New York city - so good they named it twice...the city that never sleeps...oh you know what I'm talking about! Can't believe we only have a few days left.....then it's time to go home! Just wish it wasn't so bloody hot here!!

Yay, we're in Canadia (yes I know it should be Canada, but I think I once called it that when I was a kid and it's stuck)!It also meant that I got a new stamp in my passport, and the rather cute girl at the border kindly stamped a new page....so I've now only 3 blank pages left! How cool is that - I never thought I'd be able to fill up an entire passport?!Anyway, the reason we were here - the Falls. And very impressive they are too. We did the obligatory??? Maid ...

We almost did make it here - when we tried to pick up our hire car, none of our bank cards worked!! We were potentially stuck at Chicago airport with nowhere to stay if we could get the car and no way of paying for anything anyway!The reason - Natiowide had sent us new cards (to our home address, of course) and cancelled our current ones. After a frantic phonecall, they said they could re-activate our cards but it would take several days. Thankfully, Ali was able...

Home of the worlds first skyscraper and sitting next to a bloody great lake (Lake Michigan) - I rather liked Chicago! Not sure if I would say the same thing if I was visiting in winter but as the weather was lovely, it made our visit here good.Did some more cycling along the lakeside; visited the site of the first Playboy Mansion (sadly they've put upmarket condos there now); experienced true Chicago-style blues in a blues bar which was great fun; and enjoyed the...

Was a bit of a shock coming back to a big city - funny how quickly you get used to less populated areas!San Fran is a nice city. It feels a bit like Brighton - with it's arty types; liberal-minded peeps; flamboyant gays; and of course, the homeless (of which there seemed to be a lot) - but bigger. It's certainly got bigger bloody hills - which are a great way of getting fit (and a way of limiting the damage caused by weeks of eating out in America)!Plus it doesn'...