The Flatiron Building

August 11th 2010
And then there was New York, just like I pictured it, with skyscrapers and everything. I took the Acela Express from Washington DC to New York, North America's only high speed train. It is fast and it's electric, not diesel, no waiting for switiches or freight traffic, at stations doors open and close with little time in between and we left on time and arrived on time. And these trains are freq ... 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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Chris Lock

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I am a high school teacher. You can see all my photos at My online photos The summer of 2006 was my third summer in a row that I travelled for the entire summer. In 2006 I travelled to London, then Greece, Turkey and Egypt. The summer of 2007 was a trip to Australia. The summer of 2008 was a trip from Cape Town to Nairobi, 6 weeks in a truck with an overland tour company. June to September 2009 was the longest trip at 10 weeks. I visited Central Europe, the Balkans and a side trip for the last week in Paris. The summer of 2010, I cross... full info

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