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Have you visited/driven thru the largest cities in your state/province/territory/etc.?

posted 2 months ago by GolfnGuitars (3117)
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My oldest son had a high-school track meet yesterday at Akron University in Ohio (He didn't run horribly...but he didn't run that great, unfortunately).

Anyway, I'm a life-long resident of Ohio and it marked the first time in my life that I'd been to Akron. I'd been all around it, but had never actually been in Akron until yesterday.

That was the one remaining "large city" in Ohio that I'd never visited. I live in Columbus and have visited Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Toledo multiple times. I've only been through Dayton a couple of times and haven't really visited it properly (although I've been all around that area). But Akron was the one I needed to check off my list and that finally happened yesterday.

How about you? Have you visited or been through all the "large cities" in your state/territory/province/region/etc.? If not, what is the city (or cities) that you need to visit/see?

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[–] MarkPh (1052) 2 months ago

I've never understood what life is like in a country so huge that most its citizens never get to see other countries.
I live in Europe and love travelling, long ago on my own or with friends, the last 20 years with my wife.

I've been to many of the big cities in Europe.
In Germany Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt, Hamburg and several more.
In Italy Rome, Milan, Venice, Florence and several more.
In France Paris, Strasbourg and a few more.
Vienna in Austria, Zurich in Switzerland, Warsaw in Poland, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Brussels in Belgium, Ljubljana in Slovenia, Lisbon in Portugal, Pilsen in the Czech Republic and several more.

I never was in the north, like England or Scandinavia, somehow that's not attractive to me.

On vacation I've been (aside of European destinations like Greece) to Los Angeles in the US, Sao Paulo in Brazil, a few smaller towns in Tunisia and some more.

What I am still missing and might never see because the flight takes just too long is Australia, Japan, the Maldives and several locations in Asia.

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[–] GolfnGuitars (3117) 2 months ago

Awesome! Thank you for responding...you sound like a very experienced traveler! 😃 My wife is from Ukraine and got to travel in Europe some before coming to the U.S. That is one thing that is so neat about Europe...you can travel a couple hundred miles or so and then be in a completely different culture with a completely different language.

I love watching Rick Steves' show "Travels In Europe" that used to air on our local PBS station for years (not sure if it still does anymore or not...I haven't seen any new episodes in awhile). But he highlighted a lot of the cities that you mentioned...so many beautiful and interesting sites to see!

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[–] MarkPh (1052) 2 months ago

Want the part where this option becomes crazy?
2 years ago my wife and me couldn't think of a destination to go to on vacation, all we agreed on was we wanted to go by car, then I had an idea ....

During our previous trips we had found some really really good restaurants scattered all over Europe, so I told my wife, we're going on a roundtrip to the best restaurants we know of and since they are relatively far apart we spend a night in a hotel everywhere.
Roughly 3,000 miles (over 4,000km) through 6 countries in 13 days, a vacation I will never forget.

If you (or anyone else) get a chance to go to Europe and want a hint where the best restaurants are, feel free to ask me.

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[–] GolfnGuitars (3117) 2 months ago

That sounds awesome! All the great cuisines in Europe... Italian, French, German, etc. Feel free to share your experiences of any of the places you ate on that trip... I'd love to read about it!

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[–] MarkPh (1052) 2 months ago

Not sure if that's even allowed in here? Would be like a list of advertising for restaurants.
If anyone can tell me it's allowed, I can give you a list of links to Tripadvisor and Booking where I (among many others) have written reviews for most of them.

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[–] GolfnGuitars (3117) 2 months ago

Yes, I see what you mean and definitely don't want you to get in trouble. I think that must have been one great trip, though...lots of delicious food, I'm sure. Thanks again for sharing!

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[–] Where (1600) 2 months ago

Driven thru most of big cities in CA: LA, SF, San Diego, Sacramento, San Jose, Bakersfield, Oakland… but not Ukiah as of yet. It’s a dream to get there one day. Chico too.

Driven thru most of the cities along the East Coast, except maybe the ones in Delaware. I don’t think I’ve been to any there, just zoomed passed Wilmington on the way to Florida. Driven cross country but avoided driving thru major cities, except Indianapolis, Denver, St. Louis, and Cheyenne. Cheyenne was cool but not big.

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[–] GolfnGuitars (3117) 2 months ago

Awesome! Thank you for responding! I wondered if someone from California would respond... I've never been to California, but have heard about the traffic there (especially in the LA area). Have you ever made the drive down the California coast? (I think it's Highway 1, right) That would be incredible to do one day.

I drove through Delaware on the way to Philadelphia about 20 years ago. I remember traffic was heavy, but it moved fairly well. I'm not all that far from Indy, but have never driven directly through it (been all around it). I've driven through St. Louis a couple of times (years ago) and I thought it was a difficult city to drive in... lots of traffic and some of the exits I had to take were hard to get to. I've never been to Denver or Cheyenne either. I think Cheyenne (and Wyoming in general) would be an interesting place to visit one day.

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[–] Where (1600) 2 months ago

Yes I’ve driven up and down Highway 1 from SF to Big Sur. It’s beautiful. The first time I drove it was at night though, then when I did it again in the daytime I was shocked at how breathtaking it was. A little hair-raising and twisty in places so I definitely do not recommend driving it at night!

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[–] GolfnGuitars (3117) 2 months ago

Wow, what an experience that must have been driving it at night! Glad you got to make that drive in the daytime as well. Thanks again for sharing!

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[–] KiwiJim (1792) 2 months ago

Yeah, I’ve been to every capital city in Australia, with the exception of Perth in Western Australia. In New Zealand I’ve been to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, which pretty much covers it in terms of big cities. Lots of regional centres in both countries too.

I’m a well travelled Antipodean, I guess you could say. Different story globally, there’s a bucket list of cities I’ll never scratch the surface of, sadly.

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[–] GolfnGuitars (3117) 2 months ago

Awesome! I never realized this, but (like England) you drive on the left side of the road there. That would confuse me greatly! 😃 But I love the scenery you have access to in Australia and New Zealand. I've never been, but I've spoken to several Americans who went there and every single one has raved about how much they enjoyed their trip there.

You have such fascinating wildlife as well. I have a membership at the Columbus Zoo with my family and we all love seeing the Australian exhibits they have there. What a cool part of the world you live in there!

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