scarletburns

43 places I want to go

101 places I've been

1 - 21 of 43

1. North Korea
Asia
1 cheer 390 people
2. Cuba
Central America And The Caribbean
3,512 people
3. Mexico
North America
4,523 people
4. New Zealand
Australia/Oceania
10,659 people
5. Antarctica

4,009 people
6. Vietnam
Asia
2,394 people
7. Thailand
Asia
5,909 people
8. Cambodia
Asia
1,669 people
9. Australia
Australia/Oceania
14,684 people
10. Costa Rica
Central America And The Caribbean
3,286 people
11. Algeria
Africa
281 people
12. Haiti
Central America And The Caribbean
1 cheer 491 people
13. Belgium
Europe
1,849 people
14. Hungary
Europe
1,150 people
15. United Kingdom
Europe
6,347 people
16. Madagascar
Africa
3,038 people
17. Denmark
Europe
2,204 people
18. Guatemala
Central America And The Caribbean
816 people
19. Mozambique
Africa
457 people
20. Saudi Arabia
Middle East
456 people
21. Tibet
China
744 people

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Cerritos, Los Angeles County

Boring, but Practical more than anything else

I’ve lived in Cerritos longer than any other city in my life (and I’ve moved 16 times before I left for college), and would call it my hometown when someoen asks where I’m from. Growing up here, I think I resented how perfectly suburban it is (think Pleasantville with a lot more Asians), but more than anything, it really is perfect in a small suburban city sort of way. Everything you need is there. And most of the things are high quality (I say most), such as the library, public education, restaurants, shopping, etc.. I wouldn’t visit here if I was a stranger, but I’d consider living here.

P.S. If nothing else, Cerritos has the best Korean food outside of Seoul, Korea and Korea Town, Los Angeles.

over 5 years ago

LarcoMar, Miraflores

Sad, more than anything else

I think LarcoMar, in Miraflores was the saddest part of Lima. I was staying at the Sheraton in downtown Lima (courtesy of LANPERU for screwing everything else up), and the hotel staff provided a car for the visitors to somewhere fun. I was excited for the first two minutes, but was more broken that the trendy hip place in Lima was a cheap imitation of American malls. I’m not saying that a culture should retain itself whole and reject all globalization for my enjoyment, but it was the CHEAP (and unoriginal) part that bothered me the most. Everything was overpriced (relatively in Peru) too. The only upsides were the beautiful view of the Pacific Ocean, and the children in the mini carnival/arcade riding a robot elephant.