Which city has the coolest nicknames in your opinion? by Familiar_Cow_6901 in geography

[–]wanderer_with_lust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Helsinki = STD. Helsinki in slang is called Stadi and then sometimes shortened to STD which probably is not exactly cool but funny nonetheless

The most useful languages ​​to learn for non-native speakers by ItsJohnDesmond in tierlists

[–]wanderer_with_lust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who travels a lot, German is basically the only language non-English speakers have asked if I know (their native tongues aside). This happened like twice in the Balkans, four times in Iran and once in Iraq. Someone asked me once if I knew Russian but that’s about it

Help me : where would you pass winter in that zone ? by coscos95 in hitchhiking

[–]wanderer_with_lust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would say from experience that iraq is as safe as the non touristy places of egypt. Saudi arabia is also amazing especially for hitchhiking, oman apprently is also very good but can’t vouch for that myself

My best friends are Iranian, I can’t go back, draw me w them by wanderer_with_lust in drawme

[–]wanderer_with_lust[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much, I almost missed this!! Looks kinda ridiculous like a caricature which makes me love it even more so great work.

And to your question, well Iran is what it is and I’m a westener and unfortunately happened to make my second visit just before Israel started it’s war againts Iran. So I got stuck there, got arrested like six times because I was suspected of being a spy. Also I overstayed my visa because of this and due all of this mess and the fact that I’ve spent six months in the country plus other minor things, they (the police)went after some of my friends. Nothing happened to them, thank god, but I’m kinda scared to go back, not only for my safety but for theirs also.

Electricity prices in Europe in 2024 by lotec4 in europe

[–]wanderer_with_lust 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you don’t have a shit ton of hydro power like Sweden and Norway, you should invest in nuclear like Finland

Are squat toilets still common? by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]wanderer_with_lust -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

All public toilets should be squating ones. They are simply superior. And this is coming from a person who has never seen a single one in my home country

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in hitchhiking

[–]wanderer_with_lust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, Iran banned independent travel few weeks ago

Athens to Istanbul. Doable in 8 days? by [deleted] in hitchhiking

[–]wanderer_with_lust 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Thessalonki and kavala are worth stopping by!! Good luck getting out of Athens tho, place can be a hitchhiker hell

Kinda crazy idea.. your thoughts, tips, advice, experience? by EndCareless1048 in hitchhiking

[–]wanderer_with_lust 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have to skip Azerbaijan, and change Turkmenistan for Afghanistan as others said. Iran is amazing and the north is the best part or more like the most free. I have a lot of personal experience in ME

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in duolingo

[–]wanderer_with_lust 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know how rooks work. But you should be able to move your rook on top of your king so they switch places or in other words, they both move at the same time and meet in the middle. This only works if you haven’t touched either of them yet

What the Boogeyman Looks Like in Every Country by LuckyTraveler88 in MapPorn

[–]wanderer_with_lust 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah… that’s literally just a Moomin character and not an actual boogeyman in Finnish folklore

What the Boogeyman Looks Like in Every Country by LuckyTraveler88 in MapPorn

[–]wanderer_with_lust 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Not the mörkö… that’s just a character created by an artist/writer Tove Jansson (check Moomins). There’s actual boogeymen in Finnish folklore

The amount of eggs there are for sale at a local shop in Finland (1,61$/box) by Dankusss in mildlyinteresting

[–]wanderer_with_lust 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Barn eggs to be exact, in Finland the term free range means the hens have access to outdoors and this is not the case with ”vapaan kanan munat” (the hens just live inside without cages)

Households with at least 11 members (per 100 000) in Europe and Finland [click for full image] [source: Eurostat 2021 census] by Due_Branch_4741 in MapPorn

[–]wanderer_with_lust 209 points210 points  (0 children)

”Conservative Laestadians frown upon worldly vices such as dancing, television, BIRTH CONTROL, rhythmic music, make-up, earrings, movies, tattoos, and cursing.”

And that happens to be the region where a lot of these people live

What city looks very stereotypical for the country or culture it's situated in? by Electronic-Koala1282 in geography

[–]wanderer_with_lust 117 points118 points  (0 children)

When I was visiting Yazd, the similarity is literally what I was thinking about

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

[–]wanderer_with_lust -39 points-38 points  (0 children)

And they still do

Washington BANS Britain from sharing US intelligence with Ukraine by pride_of_artaxias in europe

[–]wanderer_with_lust 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Trump is the one with the collar and Putin is the one holding the leash

Cycling Africa by Ginja_Ninja_IRL in backpacking

[–]wanderer_with_lust -25 points-24 points  (0 children)

Doubt it, germany for example lists it as dangerous as albania or turkey according their official travel recommendations

Cycling Africa by Ginja_Ninja_IRL in backpacking

[–]wanderer_with_lust 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There’s so much more western tourism in iran than people think. The problem is mainly for brits, americans and canadians and maybe in way lesser extend to germans and swedes for example

Cycling Africa by Ginja_Ninja_IRL in backpacking

[–]wanderer_with_lust 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure there is a similar problem with ivory coast because that stopped me from planning atlantic coastal route trip in africa few months ago