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Published: January 12th 2011
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US States I've visited
Pretty pathetic, for a citizen and a traveler. Looking at a map of the states I have visited in any significant way, it occurs to me that I know London and Berlin better than I know huge sections of the United States. A few years ago that wouldn’t have bothered me, but lately, it begins to feel like a void in my knowledge and understanding. I’ve never set foot in Washington DC, Maine, or Nebraska. I’m unfamiliar with big chunks of the South. Hawaii and Alaska feel like distant dreams.
As I contemplate 2011, and daydream about seeing New Zealand or Viet Nam, I also find myself thinking of exotic places on the Great Plains. I look at my beloved camera and my fingers start to itch at the thought of great open spaces, big skies. In terms of financial reality, 2011 might also be a good year to stick closer to home.
As always, planning, research, and dreaming is and will be as much a part of my travels as the actual boots on the ground.
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David
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better than me
I don't have a map made up, but if I did it would look a lot blanker than yours for US travel. Plus, I would not count places I do not remember as a young child, like Hawaii, the first state I immigrated through from Japan.