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As a single stand alone destination The Grand Canyon has been the one thing I have seen that surpassed what I expected. I have now been there maybe 5 times and stayed overnight maybe 3 times to see the sun go down and see it rise the next Morning over the far rimBill Bryson summed it up perfectly in one Chapter of his Book (Notes from a Big Counrty maybe ?) and he opened it with something like "Nothing prepares you for the Grand Canyon - no matter how may times you have seen photographs films or heard it described it still leaves you speechless - thats a huge parody I know but by god he was rightI will see if there is a photo in my collection that gets within a millionth of doing it justiceThere isnt one but this will have to do lol
Blimey, i'm obviously not very well travelled. mind you i hate flying, one trip to the States was enough for me.i'm quite happy exploring Europe and if covid closes all the airlines down it wont bother me. italy is hard to beat, for its culture, history, scenery and everything. i also love the countryside of Northern England, perhaps its just nostalgia for the holidays of my youth.
IDM ..........I lived on Speyside for over 11 years at a place called Aberlour ( famous for it's whisky ) and worked as a field engineer throughout NE Scotland and up to Wick and across to Skye ....moved back south 3 years ago to North Lincs
Strangely I have been to Las Vegas 9 times (not for years now though) and when people ask me what is the best bit about it I always say :The Grand Canyon - then I add - even tough it is not in the same State of course and is as far away from Donny as Conwall is.I have driven a few times and flew in a 9 or 11 Seater Plane once. The skies were black with Planes - they were literally everywhere. They weighed people and then selected the Passengers. Me and Mrs DW had 7 Japanese tourists so they played the commentary tape in Japanese and the Pilot just told us in English what we were seeingReally funny hearing a sentence or 2 in Japanese with "Hoover Dam" or "Grando Canyon (no kidding) stuck in it somewhere.
India without a doubt. We've been there twice and would go back again tomorrow. The people are unbelievably happy and friendly, the place is so colourful and the scenery magnificent. Oh, and the food is so different to that which we get in Indian restaurants over here. You have to be prepared for the poverty which, strangely, can be upsetting for us yet is not for the people who live like that - they seem perfectly happy with their lot. Here's a link to a set of photographs I took trying to capture life, as I saw it, rather than the usual tourist scenes.... https://www.fujix-forum.com/threads/x-20-in-india-part-1.63304/
Quote from: Donnywolf on May 02, 2020, 08:18:29 amStrangely I have been to Las Vegas 9 times (not for years now though) and when people ask me what is the best bit about it I always say :The Grand Canyon - then I add - even tough it is not in the same State of course and is as far away from Donny as Conwall is.I have driven a few times and flew in a 9 or 11 Seater Plane once. The skies were black with Planes - they were literally everywhere. They weighed people and then selected the Passengers. Me and Mrs DW had 7 Japanese tourists so they played the commentary tape in Japanese and the Pilot just told us in English what we were seeingReally funny hearing a sentence or 2 in Japanese with "Hoover Dam" or "Grando Canyon (no kidding) stuck in it somewhere.I drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, did a short detour to Hoover Dam. Incredible engineering. I really enjoyed driving over there, apart from LA, it's a shit hole. LA, I wouldn't go back for a gold pig. Las Vegas however, loved the place and I want to go back without the kids.
Quote from: Nudga on May 02, 2020, 11:56:26 amQuote from: Donnywolf on May 02, 2020, 08:18:29 amStrangely I have been to Las Vegas 9 times (not for years now though) and when people ask me what is the best bit about it I always say :The Grand Canyon - then I add - even tough it is not in the same State of course and is as far away from Donny as Conwall is.I have driven a few times and flew in a 9 or 11 Seater Plane once. The skies were black with Planes - they were literally everywhere. They weighed people and then selected the Passengers. Me and Mrs DW had 7 Japanese tourists so they played the commentary tape in Japanese and the Pilot just told us in English what we were seeingReally funny hearing a sentence or 2 in Japanese with "Hoover Dam" or "Grando Canyon (no kidding) stuck in it somewhere.I drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, did a short detour to Hoover Dam. Incredible engineering. I really enjoyed driving over there, apart from LA, it's a shit hole. LA, I wouldn't go back for a gold pig. Las Vegas however, loved the place and I want to go back without the kids. Have always fancied LA, what was so bad mate?
Quote from: mushRTID on May 02, 2020, 12:32:43 pmQuote from: Nudga on May 02, 2020, 11:56:26 amQuote from: Donnywolf on May 02, 2020, 08:18:29 amStrangely I have been to Las Vegas 9 times (not for years now though) and when people ask me what is the best bit about it I always say :The Grand Canyon - then I add - even tough it is not in the same State of course and is as far away from Donny as Conwall is.I have driven a few times and flew in a 9 or 11 Seater Plane once. The skies were black with Planes - they were literally everywhere. They weighed people and then selected the Passengers. Me and Mrs DW had 7 Japanese tourists so they played the commentary tape in Japanese and the Pilot just told us in English what we were seeingReally funny hearing a sentence or 2 in Japanese with "Hoover Dam" or "Grando Canyon (no kidding) stuck in it somewhere.I drove from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, did a short detour to Hoover Dam. Incredible engineering. I really enjoyed driving over there, apart from LA, it's a shit hole. LA, I wouldn't go back for a gold pig. Las Vegas however, loved the place and I want to go back without the kids. Have always fancied LA, what was so bad mate?It's like Blackpool on steroids, it's dangerous. We felt on edge all the time, even in the touristy spots like Hollywood boulevard. Our hotel was only two blocks away bug we had to make sure we got back there for around 6 o'clock in the evening as the crazies came out. Groups of street gangsters, pimps, druggies etc. I'm glad we only had one day there. The only bright spot I thought was eating at the HardRock Cafe, that place was cool.