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Mostly in Europe and I love it.

I would not visit a country where I had to act as though I were a second class citizen.

Much as I would like to see some of those countries - no way.

And it doesn't cost much to sit home and watch TV. I think you're right, but I don't think it's because people wouldn't love to travel. It's because they can't afford it, and even for fairly wealthy people, maybe can't afford it without creating some stress.

The Caribbean can deliver a HUGE bang for the buck...

I watch the travel channel all the time.

I have not seen evidence of that.

For example many Japanese seem to travel about Japan more then overseas. In England they seem to enjoy traveling abroad. (I have often met many tourists from the UK at Fisheman's wharf for example.) A lot of countries probably have people who can not afford to travel. I have also asked people on line if they ever wanted to visit the United States and they told me this is a dangerous place, because of all the gun ownership here, and stories in the papers about murders, and minorities being killed by police. It is understandable if people from Europe or Asia don't want to come here!

Them along with Canadians, Japanese, and Korean tourists can be found all over the Country.
Our national parks are full of foreign visitors.

and demand that people in the countries they visit speak English to accommodate them.

which language should I learn?

Having been a jetmech in the service installed a fear of flying in me. Nevertheless, I did get to spend some time in Japan, Taiwan, Canada, Mexico and England. And, loved it.

And I love to travel, but right now the world is too expensive for me... Maybe someday they will have virtual travel, where you can throw on a headset, plug in to a station and take a virtual 3d tour of some place. It will be just like being there! Infact, it might even lead to a new word in the English language... "Hey have you ever been to France?" "No, but I VIRTURED there and it was lovely!"

and tastes.

But, mostly the people. I loved the different attitudes, culture, smiles, frowns, the whole experience of communicating with "ordinary" people. And, exploring the backroads. In Japan, on their wonderful trains (even in the early '60s when I was there), I would sometimes just get off at a small town or village and just wander around. Have a cup of tea or coffee and chat with the other customers and the waitress or cook. In broken Japanese/English but even in gestures and facial expressions.

We rented cottages for a week at a time in various parts of England and met our neighbors, shopped in the local shops, had meals at the pubs.

Now, we're too old, and set in our ways to do that but we treasure those times.

But two things have gotten in the way of that, one being money and the second, I need to improve my Nihongo before I go. I want to be fluid in Japanese!

To take the Shinkansen and travel up and down Japan would be lovely. From Hokkaido to Hiroshima and maybe on to Okinawa. I would also love to visit all of Asia.. Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia.. China, Taiwan! The people who do get to do that are so very fortunate.

I was in the marines and stationed on Honshu at Atsugi Air Station from November 1962 through November 1963. I didn't get out of Honshu and never even made it to Tokyo. But, I loved Yokohama and the villages and towns in between. Of course, then, the war was a distant memory and some (well deserved) hostility towards GI's. But, we wore civilian clothes and the travel was cheap by train. Even in civvies it was pretty easy to tell the GIs and I got my share of dirty looks but, for the most part, the Japanese people I met were wonderful and infinitely more courteous than we rather unwelcome visitors.

We spent 6 weeks at an airfield in Taiwan. It was wonderfully green but very hot and we weren't allowed much time (a couple of days only) to get around much. And, it was still under a military dictatorship then. We saw more soldiers than ordinary people.

Go, if you can.

I do IMVU!

They are afraid of the unknown which is why the same restaurants and stores are found in every shopping center in every state. My boss is a good example of this, for the last 22 years, his family has spent 2 weeks each summer at the same beach. They won't even consider trying a different beach. They are afraid of the unknown.

Me? I've been lucky enough to travel almost everywhere.

I haven't done either in a while, I now have a hobby for which I use my vacation time.

This poll seems vaguely judgmental. When I've traveled abroad it was fun, but there is a lot of hassle and it was exhausting coming home. Sometimes a quiet vacation is what the mind and body need, so it doesn't necessarily indicate ignorance and fear to take it easy for a week or two.

And some people just prefer a very quiet life. We all have different interests.

I was watching a video (Begin Japanology) which seemed to show how the people of Japan deal with vacation time. One woman decided to get out of the city and go live on a farm, with her son for a week. They were involved with farm chores, like feeding pigs, and gathering eggs, and picking crops. Her son totally enjoyed it.

It also showed many going to Roten buro, Onsen and other forms of Japanese resorts in places like Hokkaido and Okinawa. Okinawa is famous for their beach resorts. Another family chose to visit places in Japan that feature new kinds of cuisine.

Not many chose to visit over seas, but there were many who did. Some even have come to the US. I have met some interesting visitors at Fisherman's Wharf, many who were visiting the United States for the first time.

I've never cared to travel. My parents have always loved travelling. They used to leave my brother and I with neighbors so they could go vacationing (those neighbors did the same to us and dropped of their kids too as they went globe-trotting).

I'm content to stay put. At the most, I sometimes enjoy a road trip.

My family (parents and sibling) constantly put me down because I don't have the travelling bug. Like there's something inherently wrong with not wanting to travel, and that I'm some type of ignorant moron because I don't travel (despite the fact that 99% of their travelling has been to the same corner of the world because they like the beach. On resorts, no less.) Apparently, according to them, I'm just pretending I hate to travel because I cannot afford it. But that's typical of my parents - assume that everyone must love all the same things they do, and if they don't there is something seriously wrong about them. Because I'm their daughter, they must make up excuses for me (like I only 'hate' travelling because I cannot afford it) because I certainly couldn't ACTUALLY have a different opinion of things.

Oops, sorry, that obviously touched a nerve, lol. Yeah, I don't like the whole "if you don't travel then you cannot possibly be educated about the world" vibe some people give off. There are ignorant assholes who are well travelled and learn nothing, and there are people who never leave their town who are very knowledgeable about different countries around the world (although, certainly, there is something to be said about first hand experience - if one makes the effort to learn on that 'experience.')

People have different interests, and I don't think what someone wants to do with their vacation time is a good indication of their intelligence. This topic kind of ate at me a bit. I don't know how it is helpful to put down Americans in general.

Especially incurious conservatives.

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But there is no country better then the United Staes as far as variety of things to do. We really are lucky to live here with all our wonderful natural resources and entertainment and even our fairly new history. Of course other countries have varied things to do but not as vast as we do.

I've travelled much less than that I think it'd be 12 to 15 even if I counted overnighting in airports...

The one thing I found is that language aside, people want mostly the same things everywhere I went. Above the Arctic Circle in NW Russia, or on Native American reservation in Nebraska. People want to care and be cared for, and they want to know and trust the people near them.

You wouldn't want to visit other places in the world? I would love to go trekking around Asia, The great wall of China, hiking in Napal, visiting Buddhist temples, and Shinto Shrines in Japan. The beaches of the Philippines, and the solitary forests of Thailand. Trying Durian fruit in Malaysia, and Nasi Lemak. So many places, so little time and money.

Been to London, Amsterdam, Canada, Mexico and Denmark. I'm done!

I like your vacation idea.

My main barrier is....wait for it....a suitable traveling companion. Preferably female but heck, I'll put up with a decent fellow too. I'd go super budget all the way. First stop Germany!

The UK (Scotland), Italy, France, Spain, palma de mallorca, it was all lovely but the farthest west I have been is French Polynesia...I want to visit Japan, I would love to visit Saipan! Or even Hawaii, but its all too expensive to travel.

Seems like only the Rich can go..the rest of us are digging in and trying to make our lives work.

I remember when I was in High School I was in this High School singing choir that you had to audition to be accepted into. Each year we would do a big trip somewhere and the first year I was in the group the trip was to Mexico City.

I had an amazing time, it was the first time out of the country. Mind you I was still having a tough time fitting in with the other kids in the group and my school since they saw me as this freak listening to rock music and not seeming very 'Christian-like' but there were a few girls I got along with for the most part.

But one of those girls who I did hang out with, her parents were chaperones. And the entire time her parents complained about the trip. They complained about the food, the accomadations, the poverty, the culture, the fact that people spoke other languages. And they constantly talked about how they would just rather travel in their RV on vacation so they could have all their modern comforts of home with them.

Needless to say by the end of that trip I pretty much felt like an outside to my own school but thankfully there were other schools from across the country and from Mexico as part of this competition and I ended up making new friends. So I still had a great time. Realized that maybe the whole world wasn't as closed-minded.

So I guess my answer is this - it really depends on the Americans you are talking about because for some I guess they want to sit in front of the TV because they just enjoy the comforts of home where they are surrounded by what they know, the food they enjoy, people who speak english and maybe the guns to protect them. But I don't think that is all of America, just a slice of it - I think more people are starting to walk away from that type of lifestyle and would rather see what else is out there and experience life for themselves.

I have never been there..infact, I have never been to San Diego either! I have been as far south as San Juan Capistrano in California. The furthest south on the planet I have been was French Polynesia, with my parents. Wow.. amazing place.

Of course, that was because the Army paid me to go. I could never afford it on my own.

I wonder if many more American are at the point they just can't afford to spend any time off work, or are in a situation where they just can't leave.

much less travel overseas.

That being said, I'm happy to travel in my home state. Some people save their whole lives for their Alaska vacation.

Parents are from Hawaii. I have always begged them to take me back there, for at least a vacation, but they work too hard, and can't seem to find the time or the money to do it. I am pretty much in the same boat. I live in an apartment and already this month the rent has gone up by 32 dollars. I almost wish I had been born there, but it wasn't to be, and My dad loves Hawaii but his job is here in San Francisco.

I love this city, don't get me wrong, but Hawaii? Omg.. who wouldn't want to live there??

but I also don't like to just sit at home and watch TV.
I like to go out and do things, but I don't like the process of traveling (planes, trains, traffic, screaming kids, waiting in line, etc).

You will have lines and screaming kids, even if its a little country store in a small town. I love the City, and believe me, I can find almost anything I desire here. But I weary of taking the train or a bus with so many people crammed in like sardines. Cabs are fine, but expensive. It costs you at least 20 dollars to go across the city, and 20 dollars back by cab. I could have had a car, but there is no place to park it in the city, not without getting a ticket.

At least when I travel, it tends to be comfortable, and the one feature I love is having a hotel with a Bathtub. Living in a place with just a shower, is not fun. I want to go soak in a hot tub or hot spring..I guess we have them here, but its gonna cost big money.

If I ever go to Japan, I want to visit an Onsen, Roten Buro or Sento, the public baths. To sit and soak in a nice hot bath would be lovely!

"mmmmmm.....no you're not; you will be in England"

I got the desire to travel out of my system very early on.

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