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United States
Covering a large part of North America, it is
bordered by Canada in the North and Mexico in the South. Arguably
the most diverse and exciting destination in the world- see it for
yourself!
Area : 9,809,155 sq km
Population : 267.000.000
Capital : Washington D.C.
Language : English
Major religion :
Christianity
Major Cities : New York, Chicago, Los
Angeles, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Denver, Cleveland,
San Francisco, Seattle, Minneapolis, Memphis,
Pittsburgh
GNI per capita : $37610
Internet domain : .us
Currency : US Dollar
Phonecode : # 1
Hotels : JW Marriott, Atlanta ; Mansion on
Peachtree, Atlanta ; Grand Hyatt Atlanta ; The Langham, Boston ;
Parker House, Boston ; Fairmont Battery Wharf, Boston ; The Lenox
Hotel, Boston ; The Millenium Bostonian, Boston ; XV Beacon, Boston
; WBoston ; Ames Hotel, Boston ; Newbury Guest House, Boston ; The
Inn at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, South Carolina ; Park Hyatt
Chicago; Four Seasons Chicago ; Peninsula, Chicago ; Hotel Burnham,
Chicago ; Trump Tower, Chicago ; Drake Hotel, Chicago ; The James
Hotel, Chicago ; Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit ; Four Seasons
Resort & Club Dallas at Las Colinas ; The Mansion on Turtle
Creek, Dallas ; Hotel Crescent Court, Dallas ; Hotel Za Za, Dallas
; Omni Dallas at Park West ; Grand Hyatt Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
; Stockyards Hotel, Fort Worth ; Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Kiawah
Island, South Carolina ; Viceroy Snowmass Hotel Aspen ; St. Regis
Resort, Aspen ; Hotel Jerome, Aspen ; The Little Nell Hotel, Aspen
; The Sky Hotel, Aspen ; The Capitol Peak Lodge, Aspen ; The Tree
House(for kids!!!) The Osprey, Beaver Creek ; The Tryst at Vail ;
Arrabelle, Vail ; Lodge, Vail ; Ritz Carlton, Bachelor Gulch ; Four
SeasonsVail ; The Devil's Thumb Ranch , Winter Park Colorado
; Colorado Trapper's Cabin, Beaver Creek ; Capella Hotel Telluride
; Lumiere, Telluride ; Grand Hotel, Steamboat Springs ; Antlers
(condo), Steamboat Springs ; Waldorf Astoria Park City ; Stein
Eriksen Hotel, Park City, Deer Valley ; Montage, Deer Valley ; Snow
Park Lodge Deer Valley ; Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ; The Four
Seasons Jacksons Hole ; Amangani Resort, Wyoming ; Hotel Terra,
Teton Village ; Good Medicine Lodge, Whitefish ; Hidden Moose
Lodge, Whitefish ; Lake Mcdonald Lodge, Apgar ; St Mary Lodge,
Montana ; Soniac House, New Orleans ; Clift Hotel, San Francisco ;
St Regis Hotel, San Francisco ; W, San Francisco ; The Fairmont,
San Francisco; Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco ; The Orchard
Garden Hotel, San Francisco ; Good Hotel, San Francisco ; Hotel
Triton, San Francisco ; St Francis, San Francisco ; Inn Above Tide,
Sausalito ; Beach House Hotel, Half Moon Bay, California ;
Calistoga Inn, Napa Valley ; MacArthur Place, Sonoma ; The Poetry
Inn, Napa Valley ; The Inn at Saratoga, Silicon Valley ; The
Jefferson Hotel, Richmond ; Hotel Valley Ho, Scottsdale ; Vice Roy,
Palm Springs ; The Springs, Palm Springs ; Wigwam Motel, Holbrook,
Arizona (Category quirky-cement tents at cheap prices) Cordevalle,
San Martin ; Heartbreak Hotel, Memphis ; Marriott Desert Ridge,
Scottsdale ; The Nines, Portland ; W, Seattle ; Edgewater, Seattle
; Alexis Hotel, Seattle ; Marriott Waterfront Hotel, Seattle ;
Madonna Inn, San Luis Obispo (Category quirky) ; Sun Valley Resort,
Idaho ; Hay-Adams, Washington D.C.; Park Hyatt, Washington
D.C. ; Willard Intercontinental, Washington D. C. ; The Jefferson,
Washington D.C ; Washington Suites, Georgetown, Washington D.C.;
Mandarin Oriental, Washington D.C. ; Sofitel Lafayette Square,
Washington D.C. ; Mayflower Renaissance Washington D. C. ; Old
Faithful Inn, Lake Yellowstone Hotel and Cabins, Mammoth Hot
Springs Hotel and Cabins-all in Yellowstone National
Park
Restaurants : Cafe Dupri, Atlanta ; Goldberg's
Bagel Company & Deli ; Posh, Atlanta ; Soleil Bistro, Atlanta ;
Fogo de Chao, Atlanta ; Buckhead Diner, Atlanta ; Gourdough's,
Austin ; Papi Tino's, Austin ; Kreuz Market (Lockart, near Austin))
;Black's, Lockart ; Uchico, Austin ; Cafe Fleuri, Langham Hotel,
Boston ; Teranga, Boston ; The Beehive, Boston ; Eastern Standard,
Boston ; Neptune Oyster, Boston ; Ye Old Union Oyster House, Boston
; Cambridge 1, Fenway ; Bistro du Midi, Boston ; Charley's on
Newbury Street, Boston ; Grafton Street Bar and Grill, Cambridge ;
Summer Shack, Back Bay, Boston ; Woodward, Ames Hotel, Boston ;
Frontera Grill, Chicago ; Les Nomades, Chicago ; Aria, Chicago ;
Moto, Chicago ; Alinea, Chicago ; Morton's , Chicago ; Keefer's,
Chicago ; Gene & Georgetti's, Chicago ; Charlie Trotters,
Chicago ; Schwa, Chicago ; Table Fifty-Two (former Oprah Winfrey
chef), Chicago ; Tru, Chicago ; Blackbird, Chicago ; Avec, Chicago
; The Smoke Daddy, Chicago ; Chicago Chop House ; Sepia, Chicago ;
West Egg (for breakfast), Chicago ; Gono's East, (pizza) Chicago ;
Uno, (pizza) Chicago ; RL, corner of Michigan and Chicago ; Rockit,
(best burger in the US ), Chicago ; For a Chicago Hot Dog-try The
Wiener's Circle or Hot Doug's ; Roast, Detroit ; Robert's of
Charleston ; SNOB, Charleston ; Fig, Charleston ; Carolina's,
Charleston ; McCrady's, Charleston ; Charleston Grill at Charleston
Place ; Reata's, Fort Worth ; Cochon, New Orleans ; August, New
Orleans ; Emiril's, New Orleans ; Lilett, New Orleans ; Patois, New
Orleans ; Gautreau's, New Orleans ; Herbsaint, New Orleans ; El
Rayo Taqueria, Portland, Maine ; Sonny's, Portland Maine ; Grace,
Portland, Maine ; Farmer's Table, Portland, Maine ; Stinking Rose,
San Francisco ; South food & wine bar, San Francisco ;
Jardiniere, San Francisco ; South (Luke Mangan), San Francisco ;
SPQR, San Francisco ; Quince , San Francisco ; Millenium, San
Francisco ; Slanted Door , San Francisco ; Swan Oyster Depot, San
Francisco ; The Carnelian Room, San Francisco ; Benu, San Francisco
; Ledford House, Albion, Mendocino Coast ; Jenny's Gian Burger,
Fort Bragg ; Mendo Bistro, Fort Bragg ; Slanted Door Embarcardero ;
Madera, San Jose ; Laili, Santa Cruz ; La Posta, Santa Cruz ; St
Michael's Alley, Palo Alto ; The Rose Cafe, Santa Barbara ;
Willows Inn, Lummi Island, Washington ; Blue Duck Tavern,
Washington D.C. ; Bombay Club, Washington D.C. ; Cafe Atlantico,
Washington D. C. ; Palena, Washington D.C. ; Fino Restaurante
Italian, Washington D.C. ; Grill from Ipanema, Washington D.C.;
Johnny's Half Shell, Washington D. C. ; Melrose, Washington D.C. ;
Sea Catch Restaurant and Raw Bar, Washington D. C.; Urbana,
Washington D. C.; 701, Washington D.C. ; The Monocle, Washington
D.C. ; Cafe Milano, Washington D.C. ; Gershwin's Dallas ; Navarra ,
Telluride ; The French Laundry, Yountsville, California ; Wild
Ginger, Seattle ; Cafe Diva, Steamboat Springs ; Da Marco, Houston
; Sam's Smokehouse, Aspen ; The Sweet Life, Snowmass Aspen ;
Sneaky's Tavern, Snowmass ; Buchi Tavern, Snowmass ; L'Hostaria,
Aspen ; Social, Aspen ; Krabloonik, Aspen ; Spago at Ritz-Carlton,
Beaver Creek ; Cail Chophouse ; The Snake River Grill, Jackson Hole
; The Silver Dollar Bar & Grill, Jackson Hole ; Bubbba's BBQ
Restaurant, Jackson Wyoming ; Old Yellowstone Garage, Jackson Hole
; Larkspur, Golden Peak, Vail ; The Girl& The Fig, Sonoma
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Bars & Cafes : East Side Sowroom, Austin ;
Ritz Theatre, Austin ; Jo's Hot Coffee, Austin ; Donn's Depot,
Austin ; Lustre Pearl, Austin ; Clive, Austin ; South Congress
Diner, Austin ; Jerome Bar, Aspen ; 39 Degrees, Sky Hotel, Aspen ;
Bear River Bar, Steamboat Springs ; Antone's, Austin ; Beluga
Martini Bar, Atlanta ; Cheers Bar, Boston ; 75 Chestnut, Boston ;
Delux Cafe, Boston ; Deep Ellum, Allston, Boston ; Drink,
Boston ; Drink, Boston ; Pavilion Rooftop Bar, Charleston ;
Cafe Iguana, Chicago ;NoMI, Lounge, Chicago ; Rust BBQ Pub, Detroit
; Scat Jazz Loung, Fort Worth ; The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar,
Jackson, Wyoming ; Mangy Moose, Teton Village, Wyoming ; The
Village Cafe, Jackson Hole ; Silver Dollar Bar, Jackson Hole
; Snake River Brewpub, Jackson Hole ; Koshu Wine Bar, Jackson Hole
; La Divina Gelateria, New Orleans ; Napoleon House, New Orleans ;
Cure, New Orleans ; Bombay Club, New Orleans ; Tipitinas, New
Orleans ; Kamasouptra, Portland, Maine ; Bayside Bowl, Portland,
Maine ; Novare Res beers garden, Portland, Maine ; Maine Mead
Works, Portland ; Redwood Room, Clift Hotel, San Francisco ; Big 4
Bar &Restaurant, Huntington Hotel, San Francisco ; Mark Hopkins
Hotel pinnacle bar, San Francisco ; 1550 Hyde cafe & wine bar
San Francisco ; Palomar Ballroom , Santa Cruz ; Santa Cruz Micro
Brewing ; Kelly's French Bakery, Santa Cruz ; Bonny Doon Vineyard,
Santa Cruz ; 515 Kitchen & Cocktails, Santa Cruz ; Seabreeze
Cafe, Santa Cru ; Red Restaurant & Bar, Santa Cruz ; Gourmet
Haus Staudt, famous beer garden Silicon Valley ; Chi Cha Lounge,
Washington D.C.; Bar Pillar, Washington D.C. ; Five, Washington D.
C. ; Fly Lounge, Washington D. C.; Habana Village, Washington D. C.
; Halo, Washington D. C.; Love, Washington D. C.; Rock and Roll
Hotel on H Street, Washington D. C.; When in Washington D.C.
go to Georgetown (MStreet)!!
Attractions : Harry Ransonm Centre, Austin ;
Lockart(50km's south of Austin)-barbecue capital of Texas ; Bike
the Town Lake Trail, Austin ; Walk Freedom Trail through Boston ;
Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston ; Samuel Adams Brewery, Boston ;
Beacon Hill, Boston ; Walden Pond, Boston ; Museum of Fine Arts,
Boston ; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston ; Harvard University
; Cambridge ; Fenway Park, Boston ; Isabella Stewart Gardner
Museum, Boston ; Millenium Park, Chicago; Sears Tower, Chicago ;
Wrigley Field, Chicago ; Rookery, Chicago ; Field Museum of Natural
History, Chicago ; Shed Aquarium, Chicago ; Cloud Gate Sculpture
(the Bean ), Chicago ; Architecture Cruise, Chicago River ;
Steppenwolf, Lookingglass and Chicago Shakespeare Theatres ;
Blommer Chocolate factory, Chicago ; Art Museum, Chicago ; Billy
Bob's Texas, Fort Worth ; Graceland, Memphis ; Smithsonian
Institution, Washington D.C.; White House, Washington D.C. ;
National Archives Building, Washington D.C ; Capitol, Washington
D.C.; Union Station, Washington D.C. ; International Spy Museum,
Washington D.C. ; Washington Monument, Washington D.C ;
Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. ; National Gallery of Art,
Washington D.C ; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C. ;
Phillips Collection, Washington D.C ; Coca Cola, Atlanta ; CNN,
Atlanta ; Atlanta History Centre ; Jackson Hole, Wyoming ;
Yellowstone National Park ; Space Needle, Seattle ; Pike Place
Markets, Seattle ; DUKW amphibious tours, Seattle ; Mt San Jacinto,
Palm Springs ; Golden Gate Bridge/Alcatraz/Fishermans Wharf/Cable
Cars/Sausalito, San Francisco/Napa Valley ; Wilder Ranch State
Park, Santa Cru ; NASA, Hosuston ;The Alamo, San Antonio ; Modern
Art Museum, Fort Worth ; Riverfront, New Orleans ; New Orleans Jazz
Festival, April/May ; Casco Bay Cruise, Portland, Maine ; Winter
Park Colorado for Skiing (get an Epic ski pass in Vail ; Sun Valley
; Taos Ski Valley New Mexico ; Ajax/Aspen Highlands/Snowmass,
Buttermilk -Aspen Colorado ; Telluride/Wolf's Creek Colorado ; Deer
Valley, Park City and The Canyons snow fields,Utah ; Hiking
through the Sierra Nevada ; Glacier National Park, Montana ;
Monkeybar Gym, Madison Wisconsin ; Heavenly and Squaw Valley
Resort, Lake Tahoe ; Multi Sport through Yellowstone and
Wyoming-O.A.R.S-hiking, kayak, rafting-www.oars.com ; Salt River
Tubing, Phoenix ; Wiking (wine tasting/hiking) see wildrogue.com ;
Cross the US by bicycle-www.trektravel.com
Shopping : Buckhead, Atlanta ; Newbury Street,
Boston ; LouisBoston ; Filene's Basement, Boston ; Tess and Carlos,
Boston ; Acquire, Boston ; Velvet Fly, Boston ; In, jen.ius, Boston
; The Galleria, Hoston ; Tootsies, Houston ; Magnificent Mile,
Chicago ; Damen Avenue, Chicago ; Macy's State Street, Chicago ;
Haberdash Men's Shop, Chicago ; Silver Room Boutique, Chicago ;
Lakeside Shopping Centre, New Orleans ; Plum, New Orleans ;
Powell's Books, Portland ; Hayes Street,/Wilkes Bashford/Button
Down/Sarah Shaw/San Francisco ; Buttery Bakery, Santa Cruz ;
Salt, San Jose ; Infiniti Boutique, San Jose ; Idle Hands Dry
Goods, Santa Cruz ; True Love Antiques & Vintage, Santa Cruz ;
Meta Vinyl, Santa Cruz ; Betsy Fisher, Forecast, Hu's Shoes, Muleh,
The Remix, Sassanove, Urban Chic-all Washington D.C.
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Airports : Major international gateways- New
York(LGA/JFK/EWR), Chicago(ORD), Atlanta(ATL), Miami(MIA),
Honolulu(HNL), Los Angeles(LAX), San Francisco(SFO),
Boston(BOS)
Spas : Ten Thousand Waves Spa, Santa Fe ;
Yampah Spa and Hot Springs Vapor Cave, Aspen ; Strawberry Park Hot
Springs, Steamboat Springs ; Four Seasons Hotel, Jackson Hole
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Must play 18 @ : The ultimate collection of
courses. Pine Valley G.C.(Pine Valley New Jersey), Augusta National
(Augusta Georgia), Cypress Point Club/Pebble Beach Golf Links
(Pebble Beach Cailfornia), Oakmont C.C.(Oakmont,
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