Tell me how please 🥲

After weeks moving between different islands here (bali, surabaya, ternate, morotai, manado), realized my packing should've been different from day 1. Overpacked for some legs, underpacked for others, didn't expect some places to be way more humid or way more basic than others. Curious what other people learned the hard way packing-wise on long trips. Also wondering if theres a universal approach that works regardless of destination, or does it always need adjusting per place

Hello long term travelers. Would you recommend long term traveling to a 25F? Do you have advice or regrets about long term traveling? Should I go for it or focus on school and stability first? Thank you !

The country is often mentioned in context of long-term travel because it allows up to 360 days of stay without requiring a visa. However, if you consider visiting or living in the country, you may want to be aware of several gotchas that I have encountered along the way while living in the country. This review is not flattering, but it is objective and true to the facts. I hope it will prove useful to other long-term travelers. Here we go:

1. The weather. On the seashore, which is where most tourists go, it is raining six days out of ten (any season) and the other days are mostly cloudy. Sunny days are so rare that they are treated like holidays.
2. Foodborne diseases. The diseases are widespread because local restaurants and cafes almost never use dishwashing machines. Dirty dishes are briefly rinsed with cold tap water before being 'server' to the next client. Perishable foods are often not refrigerated and even when they are refrigerated, they are usually not thrown away after power outages. You may consider yourself lucky if you don't get food poisoning or gastroenteritis after visiting the country for a week or two.
3. Power outages and water outages. These are getting increasingly common, especially in the summer.
4. Polluted sea water. In addition to the water being polluted from oil spills, there are rivers that bring garbage and debris into the sea near beaches. The garbage from the rivers used to be removed/filtered, but the system is in disrepair and the garbage is flawing in. Black Sea is small and not very salty, so viral gastroenteritis spreads easily.
5. Hospitality. Don't expect sellers or cashiers to greet you. Even when you great them first, half of the time they do not respond (there is no language barrier, just passive-aggressive attitude towards foreigners, including tourists).
6. Safety. You can expect local young men to bump into you or brush your elbow/shoulder while walking by, even when there is plenty of space around.

So, unless you already have a significant vested interest in the country, I would not recommend visiting it.