Lisa in New York

2 Weeks In

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August 20th 2007
Since being in New York we have spent 3 days at Santa Monica beach. It was our first slightly scary experience since we have been travelling. Never seen so many homeless people sleeping on the beach, on benches, almost anywhere you can think of! A highlight of our time at Santa Monica was going to a Dodger's baseball game. We went with two english girl's we met at the hostel. Dodgers won -yey! ... read more

North America » United States » California » San Francisco

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more