Legion World Forums LEGION COMPANION Spaceopoly Kill This Thread IX: The 24-Hour Version (Fifth Time)

I've only been to 3, plus Washington DC. And even then, I was only in the 3rd state for half a day.

Very often when people make their lists they say not to count a state if you've only been to the airport. I disagree; however, there are no such states currently on my list.

MO and MN are my two airport-only states. In MN I did get outside of the terminal, but did not leave the grounds.

Arizona is the state I have spent the least amount of time in, even less than MO. STU and I drove down from Vegas to the Hoover Dam in Abin's rental minivan. We drove to the AZ side, parked, walked back into NV across the dam to the visitors' center, returned, took some picks, and drove back to Vegas. 20-30 minutes tops in AZ.

I don't count states I've only flown over (that would add Vermont, Missouri, New Mexico, Arizona and, I believe, Iowa). There are a few I've only been through on the way somewhere else. I don't think I actually got out of the vehicle in New Jersey (multiple times), Mississippi, Indiana or Delaware. Delaware is interesting, because that vehicle was a train.

Our discussion of states makes me realize even more just how MASSIVE the USA is compared to, say, the Philippines or even mainland Southeast Asia. Of course, Southeast Asia has several islands which make travel more costly and time-consuming.

I've never been to Asia. I've been to Europe twice. I don't see any international travel in my near future, alas.

I haven't been to Europe yet, so that makes us even Hoping to get there in a couple of years though, once air connections from here improve.

And after that, South America.

Most South American countries are Spanish-speaking. The main exceptions are Brazil (Official language: Portuguese), Guyana (English) and Suriname (Dutch). French Guiana, which is not actually a country, but rather an overseas region of France, of course, has French as its official language.

Guyana is the only South American country without a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Guyana was once British Guiana. Suriname was Dutch Guiana. French Guiana was French Guiana, oddly enough.

Venezuela also has a Guayana region, and Portuguese Guiana is now Brazilian Guiana.

Time for a musical break!

Enjoy this toe-tapper from Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.

Oh, Brazil. I want to go to Brazil and Peru within the next five years. I'm already saving up. Hopefully two weeks will be enough.

To save up? You'll probably need longer.

Not if I set up a Michael Fitt-like website featuring myself and Blaze

Seriously though, with Brazil being such a big country, and considering how difficult it is to get to Machu Picchu in Peru, I'm wondering if I can squeeze everything I want to do into just two weeks. (Just flying there and back would take almost 2 days!)

Hmm. Ibby Fitt. Blaze Fitt. I can totally see it.

sounds like a lot for two weeks, Ibby. Peru and Chile might be a better combo for that timeframe.

Thanks, Kent. I'd love to see Chile as well. I'm off to search for flights then, though I think Brazil might be easier to get to from the Philippines. On the other hand, my main destinations for Brazil would be on the eastern side (Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro)... hmm, maybe a Chile-Peru would side trips to the Amazon and Salar de Uyuni (in Bolivia) trip would be more doable. Expand to 3-4 weeks... I have a lot of reading up to do to see if that's viable



Someone's getting a free membership for that compliment

I tried to do Brazil and Peru ... but I liked Brazil so much I extended my stay skipped Peru.

You can skip SP, It is incredible but takes a friend to show you around or a long time to get to know.

You could spend your whole life exploring the rest though. I like Rio a lot and it was easy. I've heard Salvador is cool too.

I didn't make the Amazon ... but I assume that is about a week.

I think Machu Pichu in Peru takes some time too.

If you are on a time constraint ... I would just hit Rio or somewhere during carnavale and hit the amazon. There are some nice smaller towns on the coast too.

I have an Amazon Prime account. I order enough stuff that it pays for itself with the free shipping.

Thanks Peebz! Machu Picchu can take 3-4 days I've read. Ruins themselves are just a day, it's getting there that takes time.

Sigh. I'm starting to get the money but I don't know how I'll get the time to stay there for that long.

Actually, Machu Picchu is my #1 priority in South America. So any trip to that continent will center around getting me to that lost city!


Rocky: only thing I've ever bought online was a set of portable luggage weighting scales for my extended family. Many of us travel a lot (though hardly any of us have been to South America) so it was useful.

I bought my luggage at Target several years ago. Before that, what I had was some mismatched hand-me-downs.

My wife and I do quite a bit of shopping online

My wife and I do quite a bit of shopping online

I mostly shop for plane tickets online.