GMD travel buddy program...?

[Dak]

Well Nevada and New Mexico yeah. Colorado has a sliver of desert on the west side right before crossing into Utah, and Arizon has plenty. But there is a huge difference between the Desert in Utah, Colorado and Arizona compared to Cali desert (in general).

Much of Cali desert looks like the desert surrounding Vegas (which you obviously are familier with. Dead and boring.

The "high desert" areas in Arizona,Utah,Colorado, and even Nevada are beautiful. Even the more regular desert in Arizona is beautiful in the spring. It isn't "dead" desert.

A disclaimer on my opinions of coastal SoCal (other than San Diego). I generally hate big cities, and the LA area is miles and miles of [crumbling] concrete jungle that is too far removed from nature to me.

Plus SoCal is full of these:

 

[Srontgorrth]

Good point about the desert's, NM and Colorado were pretty nice though most of what I've seen in CA, NV and AZ weren't.

And I'm pretty much a city person, I love being downtown and amongst skycrapers and all that, though I love going camping and hiking etc as well. I wouldn't enjoy living out of a fairly urbanized area though.

There were a lot more cholo/ghetto types in Chicago then in LA, though it depends the area of each one as well.

 

[Pessimism]

The main problem with southern California are the people that live there.

 

[Valerie]

The main problem with southern California are the people that live there.

The Santa Monica Pier would be such a great place without the tourists.

 

[panzerfaust666]

cholos are aawesomeeee....

 

[Badbird]

Any places to checked out in Flordia?I am in Flordia right now,and might go to Sea World this week.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Man, I've been conflicted as hell about these trip plans. I really, really want to go to Europe and try to do a 'working vacation' there, but nearly everything I read suggests that it's extremely hard for foreigners to find work there, between the language barriers and the fact that a lot of EU countries have work permit policies that favor natives.

I really don't want to do this just for the sake of tourism - I want to get the hell out of Virginia. What I'm leaning toward doing now is visiting the Seattle/Vancouver area and looking for work there (preferably in Vancouver). Even though unemployment is higher in both those places than it is in Virginia, it's still relatively low and there won't be so many extra hurdles for me. Plus, it looks beautiful out there - I'm sure I'd squeeze in several days of hiking while in the area.

 

[rms]

isnt Vancouver a slum city? and there's nothing really different any place you go, it's all the same man. you just need a job and a girl and whatever city you go to won't matter

 

[Valerie]

Yeah that's why the Olympics are there. It's an added element to the competitions: try to get a gold without getting shanked.

 

[The Ozzman]

Come to Ohio you fucking kike

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Vancouver is regularly ranked among the most livable cities on Earth, so I imagine you're talking out your ass rms. It does have a high rate of violent crime - for Canada - but as I am currently living in what has been previously known as the "murder capital of the U.S." and feel pretty safe here, I doubt that crime is going to deter me from Vancouver.

 

[rms]

I remember watching youtube videos of a documentary showing Vancouver's problems but I can't find it now so regardless

 

[zabu of nΩd]

Come to Ohio you fucking kike

Nah, I think not. Maybe if Vancouver happens to work out and I end up making a ridiculous cross-country trip in my car I'll drop by your digs. Not sure it would be worth all the gas for that though.

 

[The Ozzman]

itt Grant is a MAJOR JEW FAGGOT my pals for not visiting me

 

[zabu of nΩd]

itt it's Ozzman's time of the month again

 

[Badbird]

Ozz will raped you Grant.

 

[damnromulans]

I never noticed Badbird's location is "Norway." Hah.

I'm going to go to Frankfurt between Christmas and New Year. Anyone been? What should I do?

 

[Einherjar86]

Ozz will raped you Grant.

The combination of future and past tense is fucking with my brain.

 

[zabu of nΩd]

MOSS: deep. real deep.


hey someone should go to Berlin or Prague with me in May/June. i might cry if i'm alone.

 

[damnromulans]

If you wait a few months I might be able to.