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Onward to New York

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June 11th 2008
The flight to New York was about 6 hours, it was hot on the plane and there wasn't enough space in the overhead lockers for bags. We crossed more timezones and went from 1pm to 9.30pm at night in about 6 hours. And so by the time I had got off the plane and travelled a few travellators in JFK airport it was nearly 11pm and it was rather quiet around the place. I now had to get to my hostel in New ... read more

North America » United States » New York » New York

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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