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 　　Or maybe you would prefer to see Asia, Africa or Europe. There are many destinations to choose from. Both stateside and internationally. First, perhaps you need to decide on a climate or if weather doesn't bother you then where is that one place that you would like to go?

　　There are many places to see in California. Maybe you would prefer to go skiing in Colorado? How about seeing the historical sites of the south or maybe the northeast? Have you considered Alaska? There are many different places that you could visit, and each one brings something different to the table. Here in America you can see many places that have affected¹ the condition of our country.

　　If you go to central or South America then you can see thriving cultures set against what are still considered to be wild and uninhabited. You can see something fairly similar in South Africa but with a whole different culture and with an extremely different kind of wild. Perhaps the bustling² cities of northern Africa, sometimes called the Middle East, are more to your taste, you like to live close to the edge. What about the ancient cultures mixed with cutting edge technology in parts of Asia? Then you have Europe, with some of the most traveled areas in the world.

　　Each area does bring a totally different perspective in so that within each general area there are more specific areas. If you are looking for something as vague as someplace with a small population and minimal³ inhabitation⁴ then you can look at parts of; Australia, Asia, Canada, South America, South Africa, northern Europe and Russia.

　　If you want bustling cities then you have your pick of many on every continent and just about every country. There are many places that could be suggested; Rome, Paris, the Amazon in Brazil, the white peaks of the Andes, London, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Manila, the Outback, take your pick. It is probably safe to say that most people have an idea of where they want to go, but if you don't, take a look around--there are literally⁵ millions of places.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 bustling   

adj.喧闹的

参考例句：

• The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
• This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。

3 minimal   

adj.尽可能少的，最小的

参考例句：

• They referred to this kind of art as minimal art.他们把这种艺术叫微型艺术。
• I stayed with friends, so my expenses were minimal.我住在朋友家，所以我的花费很小。

4 inhabitation   

居住，有人居住的状态； 居留

参考例句：

• He studied the creation and inhabitation and demise of the colony. 他研究了那块殖民地的建立和有人定居以及转让。
• Inhabitancy configuration and collective inhabitation work on social distance. 居住形态、外来人口聚居情况也对社会距离产生影响。

5 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。