The Orleans

Viva Las Vegas

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January 4th 2006
After a nice 6 hour drive from San Diego to Las Vegas through the desert and passing interesting towns such as "Ghost Town" that looked as though they were named that for good reason - we made it to the flashing lights extravaganza of Vegas. There were a few red hearings as we passed through other places that looked like vegas as we got close, but once we got there we definately knew we were there ... 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