I remember reading an article around the time they made passports mandatory for driving across the border. Only something like 30% of Americans had a passport as very few of them ever left the country. A big part of the reason was that they have such diverse climate and geography within their borders. Beautiful weather & beaches in Florida & California, desert in Arizona, mountains in Colorado, island living in Hawaii, etc.
It probably doesn't hurt that it's often cheaper for me (as a Canadian) to fly & vacation in another country as opposed to flying somewhere on the other side of Canada (ex: can fly to Orlando for way cheaper than it costs to get to the Maritimes).
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