This is Vegas

Vegas Baby!

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December 12th 2006
This is turning out to be a trip of contrasts. After a week in the busy Apple and a few days in the more sofisticated DC, we've now spent a week in Vegas, with a couple of days on the road to see Grand Canyon and Death Valley (we'll write about this in separate posts). Vegas is a bit of a disappointment. We thought is was going to be even more surreal than what it actually is. The Strip, or ... 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