NDRU said:

yeah, that's true.

I think I'd love Paris, and many places in Italy, like Tuscany or Florence (not so sure about Rome).

NYC is a great city, but like many, only if you can afford it.

I think some of the most beautiful places I've seen in the US are

California (both mountain & ocean)
Wyoming--incredible trees & mountains
Virginia--green green rolling hills
Tennessee--more green hills
Oregon--Portland is a nice looking city, along with the natural beauty

I was surprised at how cool Oklahoma City looked, and much of OK was beautiful as well.

My least favorite places in the US?

Nevada
New York (Buffalo)
East St. Louis
Southern Idaho
Kansas

NDRU said:

have you ever been to sequoia/king's canyon? i LOVE it there. my family used to go when i was a kid & i'm convinced it's the most gorgeous forest anywhere.

evenstar said:

That whole stretch from Tahoe is so gorgeous. Yosemite is almost too perfect, it looks like it was created by Disney (but without the bad music)

NDRU said:

and the drive along pacific coast highway is amazing too.

evenstar said:

Yes, but I used to do it every day from Malibu to Santa Monica, which was a hellish commute.

Have you been to Big Sur?

Oregon's coast is amazing, too, and even more than CA because there are no big cities anywhere on it!
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NDRU said:

i didn't like big sur very much, though i might've if i'd camped there instead of stayed at this horrid roadside motel.

evenstar said:

maybe. I camped there (Pfeiffer park or something) and it was pretty. But the view on that drive is one of the best.

Lodon ?
Frisco ?
London it is ...
wait
Frisco ?
ok
Frisco beats London with ease ...

One place has them all beat, a little joint known as Wall Drug!

NDRU said:

never rode a kangadear ... where's this at ?

One4All4Ever said:

I think that's technically a Jackelope

South Dakota, there are billboards for hundreds of miles advertising "free ice water...six foot rabbit...wax museum..."

I've never seen so many billboards and I had to stop. It's the biggest gift shop in the world, basically.
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NDRU said:

yeah, they got big gifts ....

I'm a fan of San Francisco.

As for the whole of california, eh. It's alright.

NDRU said:

Careful, im italian and i visit those italian cities almost yearly and they are the least italian experience you can have. I swear all you can hear is american accents...dont even bother with venice or rome if you wanna hear any italian at all...

cheeseburger said:

So mainly america and +1 canada?

I was just surprised that you picked LA and LV as faves...kinda tacky/poulluted cities...

oh well each to his/her own!

xperience319 said:

they just seem beautiful, it's not so much about the genuine Italian experience.

Like the Grand Canyon might not represent American culture, but it's amazing to look at.
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NDRU said:

Everywhere except San Francisco. The weather is usually abysmal here (especially on the border near Daly City). It's rarely warm and the sky is usually a deep shade of gray. And Ocean Beach sucks! You have to drive to Pacifica for the closest one that's decent.

However, the weather in the rest of the state is amazing.

Lovesexy82 said:

It's a bit cold & windy there. But I think it's pretty.

California is fucked: http://query.nytimes.com/...A9619C8B63

I am working on my escape plan now.

cali rox!!

sweet said:

Cali rocked around 15 minutes ago. 5.6 and the epicenter was literally in my back yard. 5 miles away.

Stax said:

OMG WTF!

Was wondering whats happening with all that...i cannot believe the water-abuse ive seen in Vegas..

do they realize that its a desert? And they wanna re-create Venice of all places???

FFS...

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Wassup Miguel?? Did you feel that huge earthquake we just had?

Lovesexy82 said:

Yeah,the weather in San Francisco isn't that great.It's usually very windy with overcast skies.The weather is much better here in San Jose.

speaking of San Francisco....I'm going there this weekend for a friend's Birthday party at Ruby Skye.I've never been to this nightclub before,is it any good?

The one thing I hate about San Francisco is driving in that city.It's hard to find parking,there are too many one-way streets,and too many lost tourists who don't know where they're going,lol.

CarrieLee said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

SoulAlive said:

I went once when P did a show there years ago, but I can't speak on it just as a club in general (cheesy decor, I do remember that!)... & it's in the epicenter of one way streets, lost tourists & bad parking so you'll have a blast!

CalhounSq said:

that's why I like being in "boring" San Jose.This isn't a "tourist town" at all,so it's never overly crowded,the streets are easy to drive on,and even when there's a big event downtown,it's never hard to find parking.