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Show Off Your Homeland
October 26, 2015 at 5:08 pm
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I'm not talking about which country is better, or politics, I'm talking vacation. If you were to advise someone from the other side of the ocean or globe, where to visit in your country, where would you advise?
I grew up in the mountain west of the United States, and live in the Northwest. If you were visiting the U.S. from Europe, this is what I would advise and why:
Don't spent much time on New York, or L.A. You have many big bustling cities with greater buildings, art museums, and equally good night life as New York. Why travel the Atlantic to do it again? L.A. is uniquely American alright but in a way that has everything to do with traffic congestion. You'd spend all your time on the freeway.
I have three very different suggestions. First go Mountain West and Southwest. Yes, the Alps are beautiful and so is the England's Lake District, and Scotland. But you have no idea about what real empty wilderness means (those from Australia, New Zealand, and Africa probably do). This must be done by car. Fly into Salt Lake, Denver, or Los Vegas. For the most culture shock choose Los Vegas or Salt Lake. The southwest contains, pueblo Indian ruins, current pueblos, and vast high altitude geographic wonders. There's high culture in Santa Fe and Taos, crude Americans at our worst in Los Vegas, Mormonism if you fly out of Salt Lake, and the Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion for shear natural grandeur. Or tour Yellowstone for geysers, and the Rocky Mountains for mountains.
Or run down our Pacific coastline from Seattle to San Fran. Take in Mt. Rainer, Mt. Saint Helens, and Mt. Hood and the Columbia Gorge, and the Redwoods as you go. By all means start in Canada in BC.
Other people, particularly eastern and southerners, might suggest something else.
Or make a run across the south doing a Civil War and Revolution tour. You'll get American southern culture at it's best and worst as an added cultural bonus.
I'm less sure were to tell Australians to go as you have even vaster empty land.
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 26, 2015 at 6:02 pm
If this weekend has shown me anything it is never try to drive around London.
They fling their cars at you as though they are unconcerned by consequences.
Cornwalls nice if you catch it on the nice day of the year.
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 26, 2015 at 6:16 pm
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Quote:Or make a run across the south doing a Civil War and Revolution tour. You'll get American southern culture at it's best and worst as an added cultural bonus.
Jesus christ, are you trying to kill the tourists? "Civil War Reenactment" is redneck code for Guns-n-Booze @ noon. 
Get a boat, hit the Suwannee. That's what I'd do.
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 26, 2015 at 6:37 pm
(October 26, 2015 at 5:08 pm)Jenny A Wrote: I'm not talking about which country is better, or politics, I'm talking vacation. If you were to advise someone from the other side of the ocean or globe, where to visit in your country, where would you advise?
I grew up in the mountain west of the United States, and live in the Northwest. If you were visiting the U.S. from Europe, this is what I would advise and why:
Don't spent much time on New York, or L.A. You have many big bustling cities with greater buildings, art museums, and equally good night life as New York. Why travel the Atlantic to do it again? L.A. is uniquely American alright but in a way that has everything to do with traffic congestion. You'd spend all your time on the freeway.
I have three very different suggestions. First go Mountain West and Southwest. Yes, the Alps are beautiful and so is the England's Lake District, and Scotland. But you have no idea about what real empty wilderness means (those from Australia, New Zealand, and Africa probably do). This must be done by car. Fly into Salt Lake, Denver, or Los Vegas. For the most culture shock choose Los Vegas or Salt Lake. The southwest contains, pueblo Indian ruins, current pueblos, and vast high altitude geographic wonders. There's high culture in Santa Fe and Taos, crude Americans at our worst in Los Vegas, Mormonism if you fly out of Salt Lake, and the Grand Canyon, Bryce, and Zion for shear natural grandeur. Or tour Yellowstone for geysers, and the Rocky Mountains for mountains.
Or run down our Pacific coastline from Seattle to San Fran. Take in Mt. Rainer, Mt. Saint Helens, and Mt. Hood and the Columbia Gorge, and the Redwoods as you go. By all means start in Canada in BC.
Other people, particularly eastern and southerners, might suggest something else.
Or make a run across the south doing a Civil War and Revolution tour. You'll get American southern culture at it's best and worst as an added cultural bonus.
I'm less sure were to tell Australians to go as you have even vaster empty land. How would you feel about Atlantic Canada? If you come in the summer Moncton is beautiful. You can see Hopewell rocks, and the highest tide in the world is downtown. Plus its nice, clean and spacious. Its also an important hub for the rest of the Atlantic provinces. So literally anywhere is the maritimes is less then a days drive. That's includes pei, and the citidel in Halifax. Also if your really up for seeing the crazies, you can go to cape Breton. I grew up there and they have a full reconstruction of a 17th century star fort in Louisburg.
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 26, 2015 at 6:48 pm
National Parks. Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Denali, Big Bend, Sequoia, Olympic, Glacier, Crater Lake, Acadia, Great Smoky Mountains, Zion, Arches and Badlands. Forgive me If I've missed your personal favorites. These are the ones I have enjoyed.
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 27, 2015 at 12:09 am
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 27, 2015 at 3:55 am
Jaysus, where to start?
Cavehill is mad cool - a hill from which you can see all of Belfast, the Isle of Man, and (sometimes) Scotland. A 9th century ring fort atop the hill.
The Mourne Mountains and Tollymore Forest Park are good for the hiking-minded.
Plenty of impressive architecture (castles, cathedrals and whatnot). Plenty of theatres, cinemas and one decent opera house.
Rumour has it that Northern Ireland is home to a lot of pubs.
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 27, 2015 at 4:27 am
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RE: Show Off Your Homeland
October 27, 2015 at 4:29 am
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