Anyone been/going somewhere nice this year? I just got back from orlando and clearwater. my first impresions of america were good although orlando is somewhat superficial.

I just got back from orlando and clearwater. my first impresions of america were good although orlando is somewhat superficial.

Ah! Clearwater is just across the bridge from me.

 

But yes, americans are superficial. I never realized that, but I hear a lot of foreigners make the same observation. Were we as fat as you expected?

i wasnt really suprised about the fattness with all the food you actually get out there... i do think places like clearwater are more like a "real" town though if you know what i mean, less tourists and less people wanting to fuss around you for the sake of a tip. by the bridge do you mean THE bridge? biggest bridge ive ever saw.

my first impresions of america were good although orlando is somewhat superficial.

by the bridge do you mean THE bridge? biggest bridge ive ever saw.

Our new tourism marketing campaign:

 

"The United States. Deep water, shallow people."

by the bridge do you mean THE bridge? biggest bridge ive ever saw.

Well, there's several long bridges that span the bay. You probably took one of them if you were coming from east of clearwater (orlando). The biggest bridge (in terms of sheer height) is the sunshine skyway. It's the only suspension bridge around here. That might be the one you're referring to if you were coming from orlando. But I live across the howard-franklin bridge, which is a long bridge that spans from Tampa to Clearwater.

Anyone been/going somewhere nice this year?

 

New Orleans for a long weekend, England for 3 weeks to visit my GF, and Guam for 2 weeks doing fieldwork.

 

Mokele

Go to beautiful Prince Edward Island. We have a big bridge too. I believe it's 12km long. It's one of our biggest attractions.