Steve on the running board of a Cable car

San Fran & Berkeley

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October 18th 2018
We're gearing up for RTW4 by writing up some retrospective blogs from our recent California trip..... You should be able to see earlier blogs. Anyway, back to California.. SC writes: San Fran is one of my favourite cities and it was great to go back. I first visited there in May 1980 on my first transatlantic trip. Some things have changed since then, inevitably, (and including me) but some thi ... 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