Originally Posted by
milepig
I agree. The UK was my first overseas trip as well, and I got to have all the excitement of the INTL plane trip, and the UK has much to offer. Once I got that first trip under my belt I felt much more confortable dealing with a place where I wasn't fluent in the language.
Yes, have to agree here that some place like the UK would be a good first time overseas trip for someone in the US.
Though if one wants to take even more baby steps first (perhaps for a hesitant spouse), a couple of trips to Canada might be in order. One to Toronto or Vancouver or other place in Anglophone Canada, then one to Montréal or other place in Québec.