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    AJ does USA
    AJ does USA
    AJ does USA
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    AJ does USA

    By Andrew J Natale

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    With his unique blend of irreverent humour, poignant observations, and wide-eyed wonder, Andrew J Natale takes us on a journey across the United States visiting five cities in 21 days. An expedition that starts in Las Vegas and ultimately finishes in the concrete jungles of Manhattan, AJ does USA is part travel diary, part reflection with an underlying hint of cathartic narration.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAndrew J Natale
    Release dateDec 28, 2014
    ISBN9781310538605
    AJ does USA
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    Andrew J Natale

    Andrew J Natale is a creative writing student of the University of South Australia, and a youth worker turned writer. He also writes for the blog andrewspeakseasy.blogspot.com and previous publishing credits include "Just Louise" for the University of South Australia. Andrew lives in Adelaide, South Australia.

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      AJ does USA - Andrew J Natale

      AJ does USA

      Written by

      Andrew J Natale

      Copyright © 2014 Andrew J Natale

      All rights reserved.

      Distributed by Smashwords

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this ebook with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then you should return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Edited by Rachel Burchett

      Cover photography and design by Andrew J Natale

      All photos contained in this book by Andrew J Natale

      Ebook formatting by www.ebooklaunch.com

      The following stories are a true account of my time traveling in the United States from 1st November 2014, to the 22nd November 2014.

      5 cities, 21 days, 8 flights, 3 train rides, 8 taxis, 1 mono rail, 1 day of cycling, 2 ferries, countless Subway rides and kilometres of walking.

      Oh, and one short fifty metre print after an Uber car...

      My itinerary included San Francisco, Las Vegas, New York, Philadelphia and Washington; however the stories are not presented in this order, much to my editor's annoyance.

      All stories are true and factual and any resemblance to actual persons living or deceased is entirely deliberate and told without their permission; that's what you get for hanging out with a writer.

      In some instances names have been changed to protect anonymity - and so that the Australian actor I met doesn't sue me. While all conversations were not recorded verbatim I have done my best to recall everything I can.

      All proceeds from this e-Book should probably go to charity, but will most likely go to the author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Travel story #9 - Five star hippies.

      Travel story #29 - Hooters and Hookers

      Travel story #49 - Possibly a hot librarian.

      Travel story #61 - Washington Cabbie.

      Travel Story #123 - Definitely a hooker.

      Travel story #149 - Not quite shot.

      Travel Story #155 - B-Grade Aussie Celebrity and magic mushrooms.

      Travel story #159 - The Lower East Side

      Travel story #278 - The Jesus Fireman.

      Contact and follow the author

      "How vain it is to sit down to write

      when you have not stood up to live."

      Henry David Thoreau

      Introduction

      Traveling alone is an unique experience and one I had coveted for a long time. Finally, after months of planning and thousands of dollars later, I found myself boarding my first ever international flight.

      Many people I met commented on how ballsie or

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