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This might seem a bit sad, but one of my dreams is to replace a wall of my suburban Australian house with an edge-to-edge video screen that looks like a portal

by prawn 8y ago

This might seem a bit sad, but one of my dreams is to replace a wall of my suburban Australian house with an edge-to-edge video screen that looks like a portal to a hi-def (seemingly live) scene of Utah. Sun rises. Weather rolls in. Sun starts to set. Animals wander past, etc. That would be some serious escapism for me when I don't have the time/money to justify the flights. So far, the best option has been wandering around Red Dead Redemption on a big TV...

chrissnell 8y ago
Save the money and buy the flights. You don't need to justify a dream. I drive across the US once or twice a year to camp in the deserts of Utah and it is, indeed, a trip of a lifetime. My photos are here: https://www.instagram.com/desertdefender/ https://www.instagram.com/desertdefender/ and some more here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/72157633554934498 https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/721576335549... https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/72157626204989387 https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/721576262049... https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/72157625240335210 https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/721576252403...
- prawn 8y ago
  Nice shots! I have a wife and three young kids. I either have to burden my wife solo with the kids or I'm paying for five return flights plus car hire which means visits start at $10k/trip so are a bit tougher than they used to be pre-kids. My domestic dream is for when panels come way down in price so that a wall of screens is a done thing! I've visited Southern Utah maybe 5-6 times from Australia, so far. Ideally I'd visit annually - my other dream is to run a regular tour taking Australians over and showing them around, mostly as an excuse for me visiting again and again! I tell people it's probably the best density for natural attractions in the world. This is not all Utah, but includes a reasonable amount of it: http://www.isaacforman.com.au/outdoors/ http://www.isaacforman.com.au/outdoors/

by prawn 8y ago

chrissnell 8y ago

Save the money and buy the flights. You don't need to justify a dream. I drive across the US once or twice a year to camp in the deserts of Utah and it is, indeed, a trip of a lifetime. My photos are here: https://www.instagram.com/desertdefender/ https://www.instagram.com/desertdefender/ and some more here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/72157633554934498 https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/721576335549... https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/72157626204989387 https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/721576262049... https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/72157625240335210 https://www.flickr.com/photos/defender90/albums/721576252403...

prawn 8y ago
Nice shots! I have a wife and three young kids. I either have to burden my wife solo with the kids or I'm paying for five return flights plus car hire which means visits start at $10k/trip so are a bit tougher than they used to be pre-kids. My domestic dream is for when panels come way down in price so that a wall of screens is a done thing! I've visited Southern Utah maybe 5-6 times from Australia, so far. Ideally I'd visit annually - my other dream is to run a regular tour taking Australians over and showing them around, mostly as an excuse for me visiting again and again! I tell people it's probably the best density for natural attractions in the world. This is not all Utah, but includes a reasonable amount of it: http://www.isaacforman.com.au/outdoors/ http://www.isaacforman.com.au/outdoors/