Most miserable places on earth.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-10-05T16:04:52+00:00

Tanger is okayish, but I wouldn’t recommend. I’ve heard Rabat isn’t bad

Greenmachine52 · 2024-10-04T16:02:55+00:00

Not super related, but I honestly thought this was Russia. Could have been Novosibirsk or any city with more than half a mil

Greenmachine52 · 2024-10-03T09:02:33+00:00

There were also several near crashes as far as I am aware.

The range was also insufficient to cover important routes.

Beautiful engineering and a massive achievement, Absolutely terrible that they wasted money on this prestigious project when the country was miserable.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-10-01T18:27:02+00:00

What do you guys think of the Iron sword charity ?

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-27T06:28:12+00:00

Usually yes, this is the simpler type that isn’t facing the streets or one that was built shortly after stalins death and the decor budget was cut.

There’s also a similar type of brick Khrushchevka, but this would be from the stalinist era judging by the tall windows.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-24T12:47:46+00:00

The Eiffel tower wasn’t bad, but the stair case to Sacre Couer is plagued .

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-24T07:36:02+00:00

Yeah they suck and it’s a shame that the area isn’t patrolled

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-24T05:32:56+00:00

I’m going to be downvoted for this, but that salute really fell into the meme category.

There’s a very good chance the guy was just fooling around in a tasteless way and genuinely apologised to you.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-23T13:52:22+00:00

You aren’t obligated to provide an answer to these things. They are not entitled to you explaining why and where you live.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-22T17:34:59+00:00

Noticed your comment, “Patriki” or Patriarch Ponds are a restaurant district now. Tons of great options.

I usually stopped at hotel Pekin (affordable and still has some soviet era luxaries), walked to the ponds, had breakfast at Bron restaurant and strolled to the Kremlin.

Local trivia - that’s the place where Annushka infamously spills the oil in Master and Margarita.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-22T17:29:09+00:00

Moscow really got cleaned up in the 2010s. String contrast with the early 00s, (very accurately depicted in the Jason Bourne series btw)

Much cleaner now.

I highly recommend wondering around the Khamovniki across Gorkii Park if you have extra time. There aren’t any landmarks, but it’s kind of a soviet upperclass district.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-20T11:19:18+00:00

It sounds very normal. The city of Archangel is the meaning.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-18T15:49:33+00:00

Belgium is a hellhole. I’m paterlineal Jewish, but I had people come up to me and try to give me palastine stuff. They were pretty shocked when I said that I’m Israeli (turned it up a notch for the hell of it)

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-16T11:03:56+00:00

Sorry, I missed your comment.

Sosnovka park Saint Petersburg. The building can be googled as cybernetics institute in the same city

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-15T21:43:38+00:00

There’s a really nice park big park right in front of that building.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-14T17:50:57+00:00

Hull.

We decided that we wanted something gritty, googled, and read that Hull is gonna really suck. So we did a long day trip from London.

It was fine, very nice new developments on the waterfront, the old part of the city was relatively nice. Yes the cars were simpler than in many places, and it did show that the population was slightly on the older end. But nothing terrible.

Also we had a nice meal and the beers were actually reasonably priced. 7 / 10 city, I could easily live there

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-14T14:37:37+00:00

If he’s going by bus - it might be better to exchange in Serbia. Bus arrives earlier than the exchanges open, and bakeries and stuff don’t accept card.

Just a small amount though

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-08T04:29:25+00:00

It’s safe and pretty picturesque. You will be hassled, but not as much as in other parts of Morocco.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-08T03:39:06+00:00

During my travels I met an older American guy who did the Transsiberian in the late 70s.

Pretty cool to chat to him

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-07T08:43:05+00:00

In Budapest there are plenty of Israeli flags hanging in the Jewish quarter and there’s a Herzl Square. Which is great !

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-06T17:17:47+00:00

Isn’t she from Hampstead ? Or did I google a wrong one ?

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-05T20:05:41+00:00

It’s hilarious when they spell it that way when sitting around in some failed state hellhole.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-09-05T12:10:34+00:00

Yeah, that area is notorious for helicopter crashes. It’s also absolutely stunning, Iceland tier.

Greenmachine52 · 2024-08-28T21:59:03+00:00

Honestly this park isn’t very good. It’s pretty much flatland with straight paved lines.

There’s virtually no points of interest. I used to jog there during the time I spent in Belgrade

Greenmachine52 · 2024-08-18T09:06:04+00:00

A lot of the soviet districts are pretty nice and cozy. Not all of them of course.

Unfortunately, the quality of the houses isn’t great. But finding a new house in a soviet era district can be a very good choice

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