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There's some cool architecture and landscapes to see, but looking at cool old things isn't really very exciting to me, and I'm from the USA where we have every type of climate and geography, so there's not much gained by flying 9 hours to see a different mountain. I have to travel extensively for work, and before I had money I used to dream of being able to travel one day, but when I actually started doing it, I felt extremely underwhelmed. It's not that I don't like it, I'm just a little spoiled. I live near a major city, and my state is one of the biggest, so I have world-class museums, restaurants, and other attractions about 40 minutes away. I also like living/sleeping at home the best. Makes it hard to justify taking a trip to most places in the US, and places outside the US can be expensive and/or swarming with covid.
Sounds like you need a travel agent! Good travel agents today can do all the planning for you (flights, hotels, transfers, event tickets, etc.), and don't charge any fees since they get paid by the suppliers (i.e. the resorts or whatever that you book with). Most are hom online only so you don't need to go to them in person. Honestly there's really no reason not to book with travel agent these days, especially with all the insanity of Covid protocols, testing, etc. And they often have access to better deals (or extra perks) than you can find online, or can at least get the same pricing. Feel free to pm me for a recommendation (but full disclosure, it's my wife lol).
I personally LOVE to travel! But since having a family, I noticed that it’s way more work for me to take my family (with all their food allergies) away from home, where I know I can keep them safe and fed. The cost-benefit analysis has to come out in favor of seeing something special to take the risks.
I used to LOVE traveling but when I hit my early 40's I started getting super sick to my stomach every time I would travel. Add to that the fact that plane travel is horrible now it really discourages me. I still do it, though, just not often because I have to work myself up to it. I can only get by if I barely eat while traveling.
My SO is someone who just never felt the need to. It's not that he actively dislikes to travel, it's just that he doesn't have that strong I MUST HAVE SEEN X OR Y BEFORE I DIE feeling a lot of people have. I do like to travel, and he enjoys himself when he comes along, but he would've been just as happy had he not had those experiences, whereas I would've definitely felt I was missing out on something. People like to shit on people with no desire to travel (I used to) but honestly, if you'd ask me who is generally more happy or satisfied with life, him or me, it's him.
I get anxious when trying to navigate an unfamiliar place, and I don't like asking for help. That doesn't stop me from looking at maps obsessively and fantasizing about what life is like in other places, though.

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Мировые компании в знак протеста против военной агрессии Кремля сворачивают или ограничивают бизнес-операции в России.
Список этих компаний очень велик, и он постоянно расширяется.
Президент России лишил всех:
Apple Pay – частичная блокировка
Apple – полный выход из российского рынка
Adidas – отказ от работы со сборной России по футболу
Audi – выходят из рынка
AMD – запрет поставки микрочипов и вскоре запрет поставки видеокарт
Amazon – полная блокировка всего ритейла
Adobe – полная блокировка
British Petrolium – избавятся от своей доли в «Роснефти», которая составляет 20% акций
BBC – отзыв лицензий на вещание
BMW – закрывает заводы, блокирует поставки
Bolt – выход из рынка
Boeing – выход с рынка
Chevrolet – выходят с рынка
Cannes Festival – недопуск российской делегации
Cadillac – выходят с рынка
Carlsberg – ограничение экспорта
Cex Io – крипто площадка банит российских пользователей
Cinema 4D – не работает программа
Coca Cola – выход из рынка
Danone – выход с рынка вместе с дочерней компанией «Простоквашино»
Disney – отмена всех фильмов
Dell – выход с рынка
Dropbox – перестанет работать в стране через несколько дней
DHL – выход с рынка
Eurovision – дисквалификация, россия не сможет участвовать
Ericsson – выход с рынка
Exxon Mobil – отзывают всех специалистов по нефтяным компаниям РФ
Etsy – блок всех балансов на российских счетах
Facebook – бан аккаунтов российских СМИ
FedEx – полный запрет поставок
Formula 1 – отмена турнира в Сочи
Ford – закрывает все магазины
FIFA – дисквалификация сборной на ЧМ и запрет на проведение любых международных матчей в России
Google Pay – частичная блокировка
Google Maps – блокировка информации для РФ
General Motors – останавливает экспорт
HP – запрет ввоза
Harley Davidson – прекращение поставок
Instagram – блокировка кремлевской пропаганды
Intel – запрет поставки микрочипов
Jaguar – выходят с рынка
Jooble – удалили сервис и сделали заявление
KUNA – выход с рынка
Lenovo – выход с рынка
LinkedIn – готовятся к полному выходу из страны
MOK – отмена всех соревнований российских (и белорусских) атлетов
Mastercard – приостановка производства карт, отключение нескольких банков
Maersk – остановка поставок в/из России («Прощайте, шмотки с Ali express и ASOS», – прокомментировала Рыковцева)
Mercedes – выход из страны
Megogo – удаление всех российских фильмов
Metro – увольнение 10 000 работников
Mitsubishi – увольнение работников 141 сервисного центра
Microsoft Office – обсуждается широкий комплекс мероприятий
Mobile World Congress – отказ аккредитации для делегации из РФ
NFT – блок средств пользователей РФ и РБ, перевод их денег в Украине
NHL – полный блок для игроков из России
Netflix – блок для российских подписок, остановка производства российских сериалов
Nike – закрывают все магазины
Nintendo – запрет на покупки в рублях
Nestle – закрывает все 6 фабрик в РФ
OnlyFans – закрытие страны
Paysera – блокировка

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продолжение списка во 2 части в профиле

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ПОЧИТАЙТЕ
Статус бизнес-изоляции РФ на 02 марта 2022:

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Apple Pay - полный блок
Apple - полный выход с рынка
Adidas - отказ от работы со сборной по футболу
Audi - выходят с рынка
AMD - запрет поставки микрочипов и вскоре запрет на поставку видеокарт
Amazon - полный блок всего ритейла
Adobe - полный блок
British Petrolium - вышли из Роснефти 20% акций
BBC - отзыв лицензий на вещание
BMW - закрывает заводы, блокирует поставки
Bolt - выход с рынка
Boeing - выход с рынка
Chevrolet - выходят с рынка
Cannes Festival - блок рф делегации
Cadillac - выходят с рынка
Carlsberg - ограничение экспорта
Cex Io - крипто площадка банит ру юзеров
Cinema 4D - не работает приложение
Coca Cola - выход с рынка
Danone - выход с рынка вместе с дочерней компанией Простоквашино
Disney - отмена всех фильмов
Dell - выход с рынка
Dropbox - перестанет работать в стране через несколько дней
DHL - выход с рынка
Eurovision - дисквалификация
Ericsson - выход с рынка
Exxon Mobil - отзывают всех специалистов из нефтяных компаний РФ
Etsy - блок всех балансов на ру счетах
Facebook - бан аккаунтов РФ СМИ
FedEx - полный запрет поставок
Formula 1 - отмена турнира в Сочи
Ford - закрывает все магазины
FIFA - дисквалификация сборной на ЧМ и запрет на проведение любых международных матчей в РФ
Google Pay - частичный блок
Google Maps - блок инфо для РФ
General Motors - останавливает экспорт
HP - запрет ввоза
Harley Davidson - прекращение поставок
Instagram - блокировка пропаганды
Intel - запрет поставки микрочипов
Jaguar - выходят с рынка
Jooble - удалили сервис и сделали заявление
KUNA - выход м рынка
Lenovo - выход с рынка
LinkedIn - готовятся к полному выходу из страны
MOK - отмена всех соревнований
Mastercard - приостановка производства карт, отключение нескольких банков
Maersk - остановка поставок в/из рф - прощай шмот с Ali express и ASOS
Mercedes - выход из страны
Megogo - удаление всех русских фильмов
И ЭТО ЕЩЁ НЕ ВСЁ.

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Ich hatte heute eigentlich einen Termin, habe aber die Praxis meines neuen Neurologen nicht gefunden. Alles war total unübersichtlich, ich habe eine halbe Stunde lang alles abgesucht und bei Google Maps sowie Google Earth nachgeschaut - zwecklos. Völlig überfordert hab ich dann dort angerufen, aber es ist keiner rangegangen.
Um mich zu beruhigen, saß ich im Anschluss zwanzig Minuten im Geschäft meiner Mom in der Toilette.
Danach bin ich in die Buchhandlung gegangen und habe mir spontan ein neues Buch ausgesucht. Es ist noch verschweißt, ich habe noch nie etwas davon gehört und bin sehr neugierig darauf. Normalerweise lese ich mir im Internet die Leseprobe sowie tausende von Rezensionen zu einem Buch durch, bevor ich eines kaufe. Aber ich habe vergessen, wie wundervoll es sein kann, einfach so ein Buch mitzunehmen und sich dann völlig überraschen zu lassen - ohne vorgefertigte Meinungen, Spoiler oder anderes, was meine Meinung im entferntesten beeinflussen könnte.

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- I achieved a Bachelor's degree in Geography, mainly focussing on geomorphology, environmental management and soil and water sciences.

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- I got into photography more, which is a fun and pleasant activity.

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- I improved my mental health a LOT.

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- I started my Master's degree in Physical Geography and even though the first semester is awful and mainly focussing on programming (which I don't hate but three modules with the same stuff are too much to handle), I am looking forward to the second in summer. I am also planning on moving out this year and experience new things, explore other surroundings and learn to get by by myself.

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- A friend of mine started playing video games and I just love to see her turning into a total nerd, haha. She even surpassed my level in Final Fantasy 14. >:(

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- My internship from June to July was really nice. I learned a lot of new things about mining maps and digitalizing them with ArcGIS.

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- After a long absence due to COVID-19 the Christmas markets were finally opened again (more or less), so that I was able to visit one nearby and it was such a nice experience. I didn't mind the rain, the cold or the many people.

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- I joined Christy Anne Jones' monthly book club and even though, I have no time or motivation to read a lot at the moment, I am still happy to participate in the discussions.

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- I started working out again one week ago and I love how I am feeling afterwards (tired and dead but proud and lean).

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Нет. Курсы - это систематизированная информация в интернете. Своего рода аналог книги. Хорошо, когда это живые курсы, когда есть преподаватель который все знает и готов консультировать, отвечать именно на твои вопросы и подсказывать, почему оно не работает и что не так. Я к примеру изучал программирование сам, но понял, что мне этого мало и закончил высшее в университете. Там я тоже не многому научился, лишь основам. Всегда выручает интернет, тут есть всё. Главное знать, что искать. А для этого нужно знать основы программирования.

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Яркий пример: глупый ищет "как создать программу", потому что даже не знает в чем её пишут, а умный ищет "Google Maps API" на английском, потому что знает основы и представляет конкретные цели. Кстати, изучать язык программирования по готовым примерам - лучший вариант. Главное, чтобы изначально не попадался код написанный гуру. В нем вы точно ничего не поймете. Простенькие примеры лучше любого курса. Но начинать нужно с ОСНОВ.

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Music. I can pick up almost any instrument without really trying. I have guitar, bass, piano, drums, trombone, trumpet, tuna, euphonium, and various others.
All things sport. I'm just one of them people that can pick up any sport and be good at it in a short amount of time e.g. anything from tennis, golf, football (soccer for you heathens), to karting, snooker + pool
Bass guitar. I can play most bass lines by ear.. I dont really need to pactice, it just feels like I am "talking" or painting with sounds. Hard to describe.. I really love playing though and it is quite cathartic.
Imitating people's voices, doing cartoon voices, funny foreign accents. For years I thought everybody could do that, and just weren't as afraid of embarrassing themselves as I was.
Annoying people by succeeding at school without putting the effort in. I noticed during university as they would act a bit spiteful when grades were brought up. Now they joke about how far I would go if I applied myself. To bad I'm lazy as Fuck.
Learning to play video games. Somewhat useless as far as life skills go, especially because my ceiling for skill that much above average. But I love it when a new game comes out so I can play online and figure out all the best tactics before anyone else.
I remember when Monday Night Combat came out, I loved that game, but my friends and I were pretty much unbeatable. I ended up getting #1 on the leaderboards for a little while, it’s an amazing feeling that is just impossible to get with older games.
Adapting to any environment, from playing games, sports, social event, academics, work environment, etc. Can fit into any situation and survive. A chameleon if you will. Not trying to boast, it's just a life skill that I try to harness and develop.
For example: a while back I was visiting my hometown and was calling up a good friend that I had not seen in a while. I could immedielty tell that something was bothering him just by the way he said "Hello" when answering the phone. I asked him is he was okay and he told me something to the effect of, "Not my wife, not my brother, sister or my kids could tell that I've been depressed these past few days but within seconds you called me out on it man." and we had a chat about what was getting to him. I can also tell when people are done talking to me, so needless to say I can tell pretty good when it time for me to shut up and let them go.
I've had friends ask me for recommendations in cities I haven't been to in five or ten years. If I can't remember the location of the place I'm recommending off the top of my head, I can go to google maps, find a spot I know I visited, and retrace my steps back to any point in my trip. Even for cities I've only been to for a day, 10 years ago.

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Credo nel potere benefico delle docce calde. Lo scorrere dell'acqua tiepida sulle spalle riesce sempre a donarmi conforto, ecco il motivo per il quale - in simili circostanze - preferisco spesso il silenzio. Mi piace raccogliermi al centro della cabina, stringere le gambe al petto e poggiare il mento su di esse. Ascolto il suono che mi circonda, osservo la mia pelle ruvida e mi lascio abbindolare dai pensieri che passano. Di recente ho scoperto un anime davvero grazioso - “Voglio mangiare il tuo pancreas”, pellicola del 2018 - il quale ha lasciato una risonanza piuttosto forte tra le mie riflessioni, una traccia andata a sommarsi a pensieri che prendevano spazio oramai da qualche giorno.
Senza voler avanzare spoiler, nel film la protagonista parla di scelte e di come le nostre, in un modo o nell'altro, ci portino ad incontrare le persone alle quali siamo destinate. In parole povere: serve tempo per conoscere il nostro destino.

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Meditavo ancora una volta sull'Amore - fin qui niente di nuovo - e sul tema della fretta, in particolare. Non comprendo la smania altrui di voler trovare, quanto prima, qualcuno da poter tenere al proprio fianco. Bello sentirsi innamorati, che dolce sensazione. Credo che a nessuno verrebbe spontaneo negare una simile affermazione; detto questo, tra le regole non scritte del manuale del buon vivere, compare la voce “per ogni cosa il suo tempo”, e questo - miei cari lettori - vale anche per l'Amore. Non si ha spazio per un sentimento tanto grande se prima non si ha modo di gratificare la propria persona, se non si dispone del volere di accogliere e se non ci si presenta umili di fronte alla sorpresa. Non si tratta di nomi, neppure di fortuna, e non si tratta di dover attendere molto o poco; si deve poter credere, ecco quanto. Ne ho avuto prova nel mio lungo vagare, nutrendomi delle esperienze altrui, facendone tesoro, curando le mie ferite nel profondo. Non crediate serva guarire per poter meritare Amore: esso ad ogni modo sa scegliere quando - e in chi - infondere il proprio veleno, un veleno che si rivela esser cura per l'anima. L'attesa fa parte del cammino, la prima di innumerevoli prove da poter affrontare. In diciotto anni non ho mai perso le speranze, ho sempre creduto che qualcosa di buono fosse stato creato anche per me, e che ne sarebbe valsa la pena, un giorno, uno di quelli solo in apparenza simili agli altri. E non mi son lasciata distrarre da inutili passatempo, no signore. Non ho mai rinfacciato il destino per il tempo perduto, per la pazienza sprecata, per quelle volte in cui mi son ritrovata a pensare “anche io vorrei”. Non ho avuto fretta, e non comprendo chi se ne lascia travolgere in pieno. Ogni minuto speso ad esistere ci avvicina man mano alla meta, inevitabilmente, ma viviamo nell'autentica realtà delle cose, in cui non disponiamo di un conto alla rovescia come in Maps, non di una clessidra con la sabbia che scorre e neppure di sciocche regole imposte. Godete del presente, lasciatevi sorprendere.

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Those three ideas are always floating around, but I just need time to actually go. As for my next trip, I have no idea. If it's not a long, multi-week trip, it's very spontaneous. I may decide to take a trip to French Polynesia out of the blue one day, and you'll catch me on the next flight out. I actually do this semi-frequently, as whenever I need to focus on an important essay for one of my classes, I'll leave town for a few days to focus. Small <1 week trips are always spontaneous and I go wherever I feel like. It's the bigger trips that require planning and lots of time.
Before I watched the video series in Vietnam though I really wanted to travel to Italy and explore the country in depth. So I was also in the beginning stages of planning a trip to Italy (both of these trips would be over a year away because I just recently booked a flight to Lisbon to start a 5 month solo trip already).
So now I’m just planning over a year in advance honestly. I’m thinking when I get around to my next trip I would do 2 months in Vietnam on a motorbike, a month in Taiwan, 2 and a half months in Italy and finish off with 2 weeks in Malta. (again I only really thought of Taiwan from posts on this subreddit, and then from lurking in google maps I saw popular tourist attractions that looked beautiful, so I thought taiwan would be cool to visit)
Money is a big factor for me and skyscanner has been a life saver with its wide search options. I can look at worldwide prices for a given month. They have some results from iffy sites though so you have to be smart but I’ve booked most of my vacations because of deals found there. I do more nature/dive trips (done lots of the Caribbean) now while I’m relatively young but sometimes I feel like I’m missing out on European cities but hopefully I’ll live long enough and see those when I’m a bit older and not as keen on scuba diving and hiking all the time. Thailand and Cambodia is my top dream trip though and I’ve decided to do it next fall regardless of the cost.
For example - I was looking for a place to go to. fiddling about on a flights site. Hmm Ireland maybe? I could split the time with Scotland? oh wait these are some seriously cheap rides to Istanbul...hell yes Istanbul it is! Do I know anything about Istanbul? no....nothing more than what Ive come across in passing...Well lets go find out. In another case its more planned. My GF is finishing nursing school (seriously bad ass) and we have talked for a long time about going to Morocco. She was there with her family when she was young. And I love me some middle eastern stuff. So Ive always kept that destination on hold as "our thing". So I was fiddling about again with flights and I was seriously considering Spain. The idea of roaming Spain by train had serious pull for me. And my GF says "I think Im going to take a break between degrees this spring" well hey girlfriend, can I take you to Morocco?

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