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Brad Pilon — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:51:57 +0000

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[...] I have a new article published on the Indie Travel Podcast. They have a bit more international audience, so this month I decided to write a piece about traveling to/in America and finding the unique Amercian culture here in this big land mass. Somewhat appropriate for the 4th of July I suppose! You can find the article at http://www.indietravelpodcast.com/article/coming-to-america/ [...]

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SingaporeCarRental — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:56:23 +0000

I love San Francisco! Especially the visitor zones of Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39, tour boat to Alcatraz, the sheer breadth of its neighborhoods and its distinct pockets of ever-more-local culture.

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By: Patricia

Patricia — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:09:14 +0000

I lived in LA for my first 21 years of life and it wasn’t until I went back for my high school 30th reunion that I finally went to a sit com taping for the first time! We never seem to really explore the cities we live in.
Growing up the main tourist attractions that we took in were DisneyLand and Knotts Berry Farm, primarily because we had lots of reletives coming to visit us from Canada during those years.
Last time I was in LA (for the afore mentioned reunion 2 years ago) I was determined to do things I had never done before, Alas, the only thing I managed to do was the studio taping. One of these days I’ll come back to LA and just play tourist.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:22:14 +0000

Of course I’ve lived in LA County for 8 years and have done all these things how many times? I never seem to take advantage of the things that are nearby.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:01:58 +0000

Jessica you make LA sound better than I remember! Thanks for your input – I figured that I’d probably piss some LA’ers off, but I still prefer San Francisco to LA! The great thing is that you’ve shared a good looking travel list for people…thanks for your input!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:19:39 +0000

I have to disagree with your assessment of Los Angeles! I don’t live there much anymore and I’m glad I don’t but if I were visiting the US I wouldn’t dismiss it.

Here’s what I recommend:

- Get cheap tickets to a concert at the Hollywood Bowl and take a bottle of wine and a picnic dinner.
- Go see the filming of a sit-com. Even if the show is crappy it’s interesting to see. (Los Angeles also has lots of great little theatres, especially in the Culver City area).
- Take a surfing lesson in Venice Beach.
- Check out the La Brea Tar Pits and have lunch at the nearby farmer’s market. (There’s other museums nearby too.)
- Check out the Getty Museum in Westwood or the Getty Villa in Malibu.
- Take the ferry to Catalina Island for some hiking and see the bison.

By: Sherry Ott

Sherry Ott — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:52:22 +0000

You are right Patricia – some people don’t have enough time. However, it also depends on what your travel goals are. If you want to shop, go to museums, etc – then go to the big cities, they are great in many ways and that’s why I like to live in them! However – when I travel, I like to go to the places less visited. When I travel through middle America, I often feel as if I have entered another country as it can be so vastly different from the coasts. Different pace, different foods, different values, different home life…it’s great to see if you can swing it!

By: Patricia

Patricia — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:34:34 +0000

The fact that most foreign visitors visit only the big three or four is really no different than the typical North American (lumping us Canadians in there) visitor to Europe. You have only a short vacation time (one or two weeks) so you don’t have the luxury to visit outside the main cities. My first Eurail pass and backpack trip to Europe was no different. I hade 6 weeks and while I did get to a few rural areas in France I mainly visited the bigger cities (London, Paris, Amsterdam, etc).

I was lucky to live in Germany for two years on the border of France and Germany and really got to know the local villages and the people in those villages. Since then I tend to travel slower and try to stay longer in places when possible. I consider myself lucky that I have been able to get off the beaten path but unfortunately that is not the case with so many travelers.

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By: Nomadic Matt

Nomadic Matt — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:52:56 +0000

great article sherry! Going to middle america is the way to see why bush is in power. It is in many ways a through back to 1920. nice people though.