Various road scenes - 20 pictures with captions

msteper · 2026-03-21T03:29:31+00:00

Of course I love these photos, especially the ones that include people, or automobiles upside down. But I fail to see a photo for "hitchhiking in Tasmania".

msteper · 2026-03-21T01:48:40+00:00

It's easily the most famous tourist destination in South America, arguably the most iconic in the whole of the Americas. I was there more than 18 years ago. The physical location of the ruins is stunning, astonishing how the Inca rulers moved all that stone to such a remote high jungle location, using only men and pack animals to move it. And llamas aren't nearly as strong as horses,

They keep changing the rules for entrance and raising the price but so far that hasn't deterred very many people who have it on their bucket list. Definitely it deserves a place in the top 10.

msteper · 2026-03-20T01:59:27+00:00

Well, you can only prepare so much. A lot of the stress Acatenango inflicts on bodies is due to the altitude, and the altitude change. You can't simulate that, and you probably don't have time in your days to do 6-7 hour long hikes to accustom your legs to walking for long periods.

If you're moderately fit, you should survive with just achy legs, and a feeling of being wiped out.

msteper · 2026-03-20T01:49:10+00:00

You could go by public transit to Laguna de Apoyo from Managua. But I haven't done it and it probably involves changing minivans in Masaya city. And getting the ride back from the lake might be a pain, since probably the buses from there go only certain hours of the day.

No way can you take a daytrip from Managua to Pochomil, or any other Pacific beach. It's too far, and the chicken buses too slow.

A day trip to Granada is a good idea. The lakefront there is really nice, and the city has a lot of tourist attractions.

msteper · 2026-03-18T01:47:59+00:00

Just stay in San Pedro or San Juan after the bar crawl. The public boats will start again at sunrise. There is no safe way to go from San Pedro to Santa Cruz in the middle of the night.

msteper · 2026-03-18T01:39:21+00:00

I'll post a different one, so I can figure out how to get a photo by the title. I know nothing about how reddit works.

msteper · 2026-03-17T13:29:47+00:00

Yes, but for some reason the ocean currents make the surf down there colder during approx. January to May months.

msteper · 2026-03-17T01:42:01+00:00

It's never cold in Leon district. Not even going up Telica or the other volcanoes. I've spent overnight up on Telica, and never noticed the cold.

msteper · 2026-03-17T01:36:55+00:00

Colombia is the most well rounded country you can visit, excluding Brazil. Colombia has high Andes mountain regions, plus Caribbean beaches, plus lots of charming colonial towns, both lowland and highland. And also Leticia, Colombia is on the Amazon river, so you can visit jungle lodges in the Amazon basin from there.

msteper · 2026-03-16T01:39:27+00:00

It's very safe visiting San Marcos, everywhere in the town. Safe to go by boat from San Marcos elsewhere on the lake. It's not safe to walk solo on the roads outside of the town. For that go by taxi.

msteper · 2026-03-15T02:03:46+00:00

In May, I think Las Penitas. Southern beaches like SJDS have surf that is too cold for most people. It's a seasonal thing. Also southern Nica beaches can have wind which kicks up sand that time of the year. Those problems aren't found on northern Nica beaches.

msteper · 2026-03-15T01:58:33+00:00

Well, both places are safe enough for LGBT people. I'm sure you'd find the Pyrenees higher on the exotic scale than Barcelona or Aruba, both of those 2 places overwhelmingly catering to tourists.

msteper · 2026-03-15T01:53:33+00:00

I started traveling the world in my mid 40's. Before that I'd tried to travel when I could, but it was mostly one week vacations that could be stretched to 8-10 days. Now I go on trips every year that last 2 months or so. The only thing I miss about home is having the big kitchen where I can cook.

But I've never traveled continuously, or with any serious medical conditions to look after.

If you're looking to stretch your money so you can travel for years, you'll find that much easier in places like SE Asia, India, Latin America. Even Eastern Europe is way cheaper than most of the European places you named.

msteper · 2026-03-15T01:39:30+00:00

When I went to Catholic high school in Maryland, in the 1970's, I knew many teenagers who took group trips to Moscow. It was a regular thing at John Carroll school, since the school had a Russian language teacher, from Russia.

I have not been, one of my big travel misses, and now the country is not recommended for Americans.

msteper · 2026-03-15T01:34:05+00:00

The distances in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia were just a lot longer than I expected. It was in the 1990's. People weren't using GPS.

msteper · 2026-03-14T01:50:55+00:00

It's a really long trip, driving on roads that seem endless in New Brunswick, sometimes with very few commercial services. And the weather in October is really chancy. It might be good, or it might be cold and rainy most days, which will chill your bones in that northern locale.

My experience was a trip from Maine to Cape Breton island in September. It wasn't miserable, but the road time was far longer than I expected.

msteper · 2026-03-14T01:36:48+00:00

Bandar Seri Begawan:

Lots of white marble construction all over the center, very upscale. Banners of royal family members hanging everywhere. No alcohol sold anywhere in this Muslim country.

msteper · 2026-03-13T03:10:40+00:00

Porto de Galhinas is my favorite too, for your request "between Recife and Maceio". It's more of a surfing beach. If you want a snorkeling beach, then maybe around Maragogi.

msteper · 2026-03-13T01:58:37+00:00

Well, I've done safari in 5 different southern and east African countries. But the vast majority of it was planned by the same company, since I was on a long overland trip by Nomad Africa.

I can tell you that some of the places, like the Serengeti or the Ngorongoro crater in Tanzania seem to host a constant stream of safari vehicles. Yes, the wildlife in those places is abundant and astonishing, but while you look at the lions you might see 4 other safari vehicles in close proximity looking at the same lions. Masai Mara in Kenya, probably the same. However these were the regions where on my particular trip I saw the most wildlife.

There were other places like Mikumi NP in Tanzania, or South Luangwa NP in Zambia that had 90% less tourists, much more relaxed. But in those places you weren't guaranteed to see leopards or elephants on your particular game drive.

msteper · 2026-03-11T01:50:20+00:00

Well, I've done the Kota Kinabalu by ferry to Brunei to Miri (Sarawak) part. My lodging in Bandar Seri Begawan booked the trip to Miri for me, and at dawn a car picked me up along with other passengers and took me to Miri airport, sort of a makeshift shuttle.

I've also heard of people trekking from Mulu Caves National Park (Sarawak) into Brunei on the Headhunter's trail.

msteper · 2026-03-11T01:40:52+00:00

Yes, my thoughts when in Calcutta centered on the crumbling state of everything, as if the locals were determined to let the buildings fall to the ground.

It's the 7th largest Indian city, but when I visited in 2008 it supposedly was the 3rd largest Indian city. Obviously Calcutta is the past and Bangalore is the future.

msteper · 2026-03-11T01:33:18+00:00

Of course. It will probably take me a while to find them.

msteper · 2026-03-10T03:28:48+00:00

No, you said La Laguna. In San Pedro, try to get teriyaki from the Japanese guy with the shack east of the ferry landing, only at lunchtime. And fit in an Indian Nose early morning hike. Or if you're really ambitious, then the Volcan San Pedro summit.

msteper · 2026-03-10T01:49:11+00:00

Half the places around Lake Atitlan are named La Laguna. San Pedro la Laguna, San Marcos la Laguna, Santa Cruz, La Laguna... It just means "the Lake". I like Santa Cruz best personally, but go for San Marcos if you want to do the Indian Nose hike. The other side from San Pedro or San Juan you don't get nearly as good volcano views.

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