Me with an M1A

California Dreamin’

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October 1st 2012
Saturday morning and it was time to leave Vegas. I was renting another car for a couple of days, and fortunately it was really easy to get to the Hertz office to pick up the car – it was inside Caesar’s Palace. Although I’d booked another mid-size car, I scored an upgrade to a Nissan Maxima. It was pretty nice. A sticker on the window called it a four-door sports car, but I think that’s a ... read more

North America » United States » California

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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