I have, on numerous occasions, had to throw water on European’s plans to visit all of the big sites in the US in one visit. Wanting to see the Grand Canyon, the Everglades and DC in the same visit is not terribly practical.
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Blamemeta@lemm.ee 1 year agoI don’t think Europeans understand what space is. They are all crammed in together like tuna.
BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 year ago
GiddyGap@lemm.ee 1 year ago
On the other hand, I have, on numerous occasions, had to throw water on American’s plans to visit big sites in Europe in one visit. “Let’s do Amsterdam and Copenhagen and then Paris, Rome, and Barcelona.” In one week. Yeah, not gonna happen.
Puzzle_Sluts_4Ever@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Most of Europe is comparable to California in terms of density and terrain. A few sprawling megacities, a lot of smaller towns on the way to and from them, and a couple of mountain towns that are a bitch and a half to get to.
And California and The East Coast actually have solid public transportation. More buses than trains but… yeah.
But what Europe largely lacks are “the flyover states”. Like, I love to reference www.amtrak.com/plan-your-trip.html because it really highlights this. The East coast is pretty dense and you can more or less get anywhere within a day or two of train+buses. Which is very reminiscent of (the) Europe(an Union). That is true to a lesser degree in California.
But… fuck Wyoming. Also, there are almost no major routes going in because the vast majority of that state is nothingness and empty land. Which is when you use an airplane and then a rental car. Same as if you are going to a remote part of Norway or Sweden.