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I tend to take my vacations to places that inspire worry from my co-workers, partially because I travel alone and have no plan. Curious to see where other people are heading off to and what is worth doing. Do I need to be worried about being ransomed? I don't think anyone would pay.
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There is a beaten path for a reason, do you actually have holiday ideas or are you fishing for something impressive for the water cooler?
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Jun 12, 2018 08:02
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Most people are terrified of travel whatsoever; I’ve even had people worried about Paris because of terrerrisssizm and Europe in general because of refugees. Go wherever you want, there’s a lot of world off the beaten path. Basically all of the Arab world is safe and fine to travel around in but people will freak out about any of it (except for Morocco). Same thing for basically any country in Africa and most of Latin America (omg you went to Colombia??!11 were u not murder by the cocaine lolll). Most off the beaten path I’ve done is a road trip through Cameroon and it was super fun. Unfortunately the nicest parts of Cameroon are in borderline civil war right now so it’s probably not a great destination atm. If you speak Russian, Central Asia is off the beaten path but its just starting to get hip, especially Kyrgyzstan.
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Jun 12, 2018 10:53
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What are you interested in? History? Nature? Food? Beaches? Partying? Instagram bragging? And don’t just say a little bit of everything! I get not wanting to go to Italy or Iceland like everyone else, and there are literally millions of places to go. I’d steer clear of active war zones like Syria, but honestly that only cuts out maybe 20-30 countries. As for ransoming, it totally depends on where you are. There are groups in southern Philippines that specifically kidnap foreigners and use the ransom to fund insurgencies. But in other places like Venezuela you’d probably just get shot.
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Jun 16, 2018 22:44
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If you are asking, I just have to assume that you lack imagination and/or skills that you would need in order to survive. Sorry in advance if I am reading too much into it or if I come across as condescending. Nevertheless, I have dozens of such trips on my to-do list, but  I don't think I will have the time to finish even half of them. One of them would be a solo hike of Greenland's Arctic Circle Trail. Another would be to hike the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, although I worry that that part of the world would eat a guy like myself alive because I am a vegetarian.
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Jun 19, 2018 02:57
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I think more likely you would just starve to death. Actually maybe in PNG you would find enough vegetarian food, but in Greenland you would definitely starve to death. Also the OP has apparently only made two posts in of 8 months of reg time, so I imagine this was a hit-and-run post.
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Jun 19, 2018 07:20
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Saladman posted:I think more likely you would just starve to death. Actually maybe in PNG you would find enough vegetarian food, but in Greenland you would definitely starve to death. I think a combination of diarrhea (from trying their tap water) along with malaria would finish me off in PNG. I actually am capable of eating meat (I survived Japan without a special diet, so I basically ate meat for breakfast/lunch/dinner), but I get grumpy very quickly. I might actually put up with that if the payoff is good enough and Greenland would perhaps be in the category. I am planning on doing a mountaineering seminar next year to find out how I will fare in such conditions.
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Jun 20, 2018 02:13
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theHUNGERian posted:I think a combination of diarrhea (from trying their tap water) along with malaria would finish me off in PNG I got an actual lol from that. I also drink the tap water everywhere. The only place it’s made me sick is in Switzerland. (I drank out of the pipe leading into a trough for cows on the top of the mountain. "Eau non potable” sans blague.
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Jun 20, 2018 08:35
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Plenty of Aussies do the Kokoda track so I’d imagine the companies who run treks can cater for vegetarians. My brother-in-law has actually done it, though not as a vegetarian. On the minuscule chance that the OP was serious and will come back - go to Iran.
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Jun 20, 2018 09:37
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webmeister posted:On the minuscule chance that the OP was serious and will come back - go to Iran. Iran is the opposite of off the beaten path if you're an exclusively American passport holder. The only way you are allowed to go is if you go with a tour guide who holds your hand and babies you the entire time. I'm sure there are some guides you can pay to have them sit in their hotel and leave you alone all day, but unless you somehow already knew who to contact it'd be rolling the dice to have someone chill vs. having some government shill follow you all day. I went to China back when you needed a minder to follow you, and we had different ones each place we went, and our guy in Beijing totally blew. I mean he wasn't rude or anything but it was just annoying to have someone always there telling you poo poo you either already knew, didn't care about, or that was blatant and false propaganda. YMMV but it doesn't seem very adventurous to me. Although I'm sure coworkers would think it was.
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Jun 20, 2018 12:38
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Saladman posted:YMMV but it doesn't seem very adventurous to me. Although I'm sure coworkers would think it was. Which was exactly the question, no? It’s safe, friendly, comfortable and utterly horrifying to anyone that watches American news.
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Jun 20, 2018 14:26
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webmeister posted:On the minuscule chance that the OP was serious and will come back ... Nah, I think making this thread was adventurous enough for the OP. If this counts as his off the beaten path trip for the year, I can't wait what he does next year. Visit 4chan?
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Jun 20, 2018 15:24
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You could always join the YPG in Syria, that's off the beaten path.
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Jun 23, 2018 19:25
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:You could always join the YPG in Syria, that's off the beaten path. I bet you  Syria gets disqualified because the OP wants a direct flight.
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Jun 24, 2018 17:02
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theHUNGERian posted:I bet you I find it hard to envision a scenario where OP is dedicated enough to do anything IRL but not dedicated enough to come back a single time to a thread s/he started within two weeks (or, more likely, ever). I found out recently that the French Foreign Legion will accept you all the way up until like age 40, plus a bunch of other ridiculous requirements, things like "no more than 4 missing teeth." (I wonder if wisdom teeth count?)
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Jun 26, 2018 17:25
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It's a pretty well-traveled path but still "wow, cool!": Nepal. There are tons of resources online about how to pick a trek and lots of reputable companies. You honestly could probably hire your own porter without using an agency, and many of the trekking paths are well-marked and have tons of villages/accommodations. Even if you don't speak Nepali, you can get by with "namaste" and pointing and smiling. Re: vegetarian chat: tons of vegetarian food options due to Buddhism.
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Jun 27, 2018 19:22
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theHUNGERian posted:If you are asking, I just have to assume that you lack imagination and/or skills that you would need in order to survive. Sorry in advance if I am reading too much into it or if I come across as condescending. Kokoda is quite literally a beaten trail. Maybe people in your country go there but you are going to meet a looot of aussies
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Sep 12, 2018 10:05
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OP got kidnapped and nobody wanted to pay the ransom
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Sep 14, 2018 12:12
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:OP got kidnapped and nobody wanted to pay the ransom you say that like he or she ever left the basement
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Sep 14, 2018 16:53
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webmeister posted:Which was exactly the question, no? friend of mine goes to beruit to get smashed like people do in prague and budapest quote:Another would be to hike the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea, although I worry that that part of the world would eat a guy like myself alive because I am a vegetarian depends on how much musculature you've got.
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Sep 14, 2018 21:35
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underage at the vape shop posted:Kokoda is quite literally a beaten trail. Maybe people in your country go there but you are going to meet a looot of aussies I know, but given the OP's question, I interpreted "beaten path" as Eiffel Tower, Rome, driving through a national park while stopping occasionally for a few selfies, ... . webmeister posted:you say that like he or she ever left the basement Agreed.
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Oct 13, 2018 21:09
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Saladman posted:Most people are terrified of travel whatsoever; I’ve even had people worried about Paris because of terrerrisssizm and Europe in general because of refugees. Go wherever you want, there’s a lot of world off the beaten path. Basically all of the Arab world is safe and fine to travel around in but people will freak out about any of it (except for Morocco). Same thing for basically any country in Africa and most of Latin America (omg you went to Colombia??!11 were u not murder by the cocaine lolll). I get what you mean and I agree with you but it’s kind of hilarious to say “travel wherever- people are afraid that Africa is a war zone but it’s not! Try Cameroon! Except it’s actually a war zone” You couldn’t have said any other country!? In any case obviously the OP is gone but I find the kind of “I want to go where no one else has!” Some weird narcissistic mirror of the people who want to do the incredibly curated and guided trips. Like there isn’t anything wrong with it but let’s not kid yourself, your actual enjoyment of your holiday is not increased by knowing that your average westerner hasn’t been there, and it smacks of some old school / colonial thinking. Iran is a perfect example. Great insta pic for your friends and you can say “not much is known about this foreign and ancient land and so many people said we were crazy to go but the people were just beautiful” Meanwhile there are like multiple tourists from other backgrounds and cultures in the same shot, and you go back hope and your doctor is Persian but you just thought he was Latino or something
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Oct 15, 2018 06:19
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SpaceSDoorGunner posted:You could always join the YPG in Syria, that's off the beaten path. Well really I guess you could say it's firmly on the, eh, beaten path :smugputin:
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Nov 1, 2018 23:44
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You know OP, you can go someplace like Italy and go “off the beaten path” and find beautiful, interesting things to see and do. You don’t necessarily have to go someplace that you coworkers would find “dangerous”. Unless that’s the point, in which case go to Gaziantep or Pristina. These are nice options cause you can just chill in your hotel like a sad sack jerking off to the thought of you coworkers gasping about how you went to *KOSOVO* or *NEAR SYRIA AND KURDS*
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Dec 26, 2018 10:25
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Was Chicago not an option for some reason?
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Dec 26, 2018 12:54
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Do the Pacific Northwest Trail where you literally have to bushwhack for a few sections
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OP died after trying to impress his work colleagues by going to Naples which — as we all know — is overrun by mafia gangs. Poor bastard got concrete shoes his first night after disrespecting a don's girlfriend. Thread can be closed.
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