there nor anywhere else during my month in Japan this past Jan did i ever notice someone who i was trying to talk to intentionally ignore me.

Get a pasmo at the first train station and put at least 1000 on it, saves time every single trip.

Hit up the umeda sky building

Depending on how much time you have I'd say check out kyoto too, it only costs like 400 to get there.

Shinsaibashi suji isnt really that good tbh. Still check it out but i wouldnt spend a ton of time on it.

[starfox64]

osaka castle is cool but totally rebuilt.

i also didn't go inside

[fun_yunchables]

[starfox64]

what's good with montreal? would be like a weekend trip.

halp???

[starfox64]

yeah i live in nyc now

no french. would that be an issue?

[exprof]

when r u coming ? what do you want to do? jazz festival + JFL + fantasia film fest is on right now but there's other stuff in august. montreal has a festival going on every week all summer... lol

general stuff tho:
- old port is super adorable but very tourist-trappy (fireworks on wednesdays/sunday nights tho)
- plateau mont royal/mile end is hipster town but has cool stuff
- mount royal park is nice for a lazy day but idk if u wanna waste a day doing nothing
- montreal is super walkable or u can rent a bixi bike, lots of streets closed off for pedestrian use only, metro is v efficient as well
- dont worry abt not speaking french.... tbh 90% of ppl working retail/at restos are bilingual or someone will prob be happy to translate

food (rly try and visit these, i listed all the things that r ~montreal exclusive~ ... everything else is pretty standard here so like wtv)
- au pied de cochon is a must 4 foie gras poutine (or)
- tbh lots of ppl say to eat at la banquise, it's ok but usually super busy, best to get it to go and eat it at lafontaine park
- any st viateur bagel place
- get smoked meat at schwartz (even tho its kinda gone meh since mgmt changed..)
- au dieu du ciel for beers
note: lots of food trucks all over the place if u wanna eat smth cheap/weird

stores:
- everything is better in nyc. don't bother lol. unless u wanna visit ssense, which is ok i guess...

museums:
- DHC is hosting come and see by jake + dinos chapman
- Musee d'art contemporain is hosting the pulse room + other weirdo canadian art
- Musee des beaux-arts is hosting faberge eggs

[Iliam]

[donut_milk]

I went to over the weekend. Really hot but pretty cool seeing all the trees and rock formations. At night it was amazing because the sky was clear of light pollution. Saw a ton of stars, shooting stars, and the Milky Way galaxy.

Some snaps I took:





Definitely go if you've never seen parts of the CA desert before.

[bouquet]

Hoping this is the right thread, but I'm going to Chicago with family tomorrow and was wondering if anyone has any must-visit suggestions? Could be food, clothing, completely random whatever just general cool things. It will be my first time there and just thinking about how big it will be is semi-overwhelming. I'll probably end up wandering off on my own to do stuff, and I think we are going to mainly be around Michigan avenue but unsure there as well. Anything is appreciated

[rjbman]

I'm sure others can add on here:

Shopping:
Oak St. just west of Michigan Ave. has a ton of fantastic shops. There' s Independence, Jil, old Y-3 (now just stocks high end Adidas), Gallery Aesthete, Barney's. Michigan has some cool stuff on it too, the Nike store is pretty neat, heard good things about Ralph Lauren store, also lots of fast fashion (Zara, H&M, Topman, All Saints). Also consider checking out Haberdash, Patagonia, and Suit Supply.

Food:
Chicago is known for deep dish, there are 4 places within a 2 block radius on Michigan that are great. Pizzaria Uno's/Due's (same place, just two separate locations), Gino's East, and Giordano's. If you're looking for some fine dining, head north on Rush and you can find a couple of nice restaurants (Tavern on Rush is great, albeit $$$).

Stuff to see:
Bean in Millenium Park is pretty standard tourist fare, with a distorted picture. In the area, you could see the Sears (not Willis) Tower, but IIRC it's like $20 to go to the top. There's a couple of cool museums in the area. Field Museum and Shedd Aquarium are both a bit south of the "downtown" area, but they're both fun. Art Institute and Museum of Contemporary Art are both pretty close to downtown Chicago; MCA is a lot more reasonable though ($12 for adults, $7 for students).

[Rosenrot]

This is waaaay overdue but I figured well, why the hell not.

Budapest


Antwerp


Rome


Florence


Oslo


Cambridge

[UnwashedMolasses]

Hey y'all, been meaning to post this for a few weeks but what can I say, I've been busy / lazy.

I went to Alaska late July with to visit her brother and, you know, be in Alaska.

I'll put the bulk under the spoiler so it doesn't clog the thread.

[UnwashedMolasses]

BACK TO BACK POSTS whaaaaaaa? Aw yeah content.

These photos are of my family's Scotland trip, and were taken by my sister, who does photos. Again spoiled as there's quite a few of them. No commentary on these, pretty self-explanatory. Shoutout to for the mac, he posted it in a You Should Buy thread years ago, worn me well so far. Also this really is a lot of pics, so don't unspoiler if you can't afford the load.

[can-]

[stappard_]

Just been to South Carolina. I found out South Carolina looks like this




everywhere

[donut_milk]

Went to for my birthday on Friday:


Tunnel View


Half Dome


El Capitan - Hazy from the fires around 3pm






Tunnel View before we left...the smoke from the fires started coming in heavy.

[rublev]

best budget hotels in london that won't make me wanna hurl ??????????

[slappa]

So I moved to Paris in August on exchange and while class participance is mandatory it still leaves a little spare time to explore the city. Despite only living here for 1 month I've already lived in 3 flats in different areas (14th, 13th & 2nd arrondissement) each with their positives and negatives. I brought my camera with me and invested in a new 35mm lens, which all the pics has been shot with.

Friday afternoon at Place des Vosges in the 4th arrondissement




Taking a break at the Seine


Butte-aux-Cailles in the 13th arrondissement

[breakadawn]

If any of you are in Walthamstow (North London), you should head out and check out the Wild Card Brewery, there's a bar there too. Also across the street from it, there's a fantastic shop run by a guy who designs neon signs for movie sets, called God's Own Junkyard. Have a look.

[starfox64]

went to this week for a company workshop thing.



(Pardon the IG filter on this one)





Really beautiful. Kinda bummed that I didn't go during the summer at all while I was living here, since it was too cold to go to the beach or hike to the top of the mountain.

[starfox64]

about a week. went to tokyo for like 48 hours on the way here, hence the visit to the Nintendo® Pocket Monsters™ center

[seth83292]

I'm going to Prague for 4 days around christmas time!

Anyone who's been, plz, suggestions are open.

[sknss]

Prague is super touristy but if you get out of the beaten path it's nice.

Traditional cuisine is pretty meh imo (potato+pork all day). I had excellent food in Lehka Hlava tho. I also highly recommend Dobra Cajovna to enjoy one of their 300 teas ( and awesome snacks). Also Ebel coffee, Cream and Dream for ice cream, Jan Paukert if you're feeling fancy.
The zoo is pretty awesome. You can also visit Speculum Alchemiae, the museum of alchemy, and see a real (?) wizard lab!

[WHAT_A_BEAUTIFUL_DUWANG]

I'm going to Hong Kong for a couple days over the new year. Would like to do some shopping but probably won't have a whole lot of time. I'm thinking of checking out: delstore, incredible, I.T, kapok, fil, monocle, and the one mall (for journal standard and beams). Possibly also take5, joyce, and ink?? idk though...is there something I should strike off the list? (for reference, I'm from the US, so would prefer to look and rub my face in clothes from designers/labels that aren't readily available in the US)

Any other general recommendations for cool (cheap) things to do/see? Thanks!