One of the blogs I read, one that is written by someone who is not an American, suggested that Americans have a very narrow vision of the world, and that we are rather unaware of the world in general. In some ways I’d agree with the author, but I was quick to point out that it can take Americans a LONG TIME just to get to their own borders. We are a surprisingly well traveled community, but we may be less well traveled than our counterparts in Europe, simply because we have to travel so far to get out of our own country.
\nWith that in mind……here is a list of the cities that my oldest niece will visit in the next few days:
\nAlmaty (Kazakhstan), Atarau, Uralsk, Astana (the capital of Kazakhstan),
\nIstanbul, Ankara, Turkey,
\nBaku (the capital of Azerbaijan),
\nthen Moscow, London and finally, Perth, Australia.
\nNot bad for a little Midwestern girl, huh??? *G*
\nI may be the least well-traveled of my family, and I’ve been to Western Europe and England twice, and I’ve been to Canada a number of times. I hope there will be more travel (both inside and outside the US), in my future, and I can promise that I will be a well mannered tourist. I may not be able to speak your language, but I’ll do my best to know your customs and behave myself.
\nI’ll have to give it some thought and compile a list of places in the world my family has visited. I think South America may come off with the fewest hits. We’ve managed to cover almost every other continent except the Antarctic! Way to go, family!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of the blogs I read, one that is written by someone who is not an American, suggested that Americans have a very narrow vision of the world, and that we are rather unaware of the world in general. In … Continue reading