Empire State

New York

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September 19th 2005
We spent three night here at the Jazz on the Park hostel in uptown Manhatten. This was the first and last time we decided to share a dorm room in the States because it was pretty scummy and Sara got an unpleasant view in the morning of the man in the next bunk with no pants. Anyway, we spent a few days just wandering round the city doing the usual stuff - a ferry past the Statue of Liberty, walked ... 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