All of the ace.
So where else in Europe have you been (e.g., were you one of the mass exodus of the intelligentsia who left in the intellectual dry-spell known as the Bush years?)
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 26 May 2009, 12:02, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

not so much intellegentsia
but I have been to a few places. Ireland entire, Scottish Highlands, UK, France, Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece. That's as far as European-ish destinations. Have also traveled through a small portion of the Middle East, as well as South-East Asia and India. (not that this is a big deal; all one needs to do is save up funds and go. Although I recently learned that only 7% of Americans have a passport. LOL.)
( cackers, Tue 26 May 2009, 12:29, Reply)

Hmm
Indeed, I'd heard that statistic which is quite worrying; 'merkins don't need a passport for travel to and from Canada though (or am I imagining it?).

I've done the countries that you mention (and am from the Scottish highlands originally) but would strongly recommend Russia. Apart from the obvious vastness of the place it is excellent.
(Eds Meds Mathskillz=1,Socialskillz=0, Tue 26 May 2009, 12:33, Reply)

As of 1 June this year we will need a passport or
what they call a passport card or enhanced drivers license (only good for Canada and Mexico).
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 26 May 2009, 12:47, Reply)

what part of the 7% actually use them...
that's the most frightening thing. Edmund, wonder if I ever passed through your town. Was on a motorbike on that trip. And I have been dying to go to Russia forever, particularly St. Petersburg.
( cackers, Tue 26 May 2009, 12:55, Reply)

Only 7% of us have pasports and
over 40% don't believe in evolution (with a lot of those thinking the world is only about 5,000 yrs old and the bible is the exact word of god).

Ah, the Bush years: no child left behind, evil doers, racism, government funded and supported misogyny, fundamentalist religion (the American Taliban) ruling our lives, cutting taxes for the rich (because they are rich and therefore better than the rest of us), raising taxes for the poor, Rush Limbaugh, it goes on and on.

Good luck in the UK. I am jealous of your move.
(MichaelS wasn't picked again, Tue 26 May 2009, 12:46, Reply)

right
I hear you, loud and clear. Up until last summer my younger brother was stuck in the bible belt. Damn scary. Hopefully there will be a slight shift over the next few years. Anything will help. It's always been a completely anti-intellectual place, and this is only compounded by the size of the country and its collective insistence that we occupy the center of the globe. *sads*
( cackers, Tue 26 May 2009, 15:45, Reply)