Yeah about 1000 miles from Chicago to Dallas. From Dallas in North Texas, it is a 6 hour drive to our place in Central Texas and you are still only halfway to the southern tip.
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Ok, but: I worked backstage at a theater in London right after graduation. All the Brits thought my American accent was adorable, and over the first couple weeks did the ādo you know my cousin in Texasā thingā¦ but one of my co-workers said ādo you know my cousin X?ā ā¦ and I did. We went to the same tiny college in a tiny town in Ohio, and were even flatmates for one summer.
So it really is a small world.
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I met someone in my day job here stateside who grew up in the same small Spanish town I lived in, and knew my landlady there very well. My landlady owned half the town it seems so everyone knew her. Her father had been the town priest.
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We do not allow any Ubering and stipulate the necessity of a guests car or rental car. Some people think they know where we are and think they can walk in. But trust me: I have not walked up here from the main road since moving in 2011, and I am an avid hiker. It is steep.
That kinda was my point - they think FL is as small as some of the New England states which itās not and that one can quickly go from, for ex, Miami to Orlando by driving a couple of hours.
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Let me guess: was it in Yellow Springs?
Nope! There are many tiny colleges in tiny towns in Ohio. 
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@Joan You are right about the Portuguese. My husband and I walked from Porto to Santiago de Compostela (Spain) Spring 2018 and the Portuguese people were so entirely helpful and lovely. They really could not have been nicerā¦and many spoke English or French! (our two languages). People like that inspire me to be the best, kindest host I can be.
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Possibly the small, bitey dogs carried by the āāLadies who Lunchāā in Marlyebone, round the corner!
My cousin was one such āāLadyāā, accompanied by small bitey dog. Fortunately she eventually married a farmer/vet and moved to Kent. Still has the dog(s), still drinks like a fish, makes us laugh with her antics, aged 61.
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We suffer from many guests with inaccurate assumptions about our location. They are not used to the lack of public transportation. The early restaurant closings surprise them too. I live in Western Massachusetts in the US and someone wanted to go to Boston, Cape Cod and Nantucket within a couple days. I had to give her a reality check.
I was in Maine on Thursday. I rented a car and drove 3 hours to Arcadia NP and back on Friday and flew out of Portland Friday night. Driving 6+ hours to see a NP for less than 2 hours just didnāt seem that crazy to me. What is challenging for me is how long it takes to go short distances back east.
āCause itās a pretty nice driveā¦ 
And alsoā¦donāt we have a nice airport? At least, I was thinking that when I got in last night at 1:30AM from JFK, where they had closed down the TSA Pre lane at 9 PM and made everyone go through regular security (which was a joke).
I love our ālittleā PWM airport. 
I love that part od fhe world where you are
I spent this summer 3 weeks in upstate new York ans it was a similar situation: without a car there is no way to get around.
My house is near a bus stations 2 min walk. Trirail takes you everywhere and itāS 15 min walkā¦and still I had complains from European tourists how more specific I had to be about transportation choices. The sad truth about US there ia no such thing as European transport options.
Last summer I stayed in Tuscany with a wonderful host who became my friend .
At the end of my visit I sat down with her and went over the description of her location and how to get around based on my experience.
It was seriously difficult to find her house and get around. If it was not for her help and willIngness to hang out with me I would be quite lost there without a car .
Yes and it reminds me a lot of El Pasoās. Quite small. And I like the size of Portland too. I can see why itās so popular to visit. It was literal whirlwind and unless youād had time to meet me at Bissell Bros Brewery between 2 and 3 or at Novare Res or Gilbertās Chowder between 5 and 7. Maybe next time, I could see returning, itās a beautiful state and while it was hot, Iām glad I didnāt get rained out.
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Yes to any of those, next time youāre here. Iām buying. 
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