Hello all, day 1 is over and the first full day in the USA has been restful. The day begun with a trip to Starbucks to get us going. We took some time to look around Houston and also to pick up the tickets for tonight's baseball game. Houston is a 'typical' US city with lots of industry and a noticeable amount of poverty downtown. We arrived at Minute Maid Park to collect the tickets from the box office, there is some street parking available and is relatively h...

Hello all and welcome to my travel blog for the USA Deep South tour of 2011. After traveling for what seems like three days in relative comfort on BA 'world traveler plus' class. The extra leg room, on demand media and good food made for a good travel experience. I would recommend this to travelers who would like to spend that bit more for a more comfortable trip. As anyone who has traveled to the USA before, they will know of The pleasure of US Border Control....