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[randomblade]

 I was thinking the other day about planning my visit - there’s all this bad chat going around about how ignorant Americans are regarding the world at large, geography and culture and language and so on. It strikes me that I am woefully ignorant of American EVERYTHING. I mean, apart from all the basic history stuff. I don’t know much about what

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[earis]

As an American, I can confirm that a lot of people in this country are ignorant about the world at large - as a person who has traveled a lot, I can confirm that there are a lot of people in the world at large who are ignorant about the world at large.

But, if you have any questions about where to go and what to visit, just ask me! I may be able to point your way, and if you're coming to LA, well, maybe I'll take you out for a drink!

[randomblade]

Wow. What an awesomely generous offer. Thankyou! Um... I suppose my basic questions are as follows:

- what is the best time of year to travel in America?
- What is unmissable?
- What is the best route to take to get a good diverse cross section of American society (given a time frame of about three months)?
- Is it safe to travel alone?
- A drink, you say!

[earis]

*deep breath

[randomblade]

Thankyou! This is so helpful! I shall sit down with my map and lay plans with pins!

I love walking - I can walk all day in cities or parks. Sadly I am still a learner driver (I KNOW. WAY too old to be a learner still...)

The music festival sounds great - I'll be bringing my banjo. I also like comedy and museums and beautiful things of both the natural and constructed varieties.