Sea Otter at Monterey

USA Part 1: Big Sur to Canyonlands

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May 14th 2008
Some of you may have concluded, after reading our last brief blog, that we were starting to flag and that the excitement of the trip had worn off. Not at all! Infact, we had already been in the States for three weeks when we wrote it and New Zealand already seemed a long time ago. Also, we had 20 minutes to write the blog and attach photos before the library shut for lunch (Hot tip: if you want to ... read more

North America » United States » Utah » Moab

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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