Alcatraz Prison

North America: California, Nevada, Arizona, Florida and New York.

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June 18th 2010
This chapter of my adventure felt incredibly different from the previous 3 and a half months, firstly because I was travelling with my boyfriend and secondly because America didn't have the same 'backpacker' feel that every other place i'd visited seemed to have! Saying that, I wouldn't change anything about it; it was completely amazing....and we just liked to see it more as a holiday than anythi ... read more

North America » United States

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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