Great Britain and The United States of America probably belong among the most visited countries worldwide. They have much to offer either from touristic side of view or from social and economic world alike.
These two states, so different but so similar in many aspects, rank among world powers and make not only political decisions influencing the whole world. Both of them attract also people from abroad who learn English and want to improve their knowledge of this worldwide used language.

Great Britain is the first destination I would like to write about. As I was working in this country for more than a year, I have my own experience of British life and their customs. I have to say that in the first moment I was not looking forward to the trip to Britain mostly because of their well-known, always unpredictable and changeable weather and climate. But it wasn´t that bad at all. I was probably lucky or what it was but I couldn´t moan about weather at all. But it´s publicly known that climate in British Isles is mild and in summer not very hot and winters are not so cold and freezing, on the other side. For tourists, though, the summer is the best season with longer daylight and generally fine weather, not too hot for travelling.

Britain, although all the buses are no longer red nor are all the taxis black, still has wonderful heritage to offer the overseas visitors. From the historical, so beautiful and famous monuments to modern, dynamic cities, that´s what is seen and possible to visit in this 8th biggest island in the world.

So, what should we or what can we see in Britain?
No visitor cannot, definitely, miss the capital. London is known as the green capital with many large parks and open spaces and offers a wealth of interest. To visit and see all those typical London´s landmarks, plan your stay here for more than one or two days. London is the seat of English Royal family led by Queen Elizabeth II. and her residence is Buckingham Palace. It´s called after Duke of Buckingham and was built in 1703. Since Queen Victoria it has been the main home of the sovereign.

Not to leave this palace stand alone, I invite you to visit other places occuring to us when saying the word „London“. „Two in one packet“ could be called the well-known Houses of Parliament together with Big Ben – the huge clock which is a part of Westminter Palace, as this complex is called. To relax a little bit after a long busy day, you have a chance in huge number of London´s parks led by Hyde Park. In this one, if you have a need to express your ideas publicly, you may have a speech on whatever topic you wish in a place called Speaker´s corner. And guys, have any of you a dream to meet your favourite, adored popstar, sport ideal, politician or even her Majesty? Then Museum Madame Tussaud´d is the place for it. Well, I don´t deny they are not alive, only made from wax, but anyway, it is a wonderful experience to stand next to all those celebrities and stars. Believe me.

Picadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square with (a) Nelson´s column, 10 Downing Street – home of British Prime Ministers, St.Paul´s Cathedral, Westminster Abbey – the burial place of kings and site of modern coronations, Tower Bridge and famous Tower of London, innumerable number of theatres, exclusive shops and other cultural and sport centres, those are places waiting for your look and eyes admiring them and I really recommend you to see them all or at least as much as possible.

But Britain is not just London. There are many other and other places which are worth to visit. Stonehenge near Salisbury is an awesome monument of the Stone and Bronze ages, which symbolizes mystery, power and endurance. It is surely Britain´s greatest national icon.

Moreover, this country abounds with many other original and gorgeous places. Cities Oxford and Cambridge are well-known to everybody for their universities, Liverpool is a home of world famous Beatles, Stradford-upon-Avon, according to me the prettiest and the most romantic place I have ever seen, is the birthplace of William Shakespeare, Dover- justly famous for its imposing white cliffs, and many, many beautiful castles, churches and cathedrals. This country is simply full of rich history, unbelievably romantic, imposing and impressive places and no one who decides to visit it, will not regret.

Contrary to Great Britain, the USA represents modern world created in definitely not so many years as Britain and also cannot pride with such a rich history. But inspite of this fact, it also offers innumerable number of exciting places and attractions. To say New York, Washington, Grand Canyon or California is surely enough to draw your attention. The USA is definitely world power number one, and is known for its economic strength, democratic government and constant fight for their and world´s freedom, but not everyone is their supporter. Many people either love or hate the U.S. American culture is unique and has spread across the globe through its popular films, music and commercial products such as Coca Cola, Levi Jeans or McDonald´s hamburgers. But these are not the only features of the United States.
As far as climate and weather is concerned it´s very different, depending on a part of the USA you are in.