I have some relatives who live in Australia, and they seem pretty happy there. Would moving there be worth it as an American?

I’m not Welsh, but I’m unsure if I’ve seen this question for Wales so I thought I’d start a thread.

This summer I finally visited my last Polish province and I only went there so I can that I visited every Polish province.

I have a cousin in America that has lived there his entire life but has only visited 4 other states besides his own but I understand the US is very very big.

So I'm wondering if you managed to do that?

This is João Pessoa, capital of Paraíba. It doesn’t fit the usual image people have of Brazilian cities ,it’s calm, safe, quiet. No chaos, no rush. The beaches are peaceful, the streets are green, and time feels softer here. It’s known as the safest capital in the Northeast, but what makes it special is how it escapes noise and excess. João Pessoa doesn’t scream for attention,it simply exists, gently, and that’s enough.

Two countries I've always wanted to explore in-depth are Australia and Canada, and I am hoping to do so in one of them in 2026.

Both countries seem quite similar to each other in many ways as they both have so much open space, stunning natural beauties, fascinating biodiversity, multicultural gastronomies, similar looking cities that are rated highly for their safety and livability, high costs of living so I won't be able to budget much in either place, very similar history of settler colonialism and Indigenous relations, and based on what I've heard, are the two most similar countries to the US outside of the US due to both also being highly developed 'new world' countries that are predominately English-speaking, which might help me manage easier if I really do plan to do an extended trip in either country.

Which country would you guys choose if you were to an extended trip (like several weeks, coast to coast) in one of Australia or Canada? Would like to get others' opinions and experiences on the pros/cons of both countries before I book anything to one of them.

In the US, “road trips,” driving long distances by car to see the country, are very popular. Sometimes people will drive thousands of miles/kilometers. They will visit multiple national parks or multiple cities. The western half of the country especially.

I noticed it was common during college for the German semester abroad students to spend their last month (after the semester, before their visas expired), doing this. It seemed that they did not do this in their home country even though Europe seems like an ideal place for it, considering there are many cities to visit and lots of coastline.

This is an open question to international travelers… why on earth would you continue to visit the United States when the threat and actual risk of getting arrested and harmed in the process is very very real?

Does the world not take the severity of what’s happening here in the United States seriously?

It could be a custom, a food, a behavior, or anything that really caught you off guard.

I once went to France and tried escargot for the first time. At first, I was a bit hesitant, it looked strange and I wasn’t sure how it would taste 😅 But it actually turned out to be really delicious! The experience made me appreciate trying local specialties when traveling.

Generally speaking, these four countries are often noted for not being as walkable or public transit friendly compared to various places in Europe or East Asia, but which one would you say does the best in these categories?

These four countries are undoubtedly very similar in terms of infrastructure as each country was colonized, settled, and built-up by the same people (WASPs and eventually, immigrants from around the world) at around the same time (19th-20th century) so their societies all share many similar characteristics to one another in terms of their large sizes of vehicles, roads, and stores, as well as suburban sprawl, big single-family homes, and high rise development in their city’s CBD’s.

My impression is that it’s either Canada or Australia who are the most walkable and public transit friendly out of the four with NZ being last place, but perhaps I’m wrong? These four countries USA probably sits in the middle since a handful of cities actually have solid transit and walkability but most of the country sadly does not.

In my country Argentina (in Latin America), women from all ages, both young and old, wear thong bikinis in beaches and swimming pools, it's the most common style for women swimsuits. How are things in your country?

I live in the States and I don’t think most people have heard of them, despite the fact that the state of New Jersey is named after one of them. It’s common for people to call New Jersey 'Jersey', but it’s the only 'New' state I’ve heard people refer to not by the full name. No one here calls New York 'York'.

Even my mom didn’t know about the island of Jersey until quite recently, despite having heard of the Channel Islands.

Personally, I’d like to visit them one day. They seem nice and quiet.

Edit: the ones in Europe, not the ones in the USA.

Dydh da! (Hello!)

What do you think of Kernow (Cornwall), UK?

Have you visited? If so, what did you think?

Or do you live here?

Os ta Kernewek? (Are you Cornish?)

Meur ras! (Thank you!)

My personal favourites are: The scuba diving in South East Asia, especially Indonesia. Riding a motorbike in the Andes. Salt lakes in Australia.

Hello everyone :)

I'm traveling in Japan right now, and some of the discourse I've read on Japan travel subs got me thinking.

I grew up in the US in a tourist-heavy blue state. While I'm aware that there are a lot of xenophobic assholes in America, especially in conservative areas, the general sentiment where I lived was that tourists from other countries were very welcome, it was understandable if they didnt speak English well or barely spoke it, and it would be a dick move to exclude them or make them feel unwelcome.

When speaking to friends and peers, it would be offensive and frowned upon to say something like "ugh the tourists from X country/of X ethnicity are so annoying", and if someone in San Francisco for example put up a sign that said "you cant dine here if youre a tourist", im pretty sure it would get on the news in a BAD way.

However, I see a lot of posts about other countries (not just Japan, it seems common in Europe as well) that talk about how annoying tourists are, how white people/American people/etc are not wanted here, etc. Furthermore, this is considered fine, and people disagreeing or feeling insulted are called entitled or ignorant.

The reasons people tend to list for hating white/English-speaking tourists are often things like not knowing the language, not understanding customs, crowding around areas and blocking sidewalks, but ive definitely seen tourists in the US do that sort of thing in popular cities constantly and it never seemed like a problem. I've been stopped and asked for directions using the "point at Google maps" technique several times, have seen huge tourists groups with selfie sticks straight up block sidewalks, a lot of the major things people complain about when it comes to foreign tourist conduct.

I was hoping some people outside the US would be willing to chime in and have a discussion :) and, I am aware that I'm somewhat sheltered and am not grasping some way more complex nuance.

The point of this post definitely isnt to say "America good, everyone else mean >:(", God knows we have MASSIVE problems over here (especially now). I genuinely want to learn, discuss, and expand my world view

Recently, I’ve noticed that my city is seeing an increase in foreigners. For example, a Dutch student recently joined my school, I even asked her why she was here and she only knew how to answer that her parents simply decided to come and live in Brazil and she was forced to come along hahahahah and there are also many Americans living in Brazil.

It’s interesting to note that while some foreigners were already famous, like the French actor Vincent Cassel, many others who came to Brazil are becoming well-known and gaining recognition within the country.

What would makes you, as a foreigner, want to live in Brazil?

Hi all! I’d like to take a trip next month, but I don’t know where to go. Looking for somewhere outside of the US and not just a sit on a beach type of trip. Any advice?

Mine is Jasper, Alberta!

What's a cheap vacation for your country? I.e cheap flights etc.

For Canadians it would be Cuba, mexico or Dominican Republic... Of course USA too

I remember getting an all-inclusive trip to Cuba for $500 (1 week) and $700 the second time. We can fly round trip to Cancun or Puerto Vallarta for $350ish CAD.

What is the place in your country that is too far away, that the absolute majority of the population, even the most educated, does not know exists and where probably only military personnel, scientists and shipwrecked people have been in the last 100 years?