Raj: Vikki has been given a few nice pieces of jewellery on this trip, but shoes are definitely her best friend. Today we ventured to the Santa Monica shops to look for athletics shoes for Harley. However very quickly I saw that Vikki was in the mood for shopping. She bought not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 pairs of shoes! Oh and a dress from the Gap store also. And Harley just reminded me that I ordered Mason Pearson hair brushes for both her and Anouk a few day...

Vikki: After a final day in New York which saw us visiting the Intrepid Museum (Sea, Air and Space) and our last visit to Times Square, we took a fairly boring 6 hour plane ride, and have hit the west coast of America and are now back amongst the blue sky and golden sand beaches. Our first stop is Santa Monica, our base for the next 5 days while we do the obligatory LA site seeing and theme park visits. We've picked up a car to make getting around easier, a good...