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[peacetraveler22]

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[buddhistmind]

Neither of them : the Republic of Madagascar. Would be so great!

[peacetraveler22]

Yes, sounds like a grand adventure! :) But, it's too far and who will pay for it? I don't have the finances for such an amazing journey at this time. It's necessary to stay in the USA until autumn.

[buddhistmind]

But if's Africa, everything is very cheap there! :)

[peacetraveler22]

Except the plane ticket from the USA! :)

[iiiko]

Конечно, Скалистые горы! Без вариантов!!!
Only Rocky!

[peacetraveler22]

Do you support the legalization of marijuana?

[iiiko]

Нет. Но я люблю Скалистые горы

[peacetraveler22]

I don't smoke, but support!

[belka_teleutka]

+1.
The United States was an enemy country for us at that time. Samantha opened America for us. One girl in my grade had got a book about the visit of Samantha to the USSR, we looked it many times. I was shocked when I found that Samantha and her father died.
Really, do Americans remember now about Samantha?..

[peacetraveler22]

I still remember her. She was an extraordinary human being, with such a tragic early death in life. Our missions are very much aligned - to try to bridge the cultural gap between ordinary Americans and Russians, and try to instigate a friendly dialogue between the people of both nations.

[belka_teleutka]

Good words!(yours:))
Thank you for your answers. I was 9 when Samantha came to Ussr, so she was an important person for me.

[pin_gwin]

Sounds like you skip Yellowstone while being in Grand Teton ????? O_o.... If one would be in USA and will ask me what is a single park to see, I would name Y-s with no thinking a second. You need 3-4 full days to see all craziness of nature there... Than you can drive 212 (Bear Tooth HWY) as a final touch. It is officially rated #1 beautiful HWY in US. I do confirm - we were stopping at every spot just to soak all of these views.
Colorado? Well. Beautiful place too, particularly if you go skiing, but now it's not a season. You can drive it through from Denver to Moab to see Arches and other Canyon Land parks, but it might be real hot there now.

[peacetraveler22]

Unfortunately, I was only in Wyoming for about four days. It wasn't enough time to go to Yellowstone. I really want to go to Utah, but the most amazing thing there is all the nature, and people aren't interested in just looking at nice photos on LJ anymore. They need more substance, a story, some hook to grab their attention. I guess if I knew a polygamous Mormon family who would give me insight into their daily life, it could make for an interesting report. :) But sadly I don't.

[amigofriend]

Is your goal to bring back something to hook those wonderful and polite LJ readers with, really? Or to simply have fun?

[peacetraveler22]

The goal is selfish - to relax and detach from all the negative energy to which I've recently been exposed. However, it's always good to get some nice pictures or meet interesting people in any journey. :)

[blueswinka]

Both destinations sound very interesting, but I am being selfish - there are many people talking about the legalization of marijuana and many more will write about it in the future, but I doubt that somebody will write about Samantha Smith any time soon, especially somebody who has traveled in Russia.

I have been to both Maine and Colorado, lovely places (I mostly went for hiking/canoeing/meeting friends, so cannot suggest anything really); I am sure you will have a fantastic time whichever direction you choose.

[tri_stroki]

+ 1
Both destinations, double shot : ))

[peacetraveler22]

Where did you go in Maine? So far, I've only been to the Portland area.

[blueswinka]

My friends have a house near Bar Harbor, so in that area. I also spent some time at the College of the Atlantic, as a guest, not a student. Really wished that I could study there for at least a semester, it is so peaceful and beautiful, and the courses sound cool. Well, many campuses in the US are beautiful, of course, but this one was special somehow:)