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Lydia Leftcoast

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9. I was in Japan before the election, and for the first time in (then) 27 years of traveling to Japan

Reply to cbayer (Reply #8)

Fri Mar 29, 2013, 11:16 PM

Mar 2013

everyone wanted to know who I was voting for. When I said "Kerry," they smiled and nodded. Nobody had ever asked me any political questions before that trip.

When I was in England in 2006, I walked into the dining room of a B&B, and the owner and a couple from New Zealand were ragging on Bush. They stopped and looked embarrassed when they saw me, but I just said, "Oh go ahead. I probably like him even less than you do!"

At least when I was in Scandinavia in 2011, people seemed to like Obama, probably because, among other things, he doesn't sound like an idiot.

I don't know how things would be now.

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Anyone want to do Europe? [View all] sfpcjock Mar 2013 OP

That's a wide open question. cbayer Mar 2013 #1

Yeah, I thought about Viking Cruises on the Rhine, I think it is? sfpcjock Mar 2013 #3

There are some good biking tour companies in Europe. cbayer Mar 2013 #4

Another thought for you. I know people who have taken small river boats down cbayer Mar 2013 #5

I'm not sure, thanks. I have to control the eating somewhat... sfpcjock Mar 2013 #6

How old are you? If you are over 40, Road Scholar has a bunch of bike trips you might like. CTyankee Jul 2013 #12

There are several good bike tour companies in France. aranthus Jan 2014 #14

That's like asking my family. elleng Mar 2013 #2

Don't pretend to be Canadian. My general impression is that the travelers who complain of Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #7

While I agree about your take on the anti-american sentiment, I was there cbayer Mar 2013 #8

I was in Japan before the election, and for the first time in (then) 27 years of traveling to Japan Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #9

I think things are much better now because of Obama. cbayer Mar 2013 #11

When I first started traveling I used to worry about that as well (it was during the Bush admin. so CTyankee Jul 2013 #13

I was there on the 1 year anniversary of 9-11 and there was still a shred of sympathy that Bush Laura PourMeADrink Mar 2013 #10

No, the whole world does not hate America. aranthus Jan 2014 #15