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The Everglades, Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, The Petrified Forest, Mammoth Cave, Shenandoah, Land between the lakes...
There is lots to explore in the south.
I'd visit the South again. I have no plans on visiting anytime soon, but I enjoyed my brief stay in Knoxville and northeast Alabama. The locals in northeast Alabama liked my PA Yankee accent lol
That's so funny. Hell, I LIVE in the US - the SOUTHERN US - and have never taken any kids or grandkids to Disney World!
But I hate touristy stuff. I mean, I can tolerate it at a historical site, but commercial touristy stuff like theme parks and places like Pigeon Forge, TN or any other place dominated by plastic and amusement parks...well, ugh...I'd rather stick a hot poker in my eye than go to one of those. On any continent!
I can't imagine going all the way to Europe to go to an amusement park. But oh well...people love Disney, so I'm just glad they're THERE while I'm poking around in some historical ruin or a museum somewhere - less of a crowd!
Yea but its not like that for us. There are flights to orlando from every single regional airport in the uk. It is pretty cheap to go there.
Also the time difference is only 5 hours sometimes 4.
I have a lot of acquaintances from Europe. None visit the south, other than Miami.
i want to visit the south but im not sure where i should go , i have a cousin who lived and worked in atlanta for several years , i dont know him well so no idea how much he liked it apart from that it was incredibly hot in the summer
Kathryn the reason why people visit Florida and other tourist destinations like Los Angeles, etc. is probably because of cheap air and hotel package deals to these places, the more popular the place the cheaper it is.
Lived here a long time, and all my friends got me to speak "normally". Now, I speak better English than your average chav, ned, and whatever you call them in NI
i want to visit the south but im not sure where i should go , i have a cousin who lived and worked in atlanta for several years , i dont know him well so no idea how much he liked it apart from that it was incredibly hot in the summer
Hopefully this thread has given you some ideas on where to go. Welcome!
Well I have visited USA, Mexico, Jamaica and Haiti.
Maybe you are right, I know more people who have visited USA more than Latin America, at least in Spain, but for example I have Israeli friends and North European who have gone more often to SouthAmerica. I am not sure if I should count these people who fly over the Ocean 9 hours ONLY to see the beach.
Surely tourists from everywhere, not just Europeans, generally go to the East and West coasts over the South, right? It probably just comes down to the fact that people are more likely to go to places they've heard about or to see iconic landmarks (Statue of Liberty, Hollywood sign etc.) for themselves, and the majority of those just happen to be on the coasts.
It basically comes down to "Wow, I've heard so much about this place. I can't believe I'm actually here in person!" versus "I don't know much about this place but I'll risk it to see what it's like." While I'm personally quite adventurous and love discovering new places I can understand why the majority play it safe and go for places they've heard more about. Especially if you're going internationally it's gonna be quite expensive and if you only ever get one opportunity to visit that country you're gonna want to see the more obvious places, then if you're lucky enough to get more opportunities to visit, then you might branch out into more obscure places.
It's the same in every country, the well-known places are the most popular places. Even if you try to convince travellers to visit a different part, even if they show a genuine interest in that place, if they only have a limited amount of time and money they're probably not gonna choose that place at the expense of the #1 destination. I think people have a much different perception of their own country than visitors do, so big touristy places that might not be a big deal for them will be seen as much more appealing for people coming from another country, while lesser known attractions are left for the locals to enjoy!
I would love to go to the US South someday! But there's also other places I'd love to visit and realistically I won't get the opportunity to visit them all in my life. I'd love to try though.
Lived here a long time, and all my friends got me to speak "normally". Now, I speak better English than your average chav, ned, and whatever you call them in NI
Oh, I thought you moved there like 5 years ago. My Uncle moved from Coleraine to Winnipeg and now has a winnipeg accent but my aunt still has a ballymoney accent after 30 years, it depends on the person.
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