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Where i've been

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August 6th 2008
The Far East is a mystery to me, one I'm looking forward to unraveling for 18 days. Up until now, the most exotic place I've been is Papua New Guinea, which I visited at age 13. I spent 4 months traversing Europe as a 19-year-old college student. The past few years, I've become obsessed with the Caribbean and have visited the US Virgin Islands and Belize. I spent a lot of time in Mexico as a ch ... 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