Very OT but of Interest to the Likes that Hang Here

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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic

This really came home to me many years ago when I was describing to a friend in Europe that I would often travel 600km (approx 370 miles) from an outback town to the city, just to spend a weekend with mates. For them, that 600km was one and sometimes two other countries.
To me, those distances are nothing, a 5-6 hour trip by car but... if I had to do it on horse, it's about a week long trek.

This is also one of the things that I find very interesting I have done 3000 miles (about 4800km) in three days and never left my home country, went sea to sea. Most Americans that I have talked with about this have a real hard time comprehending how small most European countries are in comparison the North America, and I suspect it is the same for the European people just reversed. Just a case of you are used to one thing and think everything is the same.