I've never been out of the South. I've also never been on an airplane.

I went to Canada when I was five with my brothers and my dad. :) I don't remember much, I remember eating pancakes, looking at the falls, and french speaking people.
wow. that was this year.

Scoobes said: nordlead said: as much as I'd like to travel overseas, it's a lot cheaper for me to travel within the US and surrounding areas. So far I've been to Canada (PEI, Toronto, Kingston, other areas), most of the northeast of the US (NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC + lots and lots of other areas) + Florida & Arizona, and I've been on 2 cruises that took me to Mexico, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Belize, and the Bahamas. So without even leaving the Americas I've probably traveled over a broader area than most people on this website. As some people have stated, unless you are going for the culture (totally not my thing ) then there is a ton to see without leaving this side of the world You're also missing out on so much though! There's just so much of the world still to see! I'm actually the opposite of you in that I've travelled around (Europe, Asia, Africa) but have yet to visit the Americas.

Still though, there's plenty to respect about seeing what's in your own backyard, and plenty to discover there too. As a Canadian, I woefully regret that I still haven't been to B.C. or the maritimes. Hell, I've never even been to Quebec City and I've only done Montreal once!

As for the cruises to the Islands. Provided you get out of the tourist traps and resort areas, that's actually a lot of pretty cool world nordlead got to enjoy.

None of it can top Asia though. :)

The only upside i can see in living in ethopia for a year is the food.

Ethopian food is amazing.

hah that's awesome

I haven't been out of the states either, I was going to as a Senior trip but the school messed the whole thing up and it was canceled.
I have been to several other states though,

stof said: Scoobes said: nordlead said: as much as I'd like to travel overseas, it's a lot cheaper for me to travel within the US and surrounding areas. So far I've been to Canada (PEI, Toronto, Kingston, other areas), most of the northeast of the US (NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, Washington DC + lots and lots of other areas) + Florida & Arizona, and I've been on 2 cruises that took me to Mexico, Honduras, Cayman Islands, Belize, and the Bahamas. So without even leaving the Americas I've probably traveled over a broader area than most people on this website. As some people have stated, unless you are going for the culture (totally not my thing ) then there is a ton to see without leaving this side of the world You're also missing out on so much though! There's just so much of the world still to see! I'm actually the opposite of you in that I've travelled around (Europe, Asia, Africa) but have yet to visit the Americas. Still though, there's plenty to respect about seeing what's in your own backyard, and plenty to discover there too. As a Canadian, I woefully regret that I still haven't been to B.C. or the maritimes. Hell, I've never even been to Quebec City and I've only done Montreal once! As for the cruises to the Islands. Provided you get out of the tourist traps and resort areas, that's actually a lot of pretty cool world nordlead got to enjoy. None of it can top Asia though. :)

Yea, it's pretty cool seeing all the American history just contained within Philadelphia and Washington DC. I'd love to visit DC again, since my wife has never been there.

As for the cruises, my main draw is swiming in crystal clear ocean with bright and colorful fishes I also took this cab ride on one island which was really cool as he showed us all the local stuff that you wouldn't see normally. He even stopped the van real quick and pulled local fruit off a tree that was pretty decent.

Obviously no one could ever visit everything, but there is nothing wrong with exploring your own back yard either. One day I'll probably visit Ireland as that is where my wife really wants to visit.