Backpacking

joev
Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:29:52 +0000

another piece of advice that my son has been given time and again – if asked, say you are from Canada!

Thats American pride for ya! <puking> When I visited Spain and Portugal last summer, I dress so obviously American it was not even funny (Indians, Kent State, American flag, and Nike t-shirts) I never ran into a problem at all. People in Europe are very nice. They hate W with a passion, but many Americans are like that also, so its not that big a deal. You will surprised how many people have actually been to America. Also if you are going to stay at a youth hostel, don’t be surprised if the rooms are not devided by gender, and people will have sex with you in the room. It’s pretty cool, but not for everyone.</puking>