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202 hours and counting...

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June 4th 2005
202 hours until we're on the plane that will take us far, far away from beautiful Santa Barbara, California, to the land of castles, of Tony Blair, of the Alps, of Michelangelo, of Zeus and Apollo, and of legal drugs (can you guess what countries we'll be visiting?) One obstacle though, I still need to get my passport back from the ever efficient Italian Consulate in Los Angeles. I try no ... 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