Travelling advice...

[Hancock]

If you don't mind me asking, where did you get the money for a 7 month trip?

I don't need to afford it, since I can fly and all.

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I'm "no-lifing" on all of the Disco forums

[Sandman]

Please, any advice or suggestions, very welcome.

No need to worry about money, your HSBC card will be good for a whole lot of other banks including local banks in all those countries, so take small amounts at a time, there's no need to carry a large amount of cash around. Australia is a piece of cake, same language and culture, Malaysia has the best food I've ever eaten, mostly from roadside cafes, and in KL check out Petaling Jaya as an alternative drinking and partying place to the center. Bangkok is hell, get out to the coast, miles better. In India don't give money to beggars and don't eat salad or water melon. Turkey also has amazing food especially fish, if you're in Istanbul on the western side of the Bosphorous you support Galatasary, if you're on the eastern side you support Fenerbache, don't mix them up or you will very likely die.

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[Seth Karlo]

Several members of my family died and left me small amounts of money. I felt they would enjoy me spending it on travelling before uni.

Thanks for the advice Sandman! Much appreciated:)

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[Bazza]

RE: Australia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNEeq5qGh8I


[color=#FF6666][font=Impact]Everything can and will kill you.

Do not interact with any spiders or insects of any kind. If it's shiny black with a red spot, it will kill you. If it's big, black and fuzzy, it will kill you. If it's living under a trap door it will _really_ kill you. If it looks kind of like a huntsman it's actually a wolf spider and (I'm not even joking) will literally chase you around if you anger one. If it's eating a bird, it'll eat you too.

Do not interact with kangaroos, wombats, emus or basically any wildlife. They all have claws which are sharper than the cute and fuzzy image some of them portray.

Do not attempt to eat any "bush tucker". 99% of the crap growing out here will kill you. The only way the aboriginees learnt what they could eat was russian roulette with five of the six rounds loaded.

Do not interact with bogans. They are dangerous. They also don't like foreigners. If you get called a "Pommie (+/- Bastard)", it is a racial slur. Your best bet is to buy a Commodore and try to blend in.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA8gJoT5yl4

Australia day is coming up. January 26. You should peruse the following link if you're going to be on our end during this event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4AchHTN-XQ

It's also the middle of summer right now, as opposed to your lovely Britannian winter. A typical summer's day would see the temperature hit somewhere between 35° and 42° as a maxiumum with 25°-30° as the minimum.

Also. Australia has Evangeline.:)


..... and Trent from Punchy

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[Seth Karlo]

Sounds great fun:DCan't wait:)

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[sean24]

I love Sydney, it's one of my favorite city's in the world. Go down to the harbor at sunset, it's beautiful.

I spent the better half of a day there just walking around, getting wrapped up in the atmosphere and exploring.

[John Keel]

Hi Seth, nice to see you still rocking the avatar I made you. I'll have to do an update or something eh?

I just got back from Bolivia which was an awesome country (got to go in and sleep in the amazon, see the wildlife, and rainforest, amazing stuff), and I enjoyed it immensely. While you've got to take precautions and use a bit of common sense you just have to go with an open mind and you'll come back happy with your experience.

I'm very envious of the places you're going Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand in particular. They're all beautiful places and I'd love to be able to go there sometime in my life! Make sure you don't just go for a piss up either, get out there and see the sights!

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Levi Ripley // [Civilian]

[S.H.T.A.A]

So, I'm off travelling in... 20 odd days. I leave the 12th of February and I plan on getting back to the UK in September ish.

I'm starting in Melbourne, Australia, and then move to Canberra, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth before flying up to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Then, I move north up to Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, before popping over briefly to the Philippines to see Seanne (Saxophile).

Then I fly from Kuala Lumpur (I'll be heading back down there) to Dhaka in Bangladesh, before making my way to New Delhi, where I'll fly into Turkey (I want to not travel through the current wars). From there I make my way through Europe back to the UK.

So, do any of you live in these countries? Can you suggest any good places to visit? Stay? Eat? Any and all information is gratefully received!

-Seth

I live in the country Eurp.
Come visit me, but dont tell anyone you are going to see me, and bring all your travelling money in cash.

[Seth Karlo]

I love Sydney, it's one of my favorite city's in the world. Go down to the harbor at sunset, it's beautiful.

I spent the better half of a day there just walking around, getting wrapped up in the atmosphere and exploring.

I will do:)

Hi Seth, nice to see you still rocking the avatar I made you. I'll have to do an update or something eh?

I just got back from Bolivia which was an awesome country (got to go in and sleep in the amazon, see the wildlife, and rainforest, amazing stuff), and I enjoyed it immensely. While you've got to take precautions and use a bit of common sense you just have to go with an open mind and you'll come back happy with your experience.

I'm very envious of the places you're going Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand in particular. They're all beautiful places and I'd love to be able to go there sometime in my life! Make sure you don't just go for a piss up either, get out there and see the sights!

You're the only person I'll allow to update the thing:)

I'm definately seeing as much as I can, though drinking is difinately included:D

I live in the country Eurp.
Come visit me, but dont tell anyone you are going to see me, and bring all your travelling money in cash.

Very convincing...:P

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[John Keel]

Of course, you can't go to a foreign country without sampling some of their finest alcoholic beverages!

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Levi Ripley // [Civilian]