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This trip has a little extra special personal meaning for me. You see, I’m a brand spanking new citizen of this great land and have not left the country since I arrived in 1987! Well, I went to Mexico for a couple days a few years ago, but that doesn’t really count. So this was going to be my first time experiencing life outside the US in my adult years.
From a first glance everything seemed exactly the same! Only minutes after leaving the airport I had already seen a McDonalds, Subway, 7-Eleven and even a Krispy-Kreme. So how different could it be? Like the old saying goes – the difference is in the details.
Our lavish quarters. I think I was still in Peru the last time I slept on a twin sized bed.
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| This is what a $50+ (US) lunch looks like! Worst of all, the burger tasted like seasoned Gyro meat. I then asked for some mustard and the waitress looked at me like I was crazy. |
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| Final clearance price? They must be really proud of those sweats. |
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| After an unsatisfactory lunch we set course for the beautiful Eastern Creek Raceway! The track is gorgeous. Lots of elevation changes and just a beautiful backdrop. |
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| Our sole US representative. GO TEAM USA!!! |
