Hello all, After Ottawa we headed into French Canada which is very French! Far more so than we had expected. Most signs are just in French and everyone seems to speak French as their first language and though they all seem to speak English too I (Debbie) have been trying to brush up on my too long neglected language skills! But the cities also have a much more European feel and lots of lovely historic buildings that have reminded us of home. The local delicacie...

Hello everyone! We had a great time skiing at Steamboat Springs, the views up the mountain were spectacular and it was lovely to have a luxury condo for a week... not to mention the skiing itself. I (Debbie) picked it up quite well and Alex enjoyed honing his skills. Meeting up with Alex's uni friend Megan and her boyfriend Brian in Chicago was great fun, particularly the open-mic jazz club right opposite our hotel, and the views from the Sears Tower over Lake ...

VIDEOS VIDEOS VIDEOS VIDEOS VIDEOS Ok... So I couldn't get the darn things to load on offexploring. Then I remembered I have a YouTube account... You can watch the full Skydive videos from New Zealand at Alex's Skydive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B5K2LxukZ4 (sound is muted on this one because of copyright on one of the songs and Youtube being too clever for me!) Debbies Skydive http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HFT0gA0Rh4 And my bungy jump at http://www.yo...

Hello everyone, So we've had a good taste of the USA now; LA was MASSIVE and sprawling, but once we landed and found our hotel it was suprisingly pleasant, particularly Venice Beach where we were staying. We did most of the sights though not all we wanted to as we weren't feeling 100%. We managed the walk of fame, Chinese Theatre, Hollywood sign, and a few celebs homes, as well as their 'Farmers Market' which reminded us of Camden Market. After LA we picked up ...

Hello everyone, This blog is a little inaccurate actually as we are now back in Auckland Airport between Fiji and L.A. waiting for our connecting flight. Internet in Fiji was as laid back as the people i.e. it worked a lot less than half of the time! We had a good time there relaxing at 'The Beachouse'. Had a little hickup on the first day as they overcharged us, even though I realised they got me to sign saying the money would be put on a tab for us to use at t...