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[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

it's infuriating

[–] [email protected] 6 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

i recommend traveling to decrease the cost of living; you can use the savings for luxury.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

i copy pasted the English language comic onto the info for you:

[–] [email protected] 56 points 3 days ago (5 children)

kelsiebru on IG?

i see this:

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

i might have a little revelation for you: the backwoods bidet.

use a lighter to heat up a fork tine, press the first 2 mm of the tine under the lip of the flange under the cap to make a small 2x1mm hole, fill the bottle with water, flip upside down and squeeze.

instant bidet.

i am not joking, it has completely changed how I travel since now I can travel to any country and not be irritated by the lack of a bidet.

plastic bottle, small hole near the top, fill with water, pressure water bidet by squeezing the bottle.

revolutionary.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

that's a finnish nickname for a bidet?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I also spend far longer trying to get clean with hands-free, the gun is good. the gun is great. the gun is the way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

i think i err on the side of convenience as well, but i couldn't agree more with how fun a dozen settings are

I remember my first time in the tokyo airport bathroom, they have hands free bidets and i conservatively spent 15 minutes after business time experimenting with the functions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

sounds like a good setup, i used those bad boys in japan nonstop.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 days ago

fair point. i prefer the slightly wider spray, but i appreciate pinpoint precision as well.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I've been there a dozen times and also have no idea what the Thai word is, so here:

"In the Thai language, a bum gun is referred to as: săai chèet cham-rá (สายฉีดชำระ), hŭa-chèet (หัวฉีด), or thêe chèet dtòot (ที่ฉีดตูด)"

hm. sounds like they don't know either.

I found this language learning site that more sounds like they know what they're talking about:

"Bum Gun ที่ฉีดก้น Têe Chèet Gôn"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (3 children)

you're welcome to it.

I've been calling them toilet guns for years, and then someone on the internet said bum gun, and it's too good not to use.

"...can't believe what I've missed out on my entire life."

exactly how I felt when I first used a bidet.

like "why did everyone teach me to use my hand and paper for this rather than a hygienic, elegant solution?"

 

I always feel like the hands-free bidet is sneaking up on me, I prefer the control and manual aim/pressure of the gun.

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Running Down Judas (crazypeople.online)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Tomorrow, The Burning of Judas.

every year during semana de la Santa, the holy week, Guatemalans dress up as Roman soldiers and ceremonially chase Judas through the streets for his betrayal.

tomorrow they're going to build effigies of Judas and burn them.

this picture is the front of a procession of 20 or so school children dressed like Roman soldiers ceremonially chasing down Judas.

some of the processions last for a whole street so I had to dodge six different processions today to try and get back to my neighborhood.

 

If I ignored every other of the countless reasons I love traveling, bidets alone would be enough.

Bidets have significantly improved my life as well as the hygiene of the entire world, and they're only on the rise!

Get on that hygiene.

 

New episodes Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Any travel questions are welcome, they don't have to be podcast-related

I've been traveling a long time and will try to answer you or at the very least point you in the right direction.

if anyone knows how I can automate lemmy posts from RSS feeds, I owe you a case of beer.

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Ramble On 1 (www.spreaker.com)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Welcome to the first episode of Ramble On, a casual companion podcast where I'll talk about everyday goings-on each week.

Main episodes will still be out every Wednesday, Ramble On companion episodes come out Saturdays if I have somebody to respond to or something to talk about.

Thanks for listening, have a good one!

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submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

I stayed here for $90 a month(like it was last month) for 3 months.

Long Island iced tea buckets are also $4 at the bar at this location, by the byyy. plus there's a filtered full-size pool next to the bar/restaurant area.

 

no contest. between good, cheap, accessible food, free and culturally accepted camping, beautiful landscapes and vistas, bidets and most of all, public BATHS, Japan wins.

If you are a backpacker, you'll love Japan.

If you want to try backpacking for the first time, there's no easier onboard than Japan.

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April flights from the US (crazypeople.online)
submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

Between podcast episodes, I'll share some general travel information.

 

The joke was always right there.

looks like this guy beat me to it:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/925271.The_Legend_of_Bigfart

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

While A Tribe Called Quest may not have been talking directly to you, or about traveling, they still got it right.

If you are wondering if you can travel, the answer is overwhelmingly yes.  Hundreds of people who have never traveled before have asked me from all walks of life, at all ages, in any number of circumstances and my answer after hearing about their lives, has always been yes, they can travel.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

We are all of us plague!

while this post is popular, i want to mention i dropped a new ep of my travel podcast today: https://www.spreaker.com/episode/yes-you-can--65239344

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

solved, thank you! I hid read posts.

Checked that option again, and there it was.

I made a new account, community and post today at [email protected] and when I'm logged in I cannot see my post in the community, but when I am not logged in I can see my post.

why is this happening?

thank you.

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