How many of you have visited these places?

Capt Lightning said:
I've been to or through 11 states, but mainly to Minnesota and Rhode Island. So, I haven't made it to the West coast, but I have seen the Mississippi. Unfortunately, a lot of Brits seem to think that the USA consists of Disney and Florida:rolleyes:.
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Crikey you make us sound ignorant in the U.K...............I have several friends that have visited the U.S. and not one of them were interested in either Florida or Disneyworld and as for myself there has only been one place I would have liked to visit in the U.S. and that was The New Orleans Jazz Festival.
 

AZ Jim said:
How many of you have seen the pacific Ocean, the Grand Canyon, Mt. Rushmore, Kamloops lake, Canada,The Mississippi River, The Missouri River, The Golden Gate Bridge? If you live in the west these things are within easy reach and are worthwhile things to see. If possible, do it. I regret not having seen New England (in summertime). Also, how many have not flown? Do it!
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I used to live in the west (of England, that is) and have visited The Bristol Channel, Cheddar Gorge, Haytor on Dartmoor, Dozmary Pool on Bodmin Moor (reputedly the lake of Arthurian legend), The River Dart, The River Tamar and Brunel's suspension bridge in Clifton. I, on the other hand, have seen many parts of Olde England in all seasons. Unfortunately I suffer from aerophobia although I have flown from Land's End aerodrome to The Scilly Isles, a distance of about 15 miles.
 
Yellowstone National Park, Rocky Mountain National Park, Mt. Rushmore, Florida Keys, Elvis's Home. Someday wife wants to take me to: Washington D.C. (Lincoln Memorial, White House, etc), New York City/Times Square, Niagara Falls, by Norfolk, VA (Naval Station) and Biloxi, MS casino's. She's also been to England and Paris of which I would like to see as well.

Always, always.........only problem is financial!
 

48 states, the parks you mentioned plus Arches, Dinosaur, Yosemite, Glacier, Olympia, Great Smoky Mountains, etc. Have not seen much of Canada, unfortunately, just Winnipeg and the barren areas between Thunder Bay,Ontario, and Niagara Falls. Mexico several times. Have visited London, Edinburgh, and northern England, but missed the rest of that beautiful country due to shortage of $$. Visited Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine (just before the troubles), Bulgaria (my favorite), Romania, Germany, France, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzogovina. Missed Italy somehow. It's interesting to hear where we all have been in our many years on this planet.
 
Ralphy1 said:
Once you have seen RI you need travel no further...
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My brother lives in Newport and we've never visited so this will be a first. We are all history lovers though and will go to Boston, Quincy, etc. I have vague memories of both from when I lived there as a kid. John Adams house being one of them.
 
rporter610 said:
48 states, the parks you mentioned plus Arches, Dinosaur, Yosemite, Glacier, Olympia, Great Smoky Mountains, etc. Have not seen much of Canada, unfortunately, just Winnipeg and the barren areas between Thunder Bay,Ontario, and Niagara Falls. Mexico several times. Have visited London, Edinburgh, and northern England, but missed the rest of that beautiful country due to shortage of $$. Visited Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine (just before the troubles), Bulgaria (my favorite), Romania, Germany, France, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzogovina. Missed Italy somehow. It's interesting to hear where we all have been in our many years on this planet.
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Wow!! Are you ever home??
 
rporter610 said:
48 states, the parks you mentioned plus Arches, Dinosaur, Yosemite, Glacier, Olympia, Great Smoky Mountains, etc. Have not seen much of Canada, unfortunately, just Winnipeg and the barren areas between Thunder Bay,Ontario, and Niagara Falls. Mexico several times. Have visited London, Edinburgh, and northern England, but missed the rest of that beautiful country due to shortage of $$. Visited Albania, Croatia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine (just before the troubles), Bulgaria (my favorite), Romania, Germany, France, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzogovina. Missed Italy somehow. It's interesting to hear where we all have been in our many years on this planet.
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There are still so many places I want to see both in the US and the rest of the world. I've been to about 11 or 12 states, Canada, France, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Dubai, all of the UK and Ireland, Uganda, South Africa, Morocco, Australia, Thailand. And I feel I've barely seen anything!
 
Bee said:
Crikey you make us sound ignorant in the U.K...............I have several friends that have visited the U.S. and not one of them were interested in either Florida or Disneyworld and as for myself there has only been one place I would have liked to visit in the U.S. and that was The New Orleans Jazz Festival.
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It goes both ways. Do a geography quiz of Americans about the UK and most won't do very well. Same for those in the UK about US geography.
 
Ameriscot said:
It goes both ways. Do a geography quiz of Americans about the UK and most won't do very well. Same for those in the UK about US geography.
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I definitely wouldn't pass a geography test on the U.S. because I always walked out of the geography lesson at school.
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Ameriscot said:
My brother lives in Newport and we've never visited so this will be a first. We are all history lovers though and will go to Boston, Quincy, etc. I have vague memories of both from when I lived there as a kid. John Adams house being one of them.
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I've been to the area a couple of times, but that was during my teen years, it was pretty much like any other suburban area from my point of view as a teenager, we mostly went there for field trips now and again, it was the first place I actually went on a ride called the round up and surprisingly loved it, I'm not one to like these kinds of rides today, not even so much then, but I enjoyed it that day, went on it more than once. :)

Ameriscot said:
It goes both ways. Do a geography quiz of Americans about the UK and most won't do very well. Same for those in the UK about US geography.
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This is true, I'm often double checking maps for certain places that I keep forgetting how far north or west they are. Somehow I missed this class, but I do try to study on my own, but at this point, it futile sense I have difficulty retaining much information in my brain these days. :(
 

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