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United States Week One

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September 16th 2009
We've now left Canada and entered the United States. The welcome party included digital fingerprinting, photo for their face recognition system and a bunch of grumpy power crazy cowboys who I'm pretty sure didn't want you in their country. But since then everything has been brilliant. First up was Olympia - the capital of Washington state (NW US). We went to visit our friends Kevin and Julia ... read more

North America » United States » Utah

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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