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02-13-2026, 02:00 PM
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JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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That's how I started learning Canto in Richmond lol. All the bad shit first!
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02-15-2026, 09:46 AM
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#30227
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Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Same here, I'm going in Nov. and I'll use the money saved on the visa for a bunch of Luckin Coffee's
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Yay, it’s official!
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China’s Foreign Ministry says Canadians will no longer be required to get visas for 30-days stays, starting Tuesday until at least the end of this year.
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https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/articl...tors-to-china/
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02-15-2026, 10:37 AM
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linguistic ninja
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Originally Posted by Gumby
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It's kinda nuts how fast attitudes towards China travel has changed.
5 years ago if you wanted to go people would be like: "LOLZ Have Fun with Chyna Virus chump!"
Then you couldn't visit for like 3 years.
Even last year when I was asking around about the Visa application process I was getting responses on here like "Why would you go?" "You couldn't pay me to visit there"
Now it's like "omg that's amazing I'm at a very Chinese time in my life #Hotpot #BYD #DJI"
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02-15-2026, 10:38 AM
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JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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Personally, I still have no desire to visit lol. Would rather go to Japan, thanks.
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02-15-2026, 10:41 AM
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linguistic ninja
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I've been to Japan 3 times. It's like too sterile for me man. It's Asia with training wheels - nothing can go wrong everything is prepackaged and perfect for family consumption. China's big cities and major attractions are starting to look like that unfortunately.
Once Asians start to visit a place en masse it's done.
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02-15-2026, 10:45 AM
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#30231
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Originally Posted by spoon.ek9
Personally, I still have no desire to visit lol. Would rather go to Japan, thanks.
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fuck those nips. literally... go fuck them all in the ass. 
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02-15-2026, 12:19 PM
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#30232
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Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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Well there goes $400 down the drain. At least I don't have to worry about denied boarding now.
On a side note, one could probably have seen this one coming. A lot of travel YTers suddenly all went to China the last few months. I'm guessing China tourism has been flagging and they are trying to boost it. Tourism in an economic sense is an export good, some of the bad will China has collected with their aggressive expansionist policies probably detered a lot of in Asia travelers and they need to fill in the gap.
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02-15-2026, 01:03 PM
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JDMEK9Mod | DogWhisperer
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Originally Posted by CivicBlues
I've been to Japan 3 times. It's like too sterile for me man. It's Asia with training wheels - nothing can go wrong everything is prepackaged and perfect for family consumption. China's big cities and major attractions are starting to look like that unfortunately.
Once Asians start to visit a place en masse it's done.
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I've only been twice and feel like there's still a million things for me to see and do there!
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fuck those nips. literally... go fuck them all in the ass. |
If I were single and one of them was attractive and willing... 
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02-16-2026, 09:19 AM
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RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by CivicBlues
I've been to Japan 3 times. It's like too sterile for me man. It's Asia with training wheels - nothing can go wrong everything is prepackaged and perfect for family consumption. China's big cities and major attractions are starting to look like that unfortunately.
Once Asians start to visit a place en masse it's done.
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For me that's a part of the appeal - I don't want complications or things to go wrong and I don't want language to be too big a barrier especially as I'm travelling with a kid nowadays.
I'll save the more adventurous stuff till she's a teen or when she's out of the house.
On a tangent, I was saying to my wife that now that I'm 50 that it's likely I'll have about 20 years left of healthy living left where big vacations are feasible which probably means only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:
Japan (3-4 times)
Europe (5-6 times)
South America (1-2 times)
Australia/NZ (2-3 times)
SE Asia/Polynesian (2-3 times)
That doesn't include my bucket list stuff like going to an F1 race or LeMans or seeing other big sporting events
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02-16-2026, 09:24 AM
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RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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02-16-2026, 09:25 AM
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Rs has made me the man i am today!
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Life is short. YOLO! I'm jealous of you people who get to retire early.
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02-16-2026, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by supafamous
only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:
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Considering over 80% of the global population has never been on a plane, the above statement is funny to read
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02-16-2026, 01:23 PM
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Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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My son has a friend in school who's from Japan. We had a playdate and asked the parents if they ever would have grandparents visit. The dad said, his mom doesn't even have her passport, never got one and has no interest leaving Japan ever.
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02-16-2026, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by supafamous
For me that's a part of the appeal - I don't want complications or things to go wrong and I don't want language to be too big a barrier especially as I'm travelling with a kid nowadays.
I'll save the more adventurous stuff till she's a teen or when she's out of the house.
On a tangent, I was saying to my wife that now that I'm 50 that it's likely I'll have about 20 years left of healthy living left where big vacations are feasible which probably means only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:
Japan (3-4 times)
Europe (5-6 times)
South America (1-2 times)
Australia/NZ (2-3 times)
SE Asia/Polynesian (2-3 times)
That doesn't include my bucket list stuff like going to an F1 race or LeMans or seeing other big sporting events
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Your own mortality really starts coming into perspective by the time you hit 40 and 50.
You begin to count the summers left, the trips and vacations that you can still enjoy from a physical aspect, it's quite eye opening, and a little jarring, isn't it?
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02-16-2026, 06:39 PM
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Even more reason now to do challenging trips while you're young and 50 is still young! Japan will always be Japan, Europe will always be Europe. These places will stagnate as time goes on and become museum pieces. This is going to happen with most of East Asia and the West.
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02-16-2026, 07:25 PM
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Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by supafamous
For me that's a part of the appeal - I don't want complications or things to go wrong and I don't want language to be too big a barrier especially as I'm travelling with a kid nowadays.
I'll save the more adventurous stuff till she's a teen or when she's out of the house.
On a tangent, I was saying to my wife that now that I'm 50 that it's likely I'll have about 20 years left of healthy living left where big vacations are feasible which probably means only 20-30 trips left (at the top end). That's not a lot of trips when I think of places I want to visit/re-visit:
Japan (3-4 times)
Europe (5-6 times)
South America (1-2 times)
Australia/NZ (2-3 times)
SE Asia/Polynesian (2-3 times)
That doesn't include my bucket list stuff like going to an F1 race or LeMans or seeing other big sporting events
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You listed like 17 once in a lifetime trips for most people
I don't know if that perspective helps with your feelings of mortality or not, but it stood out to me
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02-16-2026, 09:27 PM
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Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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You listed like 17 once in a lifetime trips for most people
I don't know if that perspective helps with your feelings of mortality or not, but it stood out to me
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Are they once in a lifetime though?
We've been to Japan 3 times already, going a 4th time in a few weeks. We are heading to Shanghai after that, 3rd time for me, but first time bringing the kids.
I've been to Europe twice, wife has been 3 times. Our last Europe trip imo WAS a once in a lifetime trip, doing a euro delivery with my M3. Been trying to do it again but it's a little hard with 2 kids.
We went to Australia for our honeymoon. It's pretty high on our list of places to revisit as it's safe imo to bring kids. I'm not as comfortable going say Vietnam with two young kids.
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02-16-2026, 09:35 PM
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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? vietnam is hella safe now
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02-16-2026, 09:40 PM
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linguistic ninja
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Yeah no one in RS Ballerville is doing once in a lifetime trips hah how plebeian!
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02-16-2026, 09:41 PM
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Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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? vietnam is hella safe now
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I've never been, if it's just the two of us fuck yeah we'd go. With two young kids I'd er on the side of caution. I'd have no problems going to Thailand or Malaysia though. I think I'd be much more comfortable if I've been and know what to expect.
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02-16-2026, 09:47 PM
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? vietnam is hella safe now
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Its still a dump
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02-16-2026, 09:49 PM
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I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/vietnam
"exercise caution due to petty crime"
so, probably safer than dt vancouver then?
popped our vietnam cherry last year during Tet
saigon hanoi hoian/da nang were all good
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02-16-2026, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by EvoFire
Are they once in a lifetime though?
We've been to Japan 3 times already, going a 4th time in a few weeks. We are heading to Shanghai after that, 3rd time for me, but first time bringing the kids.
I've been to Europe twice, wife has been 3 times. Our last Europe trip imo WAS a once in a lifetime trip, doing a euro delivery with my M3. Been trying to do it again but it's a little hard with 2 kids.
We went to Australia for our honeymoon. It's pretty high on our list of places to revisit as it's safe imo to bring kids. I'm not as comfortable going say Vietnam with two young kids.
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I think the average Canadian couldn't afford to take 17 trips on the other side of the world over a decade, while obviously the average Revscener could
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02-16-2026, 10:47 PM
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Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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Traveling within North America honestly isn't all that cheaper unless you are talking about driving to Kelowna for a few days, and even then you are looking to spend a few grand between accommodations, food, and misc entrance and stuff. We don't have a ShenZhen to do cheap entertainment.
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02-16-2026, 11:24 PM
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RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Unfortunately, this is arguably the weakest aspect of living a Canadian west coast life -- we don't have anywhere close or cheap that is easily within driving distance, so cheap travel is kind of out of the picture. Especially with the increased tensions with the US, road trips to the south have also become unfashionable and potentially troublesome.
With bcdukes and kryptonite being in Toronto, I'm sure they can relate -- there are literally tons of travel destinations that is within a 6-hours driving limit. Here, we have Victoria, Whistler, Kelowna / Okanaga, and Seattle. 
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