The Rock

San Francisco to San Diego and everything in between

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May 19th 2006
After our Yosemite Park adventures, we headed west to San Francisco to a hostel based in the heart of Chinatown, which is home to the second largest Chinese community in the States. Walking around the streets, you could totally forget that you were in the USA....everyone was speaking, eating and selling everything chinese! I imagine that this must be what it feels like for a Spaniard to walk arou ... 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