View from my front door, Nadi, Fiji

Back online and I can't see the spaceneedle..

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February 6th 2007
Hello - I've been in Seattle for about 15 hours having survived the long haul from Fiji and the Southern Pacific generally. Fiji was beautiful and the locals and tourists I met were great but the heat and the sand flies and the cane toads and the giant spider in my bathroom were something of a distraction. There was a huge amount of rain as well but it is a fabulous place and ideal if you just ... 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