Hello all, It hasn't been that long since our last blog, but we have seen and done such a lot it feels like ages ago! New York was awesome, but so much faster than I (Debbie) had remembered; it makes your head spin! In addition to what we wrote in the last blog, we also visited Wall Street (though strangely enough they aren't letting people in to view the stock exchange floor anymore!), the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island where the long ferry queues were wel...

Hello all, We are now in New York, New York. Travelling down though New England was great fun. Lots of familiar place names and great architecture. We even found an old retro rollerskating rink where I (Alex) indulged in some nostalgia. We stopped over in three towns in New England on the way down to Boston; Augusta, Portsmouth and Salem (of witch trials fame). Boston was a great city, possibly in my top three world cities. We had a great time there, I loved th...

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...