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Very true.

My conclusion from traveling many places in the northern hemisphere is that there are many places in the world I would like to live. They speak various languages, but they're all just folks.

I hope to get to see some of the southern hemisphere someday, never been there.

funny I find nyc friendlier. but then i grew up on the east coast.

new yorkers may seem rude but they are just not wasting time. if a new yorker gives you directions, they are correct or at least sincere. if they don't know they will say so. several times in chicago people gave bad directions just to mess me up; that would never happen in nyc.

My wife and I did a Europe for 3 weeks on a Eurailpass, it was definitely a great deal. Europeans can't get it, only foreigners. You cannot buy it in Europe, you have to buy it before you go to Europe.

But Amtrak and Canadian rail passes are for locals too?

Pictures are from airplanes, from inside the canyon, etc.

You could have gone these places too, but you would have had to buy an flight in one of those little airplanes, or you could even have hiked down into the canyon with planning and fitness.

I didn't really like it so much until I hiked down to the Havasupai village. Could have ridden a mule down (and up) too, all it takes is $.