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  1. T Paradise

    Going to Europe in August -September and looking for tips?

    Well it's kind of in the nature of the case that I couldn't call bullshit if I had experienced it. According to google it was announced but never implemented and most likely a publicity stunt since the dude in charge thought any publicity is good publicity. Happy to change my mind if you provide...
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    Going to Europe in August -September and looking for tips?

    Did you hear that on the internet or actually experienced it? I'm calling bullshit. Flying is the cheapest way to travel around europe, at least if you plan ahead. Last minute flights will likely be more expensive. If you book reasonably early you can get five hour flights across europe for 15€...
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    Your favorite books?

    It was made into a movie, said to be released this year.
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    How to get stronger to carry bag?

    If you can't find anything to ditch in your pack you can still upgrade what you have to lighter versions, including the pack itself. Especially military backpacks are really heavy. The only reason I see to get one is if you need the durability. I think a large Alice pack with frame weights more...
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    They will not share what they got

    There is also the question what qualifies as an action, under on common theory, I believe it is suggested that an agents have desires and beliefs and agents have to believe that what they are doing is an end to achieve their desire, for something to qualify as an action. Well something along...
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    stealth pissing (aimed -no pun- for the guys....)

    A variant of the pee tent: Get in the poncho tarp you should be carrying anyway and piss in a bottle. Or sit on a bench cover what you have to cover with a jacket and piss.
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    They will not share what they got

    I am familiar with Nash's theory. Nash's Equilibrium describes a state that holds in non-cooperative game theory, this theory presupposes the "notion that humans have no sharing nature and that all [they] do is competing with each other." for this game. It's not like there isn't cooperative game...
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    They will not share what they got

    What bad did game theory bring upon the world in your opinion? Game theory presupposes selfish agents, but those agents aren't necessarily selfish as the word is commonly understood. It only means that they act in accordance with their desires. Those desires can be anything, also helping others...
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    They will not share what they got

    If someone is not giving something of his food to a poor starving kid, he is not wrong, as long as he wouldn't get any pleasure from helping the kid? Interesting point of view.
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    I work at a hotel and I'm trying to be more aligned with personal morals

    Try to use your situation for small improvements. The hotel probably won't accept people getting their food or copying ffee for free. But maybe you could arrange something for the dumpster divers. Agree for a certain time or day where they can get the leftover. That way you can keep them from...
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    They will not share what they got

    Do you think the people of category one don't share enough of their possessions with you, even though they housed you up? The question is how radical the beliefs of the street kid are.
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    You don't need shit, a change in mentality

    I don't have any criticism really, your geared up bike just wasn't what I was expecting at all after reading your post.
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    You don't need shit, a change in mentality

    That's what I thought, those signs don't really fit the described spirit. Then I saw the picture of the bike, with that much gear on it people would approach without signs anyway probably. You sure carry a lot of stuff for someone who doesn't need shit haha.
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    stuck in andalucia, what to do..

    I crossed from malaga to melilla and morocco couple weeks ago. Unfourtunately I only saw this thread now, so I can't remember to well how it went. But I think I can confirm Tony Pros experiences. As far as I remember there was no one controlling me on the spanish side of the border. Don't take...
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    Morocco

    Thanks for the advice! I am not interested in touristic cities, but would spent a day or two in the ones I pass through probably. My main interest would be hiking and just explore the nature and culture outside of the tourist centers. The problem with hiking will probably be the weather...
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    Morocco

    Will be in morocco in december/january. Does anyone have any recommendations on what to see, what to eat, where to sleep,...? Hitchwiki has some infos for anyone who might be interested: http://hitchwiki.org/en/Morocco. Looking for more first hand experiences though. I will take the ferry from...
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    New here. Happy to help with ?'s about Middle East & S. Asia

    Tell me more about how to get by on nothing in india! Also interested in anything regarding Nepal and Southeast Asia. Thinking about going there to get away from winter. Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia..
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    RV life to Farm living

    Nice one
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    Featured My Alice pack and carry gear

    Are you using the pack with or without frame? If you are using it with the frame I would ditch it right away, because this pack is almost as heavy as some other people's entire gear. I used to have a "hellcat" modified Alice pack, I don't know the exact weight anymore, but I just googled and...
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    Pack Capacity Inquiry

    55 isn't too small for stealth camping as long as you don't carry a shitton of unnecessary stuff. I'd go for the 55 just to keep myself from pickung up more and more stuff I don't really need. Depends on your gear though, cheap but warm sleeping bags are often pretty bulky for example. Actually...
  21. T Paradise

    wwoof/working - housing while traveling through europe

    There are sites that have a rating system that give you an idea of the host beforehand. Workaway as you mentioned and helpx for example.
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    News & Blogs Japanese ‘Beg-Packers’ Spark Outrage in Thailand for Thinking They Can Travel Without Money

    Yeah I know that you were sarcastic, but I think you missed the point. It's one thing to decide that one doesn't want to work for 50 years to afford ones dream holiday and decides to just quit work and life as a traveller with no money instead. It is a whole other story to actually have money...
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    News & Blogs Japanese ‘Beg-Packers’ Spark Outrage in Thailand for Thinking They Can Travel Without Money

    The criticism seems to be that they have money, but choose not to spend it and instead rely on folks that are most likely poorer than themselves.
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    Nihilism or Determinism? OR???

    What do you guys even mean by nihilism btw?
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    Nihilism or Determinism? OR???

    Interesting, why would you think that determinism and nihilism are the two dominant worldviews when it comes to the quesiton whether the universe is intelligently designed or coming together random? Don't think this is a typical modern question, in the sense that it is a widely discussed...
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    Nihilism or Determinism? OR???

    Did you intend to somehow compare determinism "vs" nihilism or were those just taken as examples of worldviews in general? The two seem to be a strange pair for a 1vs1 style comparison to me. Personally I think determinism is wrong since that seems to be what quantum physics tells. On the other...
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    Hitching from Paris to Tbilisi to Issyk Kul, doable? Many questions

    I heard this from an iranian and some other traveller who has been there. Both told me that travelling there got a whole lot easier, that you can easily get a visa on arriving etc. I just checked that and appearantly you are right and that doesn't apply to Canadians. Sorry for spreading wrong...
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    Hitching from Paris to Tbilisi to Issyk Kul, doable? Many questions

    Iran supposedly opened up quite a bit and shouldn't be a problem to travel without a group.
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    Hitching from Paris to Tbilisi to Issyk Kul, doable? Many questions

    Yes thats the book I am referring to. Matt is the author and the owner or admin of this site. Don't be discouraged to do your trip! I don't even know if it is common practice to pay in those countries. You should check out what hitchwiki got to say. And even if it is expected to pay the driver...
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    Hitching from Paris to Tbilisi to Issyk Kul, doable? Many questions

    You don't need a travel partner. Most guys that intented to travel together for an extended period of time went different ways after some time anyways. If you find someone who is interested in the trip that doesn't mean you shouldn't start together of course. I wouldn't recommend hitching with...
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    Do you owe the state your consent and obedience even if the state itself is engaging in injustice?

    @treyvor Regarding the legal status of what the Nazis did in germany. You have to make the distinction between being legal according to the laws of the respective time and being legal in other contexts. You are contradicting yourself with the Nurmberg trials if you don't. You claimed that...