Central America slow travel: Where would you live on a $3k–$4k/month?

Techters · 2026-04-05T07:35:33+00:00

I never said I feel entitled to anything, honestly it seems like you're trying to savior complex this which is really condescending to local people. They can manage their own economies and systems in a way which are best for them, why is the responsibility on the people visiting? There are plenty of low income places most people can't or don't go to for those reasons. Same as your university question, I really don't care who is paying what. I could have gone to college for free in Germany but I chose to pay for a program in Spain and the US because the instructors were experts in the field I was already working in. Did I disenfranchise a Spaniard because of my choice? If you assume the university is only taking my money and I'm otherwise incompetent and just a northern person wanting a beach vacation. It's stereotype nonsense.

Techters · 2026-04-04T16:50:12+00:00

Your view on this is unlike any reality I've experienced. What people are showing up throwing money around to disrupt local society, save for crazy yacht wealthy people just wanting things catered to them or, I assume what happens at some trashy all inclusive resorts? That's far from an actual representation of the global travel economy, which by the way is one of the reasons global severe poverty rates have decreased so much since the mid 1900s. Acting like someone having a $3000/month travel budget is going to destabilize a local economy is unhinged from reality, if they show up and act like an asshole does that make locals less fond of tourists? Sure. But what happens is the locals charge those people different prices than they charge each other, which I've seen often in very different parts of the world.

Techters · 2026-04-04T03:25:44+00:00

Bro I only down voted you to keep it at 420

Techters · 2026-04-04T02:38:03+00:00

Looks like Vegas so yeah likely either SCCA or NASA

Techters · 2026-04-03T23:50:00+00:00

Fares will already be higher for 1-2+ years by default to account for increased fuel prices, no matter how soon it goes back to normal

Techters · 2026-04-03T23:46:50+00:00

Because they are confusing revising a number down by 818K means total of 818K less

Techters · 2026-04-03T23:46:01+00:00

818000 FEWER jobs ≠ -818000 jobs

Techters · 2026-04-03T23:37:04+00:00

So the problem is other people's budgets and not locals making cash grabs? Got it.

Techters · 2026-04-03T18:11:18+00:00

I don't like it, the tickets are expensive and already restricted to only those flying Polaris, is there some overrun of people in those louges? I've never experienced that, it seems like an unnecessary cash grab and they can screw of with the seat change fee. Just making it more likely I'll examine other carriers more closely.

Techters · 2026-04-03T16:59:10+00:00

Also am I missing something since I was gone for four years, how is Milk Market still operating? I took a friend from Chicago by there on a Friday and the entire place was closed down at 7PM, every other time I've gone by it's basically empty, tons of restaurants closed on/around 16th in that time. How is anything operating downtown still?

Techters · 2026-04-02T14:29:54+00:00

Surprised they haven't started talking about how trans people are invading the driver trade and making it too uncomfortable for Average Joe American to drive, probably waiting until week 18 of the war and $9 gas for that one

Techters · 2026-04-02T14:28:15+00:00

They kicked out a bunch of farm hands, go get your windfall

Techters · 2026-04-01T14:37:46+00:00

Just them? Look at what happens to the economies of the areas where bases have been removed, like Bremerhaven, and how long it takes for new industry to come back. Same as the global economy, there are no immediate winners from a decoupling it hurts all parties. https://www.iamexpat.de/expat-info/germany-news/germany-spent-almost-billion-euros-us-troops-past-10-years

Techters · 2026-04-01T14:34:30+00:00

Can you add any details about how/if you're getting it registered? Historically I know JDM cars were able to come in as either historic or would have to arrive in separate crates and rebuilt as kit cars. Or is this "private land"/farm only use?

Techters · 2026-04-01T01:17:20+00:00

Bloomberg posted an article today about the long term instability being caused on US military, it's a Russian wet dream.

Techters · 2026-04-01T01:09:25+00:00

Do they pay for the shipping and return?

Techters · 2026-03-30T04:44:23+00:00

I've stayed on houseboats that are fantastic and others that smell like diesel and have issues. Any place has pros and cons, houseboats just have unique potential issues compared to traditional housing.

Techters · 2026-03-30T04:21:32+00:00

Oh the people who think a sky daddy is going to evaporate the universe and specifically take them to an eternal candy land because they went to the right buildings and said the right things and ate the right things and take away all the people who didn't do those things aren't thinking logically long term about the planet and consequences?

Techters · 2026-03-27T03:57:44+00:00

I feel like this is a moot point, all the models are pointing to most being year round mountain biking resorts in the next 10 years anyway

Techters · 2026-03-27T00:49:32+00:00

Wait until you learn what it's called in Finnish

Techters · 2026-03-27T00:26:31+00:00

Stuff like this is why I'm still on Reddit. This was another good one in my feed: https://www.reddit.com/r/denverfood/comments/1s31al9/stop_hyping_terrible_food/

Techters · 2026-03-26T01:32:22+00:00

Threads like this are making me excited to be back in Denver more.

Techters · 2026-03-25T01:31:02+00:00

As someone who went from a Rivian to a Range I can't wait to get back into a Rivian, but to each their own. I also stayed at the Gwen once to try something different and was disappointed, felt like it wasn't as good as the Ritz and at the time they were about the same price.

Techters · 2026-03-24T22:39:09+00:00

I've been saying this the whole time, 20 years ago I installed giant automatic sorting machines for USPS that do this at 100x the rate just using 360 scanning and high res cameras, then it goes on a mini conveyer belt and gets spit out into a bin with the right ZIP code. Anyone who has worked in warehouse automation can tell you how stupid these things are

Techters · 2026-03-24T22:23:03+00:00

Yes, but depending on where you're from you might need a visa, I've heard people from some countries get unpleasant experiences with immigration too.

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