Date Posted:00:02:29 10/08/07 Mon Author: Roger Subject: Re: USA - superpower In reply to:
Michael
's message, "Re: USA - superpower" on 15:29:54 10/05/07 Fri
>>>>Someone in California has only 2 countries to visit
>>>>within 2000 miles, I've probably got about 40.
>>>
>>>Someone in Canada only has one.
>>
>>Several, actually. We can visit France (the islands of
>>St. Pierre et Miquelon off the coast of Nfld.)
>>Bahamas, Bermuda and others, and Greenland. Oh,
>>there's Russia, too. All within 2000 miles. As a
>>matter of fact, Honduras is within 2000 miles of
>>Winnipeg, so add Mexico, Honduras, Jamaica, Cuba.
>>
>>No wonder Canadians are the most travelled North
>>Americans.
>
>
>that made me think, I wonder how many countries we
>have each visited?
Not many, for me. I've done England, Scotland, Wales (OK, they're all part of the UK) the US, and the Bahamas. And I spent half an hour on the tarmac at Belfast airport for a crew change.
