Suitcase

And she's off

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January 29th 2009
Today's itinerary: to Portland Portland to Los Angeles Left to my own devices, I'd have a backpack with a spare duffel to throw it in if I needed to check it. Because I'm traveling professionally making presentations, and taking most of the trip alone, I have an extra bag with textbooks, gifts, professional clothes, a laptop, toiletries for one (a brush takes up the same amount of room wheth ... read more

North America » United States

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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