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jdg
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Exotica, Ecotourism, Eclectic Excess, Etc.
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Jan 20 00:07 UTC 1992 |
Over the last few years, I amassed a lot of travel miles on Northwest. My
business activities vary, but I do seem to travel quite a fair amount --
mostly day trips to such wonderful destinations as Cleveland, Chicago, or
Cincinatti. Even so, I managed to amass a fair number of miles.
I've cashed in lots of those miles. I gave some as a gift to my brother (so
he could visit), I took my wife Luann to Kauai and to Cozumel, and next week
I'm taking my wife and son Aaron to Miami to visit Aaron's great grandmother.
After this, I'll have about 40,000 miles left to "spend" until I build it
back up. So far, I've "spent" quite a bit. The trip to the Pacific and to
the Carribbean cost me (together) 160,000 miles because they were 1st class,
and we're spending 60,000 miles next week for the three of us to travel
domestically in coach.
60,000 miles would send one person as far as Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, or
Sydney. I'm finally getting around to my question, as we may "save" the
accumulated miles remaining and take yet another trip: to Grand Cayman, or
perhaps wait another year or two and go to Australia, assuming, of course,
that our finances would permit it, even with free travel.
My question:
"Assuming you could go anywhere you wanted, where would *you* go?"
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keats
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response 1 of 28:
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Jan 20 04:49 UTC 1992 |
london.
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danr
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response 2 of 28:
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Jan 20 13:01 UTC 1992 |
If you've never been to Europe, you should try to go there. London
certainly has a lot to recommend it. I enjoyed Paris even more. I'd
like to go to Italy and Spain someday, too.
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keats
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response 3 of 28:
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Jan 20 13:46 UTC 1992 |
i've been to other parts of europe, though a notable exception and one
i'd really like to try is naples (obvious reasons). i like paris better
than i used to, but it's still not as good as london to me. for the
english speaker, there's much, much more to do in london, and a lot of
the time, more cheaply, than just about anyplace else in the world--especially
new york.
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glenda
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response 4 of 28:
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Jan 20 16:00 UTC 1992 |
Scotland to trace my family roots. Australia to dive on the Great Barrier
Reef. Grand Trunk Islands for the diving. Paris to spend a day or two looking
at the fashion houses. The Alps. Anywhere off this mud ball.
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frf
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response 5 of 28:
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Jan 20 20:14 UTC 1992 |
Anywhere. Eastern Europe and Russia is planned for my next excursion.
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danr
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response 6 of 28:
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Jan 21 01:41 UTC 1992 |
re #3: I found Paris to be cheaper than London, and although I'm no
Frankophone, I'd prefer to go back to Paris than London. In a way I
find this funny because before I went a couple of years ago, I had no
desire to go to France, as I had heard that the French hated Americans.
I had a great time there, and, of course, the food was great.
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keats
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Jan 21 03:49 UTC 1992 |
paris _is_ cheaper than london, livingwise, but london's still plenty
cheap if you know how to negotiate it. the french only hate americans
who think the dollar is only to be received while genuflecting. if you
speak french to them, they're darned nice (even, if like me, your french
isn't all that terrific...). london is better for: books, theatre, music,
possibly even museums. sure, the louvre is a far cry better than the
national gallery (which is still excellent), but the range of london
museums is surprisingly strong. the courthald and watson come to mind
chiefly as outstanding small collections, genuinely world-class. i can't
think of a french applied art collection that matches the v&a, and the
tate (and chlore especially) dwarfs any comparable effort in paris.
now, as to food, i can't kid you. paris wins, period. but no surprises there.
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frf
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Jan 21 20:57 UTC 1992 |
The belief that the French will be warmer if you speak their language is
a falicy. This is not(I guess I should put in "In my experiance") true. I
found the Parisians and most people from the NE to be extremly rude no
matter what language you speak. The middle to southern parts of the country
were better. But, by far, the most hospitible French were from the
Caen/Bayeux/Cherbourg area.
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danr
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response 9 of 28:
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Jan 21 23:25 UTC 1992 |
I want to go cycling through the south of France.
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keats
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response 10 of 28:
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Jan 22 01:57 UTC 1992 |
re 8: i'm hardly a scientific survey, but they were plenty nice to me when
i spoke french. maybe there's just no easy rule of thumb.
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denise
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response 11 of 28:
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Feb 7 22:51 UTC 1992 |
I'd love to go to Ireland and to Germany to meet more of my relatives. Also,
of course, Europe would be nice, too. However, I'd love to see more of the
states, too. Being able to be in an area, wherever that may be, for an
extended time, you learn more of the people/culture than just a short visit
as a tourist, that's for sure.
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jdg
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response 12 of 28:
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Feb 8 14:19 UTC 1992 |
Gee, aren't Ireland and Germany *in* Europe? :-)
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polygon
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response 13 of 28:
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Feb 20 19:31 UTC 1992 |
Nope, Ireland is in the Western Hemisphere.
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jdg
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response 14 of 28:
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Feb 21 00:21 UTC 1992 |
Actually, the past couple of days, it seems that Ireland may instead
be in the dark ages.
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denise
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response 15 of 28:
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Feb 21 11:16 UTC 1992 |
Because of the continuous fighting and such?
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jdg
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response 16 of 28:
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Feb 21 12:44 UTC 1992 |
No, the issue of not allowing a rape victim to leave the country to obtain
an abortion.
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jdg
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response 17 of 28:
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Feb 21 23:42 UTC 1992 |
Also, lets not confuse the Republic of Ireland with Northern Ireland.
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mta
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response 18 of 28:
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Feb 24 03:15 UTC 1992 |
If I could travel anywhere in the world, I think I'd like to go
backpacking across Western Europe--from Scandinavia (with which I feel quite
familiar) to the British Isles (where I have kin). Of course, if the travel
were unlimited, I'd want to spend time in every part of the world, with the
possible exception of Japan. Dunno why, but Japanese culture has always
given me the willies.
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frf
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response 19 of 28:
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Feb 24 22:00 UTC 1992 |
I'l go with ya. Pack your sack...We're outa here!
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jdg
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response 20 of 28:
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Feb 25 04:52 UTC 1992 |
re 18: Moto ichido kudasai (just a moment, please). There is a lot of
Japanese culture, art, asthetic, and food to be enjoyed. Its not *all*
bad.
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mta
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response 21 of 28:
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Feb 29 21:55 UTC 1992 |
I never claimed it was all bad, only that it gives *me* the willies.
My former father in-law and my brother are both enchanted by the place
and the people and I once dated someone who was (is?) a veritable "Nippon
fanatic".
May hap I should go and see for myself what their excitement is all about.
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danr
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Mar 1 22:23 UTC 1992 |
I'm not all that interested in Japan, either. No doubt there are some
interesting things to see and do, but Japan has never really excited me.
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griz
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response 23 of 28:
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Mar 28 12:54 UTC 1992 |
I'll be spending two months in Belfast this summer.
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denise
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response 24 of 28:
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Apr 5 14:19 UTC 1992 |
Definitely tell us about it--expectations, what you're doing to preparer,
and of course, impressions after the fact!!
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