Besides my trip through Wales, I've been to Uckfield and Lewes a few times as well as Oundle and Peterborough. The town of Lewes is especially beautiful, though I've generally found all of the countryside to be picturesque. I don't expect I'll get up to Scotland this time, which is probably just as well because it's November now and I'd rather the weather be milder when I go on a holiday

My deepest wish is to permanently reside in either Australia or England. The UK is my best shot at living outside the US (girlfriend ldo). Obviously my perception is biased by the fact that my trips abroad have been basically extended vacations. Still I feel my friends and family are the only advantages America has for me over those other two countries.

I have found British politics/social commentary much more appealing to my sensibilities than either party in the US. Having spent time in all three countries, I can definitively say that Australian politics are more similar to the US than to the UK (the Aussies seem stuck in a similar political gridlock, the right wing is very socially conservative, and the mining industry clearly dominates the political agenda just like the banks/oil companies dominate in the US).