Where to go...?

[rx7boi]

A friend of mine says that Colombia and Peru are among the more safer countries. He would not suggest Brazil unless you are a seasoned traveller.

[R-Audi]

What about Argentina/Chile/Uruguay?

Argentina and Uruguay are extremely safe, and beautiful to tour through. Never been to Chile.

[ExtraSlow]

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A friend of mine says that Colombia and Peru are among the more safer countries. He would not suggest Brazil unless you are a seasoned traveller.

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What about Argentina/Chile/Uruguay?
Argentina and Uruguay are extremely safe, and beautiful to tour through. Never been to Chile.

Another big advantage of skipping Brazil and going anywhere else in central or south america is that for most English speakers, Spanish is easier to speak then Brazilian Portugese. It reads like Spanish but the verbal pronunciation sure fucked me up.

[rx7boi]

+1, heard some good things about Argentina and Chile from him as well.

Hearing about which places are good/bad reminds me of the Olympics in Rio where white dudes were getting their cameras snatched in broad daylight.

[max_boost]

The world is a big place. Go somewhere relatively safe. The places that aren't, hopefully they get their shit together.

[saiyajin]

Japan for sure, going there again for the 4th time and still looking forward to it as if it was still my first time.

[tonytiger55]

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Another big advantage of skipping Brazil and going anywhere else in central or south america is that for most English speakers, Spanish is easier to speak then Brazilian Portugese. It reads like Spanish but the verbal pronunciation sure fucked me up.

Dude... what era are you living in.....? Google translate...

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What about Argentina/Chile/Uruguay?

Argentina and Uruguay are extremely safe, and beautiful to tour through. Never been to Chile.

Good question.. Not for my 40th.. Possibly later.. Chile actually is rather appealing.
Looks like Japan is getting a lot of votes.. Those who have gone... What kind of budget did you all have?

[ExtraSlow]

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Dude... what era are you living in.....? Google translate...

that hadn't been invented when I was there. Still seems like a hassle, but I'm just old.

[max_boost]

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that hadn't been invented when I was there. Still seems like a hassle, but I'm just old.

Okay speedog2.0 lol

[flipstah]

Japanese convenience store food is better than some Calgary restaurants.

[Strider]

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What kind of budget did you all have?

Great... now we're going to have a Japan brag thread to go with the Vegas and Hawaii threads.

[Mitsu3000gt]

From Above:

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Those who have gone... What kind of budget did you all have?

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We spent 16 days there with direct flights (AC Dreamliner), 2 week rail pass (Included bullet trains), full apartment AirBnbs in good locations, pocket WiFi, eating out minimum twice a day, PASMO cards for local transport, Tokyo Sky tree, souvenirs, etc. and 2 nights in a good Hakone Onsen w/dinner for about $3K each. You could do it WAY cheaper than that and there is an unlimited amount of stuff to do. Some of our AirBnB's were under $100 CAD/night for a full apartment. Capsule hotels are half that.

We did it pretty cheap, and if you travel with someone and can split accommodation, it can be incredibly cheap.

[taemo]

budget all depends to you and how much you spend.

I tend to budget most of the time 150-300$/night accommodations, although there are some times we have splurged.
Daily cost (food,transporation,entertainment), I budget maybe 50-100$/day

BTW I voted Other and would recommend Argentina, Chile or Peru as well.
Myself, for my 40th bday I'm considering somewhere in Africa or Australia.

If you are set for Japan, then nothing wrong as I also love that place.
I've been there for Christmas and Cherry Blossoms and would love to go next during Autumn (November).
Summer will be hot and humid with lots of festivals.

[msommers]

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Great... now we're going to have a Japan brag thread to go with the Vegas and Hawaii threads.

Bro, all I'm saying is that if you really are going to enjoy Japan the way it's meant to be, you have to go to Sukiyabashi Jiro

[tonytiger55]

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From Above: We did it pretty cheap, and if you travel with someone and can split accommodation, it can be incredibly cheap.

I agree. But im travelling alone and im ugly.

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that hadn't been invented when I was there. Still seems like a hassle, but I'm just old.

Thats a interesting point. I backpacked SE Asia back in the early 2000's. Then it was guidebooks, maps, talking to people and you had to figure stuff out and improvise.

It was simple things like if I got lost, check the time, position of the sun then roughly orientate myself to east, west north south or look for key landmarks on the map.
I remember arriving at a small town in Thailand and being asked by the mini bus driver where to be dropped off. I was not sure and it was very late. I said train station, from there I could orient myself on the map. It turned out my hostel was also full and I had to figure out a alternative place to go. I had no idea. I found a place by going to the pub and talking to some other travelers.

Now its pretty easy, map on the smartphone, look at hostel/hotels online as you go along.

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Bro, all I'm saying is that if you really are going to enjoy Japan the way it's meant to be, you have to go to Sukiyabashi Jiro

just call 12 months in advance but best 30,000 yen ever!


joking aside, I've tried sushi omakase from a 1 michelin star in Tokyo and Kyoto and while a cool experience, I wouldn't consider them the best sushi that I've ever had.

[ExtraSlow]

I slept in a vacant lot in some small town in Japan because I hadn't booked a hotel and got distracted taking pictures of shit until around midnight.

This was back when pictures meant film too.

[msommers]

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I slept in a vacant lot in some small town in Japan because I hadn't booked a hotel and got distracted taking pictures of shit until around midnight.

This was back when pictures meant film too.

Hope you got a great picture of the T-Rex

[flipstah]

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Hope you got a great picture of the T-Rex

He was sitting front row for David vs. Goliath

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Japanese convenience store food is better than some Calgary restaurants.

I'd take a 7-11 Japan chicken teriyaki and egg salad sandwich over 100% of Calgary food truck menus.

7-11 sandwich+ melon bun+ Calpis = perfect travel day meal.

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Meh... there are plenty hotels that will go for $90 or less a night with private bathroom. No need for capsule unless you want to see what sleeping in a coffin is like.

Yep, AB Hotel and APA have lots of <$100/night rooms with double beds and private washrooms. The rooms are small but who gives a shit, you're not going to Japan to hang around the hotel room.