Volcano NP

Paradise, the playground

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April 10th 2010
Day 1: Big Black Island The plane landed in Kona, Big Island at 10am. Warm and sunnyyy ~mid-70s? I was definitely over-dressed coming from San Jo. The airport looked really cute - no oppressive-looking concrete boxes, but rather, series of single-story island-style bldgs 😊. Yeah, I'm in Hawaii, yoohoo! 2min later, a PA announcement in Japanese...yeah, I'm definitely in Hawaii... ... read more

North America » United States » Hawaii

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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