San Francisco was amazing!! We loved how it had so many different districts and cultures so close to one another. We spent a couple of nights eating the delicacies China Town had to offer, which is the largest China Town outside of Asia!! And loved the Italian laid-back vibe of North Beach - one night we eat in a small Italian café which was pretty much empty, apart from a member of the Ferrari family J Our hostel was set within Fisherman's Wharf, right on th...

After 4 hours driving from Palm Springs, we made it to Vegas!! We drove right through the Mojabe Desert and really felt like we were in the middle of nowhere. Our hotel complex in Vegas was low-key (by Vegas standards!), yet we still had a massive suite which felt like luxury after the hostels we have been in. As we arrived on a Saturday, we got ready and hit the town! Dave found a casino called Ellis Island around the corner from us which was also a micro-bre...

Our remaining two days in LA were fab . On Monday, we went to the Warner Bros Studios VIP tour and got to go round all of the studios and places films are set in a cart with only 10 others. It was a great insight into how films and TV shows are made! Tuesday was my favourite day in LA(!) - we took a bus to Hollywood and got a tour bus around all of the LA / Beverley Hills highlights including night spots, the Hollywood sign and celeb homes… Our tour guide wa...

Well after an 11 hour flight and 2 hours getting through immigration - we made it to LA!! Despite it being Dave's birthday and the start of our trip, we didn't manage to get an upgrade but hey ho! We then picked up our Nissan Altima and set off to our hostel in Santa Monica - driving in 7-lane traffic on the right hand side was interesting (and that was just one way!) but after a few wrong turns we made it! We were soooo tired but as it was Dave's birthday and...