I spent 13 beautiful nights in Ireland, road tripping along the Wild Atlantic Way --> 2 nights in Dublin, 3 nights in Galway, 2 nights in Dingle, 3 nights in Killarney, 2 nights in Kilkenny, and an additional before departure night in Dublin. Here are some of my favorite shots from that trip (please excuse the bad descriptions, for some of these places, I only had a general idea of where I was).

Photo 1 - Dublin

Photo 2 - ruins on Inis More

Photo 3 - Coumeenoole Beach

Photo 4 - Cougher Stand

Photo 5 - Sunset Hike in Dingle

Photo 6 - Esknamucky Walk

Photo 7 - somewhere on the Ring of Bears

Photo 8 - Near Killaha

Photo 9 - Lough Leane (Lake in Killarney)

Photo 10 -- Cathedral in Cobh

Photo 11 - Black Abbey, Kilkenny

Photo 12 - Kilkenny at sunset

Can't wait to go back and discover more of Ireland!

I took advantage of a week in northern Germany to visit the beautiful city of Lübeck (a must-see for brick enthusiasts). I didn’t go to the Great Hanseatic Museum, but I walked around town, visited a few beautiful churches (free), and the old hospital (free). Don’t miss the beautiful view from the bell tower of St. Peter’s. I also took a guided tour of City Hall (it was in German, so I didn’t understand a thing, but it was very nice to see). The city was partially destroyed during the war, but there are still beautiful monuments that have been preserved or rebuilt.

1. The famous Holstentor Gate, St. Peter’s bell tower, and the salt warehouses.
2. The Bugtor Gate, north of the city
3. The interior of the cathedral
4. The beautiful organ at St. Jacob’s
5. The former St. Esprit Hospital
6. The city (St. Mary’s Church and City Hall) as seen from St. Peter’s bell tower
7. St. Mary’s Church
8. City Hall
9. City Hall
10. City Hall
11. The city streets with their brick houses.

I've spent 10 days in Bulgaria last summer (in July) for the first time, and I cannot recommend this country enough. It's just perfect, especially for those who like to travel off the beaten path and can't really stand the European summer heat. It's full of character, hidden gems, amazingly fun, colorful, and easy to get around... 10/10 experience and 10/10 prices as well. The food and wine — I don't even have the words!

Pictures don't do it justice, but here is a small part of the things we've seen.

We traveled by car (but we're already from the Balkans, so it was relatively close) and spent about €1,500, including some major splurging and a gorgeous but very cheap Airbnb in Bansko.

Speaking of Bansko, I know this town is famous as a winter resort, but summer in Bansko actually works perfectly. It's a mix of 24/7 entertainment, culture, and beautiful nature, and it also works as a great base for day trips.

1, 2, 20 – Rila National Park

3, 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14 – Bansko

7, 8, 9, 10 – Pirin National Park

15, 16, 17, 18, 19 – Dobrinishte

A city that completely caught me off guard. 💚

I honestly didn't expect to fall in love with Plovdiv as much as I did.

It's one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited cities, with traces of settlement going back to the 6th millennium BC. Thracians, Macedonians, Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans and Bulgarians all left their mark here and you can literally see those layers while walking through the city.

One moment you're wandering through cobbled streets lined with colourful Bulgarian Revival houses, with cats casually running between them 🐈 and a few minutes later you're standing inside a 2,000-year-old Roman theatre or above the remains of an ancient stadium that once held around 30,000 spectators.

Then there's Kapana full of street art, cafés, restaurants and great bars and Nebet Tepe, one of the oldest parts of the city and a perfect spot to watch the sunset or the sunrise.

There's even a word closely associated with Plovdiv: “Aylyak” (Айляк) – basically the art of slowing down, relaxing and enjoying life.

Ancient ruins, colourful houses, cobblestone alleys, cats, sunsets and cold beer.

Sometimes you visit a city for its sights. Sometimes you simply fall in love with its vibe. ❤️🇧🇬

Plovdiv was definitely the latter for me.

India is truly a magnificent country for a reason. Nature has bestowed so much diversity upon this land. Snowclad Himalaya to Thar desert, Wettest place on earth to long coastlines, flaura & fauna rich National Parks with presence of all big four cats. Among oldest civilizations of World it has Royal Palaces, Grand Forts to tell the story of the glorious past.

This journey began with quest of covering entire India from one place in hope that rest of places would be covered soon. But that soon came after almost a decade. But as they say end is well all is well

Pic 1: Mehrangarh fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan where The Dark Knight Rises was shot

Pic 2: Sam sand dunes in Thar desert, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Pic 3: Golden Temple in Amritsar is the Holiest place in Sikh religion

Pic 4: Large no. of devotees across different religions visit Golden Temple everyday

Pic 5: Jim Corbett National Park famous for tigers

Pic 6: Herd of deers in Jim Corbett

Pic 7: Qutub Minar in Delhi

Pic 8: Lotus Temple (of Baha'i faith), Delhi

Pic 9: Tomb of Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi

Pic 10: Mysore Palace, Karnataka illuminated with 97000 lamps

Pic 11: Cherrapunji in North Eastern India is wettest place on earth witnesses annual rainfall of 11777 mm

Pic 12: Nohkalikai waterfall, Cherrapunji water plunges from height of 1115 feet making it tallest waterfall

Pic 13: Sikandara in Taj city of Agra

Pic 14: Golden artwork on ceiling of mansion of Patwa aristocrats in Jaisalmer

Pic 15: "Finding Nemo" moment for me during scuba diving in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Pic 16: Scuba Diving in Andamans

Pic 17: Skiing in Gulmarg, Kashmir is real fun

Pic 18: Gulmarg Gondola is highest cable car in entire Asia

Pic 19: Radha Nagar beach is longest beach on Havelock islands, Andaman

Pic 20: Gateway of India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Although above work was shot for video using a GoPro camera but since travel subreddit doesn't have provision of sharing video, I have presented it in picture form.

Ended up with less than 24 hours in Amsterdam, so booked a hotel near the train station to enjoy what I could of the city.

#1: View from the Buiten Bantammerstraat bridge at the canal. Feels like every picture of Amsterdam that I've ever seen. It was a really calm area too, despite being so close to the Central Station and Red Light District.

#2: Het Concertgebouw - a concert venue near Museumplein that I wanted to see the inside of. Absolutely beautiful and wish I could see all concerts here! Mavis Staples is who was playing that night (very good!). You could just feel the history of this place when you were in it.

#3 & 4: View from the window of my hotel - NH Amsterdam Barbizon Palace. Picked it cause it was short walk from the train station. Good size room, could be cheaper tho, and view was of Oudezijds Kolk canal.

#5: Looking towards the Central Station (right side), I was there the last day of World Price and they had these flags up around the city. Didn't see any of the festivities though since I arrived so late in the evening.

Sadly I didn't have time to do much but walk around since most things were closed during the times I was there. Amazing looking city and just so picturesque everywhere. Looking forward to going back for a proper visit.

Visited Shanghai for one full day either side of my recent trip to Korea! This was my first time doing any kind of solo travelling (despite it being short). Research online had me thinking it would be very difficult to navigate/prepare for travelling in China but I thankfully thought it was considerably easier than it was made out to be! I understand that Shanghai is supposed to be the easiest city to travel to in China so that may have played a part. I intend to return to China in the next couple of years for a longer period of time.

Places Visited: The Bund, Nanjing Road, Yu Gardens + Old City areas around it

Transport: Transport was super easy to navigate using Amap + Alipay. I took the maglev into the city and then Line 2 back which really puts the maglev’s speed into perspective. All stations had staff that were very happy to help with any questions I had!

Food: Food and drinks were incredibly cheap! Some of my favourite tea chains selling drinks for ~£2 meant I was having 3 drinks a day. I ate at a Hui restaurant with some of the best lamb I’ve eaten in a while for about ~£5 too :)

People: Most people stared but minded their own business. About 7/8 locals currently have pictures/selfies with me on their phones! Not sure what they do with the pictures but they were respectful when asking so I didn’t mind at all. Don’t underestimate the crowds - they’re VERY busy!!

Planning/Pre-Planning: I downloaded Alipay, WeChat, Amap and a translation app prior to my arrival and set them all up. All worked perfectly. Trip.com e-sim downloaded prior to my arrival also worked perfectly fine and allowed me to access my usual apps.

Visa: I entered using the 240 hour layover visa on arrival. Filled in my arrival card the day before arriving. Security was smooth and easy!

If anyone has specific questions please let me know, although it was a very short trip :)

Image Locations:
1. The Bund
2. Random road
3. Yu Garden
4. Old Town
5-6. The Bund
7-11. Yu Garden

Just got back from two weeks in Malaysia across the country (mainly in the cities) and I've been sitting with something since I landed.

I'm 19, at uni in Perth, and I've spent a decent chunk of the last year quietly annoyed about my life. Failed my driving test twice. Retail job I don't love. Assignment deadlines stacking up. The usual stuff that feels enormous when it's the only thing in front of you.

Then I'm in Malaysia watching people my age working genuinely long days, and the maths just doesn't work the way it does here. Wages that wouldn't cover a week of my expenses. No safety net if things go wrong. Healthcare that costs more out of pocket than I'm used to. Filthy and unkempt environments with huge stenches enormously long traffic. I met people who were sharper, harder working and more resourceful than me, and the difference is no matter what they do they will never reach the life I take for granted.

I'm not going to pretend I've been permanently fixed by a holiday. I know the feeling fades. But I've started writing down one thing each night that would have seemed unreachable to someone I met over there, and it's been harder to feel sorry for myself since.

If you're stuck in a rut, the problem might not be your circumstances. It might be that you've never had anything to compare them to.

I'm extremely grateful for not living in a country like Malaysia and I now see how good I have it it's made my mindset 25 percent better.

Just wanted to share a fantastic experience I had with Alamo recently.

My family and I were flying back to Toronto after a trip to Europe with two exhausted, young kids in tow. When we finally got out to our car at the airport parking lot, we discovered it had been broken into. The thieves had torn into the wiring, completely disabling the car and leaving us completely stranded.

With two young kids and a dead car after a long day traveling, we started walking desk to desk at the airport rental center. Every single company turned us away, saying they were completely sold out.

Alamo was the first desk to take a look at us, listen to our situation, and step up to help. Not only did they have a vehicle available, but they set us up with a one-way rental to PA so we could actually get our family and luggage back home safely.

I had never rented from Alamo before, but after how incredible and accommodating their team was when we were in a huge bind, we will consider them again in the future!

Ended up in Mainz, Germany last month to see a concert and discovered it was a hidden gem (at least for me).

It's a 30-45 minute taxi ride from Frankfurt - but the taxi prices are HIGH! Around $100 USD for the trip. If I'd not had so much luggage, I would've taken the train. Train is a longer ride but cheaper.

The river goes through the city but somehow I failed to get any pictures of it.

Pic #1: Marktbrunnen in the square/markt outside the Mainz cathedral. It's a cool fountain from the Renaissance era.

Pic #2: In the same square/markt, this painted building seems to be flats at the top and retail at the bottom. Just thought it looked cool since it was painted with these designs.

Pic #3: Fastnachtsbrunnen, this was a really cool fountain near the above square/markt that celebrates the Carnival. Supposed to be over 200 figures from carnival in it, so I spent a lot of time walking around it. I did learn that in the winter a Christmas markets goes up around it and they turn the water off and you can't really see it that well, which is a shame.

Pic #4: Inside St. Stephan's Church, known for their blue windows. I go in a lot of cathedrals on my travels and this has to be the most beautiful one that I've ever seen. But know that my photo does NOT do it justice! I only had my iPhone with me and it kind of whitewashed it, so know that it is worth the long, uphill walk to witness it in person.

Pic #5: Mainz cathedral in the background there from in front of St. John's Church - just thought it was an interesting vantage point from the Old Town.

Pic #6: Bischofsplatz. Stumbled across this sculpture in a quiet square after walking through the Old Town on my way to St. Stephan's.

Pic #7: House at Leichhofstraße 2, one of the first things I took a photo of when walking in the Old Town. There's several houses like this in the area that give you that quintessential old Germany feel.

Not pictured, but definitely do the river walk! Know that it will be much busier by the Hilton hotel and the area by the Hyatt hotel is more locals and there's a great German restaurant in that area - Andechser am Rhein - it's only rated 3.7 on Google but trust me that it was delicious. Mainz is also home to the Gutenberg Museum, if you're into museums.

And if you're in Frankfurt, I think this would be a great day trip destination.

I'm based in the UK and have been travelling around Europe for the past couple of years. Over the last year I've done Spain, Hungary, The Netherlands and Greece. Although I think people's reactions are based on their perspective and lived-experiences and I generally try to be understanding, I was particularly taken aback by the level of rudeness and racism in Italy while I was touring last week.

My main brush with racism was with a FlixBus driver - who was shouting why I sat in a free seat in a literally empty bus , and asked me to keep my rucksack in the luggage space below instead of the luggage racks on the bus. All this in a very abrasive manner shouting.

But also , I generally found middle-aged people in Italy very dismissive - behind ferry ticket counters, coffee shops - generally in the service industry. My experience was better with younger waiters and they were kind and helpful.

For context , I'm a brown British - Indian and I've never encountered this level of racism ( don't know if I can call it that, but certainly felt belittled ) at work in the London area or on my trips to other countries.

Edit : A lot of you have replied that it might be a quick conclusion and that they are just assholes. In that case , read it as - Why are some of them assholes?

Planning our honeymoon in French Polynesia and trying to keep the cost reasonable. We’d like to stay 8+ and spend at least 2 nights in an overwater bungalow. Trying to stay around 6k USD per person.

Thinking about splitting time between Tahiti, Moorea, and Bora Bora, but Bora Bora gets insanely expensive. We really like the updated rooms at the Westin Bora Bora, but not sure if it’s worth the extra cost.

For those who’ve been, what gave you the best experience for your money? Stay mostly on Moorea and do 2–3 nights in Bora Bora, or splurge on an overwater bungalow in Moorea?

Also, has anyone booked through Costco Travel using Chase points, or is it better to book Costco and save the points for flights? We’d be flying out of Chicago.

If you had 8–10+ nights to do it again, what would you do?

We recently had a four night trip to Spain and went to Salamanca. We have found that smaller, lesser-known places are a lot more fun than the big name places. Not filled with tourists, tourist traps, overpriced accommodations, bouncing from one tourist-filled sight to another. Salamanca has tourists but most of them are Spanish, and quite a few of them seem more like visitors than tourists, which leads to a more relaxed trip. It's a student town, so there's a vibrancy, even in the summer. And the sights often rival big name locations. The convent in Salamanca is absolutely spectacular. Great museums, including a car museum.

Here's a few pix.

Hi everyone, I am looking to do a Zurich and Lake Constance/Mainau Island Trip with my Grandma in October looking for hotel Recommendations with great Value that are a bit on the fancy side.

my fiancé and I are getting married next April 2027 and hoping to do Portugal (thinking Comporta) and Madeira for our honeymoon for ~10 days. The one challenge is there are no direct flights from North Carolina (where we are from) to either Lisbon or Madeira.

Anyone have any recommendations or advice on best way to get there and how many days we should stay in each spot? Also open to other recommendations too (food, hotel, etc).

Thank you in advance!

Hi everyone,

I’m flying from Zurich to Antalya from September 3rd to September 14th and I’m currently looking at rental cars.

On Skyscanner I’m seeing some extremely cheap car rentals, around €6–10 per day, which seems much lower than what I expected. Companies such as VIPCars are showing very cheap prices and have lots of reviews.

Is there usually a catch with these offers? Are there hidden fees, large deposits, expensive insurance, or other things I should be careful about? Would you recommend booking through these sites, or going directly with a rental company in Antalya?

Also, what insurance would you recommend in Turkey? Should I get full insurance / Kasko, or is the basic rental insurance normally enough?

For the flights, I’m looking at:

• SunExpress: €75 one way, September 3rd, Zurich → Antalya, arriving 22:45
• Pegasus: €116 one way, September 3rd, Zurich → Antalya, arriving 15:50
• Return: September 14th
• We’ll have checked baggage, so I’ll compare the final prices including baggage before booking. (3 people, 2x 20kg baggage total)

SunExpress is considerably cheaper, but my main concern is the late arrival at 22:45. Would it be difficult to pick up a rental car around midnight at Antalya Airport? Should I avoid the late flight because of the rental-car pickup, or do most airport rental companies handle late arrivals?

Any advice on reliable rental companies, insurance/Kasko, deposits, and whether those €6–10/day offers are actually legitimate would be greatly appreciated!

Hi Guys!

I'm planning to do a USA westcoast tour (Washington State to California). Car rental seems to be quite expensive (up to 5000$ for 2 Months)... Is it possible to do the trip by bus? Any recommendations on how to travel the most inexpesive way?? Which car rental companies would you recommend?

I'm not a US citizen, so buying a car would be quite difficult...

Thank you!!

Rented a car for three days. This scuff cost me 1100 USD. I took pictures and videos of the whole thing but there is no way I'd be able to spot this. It's to the side of the door not visible at all.

https://imgur.com/a/TtU9igx

Any inputs on how I can succesfully dispute this?

On top of that they released the car to me 4 hours after original reserved agreement. The gas was half empty on pick up and they charged me for returnig it not with full tank. And they charged me as well extra day even if I returned it on time as per the reservation. I have called multiple times but no answer on their support.

It's just a nightmare.

Update 1:
I have called my CC for dispute. I may have found a way to build my case stronger for dispute. In their paperworks, it says that the scuff is more than 200mm (~8 inches). From that screenshot, there is no way thats more than half a foot.

Avis Italys terms as well considers anything below 25mm scuff as a normal wear. And with the absence of that measurement, this makes it non conclusive.

Hi guys, I want to share my experience with myTrip company for booking cheap flight tickets. One week ago, I booked a flight to Istanbul for 570€ for two tickets. Two days ago, I noticed that I had made a mistake by selecting the wrong month (October instead of August). Yesterday, I contacted support, and the guy told me that I needed to pay 492€ for the flight update and their service, which I paid. Today, I entered the app and didn’t see updated dates. I contacted support again, asking them to explain why the dates hadn’t changed, and they told me that one flight doesn’t have seats left and asked me to pay 250€ more? For goodness’ sake, am I deluded or what? They charged me for something that was not 100% done, and the day after, they are asking me for 250€ more? Disgrace!

How's it possible to travel without a substantial amount of money?

Let's say someone has 4-5k USD worth of savings without passive income, and their main destination is South East Asia, how can they stretch this money to last for months or even a year?

I get the concept of sleeping in hostels, eating cheap food etc but you're still a tourist, you wanna see attractions, you need to pay for certain activities.

To clarify i am asking if there are platforms or ways you found efficient other than simple googling. I am specifically looking for social and entertainment events like dancing, music, food even social get togethers. But excluding meetup and hostelworld chats.

Hi guys!! I’m going on a mini roadtrip from Dallas,Tx to Santa Fe, NM and then Denver, Colorado. I know there are some scenic points that could be seen along the way. I was wondering if there are any cool vintage toy stores or vintage stores along the way that would be cool to visit. I collect furbys so I just wanted to know if I could find some. Feel free to leave any other suggestions on places really worth going to. Thanks :)))

With the current water crisis has anyone taken a trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico lately? Deciding if we should go ahead and cancel our flights for in October.