What’s the point of traveling?

Food for thought
What’s the point of traveling?

Absolutely.
I usually say that about guests who show up wanting exactly what they could get back home in (insert state here)- what's the point of traveling (if all you want is what you have at home)?

I come from parents who both had "sand in their shoes" and we traveled. I took my kids all over the USA. Of the six, 1 is a world traveler (my one trip to the delivery room inherited the sand gene), 1 travels a lot, 1 has traveled some, and of the others, one does a lot of fishing and camping sometimes into Canada, and the last 2 not so much other than to visit The Ps (here). My City Manager has traveled as far as Chicago (a Conference) and Wisconsin (moving a son) but I would call any of them stupid. Living in the Chicago area and going to museums exposed my family to diversity. Reading exposed others. I wish I had the intelligence of my City Manager.
I agree travel allows one to see, do, experience but I do not agree that it is a necessity. Travel is/can be expensive. I had the travel gene so bad, it was the one thing I was willing to take out a loan to do (and we did it on the cheap). Growing up, our travel was mostly going to Chicago for a week (I grew up in WV) to visit my aunt, go to the museums, the zoo, the lakefront = free things. BOOKS were purchased to open our world to the world, cultures, and history. This article puts down anyone who does not have the wanderlust (or wherewithal) for travel. I do not like to put anyone down who does not have the same opinions and high intelligence of myself (yeah, right) because I often find I can learn a lot from others, including compassion.

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Yes, to point out what there is to see and do is grewat. I always did research to find out what there was - I hated to get home and find out we were just 10 miles from __________! It was reading the article that made me want to slap the writer. I love travel and want others to see what we have here (and stay here a few days while they do it).

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
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CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
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copperhead said:

THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)

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Just had a review that said just that about us.

Joey Bloggs said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
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CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!
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Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.

Madeleine said:

Joey Bloggs said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
.

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CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!
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Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.
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Madeleine said:

Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.

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Same here with my husband's family. MOST got sent north, but the lucky (or unlucky, depending upon you you look at it) were sent the to Northernland....

Penelope said:

Madeleine said:

Joey Bloggs said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
.

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CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!
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Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.
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Madeleine said:

Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.

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Same here with my husband's family. MOST got sent north, but the lucky (or unlucky, depending upon you you look at it) were sent the to Northernland....
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Penelope said:

Madeleine said:

Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.

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Same here with my husband's family. MOST got sent north, but the lucky (or unlucky, depending upon you you look at it) were sent the to Northernland....

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We're off to visit the motherland...but not while it's 30 below! I'll wait until it warms up a bit. At least 0.

Joey Bloggs said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
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CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!
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Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Can't wait for you to visit JB! So many themes here, wish I had the time to list them all. But I have it in my mind to as many as possible. Thanks for the match!

Madeleine said:

Joey Bloggs said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
.

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CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!
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Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.
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Madeleine said:

Joey Bloggs said:

CH I was thinking about you when I made those comments, as you have a unique culture. I would love to find out more about it when I visit. So that is a great theme!

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Should we ever go there it would be to find the other half of DH's family. They were split up- half the family (and I mean individual families) were separated and sent, some to desolate parts of NB and some to the bayou. We tell that history to guests and they are astonished that some of the family names you find in the bayous are from Canada. They think they're all there from Napoleon.

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You are right, so many really do not know where that group of people came from. Watched a documentary recently on PBS and it told the history in detail. Very entertaining as well as accurate. The name is "Against the Tide: The Story of the Acadian People" and LPB documentary.
I am sure some of your DH's family are doing the same here, trying to reconnect the link to their ancestors. Hope you are able to make the trip at some point.

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
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no you gotta get IN there to find that
One of the days my brother & I were in Paris, we took the day to take the Metro to go along the Seine (the tour was going to Versailles for extra euros). the lines to the small museum and the small chapel we were told were nice were just too long so we just went walking. We walked back to Notre Dame and then decided to see what was in the next block. Just one block away from Notre Dame, the prices of a bottle of water or coke and the prices in the shops were half of what it was on the main drag! It was just nice to walk along the streets - the produce displays, the small sandwich shops, etc and watching the people!!!

gillumhouse said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
.

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no you gotta get IN there to find that
One of the days my brother & I were in Paris, we took the day to take the Metro to go along the Seine (the tour was going to Versailles for extra euros). the lines to the small museum and the small chapel we were told were nice were just too long so we just went walking. We walked back to Notre Dame and then decided to see what was in the next block. Just one block away from Notre Dame, the prices of a bottle of water or coke and the prices in the shops were half of what it was on the main drag! It was just nice to walk along the streets - the produce displays, the small sandwich shops, etc and watching the people!!!
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I agree! We loved walking off the beaten path in Venice. I enjoyed the evenings especially...no cars, no sounds except those from the open windows of Venetians going about their lives. Fun eavesdropping Would love to go back to Italy, but the major thing stopping me is the mess at the airports, and flying for 8-10 hours. But maybe one day, I will reconsider it.

EmptyNest said:

gillumhouse said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
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no you gotta get IN there to find that
One of the days my brother & I were in Paris, we took the day to take the Metro to go along the Seine (the tour was going to Versailles for extra euros). the lines to the small museum and the small chapel we were told were nice were just too long so we just went walking. We walked back to Notre Dame and then decided to see what was in the next block. Just one block away from Notre Dame, the prices of a bottle of water or coke and the prices in the shops were half of what it was on the main drag! It was just nice to walk along the streets - the produce displays, the small sandwich shops, etc and watching the people!!!
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I agree! We loved walking off the beaten path in Venice. I enjoyed the evenings especially...no cars, no sounds except those from the open windows of Venetians going about their lives. Fun eavesdropping Would love to go back to Italy, but the major thing stopping me is the mess at the airports, and flying for 8-10 hours. But maybe one day, I will reconsider it.
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I read that they are removing the machines that gave us our mammogram, mri, and cat scan all in one from the airports.

gillumhouse said:

EmptyNest said:

gillumhouse said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
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no you gotta get IN there to find that
One of the days my brother & I were in Paris, we took the day to take the Metro to go along the Seine (the tour was going to Versailles for extra euros). the lines to the small museum and the small chapel we were told were nice were just too long so we just went walking. We walked back to Notre Dame and then decided to see what was in the next block. Just one block away from Notre Dame, the prices of a bottle of water or coke and the prices in the shops were half of what it was on the main drag! It was just nice to walk along the streets - the produce displays, the small sandwich shops, etc and watching the people!!!
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I agree! We loved walking off the beaten path in Venice. I enjoyed the evenings especially...no cars, no sounds except those from the open windows of Venetians going about their lives. Fun eavesdropping Would love to go back to Italy, but the major thing stopping me is the mess at the airports, and flying for 8-10 hours. But maybe one day, I will reconsider it.
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I read that they are removing the machines that gave us our mammogram, mri, and cat scan all in one from the airports.
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Yes I heard that on the news. Good grief...more money down the drain and more being spent on the replacements..

gillumhouse said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
.

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no you gotta get IN there to find that
One of the days my brother & I were in Paris, we took the day to take the Metro to go along the Seine (the tour was going to Versailles for extra euros). the lines to the small museum and the small chapel we were told were nice were just too long so we just went walking. We walked back to Notre Dame and then decided to see what was in the next block. Just one block away from Notre Dame, the prices of a bottle of water or coke and the prices in the shops were half of what it was on the main drag! It was just nice to walk along the streets - the produce displays, the small sandwich shops, etc and watching the people!!!
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I find it helps to go with someone who knows the area (which is why B&B's are so crucial). Even tho my biggies were to see the gargoyles up close (I did) and to see the Mona Lisa (no one else in the room at the time) going there with someone who knew exactly where everything was made the trip a lot more pleasant. I even got to see the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries.
That's why staying at a B&B is important if you're coming into an area cold. You can have a list (which I did) but having someone be able to say, 'Go at this time, not that,' or, 'You'll pass this along the way, stop there to eat,' or, 'The last Metro runs at 11 PM, don't miss it, it's a long walk back!' are really important things to know!

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Having been raised in MD, I will never forget the first time I met a waterman!
We took a long weekend trip to Charleston, SC and wanted to try and experience some of the Gullah culture. We did find a great locally owned restaurant that had fantastic food and the most beautiful art work on the walls.
Finding out what has woven the fabric of a place through the people is really the most interesting part of travel to me....

gillumhouse said:

copperhead said:

Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them)..

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Joey Bloggs said:

I recommend using this theme for one of the 101 or 100 things to see and do in your area. If you have a unique culture, watermen for example: click here. Or a specific dialect, or food only found or mostly found, or originating there.
As you know we have so many one nighters here, arrive late, leave early and miss the whole enchilada. It is a pet peeve of mine, they don't care, I guess, to go outside of themselves and learn about other people and cultures. So I wrote about that (not in a pet peevish way, of course, but an innvite to them).

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On my list for sure!! I find some people are just plain scared to try anything new, especially food. I cannot say how many times one of them seems all into finding out about this restaurant or that, and the other looks like I am talking Latin. Or they go to the big city, thinking they will find what they are looking for on the main streets, no you gotta get IN there to find that.... they depart unhappy with the whole trip all because they THOUGHT they knew where they were going.
THIS is why we are here - love my area, love to share it with the world; just ask!!! (or read my blog or website!)
.

Click to expand...

no you gotta get IN there to find that
One of the days my brother & I were in Paris, we took the day to take the Metro to go along the Seine (the tour was going to Versailles for extra euros). the lines to the small museum and the small chapel we were told were nice were just too long so we just went walking. We walked back to Notre Dame and then decided to see what was in the next block. Just one block away from Notre Dame, the prices of a bottle of water or coke and the prices in the shops were half of what it was on the main drag! It was just nice to walk along the streets - the produce displays, the small sandwich shops, etc and watching the people!!!
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One of the reasons why I'm usually against being dragged around in a tour bus with a large group of the same demographic (Americans, seniors, etc.) My dh and I had the best time last year when we rented scooters to tour around an historic Southern city on our own. We could park easily, stop when we wanted, and zip around quicker than riding a bicycle or walking. We had folks in tour buses listening to the canned speech look out on us as we could easily read the historic markers up close and personal and take great photos.
However, when we did our Med cruise last year, we had the best time on our shore excursions because the groups were smaller, the people on the tours were from all over the globe, and we picked adventures where for the most part we met the locals.
You'll pay more for just about everything around the tourist sites in any big city, unfortunately. There are just some things not to be missed though! Depending on if we move this year and some other things (like $$$), I really want to get my dh to Paris and France (he has never been there).
I really feel enriched by the travel that I've been able to do and the places where I've been fortunate to live and all the people that I've met. Seems like that is the main point of the article. I still have a looooooooooong travel bucket list....