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Day 1: In New York

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April 16th 2012
We left Brisbane a half hour late at 11 am. Qantas flight to LA was uneventful and boring. I managed to sleep for a few hours and Justin for just 1! We arrived in LA at 7.00 am and were given an express pass to get through customs as our next flight to NYC was leaving in less than 2 hours. Another Qantas flight boring but very bumpy - we later found out there were tornadoes happening below. On ... read more

North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan

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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