I thought that Andrew was referring to the east coast of Australia !
jh
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From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2010 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Economics
> Take her reports with an ounce of salt. Sounds to me like she never
> ventured more than 500 meters off Interstate 95 (the main highway that
> runs up the east coast from Florida to Maine). The interstate highway
> exits are populated almost totally by fast food and chain restaurants.
> For long distance traveling through unfamiliar areas its best to carry
> two resources... a good GPS unit and one or more AAA (American
> Automobile Association) guide books for the areas you plan to pass
> through. The GPS will tell you which restaurants/hotels are near you
> and the AAA guidebook will tell you which of those are good choices.
> But it also helps to have help like found on this list when you're
> trying to locate something very specific... which one of those places
> are actually open on Christmas day. :-)
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 12/23/2010 4:38 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>> We out here hear such mixed reports form the interior. A friend who
>> was American once before she came to her senses (:-)) reported that
>> on a visit 3-4 years ago, while driving up the east coast, they had
>> to eat in Thai restaurants to get any fresh veg. input at all. Apart
>> from that, she said, just variations on the same old fast food crap.
>> I guess it's different for locals who know where to go. This'll
>> probably start a 'where to go for great BBQ' thread.
>>
>> Andrew Fildes (more diffuse than diverse) afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
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