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			<title><![CDATA[Brisbane sucks]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2019 04:03:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Been here over a week in Brisbane, and what can I say... it blows. I thought the women would be receptive to Americans, but they're so masculine it's quite a turn off. I've never seen women so masculine and that says a lot being from LA. <br />
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So many of them have the attitude of 8's when they're 4's at best. I'm scratching my head trying to figure what's going on. Really disappointing, I planning on hitting up the Gold Coast tomorrow to see if things turn for the better.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Been here over a week in Brisbane, and what can I say... it blows. I thought the women would be receptive to Americans, but they're so masculine it's quite a turn off. I've never seen women so masculine and that says a lot being from LA. <br />
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So many of them have the attitude of 8's when they're 4's at best. I'm scratching my head trying to figure what's going on. Really disappointing, I planning on hitting up the Gold Coast tomorrow to see if things turn for the better.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bolt - kiev]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2019 12:23:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Anyone know if Bolt have as good taxi coverage as Uber in Kiev?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Lazy Economic Refugee or Expat?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 10:43:55 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I've been abroad for about two years now and I can't help but notice that the majority of people I mete are complete and utter losers who could not make it back in the USA, and have therefore restored to pillaging the developing world.<br />
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How big of a problem do you all find this to be, for those of you who have chosen to live abroad long term?<br />
<br />
Yes, of course there's a shitload of benefits to living abroad...from financial, to better girls, healthier food, etc. The problem I find is that virtually nobody I meet exploits these opportunities to become better.<br />
<br />
IE: They don't use the extra free time to invest or build a business. They don't use low prices to buy lots of healthy food to bulk up on. They resort to banging 6's instead of improving their game and chasing top quality tail. They don't even take advantage of FEIE...they just dig themselves into a tax hole that will probably come back to ruin them later in life.<br />
<br />
I find most people who are abroad long enough end up emerging worse from the situation. More detached from society, living in an online eco-chamber where their beliefs are never challenged, poor and years behind on taxes and set up for financial ruin.<br />
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Who else has this problem? I find it really hard to surround myself with winners while traveling abroad in EE.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I've been abroad for about two years now and I can't help but notice that the majority of people I mete are complete and utter losers who could not make it back in the USA, and have therefore restored to pillaging the developing world.<br />
<br />
How big of a problem do you all find this to be, for those of you who have chosen to live abroad long term?<br />
<br />
Yes, of course there's a shitload of benefits to living abroad...from financial, to better girls, healthier food, etc. The problem I find is that virtually nobody I meet exploits these opportunities to become better.<br />
<br />
IE: They don't use the extra free time to invest or build a business. They don't use low prices to buy lots of healthy food to bulk up on. They resort to banging 6's instead of improving their game and chasing top quality tail. They don't even take advantage of FEIE...they just dig themselves into a tax hole that will probably come back to ruin them later in life.<br />
<br />
I find most people who are abroad long enough end up emerging worse from the situation. More detached from society, living in an online eco-chamber where their beliefs are never challenged, poor and years behind on taxes and set up for financial ruin.<br />
<br />
Who else has this problem? I find it really hard to surround myself with winners while traveling abroad in EE.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Best Places in Eastern Europe for Digital Nomad to Live]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2019 03:22:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hey Guys,<br />
<br />
I work online and am looking for a change of scenery. Been in Bali for 5 of the last 7 years with a 2 year working holiday stint in Australia. Call me crazy but I want a climate with some cold weather. Used to do some Wim Hof breathing techniques &amp; ice baths and want to get more into that to improve health and mind, but it's kinda difficult in Bali. Local supermarket is often out of ice lol. Also a bit sick of this place I been here too long. <br />
<br />
But income still isn't amazing so I'm thinking about living somewhere inexpensive in Eastern Europe. I haven't spent much time there so I was hoping you guys might be able to give some suggestions. <br />
<br />
My requirements are pretty simple but ideally I want to live in a city that's very walkable, has some nice parks and a decent number of english speakers. Any size city. Small-mid size that are close to nature would be great.<br />
<br />
As for women I'm more interested in relationships than a ONS these days and I'm not partying so much, so somewhere that's not too difficult to meet good quality girls who like dating foreigners.<br />
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Thanks fellas.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey Guys,<br />
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I work online and am looking for a change of scenery. Been in Bali for 5 of the last 7 years with a 2 year working holiday stint in Australia. Call me crazy but I want a climate with some cold weather. Used to do some Wim Hof breathing techniques &amp; ice baths and want to get more into that to improve health and mind, but it's kinda difficult in Bali. Local supermarket is often out of ice lol. Also a bit sick of this place I been here too long. <br />
<br />
But income still isn't amazing so I'm thinking about living somewhere inexpensive in Eastern Europe. I haven't spent much time there so I was hoping you guys might be able to give some suggestions. <br />
<br />
My requirements are pretty simple but ideally I want to live in a city that's very walkable, has some nice parks and a decent number of english speakers. Any size city. Small-mid size that are close to nature would be great.<br />
<br />
As for women I'm more interested in relationships than a ONS these days and I'm not partying so much, so somewhere that's not too difficult to meet good quality girls who like dating foreigners.<br />
<br />
Thanks fellas.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What U.S. City is 2nd to New York?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 05:26:16 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[New York City is universally cited as the best city for men in regards to short term relationships.<br />
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Second place doesn't seem to have a consensus.<br />
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I thought starting a little debate on which city is worthy of a second place might be fun. What do you guys think: Miami? Chicago? Austin? LA?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[New York City is universally cited as the best city for men in regards to short term relationships.<br />
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Second place doesn't seem to have a consensus.<br />
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I thought starting a little debate on which city is worthy of a second place might be fun. What do you guys think: Miami? Chicago? Austin? LA?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Philippines 2019 - Manila/Bataan/Boracay/Cebu - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2019 02:58:30 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Hey guys, long time no see. So I finally made it to The Philippines, this place was probably #1 on my list for quite a while mostly because of all the stories of debauchery I read around here. Tomorrow concludes my 3 weeks here and here are my experiences.<br />
<br />
A little about me: mid 20's, fit, white, advanced game, above avg. looks.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manila</span><br />
This is where my journey started. As soon as you leave the airport you'll be hit with the hot temperatures of this place. Don't pack anything warm or heavy, you won't need it - assuming you came here in the dry season, of course. First thing you should do is get a SIM card from the airport, it will cost you about &#36;12 for 16GB of 4G(16mb/s down) internet. Tbh this has been one of the few services in here that actually worked, you will have internet at a relatively decent speed everywhere. Next thing you want to do is install "Grab" if you haven't already, it's like an Uber. You will also want to link your credit card to it, they consistently give you better fares if you pay by card and I had no issues with it.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Housing</span>: You will want to stay near Uptown Mall. It's by far the cleanest area and you will have easy access to the best clubs: Revel and XYLO. You will also be near a lot of restaurants, cafes etc. <br />
The downside is that you will have to travel quite a bit to reach the malls like SM and other stuff that's near the Bay. Now you might think to yourself "hell Don, i'm on vacation, who cares if I'll have to travel a bit actually it's a good thing!" - as the meme goes: Well yes, but actually no. The traffic is Manila was found by Waze to be <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-34424367" target="_blank">the worst city to drive on Earth</a>. I once did 2 hours for a 12km drive to Uptown. So keep in mind that the time, effort and cash required to travel between one spot and the other in this town is great. The Grab fare is very low compared to the West, but it quickly adds up and turns what's supposed to be a 'cheap trip' to a not so cheap trip. I think I ended up spending &#36;150 in Grab fare in my 7 day stay in Manila. Now that might seem like a lot or like pennies to you but just remember that it's not something avoidable. What do I mean by that?<br />
<br />
The reason why traffic is so bad in Manila is because they don't have public transport. Yes, you heard that right..no subway, no buses, no trams, no nothing except some abomination called Jeepneys. <img src="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2016/10/jeepney-in-manila-inquirer.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: jeepney-in-manila-inquirer.jpg]" /><br />
These things pollute like there's no tomorrow, the drivers are maniacs on the road and you'll see them filled to the brim with people, around 15-17 in one. However the main thing that's wrong with them as a means of transport is that riding in one is the equivalent of sucking a tailpipe. Since the traffic is so bad and there's so many cars out on the road that have old engines and bad emissions the air is unbreathable. You'll see a lot of people with masks on but I doubt they make too much of a difference. Now I hate to sound pretentious or anything but I'd never ride in one of these things so it will be Grab everywhere. <br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Food</span>: The food here is terrible. Filipinos are so skinnyfat on average because they eat junk food all the time. You will mostly see KFC, McDonalds and Jollybee's everywhere. You won't have much luck at 7-11 either, it's mostly junk food there too. However, you will most likely find yourself at these restaurants anyway because the alternatives are much worse. I wouldn't recommend going to small restaurants or eating street food, these places are completely unsanitary and it's a surefire way to go down with food poisoning. That's not to say that you'll be safe eating at these name places either, I had spoiled meat at a Jollybee's here. My advice would be to get a nice hotel and order room service - if their restaurant is good of course. Trust me, eating the 50 pesos spaghetti at KFC is not good and neither are the &#36;0.02 chicken balls that they serve in Divisoria. And you'll die of hunger and a heat stroke if you wonder around too much looking for something better. You can use Grab to send someone to get food for you, the fee is only 200 pesos(&#36;3.8)<br />
<br />
Now onto the good part: <span style="font-weight: bold;">How to get laid</span>. In short: Tinder. Tinder worked great for me even without a witty bio or great pics. I think that getting Tinder premium would be a good investment and expect a lot of matches and a lot of girls opening you. You don't need much to get them to meetup with you either, just small talk and go for the WhatsApp asap. FilipinoCupid was overall a disappointment for me although I got I 2 bangs from it. In terms of nightlife I'd stick with XYLO and Revel but you don't have to do night game to get laid at all. The reason for sticking with these two is because if you got to other clubs in the Makati area and such you increase your chances of running into pros/freelancers/ladyboys. You want to be clearheaded and sharp in here, trust me. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">This is not the right place to get shitfaced and fuck around in.</span><br />
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Here's the thing about this place: Filipino girls almost seem to hate filipino guys. I can't tell you how many girls I met that scuffed when even thinking or talking about them. I don't mean to offend any Filipinos here but this is what I observed: They're mostly short, skinnyfat, beta and poor. Meanwhile their girls fantasize about all the KPop guys, the rappers, the american athletes, etc. So if you're from pretty much anywhere else other than PH, Thailand and Korea you'll be exotic to them and much more interesting than the regular guy.<br />
What that translates into is a lot of attraction. Insane amounts of attraction. It means that 30 minute pulls are not an exception but rather the norm. This is a good example of how an interaction might take place:<br />
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/xeQ6cXU.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: xeQ6cXU.jpg]" /><br />
Maybe you cringed at the 'game' display here but this is what you <span style="font-weight: bold;">should</span> be talking to them: direct and straight to the point.<br />
Over on whatsapp it was pretty much all logistics. She came over to my hotel, we went to my room to 'watch game of thrones'. She was a very clean 20 year old 7 and I had a good time with her. As you might suspect already she's very much into foreign guys and her last boyfriend was an American. You will find plenty of girls like her on Tinder.<br />
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I also recommend day game simply because it's so simple to do. Girls will be eyeing you almost everywhere, and I'm about to drop all the day game you'll need in here.<br />
Opener:"Excuse me, do you speak English". Most of the time the answer is yes. <br />
From there on just ask about some things, chances are you're really actually lost or looking for something. Look at her body language, mind yours. A lot of times she'll be the one to drop a question about you. If that happens you're in and you can pretty much number close on the spot. However a lot of them are shy, don't try to make this a 'perfect set' or whatever, just segway into talking about yourself a bit and go direct after you get a feel for her. They're just waiting on you to take the lead. All of this might be standard and it applies everywhere, but the difference is that in here <span style="font-weight: bold;">you don't need to build attraction</span>, the attraction is already there most of the time. All you need to do is not be dumb and cash in on it.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shopping</span>. Do yourself a favor and go to <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/9Wn4YjxoE9XgwkqW9" target="_blank">Greenhills Mall</a>. This place is a goldmine and I regret not shopping more in there cause I haven't found anything like it for the rest of my trip. I'm not saying that they don't exist, I just haven't found it. What makes it so special? It's a clean, air-conditioned mall that has a lot of people selling some high quality stuff. If you're into watches and clothes you should check it out for sure.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manila Conclusion: </span>The city might be a mess overall but you can still have some fun and some great shopping while there. I ended up banging on girl a night while there with one night where I got two. It never took more than 2 hours from meet to lay either. Since there's so many people there's also variation and there's more hot girls to choose from. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Province of Bataan</span><br />
<img src="https://i2.wp.com/www.tagaloglang.com/ux/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bataan-peninsula.jpg?fit=620%2C332&amp;ssl=1" border="0" alt="[Image: bataan-peninsula.jpg?fit=620%2C332&amp;amp;ssl=1]" /><br />
You might wonder to yourself right now: "what the hell is that and why did you go there anyway." One of the girls from FC was living there and I met her in one of the cities. <br />
How to get there: <a href="https://its.1bataan.com/schedule.html" target="_blank">1Bataan Ferry</a>. I was surprised with how well organized and clean this service was. You can get the ferry from the bay and it's a very short and pleasant trip. Once there you can take one of their shuttles either to Balanga or Olangopo. Overall the trip was pleasant, and I wanted to mention it for 2 main reasons:<br />
1. Foreigners seemed to be found very rare in there for some reason. This meant that everyone stared at me everywhere I went which was..interesting. The girl I was with felt so much pressure that she walked behind me as she noticed that everyone was staring. I think it would be an interesting spot to game in as there's girls everywhere, so keep an eye out for it.<br />
2. It's a lot cheaper than Manila and it has some resorts you might want to check out.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bataan Conclusion</span>: Found it to be rather interesting and safe, might be worth checking out if you're inclined to explore and want the 'white god' experience.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Boracay</span><br />
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/q9Jxyqr.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: q9Jxyqr.jpg]" /><br />
You might look at the picture and think: "Wow such a nice beach, but the bottom pic looks horrible so which one is it Don?". The answer: both.<br />
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In short, Boracay is a great big tourist trap. It's advertised as one of the best beaches in all of Asia, and that's not far from the truth - the beach and the water are great. But everything else is garbage. The Island was closed for renovation and was just opened. I'm not sure what renovation they did, but this is far from the place it claims to be. The only constant here is the high price - expect to pay &#36;100/night for a 2-star hotel. And when I say 2 star I mean: ants everywhere, 0.5mb/s internet(internet is bad everywhere on that island), shitty meals. Also you will never know just how uncomfortable it really is to ride a tricycle(it's just a steel box with no suspension attached to a motorcycle) off-road all the way from one part of the island to the next all while inhaling exhaust gas until you try it. That's the experience you will have <span style="font-weight: bold;">unless</span> you for one of those 4 star+ resorts that cost &#36;250-&#36;1000/night that will offer you a shuttle.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Housing</span>: If you want to go out go with Station 2 or 3 while Station 1 is a lot more chill and family-oriented. Don't cheap out and go for a shitbox because you'll really regret it, Pinoys can be horrible to deal with at times, you want to go with something professional. The island has great difficulties caused by the lack of infrastructure, it takes a lot of money and hard work to counteract that. So if you're going to come to Boracay, spend the money, save yourself from the headaches.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">The girls</span>. This was a big disappointment for me. I expected a lot better quality but I found myself only looking after maybe 1 girl out of 30. The reason for that is simple: this place attracts a lot of (older) couples, families, older women..it didn't really seem like a party island to me. Tinder was almost dead - but it still got me 2 lays. If you come here to get laid I definitely suggest doing day game at the beach and going for the meetup/pull asap. If you meet a girl and she's there with a friend or solo she's probably down.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Boracay conclusion</span>. Skip it. If you really want to see it don't book more than 3-4 nights, you'll get bored quick. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cebu</span><br />
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/lYMGT3t.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: lYMGT3t.jpg]" /><br />
This is one of the pictures that I found that I think represents this city the best. When you google Cebu all you see are pictures of clear oceans, big malls and so on but as you might expect that's not the case. If you come to Cebu you'll want to stay near IT Park/Ayala Mall. As you walk around you will see a lot of homeless people, street kids, trash and jeepneys. Poverty is really apparent and there's not a lot of things to do around here.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Housing</span>. I can strongly recommend Quest Hotel. It was the best hotel I stayed at in all of PH and for something like &#36;35/night you'll get a very nice clean hotel room with a balcony. Room service was good as so was the pool and the gym.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Girls</span>. Girls are really thirsty for foreign guys here as well. Tinder worked great. I didn't see that many clubs so I can't recommend something in that regard. For me if I were to come back I'd just book a room at Quest and spend my time at the pool/gym pipelining girls. You don't need any effort they'll usually come right in the lobby or if not you can just meet them at Ayala that's across the street, have a drink or something and then pull them back.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">TL/DR</span><br />
If you're an attractive guy PH will definitely be an adventure. My only qualm with it is that in the big picture I don't think that it's worth the price. The price in this case is not just your time and money but also the inherent risk you're taking, because the risk is there. The ladyboys are a big problem and it's something you'll probably only understand once you get to SEA otherwise it will just sound funny. The food is definitely not the best. The air is unbreathable in a lot of places despite it being an island and being surrounded by the ocean. Everything seems overpriced to me considering the low quality of stuff and services. In my opinion Philippine's problems as a country are great and they come from decades of distress. You'll see some real poverty around here and you'll pretty much always stick out like a sore thumb. I think that it's for some people, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">most</span> RVFers will want to go to Thailand if they want the good 'SEA experience'.<br />
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There's a lot of islands to check out and places I haven't seen yet. Kalibo, Davao, Puerto Princesa are some of them. But I think it's more or less of the same: poverty, bad infrastructure, health hazards and pinoy hoes that want your white baby batter.<br />
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If I were to do it all over again, I think i'd structure my trip like this:<br />
Day 0. Pipeline hard with Tinder Premium 2-3 days before arrival<br />
Day 1 - 4. Arrive in BGC/Uptown Mall Manila on a Thursday night. Leave on Sunday. Use the time to see the city, do some shopping, go to those clubs and bang some sluts.<br />
Day 4 - 6. Visit Boracay next to unwind but only for 2-4 nights tops. Chill on the beach in the sun, swim, mack on some Russian tourist girls, take some IG pics, burn some cash. <br />
Day 7. Count my blessings and go back home to civilization.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hey guys, long time no see. So I finally made it to The Philippines, this place was probably #1 on my list for quite a while mostly because of all the stories of debauchery I read around here. Tomorrow concludes my 3 weeks here and here are my experiences.<br />
<br />
A little about me: mid 20's, fit, white, advanced game, above avg. looks.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manila</span><br />
This is where my journey started. As soon as you leave the airport you'll be hit with the hot temperatures of this place. Don't pack anything warm or heavy, you won't need it - assuming you came here in the dry season, of course. First thing you should do is get a SIM card from the airport, it will cost you about &#36;12 for 16GB of 4G(16mb/s down) internet. Tbh this has been one of the few services in here that actually worked, you will have internet at a relatively decent speed everywhere. Next thing you want to do is install "Grab" if you haven't already, it's like an Uber. You will also want to link your credit card to it, they consistently give you better fares if you pay by card and I had no issues with it.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Housing</span>: You will want to stay near Uptown Mall. It's by far the cleanest area and you will have easy access to the best clubs: Revel and XYLO. You will also be near a lot of restaurants, cafes etc. <br />
The downside is that you will have to travel quite a bit to reach the malls like SM and other stuff that's near the Bay. Now you might think to yourself "hell Don, i'm on vacation, who cares if I'll have to travel a bit actually it's a good thing!" - as the meme goes: Well yes, but actually no. The traffic is Manila was found by Waze to be <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-34424367" target="_blank">the worst city to drive on Earth</a>. I once did 2 hours for a 12km drive to Uptown. So keep in mind that the time, effort and cash required to travel between one spot and the other in this town is great. The Grab fare is very low compared to the West, but it quickly adds up and turns what's supposed to be a 'cheap trip' to a not so cheap trip. I think I ended up spending &#36;150 in Grab fare in my 7 day stay in Manila. Now that might seem like a lot or like pennies to you but just remember that it's not something avoidable. What do I mean by that?<br />
<br />
The reason why traffic is so bad in Manila is because they don't have public transport. Yes, you heard that right..no subway, no buses, no trams, no nothing except some abomination called Jeepneys. <img src="https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2016/10/jeepney-in-manila-inquirer.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: jeepney-in-manila-inquirer.jpg]" /><br />
These things pollute like there's no tomorrow, the drivers are maniacs on the road and you'll see them filled to the brim with people, around 15-17 in one. However the main thing that's wrong with them as a means of transport is that riding in one is the equivalent of sucking a tailpipe. Since the traffic is so bad and there's so many cars out on the road that have old engines and bad emissions the air is unbreathable. You'll see a lot of people with masks on but I doubt they make too much of a difference. Now I hate to sound pretentious or anything but I'd never ride in one of these things so it will be Grab everywhere. <br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Food</span>: The food here is terrible. Filipinos are so skinnyfat on average because they eat junk food all the time. You will mostly see KFC, McDonalds and Jollybee's everywhere. You won't have much luck at 7-11 either, it's mostly junk food there too. However, you will most likely find yourself at these restaurants anyway because the alternatives are much worse. I wouldn't recommend going to small restaurants or eating street food, these places are completely unsanitary and it's a surefire way to go down with food poisoning. That's not to say that you'll be safe eating at these name places either, I had spoiled meat at a Jollybee's here. My advice would be to get a nice hotel and order room service - if their restaurant is good of course. Trust me, eating the 50 pesos spaghetti at KFC is not good and neither are the &#36;0.02 chicken balls that they serve in Divisoria. And you'll die of hunger and a heat stroke if you wonder around too much looking for something better. You can use Grab to send someone to get food for you, the fee is only 200 pesos(&#36;3.8)<br />
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Now onto the good part: <span style="font-weight: bold;">How to get laid</span>. In short: Tinder. Tinder worked great for me even without a witty bio or great pics. I think that getting Tinder premium would be a good investment and expect a lot of matches and a lot of girls opening you. You don't need much to get them to meetup with you either, just small talk and go for the WhatsApp asap. FilipinoCupid was overall a disappointment for me although I got I 2 bangs from it. In terms of nightlife I'd stick with XYLO and Revel but you don't have to do night game to get laid at all. The reason for sticking with these two is because if you got to other clubs in the Makati area and such you increase your chances of running into pros/freelancers/ladyboys. You want to be clearheaded and sharp in here, trust me. <span style="text-decoration: underline;">This is not the right place to get shitfaced and fuck around in.</span><br />
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Here's the thing about this place: Filipino girls almost seem to hate filipino guys. I can't tell you how many girls I met that scuffed when even thinking or talking about them. I don't mean to offend any Filipinos here but this is what I observed: They're mostly short, skinnyfat, beta and poor. Meanwhile their girls fantasize about all the KPop guys, the rappers, the american athletes, etc. So if you're from pretty much anywhere else other than PH, Thailand and Korea you'll be exotic to them and much more interesting than the regular guy.<br />
What that translates into is a lot of attraction. Insane amounts of attraction. It means that 30 minute pulls are not an exception but rather the norm. This is a good example of how an interaction might take place:<br />
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/xeQ6cXU.jpg" border="0" alt="[Image: xeQ6cXU.jpg]" /><br />
Maybe you cringed at the 'game' display here but this is what you <span style="font-weight: bold;">should</span> be talking to them: direct and straight to the point.<br />
Over on whatsapp it was pretty much all logistics. She came over to my hotel, we went to my room to 'watch game of thrones'. She was a very clean 20 year old 7 and I had a good time with her. As you might suspect already she's very much into foreign guys and her last boyfriend was an American. You will find plenty of girls like her on Tinder.<br />
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I also recommend day game simply because it's so simple to do. Girls will be eyeing you almost everywhere, and I'm about to drop all the day game you'll need in here.<br />
Opener:"Excuse me, do you speak English". Most of the time the answer is yes. <br />
From there on just ask about some things, chances are you're really actually lost or looking for something. Look at her body language, mind yours. A lot of times she'll be the one to drop a question about you. If that happens you're in and you can pretty much number close on the spot. However a lot of them are shy, don't try to make this a 'perfect set' or whatever, just segway into talking about yourself a bit and go direct after you get a feel for her. They're just waiting on you to take the lead. All of this might be standard and it applies everywhere, but the difference is that in here <span style="font-weight: bold;">you don't need to build attraction</span>, the attraction is already there most of the time. All you need to do is not be dumb and cash in on it.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Shopping</span>. Do yourself a favor and go to <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/9Wn4YjxoE9XgwkqW9" target="_blank">Greenhills Mall</a>. This place is a goldmine and I regret not shopping more in there cause I haven't found anything like it for the rest of my trip. I'm not saying that they don't exist, I just haven't found it. What makes it so special? It's a clean, air-conditioned mall that has a lot of people selling some high quality stuff. If you're into watches and clothes you should check it out for sure.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Manila Conclusion: </span>The city might be a mess overall but you can still have some fun and some great shopping while there. I ended up banging on girl a night while there with one night where I got two. It never took more than 2 hours from meet to lay either. Since there's so many people there's also variation and there's more hot girls to choose from. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">The Province of Bataan</span><br />
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You might wonder to yourself right now: "what the hell is that and why did you go there anyway." One of the girls from FC was living there and I met her in one of the cities. <br />
How to get there: <a href="https://its.1bataan.com/schedule.html" target="_blank">1Bataan Ferry</a>. I was surprised with how well organized and clean this service was. You can get the ferry from the bay and it's a very short and pleasant trip. Once there you can take one of their shuttles either to Balanga or Olangopo. Overall the trip was pleasant, and I wanted to mention it for 2 main reasons:<br />
1. Foreigners seemed to be found very rare in there for some reason. This meant that everyone stared at me everywhere I went which was..interesting. The girl I was with felt so much pressure that she walked behind me as she noticed that everyone was staring. I think it would be an interesting spot to game in as there's girls everywhere, so keep an eye out for it.<br />
2. It's a lot cheaper than Manila and it has some resorts you might want to check out.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Bataan Conclusion</span>: Found it to be rather interesting and safe, might be worth checking out if you're inclined to explore and want the 'white god' experience.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Boracay</span><br />
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You might look at the picture and think: "Wow such a nice beach, but the bottom pic looks horrible so which one is it Don?". The answer: both.<br />
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In short, Boracay is a great big tourist trap. It's advertised as one of the best beaches in all of Asia, and that's not far from the truth - the beach and the water are great. But everything else is garbage. The Island was closed for renovation and was just opened. I'm not sure what renovation they did, but this is far from the place it claims to be. The only constant here is the high price - expect to pay &#36;100/night for a 2-star hotel. And when I say 2 star I mean: ants everywhere, 0.5mb/s internet(internet is bad everywhere on that island), shitty meals. Also you will never know just how uncomfortable it really is to ride a tricycle(it's just a steel box with no suspension attached to a motorcycle) off-road all the way from one part of the island to the next all while inhaling exhaust gas until you try it. That's the experience you will have <span style="font-weight: bold;">unless</span> you for one of those 4 star+ resorts that cost &#36;250-&#36;1000/night that will offer you a shuttle.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Housing</span>: If you want to go out go with Station 2 or 3 while Station 1 is a lot more chill and family-oriented. Don't cheap out and go for a shitbox because you'll really regret it, Pinoys can be horrible to deal with at times, you want to go with something professional. The island has great difficulties caused by the lack of infrastructure, it takes a lot of money and hard work to counteract that. So if you're going to come to Boracay, spend the money, save yourself from the headaches.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">The girls</span>. This was a big disappointment for me. I expected a lot better quality but I found myself only looking after maybe 1 girl out of 30. The reason for that is simple: this place attracts a lot of (older) couples, families, older women..it didn't really seem like a party island to me. Tinder was almost dead - but it still got me 2 lays. If you come here to get laid I definitely suggest doing day game at the beach and going for the meetup/pull asap. If you meet a girl and she's there with a friend or solo she's probably down.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Boracay conclusion</span>. Skip it. If you really want to see it don't book more than 3-4 nights, you'll get bored quick. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Cebu</span><br />
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This is one of the pictures that I found that I think represents this city the best. When you google Cebu all you see are pictures of clear oceans, big malls and so on but as you might expect that's not the case. If you come to Cebu you'll want to stay near IT Park/Ayala Mall. As you walk around you will see a lot of homeless people, street kids, trash and jeepneys. Poverty is really apparent and there's not a lot of things to do around here.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Housing</span>. I can strongly recommend Quest Hotel. It was the best hotel I stayed at in all of PH and for something like &#36;35/night you'll get a very nice clean hotel room with a balcony. Room service was good as so was the pool and the gym.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Girls</span>. Girls are really thirsty for foreign guys here as well. Tinder worked great. I didn't see that many clubs so I can't recommend something in that regard. For me if I were to come back I'd just book a room at Quest and spend my time at the pool/gym pipelining girls. You don't need any effort they'll usually come right in the lobby or if not you can just meet them at Ayala that's across the street, have a drink or something and then pull them back.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">TL/DR</span><br />
If you're an attractive guy PH will definitely be an adventure. My only qualm with it is that in the big picture I don't think that it's worth the price. The price in this case is not just your time and money but also the inherent risk you're taking, because the risk is there. The ladyboys are a big problem and it's something you'll probably only understand once you get to SEA otherwise it will just sound funny. The food is definitely not the best. The air is unbreathable in a lot of places despite it being an island and being surrounded by the ocean. Everything seems overpriced to me considering the low quality of stuff and services. In my opinion Philippine's problems as a country are great and they come from decades of distress. You'll see some real poverty around here and you'll pretty much always stick out like a sore thumb. I think that it's for some people, but <span style="font-weight: bold;">most</span> RVFers will want to go to Thailand if they want the good 'SEA experience'.<br />
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There's a lot of islands to check out and places I haven't seen yet. Kalibo, Davao, Puerto Princesa are some of them. But I think it's more or less of the same: poverty, bad infrastructure, health hazards and pinoy hoes that want your white baby batter.<br />
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If I were to do it all over again, I think i'd structure my trip like this:<br />
Day 0. Pipeline hard with Tinder Premium 2-3 days before arrival<br />
Day 1 - 4. Arrive in BGC/Uptown Mall Manila on a Thursday night. Leave on Sunday. Use the time to see the city, do some shopping, go to those clubs and bang some sluts.<br />
Day 4 - 6. Visit Boracay next to unwind but only for 2-4 nights tops. Chill on the beach in the sun, swim, mack on some Russian tourist girls, take some IG pics, burn some cash. <br />
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In Amsterdam for a few days the first week of June.  Looking for Space Music, mushrooms, and Edm.<br />
Any advice?<br />
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In Amsterdam for a few days the first week of June.  Looking for Space Music, mushrooms, and Edm.<br />
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			<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 17:37:34 -0400</pubDate>
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Anyone know of anything similar for other countries?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why is Budapest so poor but looks so rich?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 15:18:32 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[This is my second time in five years visiting Budapest and I'm floored by how clean, beautiful, artistically dynamic and well run the city appears to be.<br />
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Architecture - stunning, varied, rich <br />
High culture - plenty of museums, numerous ground breaking contributions to mathematics<br />
River - clean, not full of shit, superlative bridges<br />
Bags of trash on street - minimal<br />
Begging - minimal, passive in nature<br />
Menacing gangs of thugs - not overtly visible in public spaces<br />
Public transport - underground, trams, buses, regular shuttle buses to airports<br />
Clubs - no random violence, chill atmosphere<br />
Obesity - low, mostly tourists and old grandmas in their 70s<br />
Heroin junkies - not visible<br />
Dog shit - not visible<br />
Locals - shitty Eastern European customer service and suffering depression but educated polyglots with a capacity for hard work<br />
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The average wages here are 700 EUR pm at most, so this is a poor city by Western standards.<br />
Compare that to Dublin where wages are around 2500 EUR pm (let's say x 3.5)  it's striking that Budapest appears so much wealthier (visually) on all of these measures above but actually is not.<br />
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I appreciate Budapest was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a dual capital but also under the yolk of the Ottoman Empire before that and bombed to shit after that during WW2 and then controlled by the Soviets so doesn't appear to have had the easiest of runs.<br />
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Any insight?<br />
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Is Budapest the richest looking "poor city" you've seen? Who else is a contender?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[This is my second time in five years visiting Budapest and I'm floored by how clean, beautiful, artistically dynamic and well run the city appears to be.<br />
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Architecture - stunning, varied, rich <br />
High culture - plenty of museums, numerous ground breaking contributions to mathematics<br />
River - clean, not full of shit, superlative bridges<br />
Bags of trash on street - minimal<br />
Begging - minimal, passive in nature<br />
Menacing gangs of thugs - not overtly visible in public spaces<br />
Public transport - underground, trams, buses, regular shuttle buses to airports<br />
Clubs - no random violence, chill atmosphere<br />
Obesity - low, mostly tourists and old grandmas in their 70s<br />
Heroin junkies - not visible<br />
Dog shit - not visible<br />
Locals - shitty Eastern European customer service and suffering depression but educated polyglots with a capacity for hard work<br />
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The average wages here are 700 EUR pm at most, so this is a poor city by Western standards.<br />
Compare that to Dublin where wages are around 2500 EUR pm (let's say x 3.5)  it's striking that Budapest appears so much wealthier (visually) on all of these measures above but actually is not.<br />
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I appreciate Budapest was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and a dual capital but also under the yolk of the Ottoman Empire before that and bombed to shit after that during WW2 and then controlled by the Soviets so doesn't appear to have had the easiest of runs.<br />
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Any insight?<br />
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Is Budapest the richest looking "poor city" you've seen? Who else is a contender?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Best place to meet western backpacker girls in SEA, on July/August?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2019 07:42:11 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Im currently on Nepal and interested in gaming western backpackers! Where should I go in SEA to do that in the months of July/August, considering its low season on some of these countries!]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Best things to see and do during a USA road trip]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2019 10:50:40 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Next month I'm starting a USA tour that will take me throughout the country. What are some sights, places, cafes, restaurants, parks, tours, and churches you highly recommend for me that will help me feel proud to be an American? <br />
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I just have two requirements:<br />
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1. It should be somewhat close to my route below.<br />
2. It should not involve more than one night (e.g. a 3 day hike somewhere).<br />
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I just have two requirements:<br />
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1. It should be somewhat close to my route below.<br />
2. It should not involve more than one night (e.g. a 3 day hike somewhere).<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Lisbon recommendations]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2019 17:23:34 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Good bars, clubs to pick up? Landing tomorrow lol]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Worst homeless Portland Salt lake City or Denver?]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 22:30:58 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm considering moving to these three cities but I'm not sure as to which has the worst homeless problem as I'm planning on doing vanlife for 5 years and I don't want to have to deal with too many drug addicts and car break-ins? Which of these cities would be ideal for a young single black guy to live in? Who has the worst homeless situation?]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Ukraine in 2019 - after 6 years of experience]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 22:10:02 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Ukraine 2019 <br />
To start off,<br />
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I'd like to thank Roosh for creating our own little fortress mostly free from the modern day clown world): and also thank all of you for being part of it. Even though I consider myself pretty confident about where I am with life, game, finances etc. this forum is still a fantastic go to place to stay on track, get some top advice and improve/reflect on numerous topics.<br />
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I've only been following for 6 months or so but amount of knowledge and comfort i've received here is immense so I just figured I will give back to the community about things I know very well. Without sounding aloof or anything, I can truly describe my Ukraine experience similar to the king of Warsaw - for the more experienced rvf'ers.( whom I happened to know since i've lived there as well). Basically, the things I experienced in Ukraine by living on and off from may 2013 until now would probably to take a book to express everything I want to but let's start ( I only visit Ukraine for extended visits now btw) <br />
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I'm a 30 year old American of EE descent ( parents ran from commies) from NYC who moved to Poland in 2011 and took off from there to Odessa for a year and later to Kiev in 2013. I've had my extreme highs as well as extreme lows and vast majority of those were a result of either my good decisions of horrific decisions. Maybe with the exception of my first year when I was still learning Ukraine. Ukraine can be an absolute hit or miss and isn't for everyone but knowing what you are looking for and being around the right people or just having the experience can take you a long way. Let me summarize this for all of you and i'll be happy to expand further either through open chat, private messages or hopefully see some of you this summer as I am back to UA from this Friday until mid August or so. Mostly Kiev to begin with and Odessa from late June.<br />
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Let me start by something important but not often talked about. It is vital to pick the right city, one size fits all approach of just showing up to Kiev or Odessa won't work. These places can be excellent but not for everybody.<br />
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Kiev: Pro's - most western of all UA cities, feels like a much smaller and less diverse NYC. Of course, without the feminism and crazy prices. Very good for guys who enjoy bigger cities and I would say have above average game and more or less decent finances. You can enjoy Kiev on the budget and by meeting 5's and 6's and do your thing but I'm just trying to show all of you whats the best way to maximize your experience in UA. Kiev I would say can be great if you don't mind spending some coin ( still will cost fraction of any major western city) and are comfortable and confident with picking up/talking to high end tail. Nightlife can be very good but mostly only if you like the glitz and blitz and don't mind dressing up etc. Again, this is much cheaper version of NYC with top top talent if you know where to go. Also, need to be experienced with all the bs women bring since there is indeed plenty of goldiggers here but for the more advanced players this can produce opportunities as well as they aren't very smart. Best place in Europe to pull your sports illustrated cover level flag. If you have what it takes.<br />
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I'd avoid this place if you don't like fast paced cities, don't like spending money going out and wont accept investing in chicks one way or another either via paying for drinks in the club or going for nicer dates. Save your energy,time and money.<br />
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I can give details on where to go and what to do this forum gets going.<br />
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Odessa: Ukraine's Miami. Goldigger central but also a good place for ONS's starting from late June. Need to bring some money especially if you want to enjoy the city and have access to top talent. AVOID local girls as they are full of shit for the most part and don't buy their bs or how sweet or hot they can appear. There are exceptions of course but trust me on this one. At least 50% of girls are coming from other parts of Ukraine or former soviet union ( moldova,belarus,some russian girls still) and you'll catch your occasional flag from other countries. Few high end nightclubs , lounges to go to and plenty of decent restaurants and bars.<br />
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Also, it is my favorite city architecture wise so if you aren't into partying it is a good city to be in for sometime and just enjoy yourself. Can day game some and take it easy. Again, just be smart as the local girls can drain your budget. Good place to come for few days or for an extended period of time. Don't come before mid June and gtfo by October. Great if you are focused and aware. Otherwise, will crash and burn.<br />
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Now let's move on to rarely mentioned Ukraine B and C. Again,I know this because due to my work and connections I had to travel all over the place. I'll mention top cities I shortlisted. <br />
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Kharkiv : those of you who read Roosh's bang Ukraine will know more about it. The city hasn't really changed since then except that it's gotten much more pleasant to be in especially downtown and lots of new spots opened up. Cafes, bars etc. New clubs as well. Bolero and Opium ( former radmir) remain top places to pick up.<br />
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Kharkiv is a much cheaper,more relaxed version of Kiev and in my opinion by far the best place to pick you up ON'S or a relatively fast UA flag. Girls are more down to earth both college age girls as well as older chicks. Good city to work on your online business or anything else you got going with not very interesting but relaxing daytime vibe but with pretty good and very cheap nightlife. Lot's of talent but much worse English than Kiev or Odessa and not as fancy if that's what you're into. Still, lots of nice places. Not much to see sightseeing wise but a good quick trip or for longer if you want to focus on your stuff, save some money but either meet a stable gf or play around. I'm not here to judge anyone so you do what's best for you.<br />
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Lviv : very nice town, has Krakow or 2nd tier Austrian vibes due to history. Very good for few days, much less materialistic than Kiev , Odessa and even Kharkiv as people here are culturally closed to Poland , especially 2nd tier Poland. Very very good value for your buck. Can enjoy a good coffee, walk around. So so nightlife but 2-3 good clubs. Great for day game and to find a stable gf. One of the easier places to pick up chicks as long as you're not arabic or black but if you are you'll still find your niche so don't get discouraged. Lot's more nationalistic than other parts of UA but nothing crazy ( i'm not a liberal btw lol ). If you really want to find a wife or a girlfriend go to 2nd tier western ukraine towns such as ternopil, ivano frankivsk or lutsk. Extremely cheap, down to earth culture and if you're a high status western you will also have a field day. I've been out 5-6 in all of those 3 towns and pulled every single time. Need some Ukrainian,Polish. Might get away with basic English as people travel now etc.<br />
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Dnipro : Had my LTR there and have some great friends. Good town for chilled guys who don't like going out and just want to enjoy traditional working class Ukrainian city with some good looking but not very easy women. Mostly family oriented. Your status is high as long as you're not a foreign student. Cheap, relaxing but " boring".<br />
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Nikolaev/Kherson : Odessa 2.0 without the architecture but much easier to have fun with the girls without risking blowing money or getting rocked by scammers. Much cheaper but much uglier. Good for older men as both cities avoid the hordes of party goers and no blitz.<br />
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I'll end with this for now. Sorry for such a long post and maybe not very consolidated but I have so much to say that it's hard to start somewhere but I'm here to take this further.<br />
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Cheers!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ukraine 2019 <br />
To start off,<br />
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I'd like to thank Roosh for creating our own little fortress mostly free from the modern day clown world): and also thank all of you for being part of it. Even though I consider myself pretty confident about where I am with life, game, finances etc. this forum is still a fantastic go to place to stay on track, get some top advice and improve/reflect on numerous topics.<br />
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I've only been following for 6 months or so but amount of knowledge and comfort i've received here is immense so I just figured I will give back to the community about things I know very well. Without sounding aloof or anything, I can truly describe my Ukraine experience similar to the king of Warsaw - for the more experienced rvf'ers.( whom I happened to know since i've lived there as well). Basically, the things I experienced in Ukraine by living on and off from may 2013 until now would probably to take a book to express everything I want to but let's start ( I only visit Ukraine for extended visits now btw) <br />
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I'm a 30 year old American of EE descent ( parents ran from commies) from NYC who moved to Poland in 2011 and took off from there to Odessa for a year and later to Kiev in 2013. I've had my extreme highs as well as extreme lows and vast majority of those were a result of either my good decisions of horrific decisions. Maybe with the exception of my first year when I was still learning Ukraine. Ukraine can be an absolute hit or miss and isn't for everyone but knowing what you are looking for and being around the right people or just having the experience can take you a long way. Let me summarize this for all of you and i'll be happy to expand further either through open chat, private messages or hopefully see some of you this summer as I am back to UA from this Friday until mid August or so. Mostly Kiev to begin with and Odessa from late June.<br />
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Let me start by something important but not often talked about. It is vital to pick the right city, one size fits all approach of just showing up to Kiev or Odessa won't work. These places can be excellent but not for everybody.<br />
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Kiev: Pro's - most western of all UA cities, feels like a much smaller and less diverse NYC. Of course, without the feminism and crazy prices. Very good for guys who enjoy bigger cities and I would say have above average game and more or less decent finances. You can enjoy Kiev on the budget and by meeting 5's and 6's and do your thing but I'm just trying to show all of you whats the best way to maximize your experience in UA. Kiev I would say can be great if you don't mind spending some coin ( still will cost fraction of any major western city) and are comfortable and confident with picking up/talking to high end tail. Nightlife can be very good but mostly only if you like the glitz and blitz and don't mind dressing up etc. Again, this is much cheaper version of NYC with top top talent if you know where to go. Also, need to be experienced with all the bs women bring since there is indeed plenty of goldiggers here but for the more advanced players this can produce opportunities as well as they aren't very smart. Best place in Europe to pull your sports illustrated cover level flag. If you have what it takes.<br />
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I'd avoid this place if you don't like fast paced cities, don't like spending money going out and wont accept investing in chicks one way or another either via paying for drinks in the club or going for nicer dates. Save your energy,time and money.<br />
<br />
I can give details on where to go and what to do this forum gets going.<br />
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Odessa: Ukraine's Miami. Goldigger central but also a good place for ONS's starting from late June. Need to bring some money especially if you want to enjoy the city and have access to top talent. AVOID local girls as they are full of shit for the most part and don't buy their bs or how sweet or hot they can appear. There are exceptions of course but trust me on this one. At least 50% of girls are coming from other parts of Ukraine or former soviet union ( moldova,belarus,some russian girls still) and you'll catch your occasional flag from other countries. Few high end nightclubs , lounges to go to and plenty of decent restaurants and bars.<br />
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Also, it is my favorite city architecture wise so if you aren't into partying it is a good city to be in for sometime and just enjoy yourself. Can day game some and take it easy. Again, just be smart as the local girls can drain your budget. Good place to come for few days or for an extended period of time. Don't come before mid June and gtfo by October. Great if you are focused and aware. Otherwise, will crash and burn.<br />
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Now let's move on to rarely mentioned Ukraine B and C. Again,I know this because due to my work and connections I had to travel all over the place. I'll mention top cities I shortlisted. <br />
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Kharkiv : those of you who read Roosh's bang Ukraine will know more about it. The city hasn't really changed since then except that it's gotten much more pleasant to be in especially downtown and lots of new spots opened up. Cafes, bars etc. New clubs as well. Bolero and Opium ( former radmir) remain top places to pick up.<br />
<br />
Kharkiv is a much cheaper,more relaxed version of Kiev and in my opinion by far the best place to pick you up ON'S or a relatively fast UA flag. Girls are more down to earth both college age girls as well as older chicks. Good city to work on your online business or anything else you got going with not very interesting but relaxing daytime vibe but with pretty good and very cheap nightlife. Lot's of talent but much worse English than Kiev or Odessa and not as fancy if that's what you're into. Still, lots of nice places. Not much to see sightseeing wise but a good quick trip or for longer if you want to focus on your stuff, save some money but either meet a stable gf or play around. I'm not here to judge anyone so you do what's best for you.<br />
<br />
Lviv : very nice town, has Krakow or 2nd tier Austrian vibes due to history. Very good for few days, much less materialistic than Kiev , Odessa and even Kharkiv as people here are culturally closed to Poland , especially 2nd tier Poland. Very very good value for your buck. Can enjoy a good coffee, walk around. So so nightlife but 2-3 good clubs. Great for day game and to find a stable gf. One of the easier places to pick up chicks as long as you're not arabic or black but if you are you'll still find your niche so don't get discouraged. Lot's more nationalistic than other parts of UA but nothing crazy ( i'm not a liberal btw lol ). If you really want to find a wife or a girlfriend go to 2nd tier western ukraine towns such as ternopil, ivano frankivsk or lutsk. Extremely cheap, down to earth culture and if you're a high status western you will also have a field day. I've been out 5-6 in all of those 3 towns and pulled every single time. Need some Ukrainian,Polish. Might get away with basic English as people travel now etc.<br />
<br />
Dnipro : Had my LTR there and have some great friends. Good town for chilled guys who don't like going out and just want to enjoy traditional working class Ukrainian city with some good looking but not very easy women. Mostly family oriented. Your status is high as long as you're not a foreign student. Cheap, relaxing but " boring".<br />
<br />
Nikolaev/Kherson : Odessa 2.0 without the architecture but much easier to have fun with the girls without risking blowing money or getting rocked by scammers. Much cheaper but much uglier. Good for older men as both cities avoid the hordes of party goers and no blitz.<br />
<br />
I'll end with this for now. Sorry for such a long post and maybe not very consolidated but I have so much to say that it's hard to start somewhere but I'm here to take this further.<br />
<br />
Cheers!]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Is Salt Lake City worth it?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-73109.html</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 21:08:38 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I hear it's hard trying to find non Mormons to date. Is this true. I'm mid 20's 5'11 black guy average ex football player. How do black guys do in SLC? <br />
Anyone from there that can give me detail insight?]]></description>
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Anyone from there that can give me detail insight?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Best places in US for entrepreneurs]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2019 10:18:59 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Where would you say are some of the best places for entrepreneurs within the US?<br />
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If you took an ambitious, fairly intelligent, young kid and had to drop him anywhere in the US to give that kid the best possible environment today, where would it be?]]></description>
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If you took an ambitious, fairly intelligent, young kid and had to drop him anywhere in the US to give that kid the best possible environment today, where would it be?]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Bucharest, Tbilisi, Kiev Late May/early June]]></title>
			<link>https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-73095.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 18:28:42 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bucharest 22nd-26th May<br />
Tbilisi, Georgia 26th May-2nd June<br />
Kiev 2nd June onwards probably 1 week<br />
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If anyone wants to sync and day game or just hang out pm me<br />
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Edit: realised I posted in wrong forum, should have been 'meet me' sub-forum. Can an admin move it? Sorry about that]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bucharest 22nd-26th May<br />
Tbilisi, Georgia 26th May-2nd June<br />
Kiev 2nd June onwards probably 1 week<br />
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If anyone wants to sync and day game or just hang out pm me<br />
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Edit: realised I posted in wrong forum, should have been 'meet me' sub-forum. Can an admin move it? Sorry about that]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Considering extended stay in Thailand for lifting]]></title>
			<link>https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-73087.html</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 01:59:31 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Okay guys, I just spent considerable time with the search function and didn't find anything that fits what I'm looking for. Here's the deal:<br />
<br />
I'd like to take three-four months somewhere in Thailand, with the goals of:<br />
<ul>
<li>Hitting the gym most days</li>
<li>Being close enough to the water to snorkel/swim regularly</li>
<li>Have my own small flat so I can cook my own food</li>
<li>Be in a safe enough area of town that I can walk around freely<br />
</li></ul>
<br />
I'm not expecting someone to know an exact town/crossroads for me, just some more general advice on areas. Or, if by chance someone has a good tip on a gym that's open to foreigners doing weight training, that'd be awesome.<br />
<br />
I'd be out and about in the evenings looking for some fun, as well. I'd think a beach town would have a decent bar scene, at least.<br />
<br />
Thoughts? Advice? Criticisms? All's welcome, thanks in advance]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Okay guys, I just spent considerable time with the search function and didn't find anything that fits what I'm looking for. Here's the deal:<br />
<br />
I'd like to take three-four months somewhere in Thailand, with the goals of:<br />
<ul>
<li>Hitting the gym most days</li>
<li>Being close enough to the water to snorkel/swim regularly</li>
<li>Have my own small flat so I can cook my own food</li>
<li>Be in a safe enough area of town that I can walk around freely<br />
</li></ul>
<br />
I'm not expecting someone to know an exact town/crossroads for me, just some more general advice on areas. Or, if by chance someone has a good tip on a gym that's open to foreigners doing weight training, that'd be awesome.<br />
<br />
I'd be out and about in the evenings looking for some fun, as well. I'd think a beach town would have a decent bar scene, at least.<br />
<br />
Thoughts? Advice? Criticisms? All's welcome, thanks in advance]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[What Happened to Romanian Girls?]]></title>
			<link>https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-73085.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 19:57:33 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I was in Bucharest around 6 years ago and there were tons of pretty girls everywhere, especially in the old town lipscani, malls, student areas. It kind of made up for how run down and a mess the city was. I've been back here now for a couple of weeks and what a difference a few years makes. The old town center has become a lot more touristic and is overrun with families and middle aged people. The food shops for locals are gone and replaced with overpriced chains like several Starbucks, subway sandwiches, KFC, etc. Even the clubs and nightlife are way worse than before. Mind you, nightlife in Bucharest was never that great either and the ratios leaned heavily toward sausagefest.<br />
<br />
It's still Romania so whenever I see a girls in the 18 to 25 age range, they were more likely than not to be attractive. It's just that there's a lot less of these younger women and more everything else (Thirsty dudes, families, elderly people, gypsies etc). Did an alien spaceship come down and beam up all the good looking women? I think they're still around, probably they found other places to hang out. Anyone know where would be good day game spots in Bucharest?<br />
<br />
I was thinking maybe I should ditch this city and hit up Brasov or one of the more pleasant places in Romania. From what I read there's a college there with nice and approachable girls. Any suggestions would be appreciated.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I was in Bucharest around 6 years ago and there were tons of pretty girls everywhere, especially in the old town lipscani, malls, student areas. It kind of made up for how run down and a mess the city was. I've been back here now for a couple of weeks and what a difference a few years makes. The old town center has become a lot more touristic and is overrun with families and middle aged people. The food shops for locals are gone and replaced with overpriced chains like several Starbucks, subway sandwiches, KFC, etc. Even the clubs and nightlife are way worse than before. Mind you, nightlife in Bucharest was never that great either and the ratios leaned heavily toward sausagefest.<br />
<br />
It's still Romania so whenever I see a girls in the 18 to 25 age range, they were more likely than not to be attractive. It's just that there's a lot less of these younger women and more everything else (Thirsty dudes, families, elderly people, gypsies etc). Did an alien spaceship come down and beam up all the good looking women? I think they're still around, probably they found other places to hang out. Anyone know where would be good day game spots in Bucharest?<br />
<br />
I was thinking maybe I should ditch this city and hit up Brasov or one of the more pleasant places in Romania. From what I read there's a college there with nice and approachable girls. Any suggestions would be appreciated.]]></content:encoded>
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			<title><![CDATA[Easily blonde girls..]]></title>
			<link>https://www.rooshvforum.com/thread-73081.html</link>
			<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 09:58:25 -0400</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[I would like to know .. <br />
Where to find easily bangable blonde girls? <br />
I now that this discussion may have popped up from time to time, but most of the times people give some strange answers, as maybe they dont know. <br />
As a side note, I am closer to 50 y.o. than to 40, so a place where you can little bit show up with money would be great. <br />
Once upon a time, people were taling about Russian girls, but have been to Moscow, St Pete, Novosibisrk, Khabarovsk, Vlaivostok and many other cities, and did not see many <br />
It seems that blondes today are mostly confined to extremely expensive countries, like Filnand and Iceland. Wondering where there is a poorer country with tons of blondes..]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I would like to know .. <br />
Where to find easily bangable blonde girls? <br />
I now that this discussion may have popped up from time to time, but most of the times people give some strange answers, as maybe they dont know. <br />
As a side note, I am closer to 50 y.o. than to 40, so a place where you can little bit show up with money would be great. <br />
Once upon a time, people were taling about Russian girls, but have been to Moscow, St Pete, Novosibisrk, Khabarovsk, Vlaivostok and many other cities, and did not see many <br />
It seems that blondes today are mostly confined to extremely expensive countries, like Filnand and Iceland. Wondering where there is a poorer country with tons of blondes..]]></content:encoded>
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