Ha! The kids travel with us plenty and will most likely follow us or go out on their own. They don't want to stay in Houston either. We encourage them even at these ages to plan on traveling and going out to explore. Be sure that any time they want to come see us we will have a plane ticket ready for them.
what didnt you like about it? just curious. i went there in 07 and had a great time - you certainly dont want to venture out into certain areas, but the historic area/city center was great. i had done alot of traveling around mexico before i got up the nerve to check out mexico city, but once there it totally exceeded my expectations. amazing museums (art, history and anthropology), aztec temples, biggest zocalo/plaza in the world, lucha libre, easy public transportation via the subway, good food, nightlife, markets, ect. if you like big cities like nyc than mexico city is right up your alley. dont diss on the golden triangle yo!
now that's a stretch. I've spent a lot of time in DF, and tend to watch my back most of the time and ensure that I'm not showing any signs of wealth (like a nice watch or nice car). A lot of cheap flea markets, huge amounts of poverty and overcrowding. And horrid pollution. NYC is very different.
I'm willing to bet U.S. has countryside just as beautiful as any place in any continent. Seriously, check out the small towns right in this country. Why waste money to travel to other nations when it's much cheaper to check out our beautiful nation? Proud to be an American.
No matter where you go in the US, it is still the US. Once you get past the geographical differences and the site that is different here or there, it is basically exactly the same. The US is the US. Traveling abroad opens you to different cultures and ways of doing things that you never have here in the US. It's not just what you see, it's what you experience. Europe, Asia, and Africa are thousands of years old and the history that you can experience over there is unbelievable.
damn right! save that $$$ for extra goodies at wal-mart! buy american!! and if you wanna see paris, venice, the pyramids, exotic wildlife -- just head to vegas! :grin:
is mexico city where you go to dine w/ wealthy mexican industrialists? like i said, you certainly dont want to venture out into certain areas, but the historic area/city center was great. as a tourist, i had a very enjoyable experience there. DF reminds me of NYC in the sense that it is a collection of towns that make up the whole - you can spend a week there and not get bored - that is what i was referring to when i said if you like NYC than mexico city is right up your alley. there is alot to do there. and as someone who has traveled all over mexico i can say that i felt perfectly safe in DF - i certainly wasnt "watching my back" more so than i would in any other mexican city. as long as you exercise common sense by doing stuff like avoiding dark alleys and not showing off your fancy-pants watches you wont have a problem.
For starters, his question, "Why waste money to travel to other nations when it's much cheaper to check out our beautiful nation?" Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And suggesting that traveling internationally is a waste of money is highly subjective.
Let's just put this to rest and say that there are beautiful cities everywhere. But driving through the midwest does get butt boring after a while.
True, Yosemite Valley is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the world. There are some things America just doesn't have. A rich history back more than 500 years or so is a big one. There are certainly plenty of great things to see in America, but that doesn't make travel anywhere else a waste of money.
I agree with you if we're talking about nature vacations (which just so happen to be the most enjoyable to me at this time). There's no other place in the world with a more diverse array of natural landscapes than North America. Especially when you consider accessibility of these places provided by the National Park Service. But if you're going for culture, history, etc...US doesn't compare to most other places.
