IamA (Danish guy who has been traveling around USA for 3 months now in an RV, from florida to nevada, and over 9000 miles. Been trough 25 states!) AMA!

I think I've met you.. Were you riding a bike through neveda? Near some hot springs

YES! haha

Has anything surprised you about the US? How are the American people compared to the Danes?

And slightly OT... which city from Denmark are you from, how do you like it, and what's the best city? :) (I love Denmark!)

The American people are more open minded, everybody says hi and wanna help out, while in Denmark people are more reserved. Im from Odder, a city near Aarhus!

Aalborg is the best city!

Its not!

Were the Texans friendly?

Very polite, oh yes!

Let's ask the real question, how much has it cost?

around 9000 dollars each :)

What was the most expected/stereotypical thing you've seen in the US?

FAT people!

Whats your destination after vegas?

Back to Denmark, going home in 3 days!

What did you miss the most from Denmark? And what surprised you most about the States?

The Danish food, and I'm not complaining but also the weather, its tooo damn hot here! Also the high prices in stores, its so easy to get fat over here, its so cheap for junk over here!

Yeah we're currently in a heat wave. Summer isn't usually this brutal

but i should not complain about the weather, cause when I'm going home i will start complain about the danish weather...

If you ever come back and I hope you do, you should do a road trip of the top half of the United States.

Take care and I'm glad you came.

def in my mind, would love to come back any time! tough we had a break in, in st louis were we got everything stolen, its a lovely country!

For a 23 yr old who is travelling to Aarhus in a few weeks, what is the best thing you could do in Denmark that you couldn't in the US? A certain type of food, a certain event?

In Denmark we eat a bread called rugbrød, that you don't have over here, which we missed so much, and in Denmark you can actually enjoy riding a bike in the cities, while here you have to watch out all the time, and ride almost next to the cars! You should also try Risengrød!

Pick up any lot lizards?

Nope, sorry! aint nobody got time for that!

What has been the highlight of the trip so far?

Its actually happening right now, were in Vegas, staying at a lux hotel and going to EDC!!

how many rolls have you taken so far

no doing drugs mate.

What advice would you give to someone interested in doing something similar?

Get as much as possible planned before you go! And take the time to see places, we've been in quite a hurry, so we missed some things we actually wanted to see. :)

Welcome to the states! What stereotypes did you find to be true about us? What stereotypes did you find to be false? Are we really assholes compared to everywhere else? You can be honest!

Well, all i knew before hand was based on people who had been here, or on what i have seen in documentaries and movies. But theeeere is soooo many obese people, and the fast food chains is everywhere... Its like almost more expensive to eat at home than to go into Dennys, in and out or something like that. But we have seen all kinds of people.

Did you see anything as cool as Christiania?

Not actually, is there anything like it?

From the map I saw you stopped in Detroit, what did you think of it? Where did you go?

Oh, we just went trough, we came from Canada and just saw house wrecker and totally destroyed. Feel sad for them!!

What has it been like to drive on big and busy american roads compared to small Denmark?

your username made me cross my legs and shuffle uncomfortably in my seat.

why?

Its quite fun, my two friends who were driving didn't want to go into the cites because the car was so big, and its quite hard to find parking lots, so we just stayed outside of the cities on a campground and took metro into the big cities.

Did you make it up to San Francisco? I'm not originally from there but it seems you skipped Montana. I hope you enjoyed it here! I am lucky enough to be studying abroad in Denmark and I hope I have a similar experience

Oh. We had a good time in san Francisco, took a bike trip over golden gate, got my first tattoo, saw everything there is to see in San Fran. Lovely city!

Where did you start? What has been your itinerary?

We started out in Fort Lauderdale where we went to miami after, i actually got a copy of it here - https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t31.0-8/1273593_10200979830672911_121739799_o.jpg

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Yep, im afraid so! What did i miss?

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Its hugeeeeeee, and some beautiful landscapes!

oh man, you completely went around missouri. You missed out big time.

what did i miss the most?

Mountains and national parks in the west/north west, it's freaking beautiful up there.

We have also been hiking in Grand Canyoun, Bryce Canyoun, Zion and so on!

Did you go through Utah? It's beautiful here. If so, what did you think?

Yes!!! Utah was so beautiful! Were in national parks as well!

Did you visit Chicago, or anywhere in Illinois? If so, how was it? Living near Chicago, I've always thought that people who have never traveled to the Midwest would just see it as boring cornfields (which a lot of it is).

Well, we were in Chigago for a limited time, saw the big bean and went to my first Baseball game! It was quite cold!!

Hey there! A few questions from a fellow French traveler as I'm really interested in doing the same thing at some point in time!

• what made you choose this speciic itinerary?
• is there any state you missed but wished you could have visited?
• how much did you save up for this?
• how diverse were all the landscapes throughout your trip?

Btw, I do recommend you do the New York New York roller coaster in Vegas, it's quite an awesome way to start the day especially after a rough night :D

Cheers

1. We sat down, figured out what we needed to see, and what we wanted to see and picked out cities!
2. hm, can't really think of any now, our trip has been perfect on the route we chose!
3. around 40.000 danish krones - around 9000 dollars.
4. So diverse, every state is so different, its quite funny!

Did you stop in Cleveland, Ohio!?

No we didnt, what did i miss? tell me!

Why didn't you wait one year? Seems like a shame that you can't go to any bars or clubs while there :/

Im going to study next year, and it was the perfect time for my friends also. Yes its a shame, but were at EDC vegas now and had a night out in Canda!

Get tons of American vagina?

Nope! No time for that. All we saw was Chinese people. Danish girls are better

...you've wasted 3 months of your life

got a girlfriend, she won't be happy!

You go to California?

Yes we did!

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The food, do i need to say more.

What does the RV smell like at the end of the trip? Any breakdowns?

No, only one break in! Smells of man!

best beach?

Miami, def.

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Im on a ESTA, its maximum 3 months, and were here for 87 days :)

Can I ask you (as a fellow dane and aspiring young-travler) what made you take the US over other destinations? I really wan't to have a badass time with a few friends (aswell) ;D

And what would you recomend visiting in the US? Some type of "bucketlist" ;D

I think the reason why i wanted to go is that I'm not really finding it interesting in Asia, and i never been to USA, and i really wanted to go. Were mostly sports interested so that has been a factor too.

When Americans asked you to say something in Danish, did you say "Rødgrød med fløde" and make them try to repeat it?

hahahah... yes, thats exactly what i do!

Did you rent or buy the RV? Did you have any trouble being the age you are?

We renter it from road bear! 2 of my friends are over 21, so they were driving!

Savner du leverpostej?

MEJET

from where did you rent the rv, do you recomended and how much did the rv/gas/trip coast ?

du har inspireret mig til at tage en tur (icelander here not sure how good my danish is haha)

Oh, don't have that in numbers, sorry! But we rented from Roadbear.com, only good comments about that company! Det er perfect!

How was the food so far? Anything that surprised you?

Way to much fast-food over here, some chains is better here than in Denmark, we've been at Subways 10000 times and panda express is yummy!

Rugbrød med varm leverdreng - Hvor nemt er det at opstøve sådan en i staterne?

Umuligt. Vi var i Solvang hvor vi fik et rundstykke!

Could the American hot dogs even hold a candle to the legendary Danish pølser?

not even close, I'm so disappointed.

Did you use the shitter in the RV ? How long to fill it up with 5 brawny dudes?

haha, 3 times or so. we only used it for pissing

Looks like you took a pretty good route, you mostly missed countryside and natural landmarks which can be nice too. What are your favorite parts of America? What would you want your home country to adopt that you saw or experienced in America? Did you hit New York City or philadelphia, or boston? Did you see a lot of poverty or poor people in America? More than at home? Have you ever been anywhere as diverse in people (color language culture and background)?
What did you honk if the stores and shopping malls? How about advertisement and billboards? Too many?

Well, some of the food i really wanna adopt! And the kindness of almost every people we met! - also in and out burger, please? We saw a lot of poor and homeless people, and I've never experienced it like here, they are up in your face asking for money, i don't like it. Love the shopping, its really cheap over here considered to denmark! advertisement and big billboards its just a part of the experience!

How much money did you spend in total up to now? And what are the most significant cost catagories?

probably campgrounds or gasoline, i spend around 8000 dollars, with all included, like Sea world, six flags, food to my self and so on!

Was there a stereotype or belief you had about Americans that you found to be false or inaccurate?

I don't really think i was thinking of any stereotypes before i came here, but is def sure that ur very open minded and very easy to speak with, like strangers in Denmark don't talk to each other on the train, bus and so on. You do often here! its cool!

My cousin from Denmark did the same thing with his friends and are leaving in a few days, how crazy. They traveled around 3 months too. Are American or Danish parties better?

Danish fo suuuure

Savner du ikke friske danske kartofler?

Rigtig meget, glæder mig til at komme hjem.

What was the most beautiful landscape you saw on your trip?

Bryce Canyoun!

Why did you choose the United States to travel through?

Just had to experience it, everything you see and hear on TV.

How much have you spent on gas?

around 3700 dollars, can't tell exactly.

No matter where I travel, the three most common groups I meet are americans, dutch, and danes. What is it about your part of the world that makes people want to travel?

In my case its to see the world, like Denmark is such a small country, and I've seen everything that is to see in Denmark. Also think that its a good way to get away from all the studying.