Las Vegas

Las Vegas

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October 25th 2011
We flew from Toronto via Chicago into Las Vegas, Nevada - from the cool autumnal north to sunshine and warm temperatures in the western desert. Vegas is, well, Vegas. No other city can be so garish and absurd, yet be so captivating and wonderfully entertaining. What an amazing juxtaposition of different features copied from around the world - 'The Strip' boasts scaled down (but by no me ... 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