UK Compared to the Size of the US

[telophase]

I found this site comparing the UK to the US just now, and the map was quite interesting. (I have no idea if the statistics are true or not) I grabbed a screenshot of the UK centered on Texas, to give you a idea of how big it is.





So. You see Fort Worth there? That's where I live. See Bryan, down south and a little east? That's where my mom lives, a 3 to 3.5 hour drive (depending on traffic). See Houston, even father southeast? That's where myrialux's job is - although he telecommutes, he still has to go down there periodically. About 4 hours-ish.

San Antonio is where I was to university, about 3.5 hours from Bryan. Victoria, where my grandparents live, is about 3 hours southwest of Bryan.

Nuevo Laredo, on the border, is where my group of friends used to go once a year, rent a hotel room on the US side, and go across the border to a bar a block or two away from the border, then stagger back late at night. :) We do it no more because of the drug-gang violence and a possible serial killer in the area (reputed to be working there before the drug violence started, but it might just be more drug-gang violence). And yes, we'd drive there from Dallas/Fort Worth.

And people wonder why I'm willing to spend all sorts of time on trains traveling around the UK. Where I'm from, it's a minimum of 3 hours to go anywhere and you have to drive yourself! It's sheer luxury to sit in a seat and let someone else do the driving while you get to watch unfamiliar scenery go by. So it's not on time? Who cares! It's a vacation!

:)

Comments

[telophase.livejournal.com]

You want to get weirded out even more? Interstate 10 runs across the southern United States from Florida to Los Angeles, going through South Texas, across the widest part of Texas, along the way.

The Texas leg is almost exactly one-third of the entire journey I-10 makes across the U.S. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_10)

[cicer.livejournal.com]

...Daaaaang. Somehow, I always forget how big/wide Texas is.

[telophase.livejournal.com]

I remember a friend from grad school telling me about a cross-country road trip she took with a bunch of friends once. I don't remember where the origin and ending points were, but I do remember her telling me "...and so as the sun rose, we were all 'YAAAAY! WE'RE IN TEXAS! And then, hours later, as the sun set, we were all 'uuuggggh, we're still in Texas!'"