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72 Hours In the Big Apple

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June 21st 2017
Connie and I have been friends for more than 35 years. We've raised five children between us, married husbands, divorced husbands, moved across the country, and become grandmothers. But the cement that has held us together since 1995 is TRAVEL. That was the year we took a UK/Paris trip together which commenced my wanderlust. We met in Springfield, MO, but twenty years ago Connie moved to Washingto ... 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