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If I were in the US, there would be loads of places to go without having to leave the country

Posted by marcel (aka marcel) Jun 2 '09, 13:48

same applies to Europe of course, I have a huge choice of different places around.

If I were on that budget, I'd try to visit somebody (STer?) in a totally different place, crash on that person's sofa.

Doesn't matter if that person is at work during the day, I'd still have lots of info and places to go. Plus resources, maybe borrow a car or go on some trips together.

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Yeah but iirc she wants a culture shock/experience. -- nm - Loyola Jun 2, 13:53 23
- Try rural anywhere -- more than 50 mi from a major city - Old Antarctic Explorer Jun 2, 14:10
- Harlem. -- nm - Mop (236 lbs) Jun 2, 14:04 1
  - Montana, Idaho, Utah -- nm - zork Jun 2, 14:07
- you know.. i understand wanting to be a broader person.. but aren't vacations supposed to be fun? - colin Jun 2, 13:57 10
  - sometimes challenging circumstances are the most fun ever. -- nm - loosiflu with cabin fever Jun 2, 14:32
  - You are describing a vacation for older people, not a character-building backpacking trip. -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 14:15 2
    - yard work also supposedly builds character ;) -- nm - colin Jun 2, 14:19 1
      - Also, when I say "older people" I am including myself and most of ST in that idea :) -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 14:25
  - Don't knock it until you've tried it. Morocco was probably my most stressful trip ever, but I would go back in a second -- nm - Roger More Jun 2, 13:58 4
    - oh i have... perhaps its because i have enough stress and chaos at work that i want something simple and pleasant on vacation.. -- nm - colin Jun 2, 14:00 3
      - There are different types of simple. My last few trips have been pretty simple - travel to a far-off city, spend about a week exploring it, going on - Roger More Jun 2, 14:15
      - That is the poor working stiff version of a vacation. The single teenager version is hers. -- nm - Subversive Jun 2, 14:08 1
        
        i suppose.. i'm also know what i like... - colin Jun 2, 14:11
  - Depends on your point of view I guess. -- nm - Loyola Jun 2, 13:58
- Goa, Brazilia, Istanbul, Paris or Sidney -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 13:55 8
  - A girl friend actually said of all places, *dont* go to Istanbul alone. Tons of harrassments and worse. -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 13:56 7
    - Why did Constantinople get the works? -- nm - con_carne Jun 2, 14:29
    - amanda was there a few years ago - ask her. -- nm - Andie Jun 2, 14:09
    - There are a lot of creepy dudes, no doubt. - Subversive Jun 2, 14:08
    - it's shocking....thats why it's there - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 13:59
    - It IS awfully close to Turkey... -- nm - Ender Jun 2, 13:58 2
      - it is IN turkey. -- nm - marcel Jun 2, 14:00 1
        
        my Turkey is in the owen -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 14:02
Aside from the 49th and 50th, I feel America is pretty homogeneous for the most part. - Hotkiss Jun 2, 13:52 34
- A road trip across the US is an eye opening experience. -- nm - loosiflu with cabin fever Jun 2, 14:34
- I understand the desire to see the world, totally. I think you should definitely do it. I just think your budget might be a bit out of whack. - Subversive Jun 2, 13:58 4
  - and the dollar down (sorry Us travelers but you're not in a good stating position theese years) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 14:01 3
    - Yes, the proliferation of the Euro has made it all but impossible to travel that cheaply in Europe any more. - Subversive Jun 2, 14:03 2
      - hmm .. Switzerland is eurofree, so is Norway :-) -- nm - marcel Jun 2, 14:10 1
        
        Two of the most expensive places already! - Subversive Jun 2, 14:13
- hell, I can drive to different parts of Jersey and feel like I am in a different world in each. nm - Jovian Jun 2, 13:58 2
  - Second Layer of Hell. Third Layer of Hell. Fourth Layer of Hell. -- nm - ty97 Jun 2, 13:59 1
    - and THEN you get to New Jersey... -- nm - colin Jun 2, 14:03
- you're welcome to come to Maine.. - colin Jun 2, 13:58 16
  - Portland cool? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 14:00 8
    - yes actually.. - colin Jun 2, 14:02 7
      - navigatable without a car? Can i see many things by foot or maybe bus? -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 14:03 6
        
        absolutely. the city is very small and walkable, bus from the air port - colin Jun 2, 14:05 5
        
        I will have to seriously consider this option. It's no Mexico but I bet Maine in August is pretty -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 14:06 4
        
        i think you can hop the train up from New York City.. yes? -- nm - colin Jun 2, 14:12
        
        Maine in August is gorgeous. -- nm - Diva Jun 2, 14:10 2
        
        nmbDiva - colin Jun 2, 14:11 1
        
        That would be fantastic. I'd love to see you again and meet your intended. : ) - Diva Jun 2, 14:19
  - Traitor!! -- nm - Qale Jun 2, 13:59 6
    - Qale!! -- nm - colin Jun 2, 14:01 5
      - Neeewman. - Qale Jun 2, 14:03 4
        
        awww.. - colin Jun 2, 14:06 3
        
        I'm not? - Qale Jun 2, 14:08 2
        
        YOU ARE! - colin Jun 2, 14:10 1
        
        Well... - Qale Jun 2, 14:14
- It can seem it, but there's lot of unique stuff. Borrrow this book from the library for ideas -- (link) - ty97 Jun 2, 13:57
- haha come see Oregon -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 13:57 2
  - I am dying to go to Portland, OR actually. I had a hard time choosing between Portland and NYC this summer. -- nm - Hotkiss Jun 2, 14:00 1
    - Guy being here pushed you to NY didn't it? -- nm - Redmond in Sin City Jun 2, 14:04
- Nah. - Will Hunting Jun 2, 13:56
- yeah, once you've seen Kentucky, you've already seen New York, so why bother? -- nm - Guy Jun 2, 13:55
- you are so crazy. -- nm - tRuMaN Jun 2, 13:54
- take a train ride across canada (or the US) -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 13:53
I went on an Italian gondola ride and went to the top of the Eiffel Tower, within the same hour. Gotta love Vegas. - Dr.Vermin Jun 2, 13:50 3
- Did you do the indoor or outdoor gondola ride? - Will Hunting Jun 2, 13:53 1
  - Yeah, indoor. We were there the third week of July! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jun 2, 13:54
- heh i've been to legoland many times unfornatley - Danedukenuuk Jun 2, 13:52
backpacking through the appalachians? - Beryllium Jun 2, 13:49 6
- i really want to do the Appalachian trail some day. -- nm - Guy Jun 2, 13:56
- related: I've started playing the banjo to my unborn daughter. - Dr.Vermin Jun 2, 13:52 4
  - but isn't fight-or-flight and the resulting adrenaline surge *IMPORTANT* when dealing with banjo-playing mountain men? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 13:57 3
    - fight-or-flight doesn't make for an effective parent-child relationship though -- nm - Roger More Jun 2, 14:00 2
      - I suppose you did just call Vermy a banjo-playing mountain man ... touch�. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 2, 14:08
      - depends on the parent. -- nm - Mel Profit Jun 2, 14:01

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