I’m from Canada, which is the second geographically largest country on Earth after Russia.
What impresses me most about the UK is how nature has managed to cram in virtually every type of landscape Canada has into a country that’s but a tiny fraction of Canada’s size.
There are mountains in Scotland:
Rolling hills in England:
Wales has a desert:
Lincolnshire, England has flat prairie:
There is the Lake District:
Beaches:
We have these same landscapes in Canada, but you’d need to travel coast to coast to see them all — that would be a lot of travel. In the UK, you could jump in a car and see all these landscapes in only a couple of days if you planned it out right.
Syl said
Jan 18 12:51 AM, 2024
Our country is beautiful, all of the above and much more.
I think some spend too much time moaning about what's wrong with the UK, they forget about it's beauty.
jackthelad said
Jan 18 1:09 AM, 2024
Syl wrote:
Our country is beautiful, all of the above and much more.
I think some spend too much time moaning about what's wrong with the UK, they forget about it's beauty.
Some hardly ever get to go out into it too.
SF said
Jan 18 12:49 PM, 2024
I used to want to live / work abroad when younger.
Now I appreciate the UK much more, especially since I moved to the beautiful countryside.
I travel a lot but I now don’t want to leave permanently.
Magica said
Jan 18 2:05 PM, 2024
Our countryside is the best in the world 😀
Maddog said
Jan 18 4:23 PM, 2024
I think you have a lot of micro climates and regions because of the Gulf Stream. Ireland blocks and/or stirs up parts , while other parts hit you directly.
Much of your island is pretty far North, but has a more moderate temperature. At least in most areas.
A Canadian would notice the same on their West coast around Vancouver.
A lot of varying climates, topography and such in a very tight areas.
Texas is also like that. Because we are located on a large, tropical body of water and located close to the Rockies and in the Great Plains, we have multiple regions and climates..
Probably a little more spread out than the UK, but not much. I can be in mountains, swamps, beaches or desert in about 300 miles in any direction..
Syl said
Jan 19 12:21 AM, 2024
Maddog wrote:
I think you have a lot of micro climates and regions because of the Gulf Stream. Ireland blocks and/or stirs up parts , while other parts hit you directly.
Much of your island is pretty far North, but has a more moderate temperature. At least in most areas.
A Canadian would notice the same on their West coast around Vancouver.
A lot of varying climates, topography and such in a very tight areas.
Texas is also like that. Because we are located on a large, tropical body of water and located close to the Rockies and in the Great Plains, we have multiple regions and climates..
Probably a little more spread out than the UK, but not much. I can be in mountains, swamps, beaches or desert in about 300 miles in any direction..
Your one state alone is longer end to end than the whole of the UK.
Was there a few years ago, dropped into St Andrews for a few hours.
Saw the Old Course and what not.
You know, me and my dad were the only two Scottish people we saw for about an hour.
Everyone was either a tourist or a student.
Maddog said
Jan 19 7:13 AM, 2024
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
I think you have a lot of micro climates and regions because of the Gulf Stream. Ireland blocks and/or stirs up parts , while other parts hit you directly.
Much of your island is pretty far North, but has a more moderate temperature. At least in most areas.
A Canadian would notice the same on their West coast around Vancouver.
A lot of varying climates, topography and such in a very tight areas.
Texas is also like that. Because we are located on a large, tropical body of water and located close to the Rockies and in the Great Plains, we have multiple regions and climates..
Probably a little more spread out than the UK, but not much. I can be in mountains, swamps, beaches or desert in about 300 miles in any direction..
Your one state alone is longer end to end than the whole of the UK.
UK...603 miles.
Texas 801 miles.
Yup, the halfway spot from Texarkana, TX to Los Angeles is El Paso, TX..
Syl said
Jan 19 12:18 PM, 2024
Vita wrote:
Scotland has lovely scenery...
Beautiful pics Vita.
I have never been to Scotland, odd that the very island we live in often overlooked when we travel, for oversees places.
Maddog said
Jan 19 5:38 PM, 2024
Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Scotland has lovely scenery...
Beautiful pics Vita.
I have never been to Scotland, odd that the very island we live in often overlooked when we travel, for oversees places.
Can't you basically ride a bike there from your house?
Syl said
Jan 19 5:56 PM, 2024
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Scotland has lovely scenery...
Beautiful pics Vita.
I have never been to Scotland, odd that the very island we live in often overlooked when we travel, for oversees places.
Can't you basically ride a bike there from your house?
Not with my knees.
That reminds me when I joined the Dallas Digest forum. I was the only Brit on there, and for some reason they really took to me. I got invites over, they sent flowers when my mum died, they were really lovely people....even though previously they had been a bit suspicious of us Brits.
But....I would get questions asked like, Do you know Princess Diana?
Maddog said
Jan 20 3:44 AM, 2024
Syl wrote:
Maddog wrote:
Syl wrote:
Vita wrote:
Scotland has lovely scenery...
Beautiful pics Vita.
I have never been to Scotland, odd that the very island we live in often overlooked when we travel, for oversees places.
Can't you basically ride a bike there from your house?
Not with my knees.
That reminds me when I joined the Dallas Digest forum. I was the only Brit on there, and for some reason they really took to me. I got invites over, they sent flowers when my mum died, they were really lovely people....even though previously they had been a bit suspicious of us Brits.
But....I would get questions asked like, Do you know Princess Diana?
Well did you?
Maddog said
Jan 20 3:47 AM, 2024
Two hours driving, climb a wall, and you're there..
I have never been to Scotland, odd that the very island we live in often overlooked when we travel, for oversees places.
Can't you basically ride a bike there from your house?
Not with my knees.
That reminds me when I joined the Dallas Digest forum. I was the only Brit on there, and for some reason they really took to me. I got invites over, they sent flowers when my mum died, they were really lovely people....even though previously they had been a bit suspicious of us Brits.
But....I would get questions asked like, Do you know Princess Diana?
Well did you?
Charles always made an excuse not to introduce us.
Something I came across from a Canadian.
I’m from Canada, which is the second geographically largest country on Earth after Russia.
What impresses me most about the UK is how nature has managed to cram in virtually every type of landscape Canada has into a country that’s but a tiny fraction of Canada’s size.
There are mountains in Scotland:
Rolling hills in England:
Wales has a desert:
Lincolnshire, England has flat prairie:
There is the Lake District:
Beaches:
We have these same landscapes in Canada, but you’d need to travel coast to coast to see them all — that would be a lot of travel. In the UK, you could jump in a car and see all these landscapes in only a couple of days if you planned it out right.
I think some spend too much time moaning about what's wrong with the UK, they forget about it's beauty.
Some hardly ever get to go out into it too.
I used to want to live / work abroad when younger.
Now I appreciate the UK much more, especially since I moved to the beautiful countryside.
I travel a lot but I now don’t want to leave permanently.
Much of your island is pretty far North, but has a more moderate temperature. At least in most areas.
A Canadian would notice the same on their West coast around Vancouver.
A lot of varying climates, topography and such in a very tight areas.
Texas is also like that. Because we are located on a large, tropical body of water and located close to the Rockies and in the Great Plains, we have multiple regions and climates..
Probably a little more spread out than the UK, but not much. I can be in mountains, swamps, beaches or desert in about 300 miles in any direction..
Your one state alone is longer end to end than the whole of the UK.
UK...603 miles.
Texas 801 miles.
Scotland has lovely scenery...
Crail is my favourite place in Scotland.
Was there a few years ago, dropped into St Andrews for a few hours.
Saw the Old Course and what not.
You know, me and my dad were the only two Scottish people we saw for about an hour.
Everyone was either a tourist or a student.
Yup, the halfway spot from Texarkana, TX to Los Angeles is El Paso, TX..
Beautiful pics Vita.
I have never been to Scotland, odd that the very island we live in often overlooked when we travel, for oversees places.
Can't you basically ride a bike there from your house?
Not with my knees.
That reminds me when I joined the Dallas Digest forum. I was the only Brit on there, and for some reason they really took to me. I got invites over, they sent flowers when my mum died, they were really lovely people....even though previously they had been a bit suspicious of us Brits.
But....I would get questions asked like, Do you know Princess Diana?
Well did you?
Two hours driving, climb a wall, and you're there..
Charles always made an excuse not to introduce us.