Sunset a la Palm tree

The story so far

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March 11th 2007
Right, here goes my attempt to sum up Los Angeles, Stayed: Hostel California (8 - 9 pounds a night), 30 bed dorm, bit of a dive but it does the job. Good location in terms of getting to Venice Beach. We got off the plane to the unnerving sight of armed police officers with sniffer dogs, conjuring images in our minds of a mauling waiting to happen regardless of the fact we were innocent holi ... 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