I was pretty excited about going too Washington DC, but coming from a buzzing city like Chicago, Washington DC was pretty boring. Of course it is a spectacular city with enormous monuments and buildings, and yes, it is nice to see the White House, but as a tourist you would want some entertainment and surprising moments in the streets while walking around. And that is what Washington DC is missing. When you're touring the nice (and free!) Smithsonian museums i...

My second trip to the states started out in Chicago where I ended up staying for almost two weeks. Though it was cold, I was pretty amazed with Chicago as a city with beautiful architecture, hiiiiiiiigh skyscrapers and a nice nightlife. Before I arrived all I knew about Chicago was pretty much that they had the Chicago Bulls, the crazyhigh Sears tower and that you could hear nice jazz and blues in the right bars there. After my stay these three things definetely...

I was in Texas when the Super Bowl was played, but I didn't have the money for a ticket to watch the game. The price for at ticket was around 3-5000 dollars for a ticket, so that definately didn't go with my travel budget. I went to the stadium before the game anyway, cause I was living with a local family in Arlington, where the game was played. The atmosphere before kickoff was brilliant, and as an european soccerfanatic it was nice to see how the fans were c...

Unexpected visit to Graceland After my visit to New Orleans the plan was to go to Dallas, where I wanted to feel the atmosphere around the Super Bowl, but the plans changed a bit. I did go to the Super Bowl, but before that I ended up going to Memphis and visited Elvis Presley's old house, Graceland. Since I'm travelling around by myself and don't have a car, I need to take advantage of good opportunities, when they occur. That happened to me in New Orleans, ...

Great fun in New Orleans By coincidence I recently ended up in New Orleans. I met a Norwegian guy with a car, and as he was driving to New Orleans I decided to go with him and split the gas-bill. It turned out to be the right decision, cause New Orleans was fantastic. We stayed in a hostel called AAE Bourbon House, and that was the perfect place to stay for us. A lot of the other guests in the hostel were there for the same reason as us (live music and bee...