Philadelphia skyline

The view from the Rocky steps. A very attractive city.

April 29th 2006
The short journey by train to Philadelphia meant we arrived at about 3pm. We made our way to the HI Hostel near the centre of town, and as we arrived the hostel was just opening. Inside it was very clean, the common areas consisted of a TV lounge and a pool table. The hostel put a film on every night at 9pm, this at first sounded like a good way to meet other travellers but we found out that peopl ... 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

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Stuart Smith

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Welcome to my travel journal. For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Stuart Smith and I am a 23 year old Law Graduate and Qualified Barrister, who, in recent months, has deviated from the intended career path and has ended up working in IT. I plan to embark on a 2-month journey to the United States of America before returning revitalised to England to pursue a career in the legal arena with rejuvenated vigour. The journey begins at 4am on Thursday 13th April as I leave my home in Southampton destined to arrive in LA, where I will meet up with my travel companion Ben, who is c... full info

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