Japan vs. Mexico
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japan and mexico are both sweet, it depends on who you go with, where you go and what you wanna do.
i usually go to japan at least once a year. the cheapest times to get flights (this is outa LAX) is february and october... roundtrip airfaire can be as low as $350. you can also get a 2week JR railpass for about $200 which means you can travel the entire country pretty much for that price (there are alot of local trains that aren't JR that you still have to pay for) right now the yen is really strong, 105yen to 1 usd, last year around this time it was 120Y, so it means if you go there, things are even more expensive than they usually are. cheap hotels are as low as $70 and even nicer hotels like the shinagawa prince is only $100 or so if you make reservations in adavance. i usually stay with friends so i usually don't have to figure in those costs.
if you like to club and party roppongi and shibuya are the places to be, especially on the weekends. trains stop at around 1a, so you gotta party until 5a when they start up again
if you wanna see the race shops and stuff, superautobacs is in odaiba, and there's always tons of crazy cars in the parking lot there. the toyota center is across the street and that whole area, called tokyo bay has lots of things to do and see. yokohama is cool, and i also usually take the shinkansen to akita which is northern japan countryside to see some family.
as for mexico, TJ kinda sucks, unless you just wanna go get drunk for cheap and get good tacos. the coolest place i've been there is sanfelipe but that's like 5 hours south of the border by car and there's all kindsa crazy federalis that'll stop you that you have to bribe for whatever stupid reason they're stopping you for. ensenda and rosarita is pretty fun too, but the partying there is all pretty much just getting completely drunk and stupid. there are alot of american run clubs and bars and americans around, especially during spring break or other school vacations like that. mexico is way cheap too, but also kinda poor and dirty is alot areas.
anyway, that's my long 2cents
i usually go to japan at least once a year. the cheapest times to get flights (this is outa LAX) is february and october... roundtrip airfaire can be as low as $350. you can also get a 2week JR railpass for about $200 which means you can travel the entire country pretty much for that price (there are alot of local trains that aren't JR that you still have to pay for) right now the yen is really strong, 105yen to 1 usd, last year around this time it was 120Y, so it means if you go there, things are even more expensive than they usually are. cheap hotels are as low as $70 and even nicer hotels like the shinagawa prince is only $100 or so if you make reservations in adavance. i usually stay with friends so i usually don't have to figure in those costs.
if you like to club and party roppongi and shibuya are the places to be, especially on the weekends. trains stop at around 1a, so you gotta party until 5a when they start up again
if you wanna see the race shops and stuff, superautobacs is in odaiba, and there's always tons of crazy cars in the parking lot there. the toyota center is across the street and that whole area, called tokyo bay has lots of things to do and see. yokohama is cool, and i also usually take the shinkansen to akita which is northern japan countryside to see some family.
as for mexico, TJ kinda sucks, unless you just wanna go get drunk for cheap and get good tacos. the coolest place i've been there is sanfelipe but that's like 5 hours south of the border by car and there's all kindsa crazy federalis that'll stop you that you have to bribe for whatever stupid reason they're stopping you for. ensenda and rosarita is pretty fun too, but the partying there is all pretty much just getting completely drunk and stupid. there are alot of american run clubs and bars and americans around, especially during spring break or other school vacations like that. mexico is way cheap too, but also kinda poor and dirty is alot areas.
anyway, that's my long 2cents
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Originally Posted by Johnny_Vang
My friends and I were talking about taking a vacation sometime next year,
and Mexico is the destination that everybody wants to go, but I on the other hand want JAPAN!!!
I REALLY want to go to Japan. Mostly because I can bring back some JDM parts. I have always wanted to see Japan.
I picture mexico as uh... , drinking, and $$. I just don't see any real reason to go to Mexico.
Anybody here been to Japan?Can anyone give me some good reasons for visiting Japan besides for seeing JDM supercars and buying JDM parts? Like sites to see, places to go, interesting things? If you have pictures please post them. I'd like to gauge some interest in my cousins/friends to see Japan rather than Mexico.
and Mexico is the destination that everybody wants to go, but I on the other hand want JAPAN!!!
I REALLY want to go to Japan. Mostly because I can bring back some JDM parts. I have always wanted to see Japan.
I picture mexico as uh... , drinking, and $$. I just don't see any real reason to go to Mexico.
Anybody here been to Japan?Can anyone give me some good reasons for visiting Japan besides for seeing JDM supercars and buying JDM parts? Like sites to see, places to go, interesting things? If you have pictures please post them. I'd like to gauge some interest in my cousins/friends to see Japan rather than Mexico.
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Mexico is a gorgeous place but you have to go the right places and with the right people. If all you are going for is to party it up, get drunk, and look for chicks then you may as well go to Akron, Ohio.
If you are going on an actual trip to see and experience the culture and the architecture and the people in general then Mexico is a very gorgeous place.
Japan is nice but it is mad $$$ both to get there and to go out. I would love to go to Japan for an extended stay but financially it would probably end up ruining me for a couple years.
If you are going on an actual trip to see and experience the culture and the architecture and the people in general then Mexico is a very gorgeous place.
Japan is nice but it is mad $$$ both to get there and to go out. I would love to go to Japan for an extended stay but financially it would probably end up ruining me for a couple years.
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if u have the loot, I personally would choose to go to EUROPE... you can visit sicily, venice, france, germany, etc...save up for one of those tours where u can see/stay most of Europe... Never been, but the "Euro-scene" always appealed to me...
plus, euro babes = teh hotne$$
plus, euro babes = teh hotne$$
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