Curious to know your thoughts. I loved the accommodation I stayed in, great location/vibe/price and would feel nostalgic if I returned to it. On the other hand, it would be cool to try a different place to create new memories and to differentiate between different trips.

Hello, I'm planning on doing a trip to Indonesia in a month or so. I have been perusing HelpX to look at volunteer accommodations. I was wondering if more touristy areas like Bali/Ubud, Yogyakarta, Lombok, Sulawesi have hostels that provide jobs for a few weeks doing reception/bartending/cleaning in return for accommodation/food? I was researching the South America hostel scene and saw that this was very common there, but I haven't seen it as much on some of the websites I've look at for Southeast Asia. What's the hostel vibe like? Is this something that is common? I would want to use the hostel job as a home base to then explore a certain area at a slower pace. Appreciate any feedback or resources! thank you!

Basically my boyfriend and I want to go travelling, but I've just landed a good job in England that I want to stay at for at LEAST a year. So we came up with the idea that, to satisfy his itchy feet, he could go and live in Amsterdam for a few months while I 'focus on my career' haha. That's not really relevant, but thought I'd give you some background.

Anyway, we've stayed at Shelter Jordan before, and noticed that people can stay there for free (and get free food) for a few hours of work/cleaning every day.

We're going to Amsterdam for his birthday at the end of October, so I think it'd be a good idea to go and investigate some hostels and see what's on offer.

Are there any in particular that we should look at?

Also, is there anything good going on (gigs etc) in your fair city between 26th and 29th October?

Cheers.

p.s. One more thing: what are casual job opportunities like in Amsterdam for people who only speak English? He'll get free accommodation but I imagine he'll want a bit of income too.

Sorry for all the questions!

Been through a nasty bit of mess and am feeling really down as a result. I would love some home bakes, but honestly as long as its tasty its certain to cheer me up!

For the first 12 years of my life, I did not have a toilet inside my house. We had a row of latrines outside that a dozen houses used. Communal toilets they are called today, I think. As a child I thought toilets inside a home signified wealth, because most of the people in the small rural town I lived in, didn’t have toilets inside.

Worse yet, the people poorer than us didn’t use toilets. They went to defecate outside in the open.

It was quite a culture shock to many of my city-dweller friends when I described how the rural people defecated as a daily routine. The horror in their eyes betrayed the disconnect they had from the ground realities of rural India. I remember living in the hostel and hearing my friends complain about how dirty the toilets were because a whole wing of the hostel used 8-10 toilets and I remember thinking that was a good ratio of people to toilets, and frankly, I did not feel that they were dirty, but that was me because I had lived through 12 years of using public latrines and the hostel toilets seemed posh in retrospect.

I also remember the first time we built a toilet inside our house. I distinctly remember feeling that we had finally arrived in this world, that we were one of the privileged now, even rich. The round spigot instead of the square bar of metal over the tap and water, as much as I could use to flush! I remember feeling like a king. I remember cleaning my toilet to keep it spick and span, I felt proud and very possessive.

Looking back now, I see how the grave the problem was for people poorer than me. Now that I am acclimatized to toilet seats and useless first world arguments about how to leave the toilet seat open, I am still reminded about how the women in my small town went about their toilet business and the juxtaposition is jarring to say the least.

The etiquettes of defecating in the open for women in rural India –

There was a plot of land owned by a rich urban person who spent all his time in a gulf country. The plot was surrounded by a compound wall, a tall and sturdy one. Because of no maintenance, the plot was full of bushes and a few trees. Women used to go here for their toilet business. All the surrounding land was used by men and children.

Women would usually wake up as early as 4 AM so as to avoid crowds. They used to carry a mug of water to wash after and the younger ones would carry a small bucket. I remember women complaining to my mother how they wished they could carry a small

I'm a budget solo traveler, today I'll explain the cost of my trips abroad to possibly help those of you who wish to travel on a small budget.

Flights:

• I'm from the UK and I solely fly with ryanair, I know they get a lot of hate for their hidden fees and extortionate food prices but they really can't be beaten on their dirt cheap fares. I flew to Venice Treviso for £10 return last November. Just remember to pack light and if you need extra baggage pay for it prior to day of flight. I actually went with just a backpack so the £10 flight really did only cost £10. Bring food and drink onto the plane from one of the airport shops before boarding as the food prices on the flight are silly money.

Accomodation:

• I stayed in a mix of hostel and cheap hotels on my travels (mostly hostels). I've personally loved the Hostelworld app to browse available hostels but I ALWAYS end up actually booking through the individual hostels website (it tends to be cheaper). For hotels I use the booking.com app, the more you stay with this app, the more you'll save! If you're on a budget, go cheap, don't book a fancy place but instead save your money for experiences and engaging in the local culture.

Food and drink:

• if you're on a budget you NEED to avoid pubs and cafés near tourist locations (they'll overcharge you big time), instead try to walk away from the touristy paths and eat and drink cheap in local cafés and restaurants used by locals, check Google maps for each place before going to make sure they don't try to rip off tourists. Buy breakfast in bulk if you can, I got 10 croissants in Germany to last me the entire trip as breakfast. Street food is your new best friend when on a budget, look for markets and street vendors, a typical street food meal should never be over €5 ish from the right place. My final tip is to bring a reusable bottle and fill it up with water before you leave your room, bottled water expenses can add up quickly!

Spending money:

• I set myself a fair spending budget daily, usually around £10-£15 ish, if you go over one day, go under the next. check the best times to visit museums and exhibits prior to going so that you can get access for as cheap as possible (most places will of course be more expensive in summer). Just remember to actually enjoy your time abroad and do what you want to do, if you have the money to do that experience you've always wanted to do... Do it!

Average daily expenditure:

Food and drink: £15-£20 Accomodation: £

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

How was Saturday's departure? "Like when they took me to the detention facility. Someone picked me up from the hostel, I went to the airport at the police station, where they had to deal with me all the paperwork so I could fly away. I waited for the PCR test before I could leave the country. I was temporarily granted visas until twelve o'clock until midnight on Saturday. If I didn't fly away, they would put me back in the facility. "

It is said that the Australians forbade you to enter the country for another three years. "When your visas are withdrawn, you are automatically barred from entering for another three years. Although there are exceptions that can be used to reverse this. Djokovic's trial was expected, and now I will ask for forgiveness so that I do not have a three-year ban. I'm very sorry about the situation. He actually has everything in order now, and I'm in an unenviable position and I don't know what will happen. " As a rich tennis star, he could afford more than you, couldn't he?

"It simply came to our notice then. When I was detained, a lawyer and a representative of Tennis Australia were with me. However, after their visas were revoked, they did not appeal, so I could not even go to court like Djokovic. More or less, everything was done to make his case work well. And based on that, they would solve me. But that would mean being in the detention facility for another week before he did the paperwork. I think I would win the court now. But no one knew in advance. I didn't even have information on what to do if I had to hire my lawyer and so on. He had an advantage in this. " Did Djokovic's team call you to offer help? "No. As I understand it, he hired his lawyer, who was not dependent on the Australian Tennis Federation. So he ran the lawsuit on his own, and the lawyers from the tennis association were just helping him with the documents. Actually, it wasn't just my case, there were more people in a similar situation. But based on my interrogation and delay, they were able to inform them in time and the people left the country. So they didn't get into my situation. Maybe our cases could come together under one heading, of course it would be better for me. But no one offered me this opportunity, and I didn't know what was going to happen to me all the time. That was the worst. "

So the most logical thing was to leave as soon as possible. As Tennis Australia lawyers did not appeal after my visa waiver, I had the option to either leave o

Hey there, I finally finished one of my dream trips and thought I'd contribute what I could for anyone's anecdotes. Single Male, 32 years, USA.

This is my silly route. It got silly because I was seeing friends from former cruise ship employment and people returned home at different times.

Vilnius - Kaunas

Krakow

Vienna

Budapest

Belgrade - Sarajevo - Dubrovnik - Belgrade (roadtrip)

Vilnius

Kyiv - Odesa - Kyiv

Valencia

Nice - Cannes - Monaco

Kyiv

Paris + Disney

Napoli - Amalfi - Capri - Sorrento - Rome (Catamaran sail charter)

Kyiv

Thailand

Istanbul

Kyiv - Lviv

Belgrade

Home.

Yes I really liked Ukraine. I had to get my heart broken a couple of times lol. For food, I never cooked. I ate out usually twice per day at whatever vegetarian place looked Good and Tipped well.

My food spending was $8k, but was all reimbursed thru Credit card rewards points.

Transportation didn't seem like a burden. Most of my flights were $50-$200 one way.

Covid was a curse/blessing everywhere. My vaccine card is worn out. You had to show it everywhere, the rules kept changing, and I had to be very fluid. Overall, masks don't bother me as much as long lines, so it was worth it. AMA on this.

Lodging - Everything from hostels to 5 star resorts in the cheaper countries. This is hard to breakdown, but definitely heavier on the hotel side. I tried to keep it under $120 a night. It varied a lot by country. AMA. Using Chase's categories my "Travel" section reports $33k.

Entertainment - Many Many museums and Art galleries and tours. Chernobyl, Auschwitz, Catacombs, Bomb shelters. Skydiving. Disney. Shows. Places of worship.

Total spend north of $40k.

Dealing with Breakup and post travel depression now. The worst I've ever felt. Stay off dating apps, Travel the world, and have a nice day!

Thanks.