pnichols wrote:
plasticmaster wrote:
Some folks think that I'm a cheap tightwad because this is how my family and I vacation.
If that thinking by some folks represents what I think it does - that the only real vacations are cruises or plane flights all over the world to exotic locations - then I feel sorry for those "some folks".
IMHO there's nothing sadder than U.S. citizens who vacation all over the place - before they have first experienced, or along with experiencing - the richness of the U.S.. Our country is spectacular - folks should definitely see as much of it as they can before they die or run out of money.
I've been to the pastural countyside at the foot of the Swiss Alps, the rural area of Northern Japan, and rode on an elephant around the ancient ruins in Cambodia - but unbelievable as it may sound - I found that places such as this hold very little to nothing over camping in the Utah High Desert, camping in the Oregon Outback, or camping in the Colorado High Country. As for people - they're basically the same most interesting and important part of creation everywhere you meet them.
And ... we all know that the best way to see the World Class U.S. of A. ... is slowly in an RV. ;)
Wow! What a great post! I'm not a world traveler like you but I think I would feel the same.
