Chicago skyline

Full Circle!

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August 10th 2011
Busy traffic all the way down from Milwaulke to Chicago, and we left around 10am, hoping to miss the worst. It was finally time to hand back the keys to our transport for the last fortnight. Felt sad to have reached that final day, which spells the end of a once in a lifetime trip! However, it would be good to relax in Chicago and not worry about some dozy american backing into our $20,000 vehic ... 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