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I wonder how many Brits think Las Vegas and Orlando are representative of the US?
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Hillman avenger wrote:I wonder how many Brits think Las Vegas and Orlando are representative of the US?

Not many I would have thought. America’s a very big and diverse country with different lifestyles, local histories, food, etc. It’s like asking someone in the US if Europe is the and all across the board.

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Hillman avenger wrote:The flood of Brits going to Las Vegas defeats me.
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Been to Vegas a couple of times; love it.
Not somewhere you would want to spend more than a week or so in, but had a blast both times.

Just have to take an amount of money you're prepared to lose and just go with it.
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kancutlawns wrote:
Hillman avenger wrote:I wonder how many Brits think Las Vegas and Orlando are representative of the US?

Not many I would have thought. America’s a very big and diverse country with different lifestyles, local histories, food, etc. It’s like asking someone in the US if Europe is the and all across the board.



Exactly, Mr. Lawns.

Cape Cod, for instance, is totally unique and bears absolutely no similiarity, culturally or otherwise, to SoCal.

I love both places but really it is like visiting two completely different countries and cultures.

As you say, an Americam visitor coming to Europe could not judge the whole continent based on a visit to the west coast of Ireland, the Swiss Alps or Wigan :roll:
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subsub wrote:
Hillman avenger wrote:The flood of Brits going to Las Vegas defeats me.
Shithole with neon sitting in the middle of a bakingly hot desert

Been to Vegas a couple of times; love it.
Not somewhere you would want to spend more than a week or so in, but had a blast both times.

Just have to take an amount of money you're prepared to lose and just go with it.



I love Vegas too.

And you don’t even have to gamble to enjoy it :)

A wise man once gave me a bit of advice about Vegas.

I met him in a diner in Barstow, Ca., the last stop in the Golden State before crossing the Nevada state line.

“Son”, he said to me, “Do you want to know the easiest way to leave Vegas with a small fortune”?

“Yes”, says I, listening attentively.

“Arrive with a large one.....” was his reply :rolleyes:
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Petingo wrote:
subsub wrote:
Hillman avenger wrote:The flood of Brits going to Las Vegas defeats me.
Shithole with neon sitting in the middle of a bakingly hot desert

Been to Vegas a couple of times; love it.
Not somewhere you would want to spend more than a week or so in, but had a blast both times.

Just have to take an amount of money you're prepared to lose and just go with it.



I love Vegas too.

And you don’t even have to gamble to enjoy it :)

A wise man once gave me a bit of advice about Vegas.

I met him in a diner in Barstow, Ca., the last stop in the Golden State before crossing the Nevada state line.

“Son”, he said to me, “Do you want to know the easiest way to leave Vegas with a small fortune”?

“Yes”, says I, listening attentively.

“Arrive with a large one.....” was his reply :rolleyes:

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subsub wrote:
Hillman avenger wrote:The flood of Brits going to Las Vegas defeats me.
Shithole with neon sitting in the middle of a bakingly hot desert

Been to Vegas a couple of times; love it.
Not somewhere you would want to spend more than a week or so in, but had a blast both times.

Just have to take an amount of money you're prepared to lose and just go with it.

Got three days there in Novemeber at end of holiday. Think will like it and if do, can always go back as always wanted to watch some boxing there. Plus, will be only mid-late teens temperature then.
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Carlos J wrote:
subsub wrote:
Hillman avenger wrote:The flood of Brits going to Las Vegas defeats me.
Shithole with neon sitting in the middle of a bakingly hot desert

Been to Vegas a couple of times; love it.
Not somewhere you would want to spend more than a week or so in, but had a blast both times.

Just have to take an amount of money you're prepared to lose and just go with it.

Got three days there in Novemeber at end of holiday. Think will like it and if do, can always go back as always wanted to watch some boxing there. Plus, will be only mid-late teens temperature then.

You will love it, Carlos. It's unlike anywhere else on the planet :)
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I'm sure I will, Sub. :smt023
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Been working throughout the summer. Will get a long weekend in August, but then going to go for the summer holiday in Jan or Feb.

Has anyone been to Hawaii? Or recommend a nice Caribbean island?

Thinking of an open ticket to Hawaii via LA/Vancouver and back via a Pacific Island or OZ/Japan/Singapore.

Maybe biting off more than I can chew though trying to do that all in 4 weeks, so it'll maybe just be the one place; but if anyone has any suggestions or tips more than welcome.
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The Dominican Republic is fucking awesome.
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Kev I've been everywhere mate, and nowt compares to the western isles.
Hawaii/Vancouver/Japan/Singapore etc,do it, avoid Caribbean it's a shithole.
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Eaststand wrote:The Dominican Republic is fucking awesome.


Pffffffftt,yer joking it's a fucking shithole,don't leave your hotel because you might get shot/robbed/bum raped.
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well, yeah, but you dont need to leave the resort, theyre little towns.
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Eaststand wrote:well, yeah, but you dont need to leave the resort, theyre little towns.


So what's the fucking point of sitting on a plane for eight hours? May as well go to Benidorm.
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