Domestic destinations with taste of "foreignness"?
Jun 18, 2015, 10:49 pm
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wow. Wasn't expecting so many answers in just a few hours!
For me, "foreignness" is a combination of variety of good International food, architecture and a pronounced local culture/energy (e.g. the bustling people in NY, or the "edgy" SF) .
Quebec City and Montreal seems both good idea!
For me, "foreignness" is a combination of variety of good International food, architecture and a pronounced local culture/energy (e.g. the bustling people in NY, or the "edgy" SF) .
Quebec City and Montreal seems both good idea!
Jun 18, 2015, 11:09 pm
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Domestic destinations with taste of "foreignness"?
If there is one country that has nothing "domestic" about itself, it is that melting pot of foreigners called the US.
Jun 18, 2015, 11:43 pm
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The question can certainly be of valid interest for people of different countries.
A person from the China for example may wonder is there any domestic destinations that is European-like. ( There is, for example, the parts of Shanghai that used to be International Settlements )
As for the whole melting pot thing, if everything is indeed melted together, then the final result is obviously significantly different than the source's original foreign form. Said original foreign form can certainly be of valid interest for people that may have exposure to the "melted" form.
Jun 19, 2015, 12:11 am
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How incredibility rude.
The question can certainly be of valid interest for people of different countries.
A person from the China for example may wonder is there any domestic destinations that is European-like. ( There is, for example, the parts of Shanghai that used to be International Settlements )
As for the whole melting pot thing, if everything is indeed melted together, then the final result is obviously significantly different than the source's original foreign form. Said original foreign form can certainly be of valid interest for people that may have exposure to the "melted" form.
The question can certainly be of valid interest for people of different countries.
A person from the China for example may wonder is there any domestic destinations that is European-like. ( There is, for example, the parts of Shanghai that used to be International Settlements )
As for the whole melting pot thing, if everything is indeed melted together, then the final result is obviously significantly different than the source's original foreign form. Said original foreign form can certainly be of valid interest for people that may have exposure to the "melted" form.
Jun 19, 2015, 12:25 am
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Not trying to be funny, but is this of the 'restraining order' type? Or just a hypothetical question?
Depending on where you live in the US, going to a true 'foreign' destination (Mexico City, Caracas) may be much closer than somewhere domestic.
That said, I do agree with Montreal, Quebec City, and New Orleans.
Depending on where you live in the US, going to a true 'foreign' destination (Mexico City, Caracas) may be much closer than somewhere domestic.
That said, I do agree with Montreal, Quebec City, and New Orleans.
Jun 19, 2015, 12:30 am
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Jun 19, 2015, 2:24 am
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"The Thinker" is indeed a very foreign concept in your domestification.
Ironically, there are 6 copies of the French original in the US:
"Vandals damaged The Thinker at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It remains unrepaired."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ker_sculptures
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Jun 19, 2015, 3:13 am
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You tried to spell penseur?
"The Thinker" is indeed a very foreign concept in your domestification.
Ironically, there are 6 copies of the French original in the US:
"Vandals damaged The Thinker at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It remains unrepaired."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ker_sculptures
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"The Thinker" is indeed a very foreign concept in your domestification.
Ironically, there are 6 copies of the French original in the US:
"Vandals damaged The Thinker at the Cleveland Museum of Art. It remains unrepaired."
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ker_sculptures
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Jun 19, 2015, 3:25 am
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Try again
Jun 19, 2015, 6:46 am
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Not trying to be funny, but is this of the 'restraining order' type? Or just a hypothetical question?
Depending on where you live in the US, going to a true 'foreign' destination (Mexico City, Caracas) may be much closer than somewhere domestic.
That said, I do agree with Montreal, Quebec City, and New Orleans.
Depending on where you live in the US, going to a true 'foreign' destination (Mexico City, Caracas) may be much closer than somewhere domestic.
That said, I do agree with Montreal, Quebec City, and New Orleans.
Reading trip reports makes me want to travel. But the vast majority of trip reports are for long haul international trips. Which is great, but I also wonder is there anything domestic (or closer like Canada) that gives a taste of things for less time or budget.
