Central Park in winter

New York - a retrospective

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July 18th 2013
I have been in the big apple for just over a year and I am getting ready to leave. Now I can say I like it here, actually this city is amazing! But when I first arrived my feelings about it were...let say...a lot less positive. Actually, I hated it! First the weather: it was insanely hot and humid, arriving from cold Scotland I thought I would die. Second, the dirtiness: mountains of rubbish on ... 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