I went to Florida when I was 15. That was my first time in America, so you learn about how different the regions are.
I've always had an interest in Louisiana, especially New Orleans.
Fifty percent of the United States of America is underneath the ocean. And we have better maps of Mars than those areas.
The United States is a world unto itself. We have mountains, we have deserts, we have a river that equals the Yangtze River, that equals the Nile. We have the greatest cities in the world - among the greatest cities in the world.
The States which form the northern border of the United States westward from the Great Lakes to the Pacific coast include an area several times larger than France and could contain ten Englands and still have room to spare.
My dad planned a road trip every summer, so we always did the road trip. We did the Eastern Seaboard and learned about the history of the United States.
I lived in San Pedro, California, which is, you know, on the west side of California, and it's where many, many Japanese lived.
I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California.
Hawaii's the 50th state? I thought it was a suburb of Guam.
I think there's a large segment of the mainland population that does not really understand the number of territories that are part of the United States.
Michigan, with its delicious American name. How lucky one must be to live there.
I'm so in love with the United States. Not as a patriot. I'm in love with America like it's my first girlfriend. The geography, the people, the smell, the touch, the taste, the gas stations. I'm madly in love with America.
One of the unique things about covering politics in America is that I've gotten to see a lot of corners of this country that I never would've gotten to see. It turns out that there are a lot of really beautiful places in corners of America you wouldn't necessarily expect.
California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that.
The place that interests me most, actually, is the United States. I've realized that I haven't traveled much in the States. There's a lot to see.
I went to college on the East Coast in Portland, Maine.
I like the whole Pacific Northwest.
Know the official post office abbreviations for all 50 states without having to consult a list.
I was asked to come to Chicago because Chicago is one of our fifty-two states.
I have a map of the united states .... it's original size ... it says one mile equals one mile.
Iowa is kind of a fascinating place.
I've traveled a fair amount around the country and visited many states. It's amazing that Oregon is so different from Idaho; even though Portland isn't that far from Boise, it's a completely different city. Colorado is very different from Oregon. From a European perspective, I've always found that fascinating about America.
