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Being in an apple - a BIG one!

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May 8th 2009
New York, the big apple! wow. This place is so busy, so much, so fast, so loud, so daunting, so ....everything! For the first time during the trip, a listened to the little voice in my head (or as AR would say, my 'angel'), and actually took other people's advice - being NOT to take the cheaper option and stay in Harlem, but to stay in the more decent part of Manhatten. Apparently Harlem is as ... 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