California!

San Francisco

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March 14th 2011
With a feeling of anticipation we left Toowoomba on the late afternoon bus for Brisbane and a lovely Greek meal with Robyn and Sam. Great company as usual and the best way to start our trip. Next morning the early train took us to the airport and a rather uncomfortable 14 hour flight to San Francisco. The only highlights of the trip were Jerry leaving (twice!) a bag at the security check and me to ... read more

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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