Exploring your home country

[Airwings]

People like to travel. But for the majority, travelling is synonymous with going abroad. They travel to whatever destination that's popular at the moment.

But what about the "homeland", the country where you are born?
I'm sure there can be lots of great places to visit there.
Take my Norway as an example. As a kid, my family visited towns and villages in the south east region, and seldom any far from our house.
It's now as an adult I have the chance to go further and see more of my beautiful country. Last summer, I was at the west coast for the very first time. It was amazing!

How about you guys?

 

[zeroapoc]

Well, in the US traveling to other states is practically the equivalent of traveling to others countries in Europe, considering the distances. So no, I haven't come close to seeing all of it.

 

[C. Lee]

I've managed to go to 25 of the 50 United States...went to such things as the Alamo, Gettysburg, Washington DC and all the sights there, Yorktown, etc.....

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I've traveled a lot in my 30 or so years here in the good ole US of A. Growing up my dad was a captain for a major airline so I had the luxury of traveling more frequently than my peers. I def haven't been to as many place as ole C. Lee there but I've thoroughly enjoyed what I've experienced so far and plan to do more in the future.

Some of the places I've been include Hawaii, New Orleans, Seattle, Las Vegas, Vermont, Alabama, and I've been all over the great state of Florida where I reside. Some places I'm looking forward to visiting in the future are NYC, California, New Mexico and many others.

One of the great things about traveling for me is being able to experience the local cuisine. I love food and finding great local joints are a passion of mine. By far my favorite local cuisine so far is cajun food out in Louisiana. The spicy flavors are the best in my book hands down.

 

[Victarion]

I plan to go practice in Maine, which will be a big change. I'm in Louisiana, and I've never seen a lot of snow. I look forward to it.

 

[Airwings]

One of the great things about traveling for me is being able to experience the local cuisine. I love food and finding great local joints are a passion of mine.

The same goes for me. I really want to enjoy a country 100%, to "live" that country (if you understand what I mean).

 

[Immortalfire]

I've been to near 20 different states, with several more I'd like to check out.

 

[jmc]

I live in one of the biggest most diverse countries on the planet, filled with everything from tropical rainforests to snow capped mountains to tranquil beaches to rich outback deserts and bushlands....and I've seen pretty much none of it.

 

[Hobgoblin]

I've seen a lot of America but would love to see more. My brother and I took a two week road-trip of the western states in 2008 and still didnt see nearly all there was to see. If only there were more time and more money to travel.

 

[charl_huntress]

People like to travel. But for the majority, travelling is synonymous with going abroad. They travel to whatever destination that's popular at the moment.

But what about the "homeland", the country where you are born?
I'm sure there can be lots of great places to visit there.
Take my Norway as an example. As a kid, my family visited towns and villages in the south easth region, and seldom any far from our house.
It's now as an adult I have the chance to go further and see more of my beautiful country. Last summer, I was at the west coast for the very first time. It was amazing!

How about you guys?

I have been fortunate to travel around the entire world...literally. My time in the Navy served me well. I have been to all corners of the globe. However, I realized that there were a lot of places in the U.S. I had never been.

I do still globe trot, but I also try to take time to see my the U.S. I always realize when I'm gone how much I miss it.

My fav places in the U.S. are New Orleans, Boston, and D.C. Of course, CA is up there since that is my home town. I hope everyone gets a chance to travel in their life time.

 

[BillPardy]

I've never left Ontario. That being said, the furthest I've traveled south is Niagara. Furthest North is past Timmins. Which is only about half of the province.

I'd like to visit the East and West Coast, and camp up near Hudson Bay.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

I have been fortunate to travel around the entire world...literally. My time in the Navy served me well. I have been to all corners of the globe. However, I realized that there were a lot of places in the U.S. I had never been.

I do still globe trot, but I also try to take time to see my the U.S. I always realize when I'm gone how much I miss it.

My fav places in the U.S. are New Orleans, Boston, and D.C. Of course, CA is up there since that is my home town. I hope everyone gets a chance to travel in their life time.

I'm ex-Navy too. I was stationed out in Pearl Harbor. Got to go to Australia, Dubai, American Somao, Thailand, London etc. Loved my time in the Navy

 

[Airwings]

USA is much bigger than any of the European contries (excluding Russia), and that makes it so much more to see.
Every state is like a country of its own.

But were are the non-American posters that could share their national travels with us?

 

[Tropico]

I'm American but lived most of my life in Puerto Rico. I was fortunate that my parents saw it fit to take us to every town in the island and even the 2 small islands, Vieques and Culebras, that are part of the main island; the third one, Mona, is usually off limits unless you're part of the science teams that are there. It's awesome to be able to be in parts of the island where if you look to your left you can see the ocean and if you look to your right you can see the mountains right beside you. I'd love to be able to say that I've been to the whole of my country now that I'm back in the US again, only been to NJ, NY and Florida so far.

 

[Airwings]

What part of your country is your favorite? Doesn't need to be where you live yourself
The mountains of the north could be mine. Or the westcoast with its archipelago.

 

[Perfect Cell]

I've been around Ontario, and a bit of Quebec, but Canada is a big place. It would take a while to see it all. And it would be cold.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

I've traveled the entire South-Western region of Ontario, the southern areas of Quebec all the way up to Quebec city, and the entire west side and south side of New Brunswick.

As far as the States go (if we count the full entire Continent), I've done Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Nevada and Arizona.

10 States and 3 Provinces.

I've got 40 states and 10 provinces to go!

 

[MrMaooz]

I have been fortunate to travel around the entire world...literally. My time in the Navy served me well. I have been to all corners of the globe. However, I realized that there were a lot of places in the U.S. I had never been.

I do still globe trot, but I also try to take time to see my the U.S. I always realize when I'm gone how much I miss it.

My fav places in the U.S. are New Orleans, Boston, and D.C. Of course, CA is up there since that is my home town. I hope everyone gets a chance to travel in their life time.

Being from a suburb of DC, I'm kinda sick of the place now.

 

[Kahran Ramsus]

I love DC as a visitor, but would never want to live there with all the political stuff. I could only imagine what it was like as a resident during the shutdown.

I have travelled in the US lots. There really is a ton of stuff to see on road trips through the states. You can just drive and stop at a place every hour or two. I was just at Kitty Hawk and the Roanoke Lost Colony a couple of weeks ago actually. I have been to several countries (every continent but Australia and Antarctica), but the US and Canada (especially the Maritimes) are my favorites.

As for my home state of Florida, I've toured it lots too.

 

[Joshua_B]

I've barely left the Lone Star State at all in my 33 years of life, the longest distance being a 6-month stay in Georgia 8 years ago. The one place I've wanted to see in person since childhood is the Statue of Liberty, plus I want to visit the Nintendo headquarters in Redmond, WA.

 

[Airwings]

I've traveled the entire South-Western region of Ontario, the southern areas of Quebec all the way up to Quebec city, and the entire west side and south side of New Brunswick.

As far as the States go (if we count the full entire Continent), I've done Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Texas, Nevada and Arizona.

10 States and 3 Provinces.

I've got 40 states and 10 provinces to go!

Still much left to discover
Have you found a favorite yet?

There really is a ton of stuff to see on road trips through the states. You can just drive and stop at a place every hour or two.

Sounds amazing. That's exactly how I want to do when touring America by car, bus and/or train.

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

The Lake District is one of the most beautiful parts of the United Kingdom...

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Still much left to discover
Have you found a favorite yet?

Sounds amazing. That's exactly how I want to do when touring America by car, bus and/or train.

Muskoka in the summer and Saint-Sauveur in the winter. Both incredibly beautiful.

 

[Pink Ranger]

The provinces I haven't been to yet are Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland-Labrador. The last one I want to go to especially, just to try seal flipper pie.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

The provinces I haven't been to yet are Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Newfoundland-Labrador. The last one I want to go to especially, just to try seal flipper pie.

Have you been to the territories?