Santa Barbara

2nd stop California

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August 13th 2008
Now we’re in California. We arrived, collected a car, worked out how to use it & took off amongst Los Angeles traffic. HELP. Janet didn’t feel like tackling the downtown traffic so she drove us out to Hollywood & we checked in a hotel on Sunset Boulevard a.s.a.p. Next morning it all looked much easier & we set off northwards sticking to the coastal highway. Stopped at Malibu Beach & went for a ... read more

North America » United States » California

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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