California Roadtrip - Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Merlot and Shiraz ...here I come!!
April 20th 2011 Si, my husband, and I landed as scheduled and picked up our 4x4 Jeep just in time to hit the rush hour of San Francisco. Dismay quickly turned into joy as the google map directions that we had printed well in advance took us the most direct route to Wine Country - over the Golden Gate Bridge. The slow traffic was a blessing and we got to see our first glimpse of Alcatraz and Angel Island on one si
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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 
