Hi everyone, At last we are in the same country as Lisa and Simon, just one more flight and we will see them. Can't wait! When we got to the airport we found a taxi and told him the name of the hotel where we were staying and he said it will cost us about 150 dollars (62 quid). We were staying on the Sunshine Coast and we thought it was in the city. We hired a car for 5 days which didn't cost much more than a return taxi. It took us 1 1/2 hrs to get to...

Hi everyone, we are now in fiji, this place is fantastic, right next to the sea, lots of tropical fish to see, the weather is very hot, but with a nice breeze. will update later, Chris & Paul.

Oloha everybody We left Vegas and had a short flight to LA then we spent a 6hr flight to Honolulu arrived at 9pm very tired. Our first day was spent on Waikiki beach and having a wander around the shops. we stocked up on essentials( bacardi and coke) and we are all set to chill out for the rest of the week. thurs 17th We took a trip out to Pearl harbour today and went to the Arizona memorial where you can see the ship under the water, it was a very sobering...

12th to 15th feb Arrived in Vegas after a very bumpy flight ( I was not impressed) we were flying quite low as it was only 1hr 15min flight which gave us a good view of the snow covered mountains, quite a site to see. Well what can I say about Vegas, it's loud, it's dazzling, it's overwhelming, you just have to see it to believe it. Our hotel is a pyramid, it's fantastic, it's not like a hotel as we know it, it's like an indoor theme park as are all the hot...

Wed 9th Feb We are staying at the Holiday Inn at fishermans wharf, hotel is very nice but not as posh as the one in Chicago.We spent most of the first day walking the streets of San Francisco there seemed to be more uphills than down. saw the sea lion colony at pier 39, an amazing sight. they have taken over the area and about 60 sea lions live there all the year round. in the summer there can be anything up to 600 all living around the wharf. Wev'e not ...