Important Destinations According to Barack Obama : Kathika Travel Website

No matter where you were in the world this week, you would have seen and read about Barack Obama’s election win to become the next President of the United States. It was especially interesting to read that a day after the final result, Obama spent time calling heads of state in nine different countries to chat about the future.

The nine countries are, of course, important and strategic allies of the United States but we can also assume that Obama will be visiting all of these nine countries at the first available chance to cement relationships and continue those important international talks. So here’s what a schedule of visits to these allies might involve:

Canada: one of the closest trips for Obama to make, he chatted on Thursday with Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Toronto – we’ve got tips on where he should go shopping if they meet up in Toronto.
Mexico: the other closest trip for Obama. We know that Mexican President Felipe Calderon talked with Obama about drug smuggling and the border problem so there might be some changes there in the future; in the meantime our best tips for a Mexico vacation involve exploring the Mexican Riviera.
Britain: just a hop across the ocean, Obama was keen to speak with Prime Minister Gordon Brown about a range of issues, including Iraq. But on a less serious note, Obama could use our guide to sightseeing in London to help him out on a trip to Downing Street.
France: French President Nicolas Sarkozy was very proud that he kept Obama on the phone for half an hour (especially when compared to his arch rival, British PM Gordon Brown, who only chatted for ten minutes, according to press reports). We’ve got some tips on visiting the Eiffel Tower if Obama stops by Paris to speak with Sarkozy in person.
Germany: Obama already had a highly publicized trip to Berlin during his campaign, but still called German Chancellor Angela Merkel shortly after his victory to talk some more. Luckily we are sure that you could never run out of things to do on a trip to Berlin so there are still some more spots for Obama to visit next time round.
Australia: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was pleased with the US election result when he chatted with Obama; we recommend checking out Bill Bryson’s guide to Australia to thoroughly enjoy a trip Down Under.

Obama also spoke with the leaders of Israel, South Korea and Japan, and is likely to meet up with many of these leaders when they travel to the G20 summit in Washington next week.

photo credit: Center for American Progress Action Fund