Off Topic => General Off Topic => Topic started by: Strudog on August 04, 2014, 11:51:39 am
Title: Gap Year
Post by: Strudog on August 04, 2014, 11:51:39 am
I'm taking a Gap Year this year after just completing university, its always something i have wanted to do and i will be going with a mate of mine. This is a rough list of countries and cities we want to see:
China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Los Angeles, New York City, Las Vegas.
This is pretty much the standard Gap year, but i would like to have some suggestions from people who are well travelled or have been on a gap year themselves about either these destinations and what to see or what countries i should go on and see instead of these ones.
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Post by: Molly on August 04, 2014, 11:57:43 am
Australia... nice beaches and people are used to backpacking folks. Easy obtainable jobs with pretty fair wages considering...
Edit: meh - just saw that it's already in the list. Over read it. Have fun, don't get mugged.
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Post by: Vibe on August 04, 2014, 12:22:08 pm
Thailand - cheap and good food, got food poisoned, women are pretty (when they are women) Kenya - food poisoned in the middle of the jungle, holy shit the jungle is loud, those apes fuck and scream and kill and i dont knwo whats happening there but its fucking loud Dubai - well only at the airport, where I almost froze to death due to air conditioning on steroids, while the muslims have a warm prayer place those fuckers, also food poisoned South African Republic - wild black people are gonna try to rob or kill you there, people go out with armed escorts Swaziland - literally everyone has aids there, do not touch the girls Morocco - the arabs are not kind people, place is filled with trash and when you try to snowboard on the sand dunes in the desert and fall you break your bones because it's like falling on stone, also food poisoned Dominican Republic - humid as fuck and the natives are drunk and if they say they'll do something now it means they'll do it tomorrow also food poisoned Zimbabwe - everyone is poor and on drugs there, I saw a guy that was leaning on a small tree he pulled out and carried with himself in the middle of the street Mexico - when I was there, there was a hurricane that destroyed everything lol
have fun :D
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Post by: Vovka on August 04, 2014, 01:18:59 pm
No russia in list?! FU!
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Post by: Joseph Porta on August 04, 2014, 01:22:53 pm
The chance to get shot down flying there is too high atm
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Post by: Gnjus on August 04, 2014, 01:24:56 pm
If you're looking for adventures then Libya, Syria, Ukraine & Gaza might be interesting places for you.
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Post by: Molly on August 04, 2014, 01:34:13 pm
Croatia is nice around this time of year, so I have heard :P
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Post by: Radament on August 04, 2014, 01:47:04 pm
Come in Italy , we need all your money , plus , it's an awesome country to visit (not to live) , girls may be not very fuckable because they are very unpleasant sometimes but they are beautiful and tanned. Then we got Balottelli and Renzi if you need a room entertainer.
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Post by: Macropus on August 04, 2014, 01:53:39 pm
Come in Italy , we need all your money , plus , it's an awesome country to visit (not to live) , girls may be not very fuckable because they are very unpleasant sometimes but they are beautiful and tanned. Then we got Balottelli and Renzi if you need a room entertainer.
Been to Italy (never again) and don't really want to do Europe, i can do that any time, looking to go to far and exotic places.
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Post by: Chris_the_Animal on August 04, 2014, 02:01:55 pm
Come to Germoney. We got the best beer and the most drunk women.
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Post by: Molly on August 04, 2014, 02:11:59 pm
Been to Italy (never again) and don't really want to do Europe, i can do that any time, looking to go to far and exotic places.
Never understood the appeal of "far and exotic" tbh. I wanna do Caribbeans once, just for the beach, palm and cocktail. Hong Kong once to get the Asian style and vibe.
Other than that, no thanks.
Nonetheless, you have my best wishes for your trip. Stay healthy!
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Post by: Boerenlater on August 04, 2014, 02:16:16 pm
Why not North Korea? Serious suggestion.
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Post by: Herezy92 on August 04, 2014, 02:21:23 pm
Go Canada, people are awesome, and the country is wonderfull. But it's quite expensive :s
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Post by: Oberyn on August 04, 2014, 03:30:06 pm
About half the locations in your list are anglo-saxon first world countries, former commonwealth or colonies where english is still the primary language. Not exactly "exotic", depending on what you mean by that.
Title: Re: Gap Year
Post by: Strudog on August 04, 2014, 03:42:56 pm
About half the locations in your list are anglo-saxon first world countries, former commonwealth or colonies where english is still the primary language. Not exactly "exotic", depending on what you mean by that.
Those are just my core countries, which i will be definitely be going to, but was asking for more exotic places like Brunei or places in South America
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Post by: AntiBlitz on August 04, 2014, 03:43:49 pm
Been to Italy (never again) and don't really want to do Europe, i can do that any time, looking to go to far and exotic places.
lol exotic, and then you include America, ill be exotic for you. Why dont you visit the nations capital, if you do, ill take you to the shooting range and you can fire any of my firearms.
If you do decide to visit America, there are a lot of beautiful cities, or cities that are just so different or historically awesome you should definitely check out. I cant speak for much past the Appalachians, but i can help with the east coast.
EDIT: oh damn, you posted before me.
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Post by: Kafein on August 04, 2014, 03:54:54 pm
There are some awesome things to see in Iceland and Hawaii
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Post by: Leesin on August 04, 2014, 03:55:28 pm
About half the locations in your list are anglo-saxon first world countries, former commonwealth or colonies where english is still the primary language. Not exactly "exotic", depending on what you mean by that.
You're just mad that he doesn't want to go to any of the shitty French colonies where AIDS is more common than a job.
Strudog if LiveLeak has taught me anything, it's don't go to China.
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Post by: Bulzur on August 04, 2014, 08:05:27 pm
Been to South Africa (4 years), New Caledonia (4 months), Australia (2 weeks), Carribean Islands - Martinique (more than 12 times), Israel (Jerusalem only, 2 months).
For a whole gap year, don't go in the Carribeans. You'll run out of things to do, when you're not blocked in the house with no internet because of a cyclone. Israel seems like a very poor choice at the moment. Australia seems like a decent option, since you can visit New Zealand and other close countries, while being able to work there. There's Uluru and stuff for all the "earth" people, and some nice bitches beaches for the "water" people. South Africa was entertaining. And i've got some very sweet memories of that place. As well as a lot of gruesome ones with people being killed in their car while riding in town and (stupidly) stopping at a traffic light. Got robbed twice, and killed our car (4x4) on the typical south african road, while it was raining. If you like to live dangerously, why not. But seems like a gamble.
Good luck for your Gap Year, lots of planning needed !
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Post by: [ptx] on August 04, 2014, 08:27:06 pm
Sri Lanka is an amazing destination, lots of awesome things to see and experience + it is not too spoiled by tourism, yet perfectly comfortable, if you want it.
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Post by: BlindGuy on August 04, 2014, 08:31:21 pm
It was nice knowing you Stru. I look forward to reading that your ransom was payed.
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Post by: bagge on August 04, 2014, 08:32:50 pm
My friends told me that Cambodia and Laos were the best contries they visited while they were backpacking in Asia. You should consider it 8-)
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Post by: vipere on August 04, 2014, 08:37:30 pm
Colorado is awesome, if you have time to stay there a bit
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Post by: Osiris on August 04, 2014, 09:00:13 pm
should try Machu Picchu and chichen itza
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Post by: Oberyn on August 04, 2014, 09:04:36 pm
You're just mad that he doesn't want to go to any of the shitty French colonies where AIDS is more common than a job.
Strudog if LiveLeak has taught me anything, it's don't go to China.
I dunno, Tahiti is pretty awesome. Sure, then you have shit like Haiti on the other end of the spectrum. I wouldn't say brit colonialism was exactly a bounty of wealth and prosperity for all of it's colonies either, unless they consisted exclusively of european colons.
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Post by: Gnjus on August 04, 2014, 09:47:42 pm
I was just wondering how many pages will it take for Bloby to turn this into a historical/political stuff......he even managed to surprise me by starting on page one !!1!!
Strudog - you should try and form your own mini-expedition to do a Yeti search in Nepal & Tibet.
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Post by: The_Bloody_Nine on August 04, 2014, 11:11:41 pm
tintin fan?
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Post by: okiN on August 04, 2014, 11:14:57 pm
Did someone say...
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Post by: Xant on August 04, 2014, 11:16:42 pm
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Post by: Overdriven on August 05, 2014, 01:56:04 am
I can always suggest India. I've been there 3 times now and it's always a great experience. Friendly people, hectic and some good places to visit. Food is good and varied although had the obligatory messed up stomach on ocassion.
Thailand is also a great option and a fairly standard choice on the backpacker trail. Great food, amazing beaches on the islands and if you do go, I strongly reccomend a visit to Chang Mai in the north to do some proper trekking.
Anyway enjoy. Travelling is always a great experience.
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Post by: Havoco on August 05, 2014, 04:17:27 am
Niagra falls. Not far to go from NYC and very relaxing after the hustle and bustle of NYC
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Post by: Lars on August 05, 2014, 08:52:52 am
Strudog - you should try and form your own mini-expedition to do a Yeti search in Nepal & Tibet.
The Yeti is just Reinhold Messner
♪ Hurrah Reinhold Messner, he is such an awesome alpinist, he climbs the biggest mountains of the world to find the most pure water there is ♫
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"In 1986, South Tyrolean mountaineer Reinhold Messner claimed to have a face-to-face encounter with a Yeti. He wrote a book, My Quest for the Yeti, and claims to have killed one. According to Messner, the Yeti is actually the endangered Himalayan brown bear, Ursus arctos isabellinus, or Tibetan blue bear, U. a. pruinosus, which can walk both upright or on all fours."
"October 2013 -Scientist solves the Yeti's mistery «It is a descendant of the ancient polar bear» Sykes, analyzed the DNA of the hair of two unknown animals, found in the Himalayas. Messner: «No surprise»
A British scientist may have solved the mystery of the Yeti, the legendary creature of snow: in his opinion it would be a descendant of a polar bear lived tens of thousands of years ago. Bryan Sykes, professor of genetics at Oxford University, analyzed the DNA of the hair of two unknown animals, found in the Himalayas, comparing it with a database of animal genomes. The scientist found that the samples have the same genetic fingerprint of the jaw of an ancient polar bear found in Norway, dating back to at least 40 thousand years ago. The tests, says Sykes, show that the creatures were not related to the modern Himalayan brown bears, but instead descended directly from the prehistoric animal. «It could be a new species, it could be a hybrid between polar bears and brown bears» , the expert explained, adding: «The next thing to do is go and find one» "
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Post by: Prinz_Karl on August 05, 2014, 10:04:33 am
Thailand - cheap and good food, got food poisoned, women are pretty (when they are women) Kenya - food poisoned in the middle of the jungle, holy shit the jungle is loud, those apes fuck and scream and kill and i dont knwo whats happening there but its fucking loud Dubai - well only at the airport, where I almost froze to death due to air conditioning on steroids, while the muslims have a warm prayer place those fuckers, also food poisoned South African Republic - wild black people are gonna try to rob or kill you there, people go out with armed escorts Swaziland - literally everyone has aids there, do not touch the girls Morocco - the arabs are not kind people, place is filled with trash and when you try to snowboard on the sand dunes in the desert and fall you break your bones because it's like falling on stone, also food poisoned Dominican Republic - humid as fuck and the natives are drunk and if they say they'll do something now it means they'll do it tomorrow also food poisoned Zimbabwe - everyone is poor and on drugs there, I saw a guy that was leaning on a small tree he pulled out and carried with himself in the middle of the street Mexico - when I was there, there was a hurricane that destroyed everything lol
have fun :D
Sorry, this is completely unimportant but what you mean by "food poisoned"?(not the meaning of word but meaning in context)
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Post by: Xant on August 05, 2014, 10:36:30 am
That.. he was... food poisoned...?
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Post by: Vibe on August 05, 2014, 10:44:28 am
Sorry, this is completely unimportant but what you mean by "food poisoned"?(not the meaning of word but meaning in context)
i ate crap and then i vomited
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Post by: Andswaru on August 05, 2014, 12:54:36 pm
http://workingholidayincanada.com/
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Post by: jtobiasm on August 05, 2014, 02:07:08 pm
Dominican republic is a must, best place I've ever been to. Only cost $10 to get into for 30 days.
edit: or anywhere in the Caribbean
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Post by: Grumpy_Nic on August 05, 2014, 08:36:50 pm
Austria - Vienna: We got chadz
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Post by: SirCymro_Crusader on August 05, 2014, 11:07:07 pm
Im in Murica now buddy and NYC is beautiful, I only spent about 20 hours there but I managed to go to a fair few places, it's a really nice city.
Try for Boston and DC too, lovely places top go. I'm in PA right now and theres loads of stuff to go to, just pick a state or two and then just travel within those states, you'll find so many cool places to hang out and chill.
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Post by: BASNAK on August 06, 2014, 01:45:18 am
Im in Murica now buddy and NYC is beautiful, I only spent about 20 hours there but I managed to go to a fair few places, it's a really nice city.
Try for Boston and DC too, lovely places top go. I'm in PA right now and theres loads of stuff to go to, just pick a state or two and then just travel within those states, you'll find so many cool places to hang out and chill.
Go to New York's Port Authority. I heard it's the best place in the city.