• nicgentile@lemmy.world
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    1 hour ago

    Why not. Pretty cool places to visit. Even though people are hot and bothered about this and that and some rightfully so, others on some weird tips, I would totally visit my friends in Europe if I had the time and $$$.

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    Definitely. The amount of crime in the small old mill towns in my area make Europe seem like Disneyland even in the midst of protests going on. When I went out of town for school I realized I had a much higher threshold for sketchiness than a lot of my peers because of the situations that become normalized.

    I’ve been looking Europe for hiking down the road, and boy does not having bears in a lot of places make logistics a lot more manageable. Carrying a bear vault + spray is a decent amount of added weight/space/hassle.

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    Nah, can’t afford it. Airfare is expensive and my cost of living has increased so I need to work.

  • mrmacduggan@lemmy.ml
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    I visited Spain this summer and besides the heat it was just perfect to see several different cities. High-speed rail and excellent metro transportation made a lot of things possible!

  • 「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@piefed.ca
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    Yea sure, maybe not france rn but um, I always wanted to visit Europe, well not the eastern parts cuz I dont wanna get hit by a russian missile 👀, but Schengen Area seems cool. Problem is I dont feel like learning 5 different languages so I’m gonna have to rely on google translate.

    I heard that Iceland speaks English

    But I just got back from Canada recently so probably no traveling for at least a few months, it gets tiring after like the 4th day.

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      Problem is I dont feel like learning 5 different languages so I’m gonna have to rely on google translate.

      You can get by on English and a few very basic local words basically everywhere in Europe.

      I’m yet to meet a Dutch person that didn’t speak ridiculously good English. After losing my glasses on a rollercoaster there, the optician I went to visit was quite disgruntled when I (politely I thought) asked if he could speak English.

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        Unexpected Dutch is a good way to give me a stroke scare. I’m kinda understanding the words before I realize another language is being spoken.

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      1 hour ago

      You want to visit the Netherlands, something like 90% of them speak English. Also Amsterdam is beautiful.

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      You don’t have to learn 5 different languages to visit europe. In Germany, Austria, Sweden, Finland or the Netherlands basically everyone understands some English.

      I have also travelled to Croatia and Slovenia without knowing a single word in their languages.

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    I lived in Germany for a year while in college. I’d absolutely go back and travel to some other countries like Spain, Italy, Poland, and some others if I ever make it back

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      28 minutes ago

      The travel is free, you just have to pay for your accommodation with sex work.

      I’d be working 32 hours a day with my body, but hey, a deals a deal.