Travel • Page 27

I am in Melaka, Malaysia. My massive bowl of noodles and curry was $4, my 15 minute Uber was $3, my 2 hour bus to Kuala Lumpur the day after tomorrow is $3, my hotel is $11/night. Almost everyone speaks great English. Highly recommend it.

It was a four hour bus from Singapore to get here. I don’t regret going to SG, but oh my it was expensive. The food in Singapore was unsurprisingly great, but overall it’s a little sanitized and boring. Refreshingly clean compared to the rest of SEA but there’s so many Americans, Aussies, and Brits there. Too many pubs.

 

Any recs for Pittsburgh? I'm going from the 26th to the 1st with a buddy. Gonna do an emo night there at smiling moose on the Saturday. I like open karaoke if they have any places like that. Otherwise down to just check out cool restaurants and bars or see any games going on

 

where are you staying?

 

Hampton Inn & Suites Pittsburgh-Downtown

1247 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Was also looking at omni William but we are renting a car and Hampton Inn has free self parking

 

Recs for Portugal? Flying into Lisbon tomorrow and will have a rental car!

 

Touristy places I went to with my mom last year: Sintra's beautiful, Pena Palace and its grounds are cool to wander through. Nazare's a beach town with crazy big waves. Obidos is a historic, walled city that's worth a stroll. Don't forget to explore Lisbon itself.

 

Nazare and Obidos I hadn’t put on my list, thanks for the tips! Definitely will be exploring Lisbon a lot as well, it looks like an amazing city!

 

@djwildefire

Cascais and Cabo da Roca (western-most point of continental Europe) are worth it if you have a car.

 

look up the major “miradouros” (viewpoints) and just enjoy perusing Lisbon looking for them. Exhausting city to walk around in and imo it’s not the prettiest city but the history and learning opportunities are excellent of course.

Lisbon is also nice because a lot of the attractions outside the city proper are grouped together nicely and very straightforward to get to by public trans. as said above, Sintra is a must. Easy to get to by train if you wanna spare the drive and you can basically pick and choose the attractions you like and have time for since they’re all in a ring accessible by bus. I’d put my vote for the Quinta da Regaleira. I went in summer but it was one of the most picturesque properties I’ve seen.

lastly, the Jeronimo’s monastery is also in the “most picturesque” running. A good day trip because a bunch of other attractions are very close to it.

 

Next stop for me is Argentina! I’m really looking forward to visit Buenos Aires, exploring the tango scene, and try steak and Malbec. Patagonia is also on my list for its landscapesI’d love to do some hiking and soak in the natural beauty. I’ve been checking out some ideas here Argentina Private Tours & Local Tour Guides and it’s got plenty of inspiration for places to visit and things to do.