In Rotorua we met up with Claire whom we originally met in Fiji it was great to see her again. We also managed to get a three bed dorm at the hostel which was much nicer and cleaner than 8 beds! We visited the Polynesian Spa and treated ourselves to the $35 option, this meant the rock pools overlooked Lake Rotoura and we had free towels, soap, shampoo and use of a hairdryer - bliss! The four pools were 36, 38, 40 and 42 degrees. It was lovly and relexing. We wen...

After a long flight we finally arrived in 'paradise'. We waited what seemed like forever for the shuttle bus to the hostel. When we did get there, we were really pleased with where we had picked to stay, it was more like a hotel. We also got upgraded to a deluxe double because we had to wait before we could check in. The weather was really hot - well into the 30's. After one night in Nadi we made our way to Beachcomber Island. We got a shuttle bus to Denaru Port...

We arrived in L.A. on the plane, it was a complete nightmare getting the shuttle bus to our hostel in Hollywood. after waiting ages for it to come, the driver then asked for the exact address of where everyone was staying so he could put it in his sat nav!! we were stationary for ages while he did this and he didnt seem to know any loaction in L.A. himself!!! Our hostel was the most basic we have stayed in so far,we had 3 bunkbeds in our room and the male and ...

We arrived in Las Vegas by plane. Due to some bad planning we had very little time, only two full days in total. Our first day we walked to the Strip where all the casionos and hotels are. The Strip is really long and there is a bus that runs up and down which you need to get because it is too far to walk. Each hotel is like a mini resort and often include casinos, shops, wedding chapels, resturants and stage shows. We went to one called the Strastopshere. We got...

After a very long train ride we arrived in Albuquerque. We arrived at our hotel (our last one of the trip booo) late in the afternoon. We went to the Scadia Tramway which is high up in the mountains surrounding the town. We trecked to the stone look out point which was a 3 mile walk round trip. We werent at all appropriatly dressed in our flip flops and jelly shoes but made it all the same. It was very windy at the top, especially at the look out. There is a ski...