I really kick myself for not having traveled in my late teens/20s (late 90s to 2010) before everything went to hell. I just naively assumed I could travel later when I had more means etc. not realizing what the plans for the great reset were.
Paris, London, Rome, even Sweden and the nordic countries....I have absolutely zero interest in going now because they are full of muslim migrants and filthier than ever. I mean the Eiffel Tower has bulletproof glass around it now.
How can anyone unvaxxed travel through Europe? I know there's lots of great culture and history, etc. But now there's a lot of unrest, the potential for bombs from Muslim terrorists, riots in the street. So, the picture post card Europe is a bit different today. My advice is keep your money in the U.S, Lots of nice towns in America. Drop a few bucks in each that you see. The small businesses are struggling to survive so give them your business.
Personally with gas prices going up and a rumored shortage coming up, we might need to stay closer to home than we want but in this time of uncertainty, I'd rather be home.
Yeah back in 2011 you were allowed to walk beneath the Eiffel Tower, walk all around it, go up top, etc. I remember we waited beneath it for it to light up and sparkle, and when it did it was mesmerizing, so beautiful. I'm not even sure if they do that anymore.
Sometimes I regret spending my entire military career assigned to the West Coast and deploying to only Pacific Fleet AOs because alot of my friends have great sea stories about European cities, the Mediterranean etc, where mine are all limited to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Australia... ;)
Trinity Alps Fren?? Weaverville my second home, started going up there as a 4yo in ‘68. Sad about Weaverville becoming a pot and meth head town when it used to be a true old western town. Stuart’s Fork trailhead up to Emerald lake and beyond, God’s country!
You know it better than I do. It is sad to hear it's gone to pot. It's always been a pet peeve of mine hearing Americans abroad who seem to denigrate or more commonly just ignore all the wonders of America. I mean, other places are wonderful and should be celebrated, but I love being surprised by the beauty of the Ozarks, the Smokies, the Southwest deserts, buttes and hidden valleys, and the great woods of the Northwest, from Big Sur to Seattle. Every place I go has its own marvels. I never get tired of coastal redwoods or the enormous sequoias, and yet I've met plenty of people that get poetic about foreign countries who barely know their own.
When was "the fall?" I lived in the Santa Cruz area back in the 90s, and enjoyed the area around San Francisco a lot. Is it just homeless camps and fast food strip malls all the way from the piers out to Tracy?
What are you talking about? SF may be a cesspool but all of those other places mentioned are still incredible to visit. One of my best vacations ever driving 1,520 miles in 15 days touring all of Northern California.
I was fortunate enough to travel Europe right after I graduated high school in 2010. Visited London, Paris, Venice, Montreux, Innsbruck, and Rottenburg.
Actually didn't care much for Paris, ironically enough.
you shpuld still go europe is fucking awesome and they keep any kind of street people out of the streets its not like here no bums for the most part which is amazing. architecture is incredible. food and wine. hell just walking around the place is worth it
I really kick myself for not having traveled in my late teens/20s (late 90s to 2010) before everything went to hell. I just naively assumed I could travel later when I had more means etc. not realizing what the plans for the great reset were.
Paris, London, Rome, even Sweden and the nordic countries....I have absolutely zero interest in going now because they are full of muslim migrants and filthier than ever. I mean the Eiffel Tower has bulletproof glass around it now.
How can anyone unvaxxed travel through Europe? I know there's lots of great culture and history, etc. But now there's a lot of unrest, the potential for bombs from Muslim terrorists, riots in the street. So, the picture post card Europe is a bit different today. My advice is keep your money in the U.S, Lots of nice towns in America. Drop a few bucks in each that you see. The small businesses are struggling to survive so give them your business.
Personally with gas prices going up and a rumored shortage coming up, we might need to stay closer to home than we want but in this time of uncertainty, I'd rather be home.
Yeah back in 2011 you were allowed to walk beneath the Eiffel Tower, walk all around it, go up top, etc. I remember we waited beneath it for it to light up and sparkle, and when it did it was mesmerizing, so beautiful. I'm not even sure if they do that anymore.
Doubt it, there's a gigantic glass wall around the base specifically to prevent terrorist attacks.
Sometimes I regret spending my entire military career assigned to the West Coast and deploying to only Pacific Fleet AOs because alot of my friends have great sea stories about European cities, the Mediterranean etc, where mine are all limited to Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Australia... ;)
Did you get to see the Sequoias? Yosemite? The Trinity Alps? Poppies blooming in the desert? Bet they didn't.
Trinity Alps Fren?? Weaverville my second home, started going up there as a 4yo in ‘68. Sad about Weaverville becoming a pot and meth head town when it used to be a true old western town. Stuart’s Fork trailhead up to Emerald lake and beyond, God’s country!
You know it better than I do. It is sad to hear it's gone to pot. It's always been a pet peeve of mine hearing Americans abroad who seem to denigrate or more commonly just ignore all the wonders of America. I mean, other places are wonderful and should be celebrated, but I love being surprised by the beauty of the Ozarks, the Smokies, the Southwest deserts, buttes and hidden valleys, and the great woods of the Northwest, from Big Sur to Seattle. Every place I go has its own marvels. I never get tired of coastal redwoods or the enormous sequoias, and yet I've met plenty of people that get poetic about foreign countries who barely know their own.
When was "the fall?" I lived in the Santa Cruz area back in the 90s, and enjoyed the area around San Francisco a lot. Is it just homeless camps and fast food strip malls all the way from the piers out to Tracy?
What are you talking about? SF may be a cesspool but all of those other places mentioned are still incredible to visit. One of my best vacations ever driving 1,520 miles in 15 days touring all of Northern California.
I grew up on the peninsula- it was the most beautiful place in the world. It’s heartbreaking to see what’s happened in the last 10 years.
I was fortunate enough to travel Europe right after I graduated high school in 2010. Visited London, Paris, Venice, Montreux, Innsbruck, and Rottenburg.
Actually didn't care much for Paris, ironically enough.
you shpuld still go europe is fucking awesome and they keep any kind of street people out of the streets its not like here no bums for the most part which is amazing. architecture is incredible. food and wine. hell just walking around the place is worth it