Hoover Dam from helicopter

Having fun in Las Vegas

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December 30th 2006
Hi all, After a 13hr flight from Syd to LA, we finally arrived at the LA international airport. The security leaving Syd was incredible. I mean we expected tough security but no one expected what we saw... We were searched for bombs, drugs and explosive materials more then once. It’s comforting knowing that everyone is being searched so thoroughly. We flew United Airlines and it was a long flig ... read more

North America » United States » Nevada » Las Vegas

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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