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[IrishLiz]

Everything is expensive in Cali lol, but I love living in San Diego >.<;

 

You should visit Seaport Village in Downtown San Diego, my favorite place to hang out next to Balboa Park and all of it's museums~

Oh we've been to Balboa Park a lot. I used to love the science museum and IMAX. They always have good IMAX shows there. Seaport Village is awesome too.

 

I've only really been on about 4 road trips. 4 times I drove to Arizona. Twice was to Winslow, and twice was to Tuscon.

 

I'd personally love a nice road trip, but generally any big trips I've taken, I've flown.

Most of my big trips have been flying too. The longest road trip I've taken was to Missouri with my parents when I was 9. It took us two days, but we had an Astro van and I had two bench seats to myself, so it wasn't so bad. Other than that, it's mostly day trips in AZ or driving to southern CA, which doesn't take too long.

 

EDIT:

Oh, I did go to Colorado twice... I forgot about that. Those were both driving trips. One was to Durango with my dad and stepmom, and the other was a longer road trip with a choir in high school. We went to New Mexico and then CO in a huge bus. :laughingsmiley:

[Spritzie]

Since I'm halfway through Colorado, pretty much, a road trip to AZ is a fairly long one. The two times I went to Tucson, I went with my grandparents, so we stopped halfway in Santa Fe, then drove the rest of the way the next morning. When we went to Winslow, it was with my family so my dad was driving, and we drove straight for 12 hours.

 

There was one time my family went to Wyoming for a holiday weekend at a ranch. And another time my dad, grandpa and I went to Nebraska to go to Cabela's. :laughingsmiley:

[Airiya]

I love traveling by airplane.

Seriously can't wait, I'll be overseas for the next 14 months. Must try different foods for my studies xD

[Spritzie]

I've always enjoyed flying, though I haven't gotten to do it often.

[IrishLiz]

I like flying too. My mom (and my boyfriend) don't understand it. :laughingsmiley:

 

Yeah, driving to CO was pretty long. My friend used to do it when she was at the university here to go back home. I always thought she was crazy when she drove home alone in the snow (sometimes storms) and ice for Christmas.

 

Airiya, that's great that you get to go overseas! Where are you headed?

[Spritzie]

My husband hates flying. I don't understand why, but it totally freaks him out. To me, it's so much fun.

[rachiee]

I hate flying so much. The airplane always smells funky, I hate having gum in my mouth for the duration of the trip, it's impossible to listen to music on the plane (too much noise) and it's hard to read on the plane.

And did I mention the horrible jet-lag that I get after taking a flight? I usually get the equivalent of a good night's sleep once I have access to a bed, when I'd much rather be taking a nap. <_<

EDIT: Oh gawsh, this topic has been dead for one day now. D:

[Airiya]

I like flying too. My mom (and my boyfriend) don't understand it. :laughingsmiley:

 

Yeah, driving to CO was pretty long. My friend used to do it when she was at the university here to go back home. I always thought she was crazy when she drove home alone in the snow (sometimes storms) and ice for Christmas.

 

Airiya, that's great that you get to go overseas! Where are you headed?

Philippines (1 year), Australia (1 year) and then Europe mostly Italy and France (2-3years)

Going to an international Culinary Art school :)

[Spritzie]

That sounds really awesome Airiya! :D That's so exciting! I can't wait to start traveling, but I know it's going to be quite awhile. (Top of our list is Germany, Ireland, Egypt, and Japan.)

[IrishLiz]

Wow! That's pretty awesome. I've only been to Europe once, and it was a whirlwind two-week trip.

 

Ireland's at the top of my list... I really liked Northern France too.

[Spritzie]

I've never had the chance so far, to get very far out of the US. I've been to Mexico and the Bahamas. That's it. But I will travel. Someday. Europe is biggest on my list since there's just so much to see there.

[Theresa2]

Ive traveld to manny of places before as well like Puerto Rico Texas twice and oklahoma speliing not sure lol

[Tedhaun]

I never really flew to far away from the U.S.A., only place I recall flying to was Puerto Rico with my family to meet some of my relatives over there.

[Masaryk]

All of my flights have been short flights, within my province, on small planes. I have never been on a jetliner. I've only ever flown in a deHavilland DHC-8-100.

[Spritzie]

The longest flight I think I've been on was my flight to Alaska. It was broken down into 2 flights. Denver, CO to Salt Lake City, UT, to Anchorage, AK. We had no lay-over between. (Our first flight was late, so we literally ran to our second flight, while they held the plane for us.)

 

We left Colorado at 5pm. We arrive in Anchorage Alaska at 4am.

[MOPGhost]

My longest flight was 20-ish hours to Hong Kong.

Though, the last plane trip I've been on, my plane was delayed, both ways.

[Kosby]

Bit off topic, but I love that a lot of you Americans want to visit Europe - and a lot of you want to visit Ireland. What about Ireland is it that appeals to you all? Not that I'm saying it shouldn't, I'm just intrigued. :)

[Spritzie]

For Ireland, it's actually my husband. He's Irish, so he wants to go to Ireland. That's actually why I want to go to Germany. Both sides of my family is German. (Then Egypt is a country/culture that's always been fascinating to me and Japan is a country/culture that's always been fascinating to him.)

 

As for Europe interesting me, there's just such variety of rich cultural stuff there, in a relatively close area.

 

(Oh and as far as off-topic, that's the idea of this board. Off-topic, is on-topic here. :laughingsmiley: )

[Airiya]

Bit off topic, but I love that a lot of you Americans want to visit Europe - and a lot of you want to visit Ireland. What about Ireland is it that appeals to you all? Not that I'm saying it shouldn't, I'm just intrigued. :)

 

I just want to visit every single place I can get to so I can broaden my horizon in the field of Culinary Arts.

I am very open minded about trying new foods and always try it regardless what it is.

And if I don't like it, hey at least I tried it ahaha xD

Like one time I went to an Authentic Vietnamese restaurant with my dad's Navy buddy's family and my dad served me a dish.

He didn't tell me what it was until I tried it, found out after I ate a few that it was frog legs.

Seriously tastes like chicken wings >.>;

Wouldn't mind eating them again as long as he doesn't tell me ahaha.

 

Also, I would love to visit Ireland with my best friend since she's Irish herself.

[MOPGhost]

I've never met single person (in real life, [but the internet is real :P]) who said they wanted to go the Ireland.

Added another difference between Canada and USA!

[Kosby]

For Ireland, it's actually my husband. He's Irish, so he wants to go to Ireland. That's actually why I want to go to Germany. Both sides of my family is German. (Then Egypt is a country/culture that's always been fascinating to me and Japan is a country/culture that's always been fascinating to him.)

 

As for Europe interesting me, there's just such variety of rich cultural stuff there, in a relatively close area.

 

(Oh and as far as off-topic, that's the idea of this board. Off-topic, is on-topic here. :laughingsmiley: )

 

That's really cool. I live in England and have never been to Ireland, so it's on my visit list too! But I lived in Germany for a year last year; best year of my life. You'll love it. It's easy to forget, living in Europe, how lucky you are to have so many different countries so close together.

 

And Airiya - that's such a good attitude to have! I hate it when people say they don't like things when they haven't even tried them - how do you KNOW?!

[Tedhaun]

I'm just waiting for my father and my brother to install new shelves in my room.

I'm currently in the living room waiting for things to be finished, which they're almost complete.

[Spritzie]

That's really cool. I live in England and have never been to Ireland, so it's on my visit list too! But I lived in Germany for a year last year; best year of my life. You'll love it. It's easy to forget, living in Europe, how lucky you are to have so many different countries so close together.

 

I'd love to live somewhere in Europe. Anywhere really. What part of Germany did you live in?

 

I don't know what part my family was from. My dad's dad is my only surviving grandparent now. My mom's mom used to love talking about her family, but she never did say what part. (Her parents, or grandparents came over to the US from Russia. They were completely German, but they were living in Russia during the time that Russia offered people land to come live there.)

[Naamah D.]

I'd love to live somewhere in Europe. Anywhere really. What part of Germany did you live in?

 

I don't know what part my family was from. My dad's dad is my only surviving grandparent now. My mom's mom used to love talking about her family, but she never did say what part. (Her parents, or grandparents came over to the US from Russia. They were completely German, but they were living in Russia during the time that Russia offered people land to come live there.)

 

So you must be either half German or half Russian? I'm like over half Italian.

[Spritzie]

So you must be either half German or half Russian? I'm like over half Italian.

 

I'm actually not Russian at all. I'm mostly German, with a tiny bit of Swiss. The marriages and children had already happened before Russia, so they were only living there for a short time before coming to the US.