Accepted a job offer

[Ben Kenobi]

HC, it really depends on what you want to do. I wouldn't look at it as 'trying to get the most bang for your buck', but rather, 'what is it that I want to do?' A ****ty holiday is worse than none at all.

[Hauldren Collider]

Limiting yourself to one place isn't really necessary. Short range flights can be very cheap, so you could very easily just visit a region and hop between a number of places.

Europe to Australia isn't that short range You kind of have to pick one hemisphere or another.

[kentonio]

Europe to Australia isn't that short range You kind of have to pick one hemisphere or another.

Absolutely, sorry I thought you meant you would only visit one country.

[Hauldren Collider]

HC, it really depends on what you want to do. I wouldn't look at it as 'trying to get the most bang for your buck', but rather, 'what is it that I want to do?' A ****ty holiday is worse than none at all.

Even so, there are multiple places I'd like to see, and I'd like to get a sense of what would be most interesting from people who have been to or live in those places.

[DaShi]

What kind of stuff do you like? A friend of mine recently returned from a trip to New Zealand. He's a big LOTR fan, so he had a great time. Another friend is a total perv and had a blast in Japan. And a third is a raving lunatic with a history of body mutilation, so he felt right at home in South Korea.

[DinoDoc]

And a third is a raving lunatic with a history of body mutilation, so he felt right at home in South Korea.

Boshko?

[ricketyclik]

Is it worth visiting any of the non-****ty Pacific countries like Japan, South Korea, New Zealand or Australia? I suspect they are more expensive than Europe. But I thought I'd ask.

I'd say all of those countries would be less expensive than Europe (on average) except Japan.

So, I can see you're playing the waiting game on my offer of the beach house, and this is your way of prodding negotiations forwards.

OK, special deal, just for you since you're on Apolyton: $20,000 for the duration and I'll fix the insect screens and install a flat screen TV. Sound good? That'll leave you $10K for surfboard and car hire, food, etc.

[N35t0r]

I'd still do Europe.

[onodera]

Hauldren Collider does Europe sounds like the title of a gay porn movie.

[ricketyclik]

I'd still do Europe.

I'll do you you dirty American tourist stealing Eurotrash...

Oh hi HC Oh nothing, we were just discussing the finer points of hospitality

[regexcellent]

Didn't realize Argentinians counted as Eurotrash, but now that I think about it it's all coming together.

[rah]

Hint, it always better if you can understand the local language to not let people know that so they think that you have no clue when they're making fun of you. And when you finally disclose that you did understand they'll feel bad about it. Unless they're French, of course.

[Hauldren Collider]

Hauldren Collider does Europe sounds like the title of a gay porn movie.

Large Hard-on Collider does Europe

[Dauphin]

And if you can't speak the local language, talk English loudly and slowly, repeating yourself until they understand you. Throw in some over the top hand gestures too.

[Dauphin]

Large Hard-on Collider does Europe

"In" rather than "Does" works better maybe?