Bourban St

New Orleans

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July 23rd 2009
After 3 weekends spent at home I was getting restless and therefore decided it was time to travel again. On the Monday I had decided to 'go somewhere' by Tuesday I had convinced Jon to 'go somewhere', by Wednesday we agreed to go to New Orleans, by Thursday flights were booked and Friday afternoon saw us sitting on Bourbon Street listening to some very funky music drinking cold beer. Like most of ... 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