party in the USA

so other than south america and antarctica, i have now been to the other 5 continents.

recently, i had the chance to go to the states for a conference, so i took the opportunity to explore the west coast since my conference was in california. to be exact, i visited LV, the grand canyon, SF and LA (in that order).

frankly, other than some attractions like the aforementioned grand canyon and perhaps hollywood and alcatraz, i didn't find the US too interesting. perhaps i am not your regular tourist, having been to arguably more interesting places like the sahara, mongolia and north korea, but i guess the US has no novelty for me as a singaporean.

if i wanted to shop - i would have gone to orchard.
if i wanted to eat burgers - i would have gone to any local shopping mall.
if i wanted to experience american culture - i would have just watched family guy or the simpsons.

compared to europe, american culture is relatively young and probably not as interesting. true that they have some great people and great monuments/ parks/ buildings, but they just don't cut it for me. call me unappreciative, but that's what living 26 years in a congested-urban and west-idolising environment does to you.

oh well, the only consolation is that now i've been-there-done-that. any suggestion on what next to better satisfy my wanderlust? =)