Austin Green Belt

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December 8th 2007
The week in Texas has been great - Austin isn't at all what you'd expect of a Texan city, but instead has enormous amounts of green space and cycle lanes and has a liberal, easy-going population. There's a huge wooded area running in a band right near the city centre called the Green Belt, with a creek running through it. I spent part of Monday hiking through it and sitting by the creek watching ... 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