Alternative Thirsty

New York to Florida

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August 16th 2006
Travel by train! We’re back - now have Internet access again! (Feels like I’m back in the real world). - 27/8/06 We took a taxi into New York and the Ocela Express from Penn Station to Washington DC. Clean and quick, 3 hours later we were in Washington DC. Taxi to our hotel near to Dupont. Coincidentally our friend Dave lives about 5 blocks from here. We met Dave at 6 and had ... read more

North America » United States » District of Columbia » Washington

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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