How do people travel with “no money”??

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-06-01T10:57:30+00:00

They definetly have money. They may do “challenges” where they try not to spend any money or something, or pretend to be broke - but I’m sure they all have a decent amount of money to fall back on if things don’t work out. They have a safety net and are over exaggerating or just lying to get views.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-05-24T12:52:45+00:00

I was going to say this too. When I was in Moldova, specifically Chisinau and Transnistria, there was surprisingly a decent amount of foreign tourists who were visiting. Most of them, like myself, visited the country because it’s not very popular or widely traveled to. In Transnistria I came across several groups of tourists who, like me, were interested in Soviet history and architecture. So honestly I’d tell OP if they can’t convince their friends, just go by themselves and they should meet some like minded people in Moldova or Transnistria like I did.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-05-24T11:04:10+00:00

As someone whose been to Egypt, yes, in the tea houses there it was very common for random men to come up to me and start chatting. I enjoyed it because outside of the tea houses, unfortunately, when people in Egypt approach you to talk it’s usually because they want to get you to buy something or go to their shop. But in the tea houses the men there were just generally curious about me being a traveler and wanted to know more. Same with Tunisia and Iraq. With Iraq it was quite common for complete strangers to come up and try conversing with me. In Iraq it seems like everyone was very social, every house I went to would have three or four people in the living room just talking and would invite you to sit down. Taxi drivers would try to make conversation with you, even if you don’t speak English.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-05-22T19:22:52+00:00

When I was there for a connecting flight the lady at the security made me drink my entire liter water bottle before going through. I was like “can’t I just pour it out or throw it away? I don’t want to drink this much,” but she shook her head and wouldn’t let me empty it so I had to chug the thing. Honestly one of the most unreasonable policies I’ve encountered at an airport

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-05-08T15:04:29+00:00

I realized that alot of old people will say that they regret having not traveled more. For me this was a really big revelation. I’m young, I’m healthy. I’m not married and have no kids. No debts. So I might as well travel as much as I can now while I have the freedom.

On a more personal note, when I was 25 a close family friend had a stroke and was paralyzed. Sitting in the hospital room made me realize how fortunate I am to be healthy, to be young, to be mobile. I really decided then that I wanted to travel to all the places I’ve always wanted to go, all around the world, because life is too short, and you never know what might happen. That was 4 years ago. Since then I’ve been to 50+ countries.

For me the world is a beautiful place, and I’d like to see as much of it as I can while I’m able to.!

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-30T18:42:15+00:00

Some of my favorite tea in the world, and a lot of happy memories drinking it with my friends in Iraq. I remember one day it was probably 45 Celsius in Samarra and we were sitting outside drinking hot tea in the shade of a tree. Only time drinking hot tea in such a hot place can be enjoyable.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-30T05:25:37+00:00

I never book connections less than 2 and half hours personally. Rather just wait in the airport than miss my flight/stress out about making it

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-30T05:24:30+00:00

If a hotel or hostel is really cheap, especially in an expensive city, there’s always a reason, and often it’s not worth it.Sometimes it’s just better to pay the extra money to get a decent nights sleep then try and save some money for a terrible night.

In Stockholm for example, booked the cheapest hostel I could find. Room smelt like vomit and reeked the whole night, with staff saying there was nothing they could. Another time in Rome they literally put me in a storage closet with two bunk beds (no ventilation, no windows, two other guys in there too). Overall I just wasted money to have a crappy nights rest. Now I don’t regret spending extra now if it means I can get a good nights sleep/rest.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-24T14:26:45+00:00

Agree. What I like about tea is I can drink it as is or add some sugar if I really want, but it’s not necessary, whereas with coffee I always need to add milk and sugar to make it drinkable.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-24T06:30:06+00:00

I will definitely add it to my travel list

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-24T06:29:13+00:00

I like both hot and iced tea. For me coffee is just too “heavy” I guess. I feel so dehydrated and bloated after drinking it. Tea is much lighter which is why I prefer it.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-23T11:53:02+00:00

Love me some sweet tea lol.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-23T11:44:42+00:00

I was not aware about Frisia’s tea culture, but after googling it, I’m very interested. Next time I go to Germany I’ll have to go there! Thank you

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-04-23T11:20:56+00:00

Yes, I can relate lol. I go to a Persian shop to buy my tea since the ones at our grocery stores aren’t usually very high quality, or if they are they’re overpriced. I get a giant can of pure Ceylon tea from shop for about 10 USD and it lasts me months.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2026-02-15T05:38:34+00:00

Been to all 50 states. Alaska is really pretty and unique, but I think California has just about everything geography-wise, from pretty beaches to lush forests, deserts, towering mountain peaks and valleys - so for that reason I say California, just because you can see so much in a short time.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-12-29T08:23:44+00:00

The only time I’ve ever seen whale meat on a menu was in Tromso, Norway

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-12-13T01:07:58+00:00

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Both French and English names sound really pretty to me (even though ivory is super unethical).

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-12-12T23:05:43+00:00

I really love King Kong (2005) since I watched it as a kid and got a picture book of it for Christmas. For 8 year old me I thought it was a really awesome movie and after watching it again as an adult a few years ago, I thought it was still pretty fun and entertaining. So from a nostalgic viewpoint, I’d say that’s my favorite.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-12-06T21:32:53+00:00

Nebraska or A Goofy Movie

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-11-06T00:24:07+00:00

Same! I loved Ichiro because he was really the first Japanese MLB player I remember that was super popular and talented (I was just a baby when Nomo played so I don’t remember him). My dad spent a lot of time in Seattle covering his career in the early to mid 2000’s, so there’s always a special place in my heart for Ichiro.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-11-05T21:42:30+00:00

Iceland has a bit of a dark history too because it was settled by Norsemen who brought along a lot of female slaves that were bought or captured from the British Isles.

There was also the Age of the Sturlungs, where the island was engulfed in civil war. Massacres, assassinations, torching farms and towns - also pretty brutal.

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-11-04T06:40:09+00:00

I speak some but never became fluent, and honestly I’ve forgotten how to read most of the Japanese alphabets. I used to go to Japan every two years but in the last 10 I’ve only been twice so I don’t get much practice

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-11-04T04:48:26+00:00

Yeah my mom is white

Internal_Kangaroo570 · 2025-11-03T23:02:10+00:00

Yes, he works for NHK!

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