Hey there. After a pretty long and crazy flight I arrived in New York safe and sound on saturday. So been here for a few days so far and gotta say that I am absolutely LOVING IT!! Its so different to the other cities we've been to here in the US. Its everything I imagined it would be but even better. The people are amazingly friendly, the city itself feels pretty clean and safe, its easy to get around on the subway and there is sooo much to do that you coul...

Right, now that the journals are upto date Im afraid that Ive got some bad news. My trip has taken a slight turn for the worse as I have had to cut my time in the states and Canada short. Basically beacuse I have extended my time in pretty much every country I have been to I have been away longer than planned and my travel insurance has now expired. Unfortunately this is a BIG problem in the US and I have tried everything possible to renew it but it just doe...

Hey, its me again. So as I said I have been in SF for a few days now and its been erm.....interesting! After dropping the car off we got the train into downtown and then had to walk about 8 blocks in the roasting heat into what turns out to be one of the worst areas of SF!! Bloody great! Yep, we are staying in the rough Tenderloin district on the worst street possible! It is literally a ghetto round here. Theres an unbelievable 10,000+ homeless people in SF ...

Alright there folks, right I best be quick as I am utilising the free internet at the Apple store here in SanFran. So, as I mentioned in the last update, last saturday we rented a car and headed up the stunning Californian coast for what was for me the best 3 days I have had in America. We took the 5 lane highway 101 out of LA and the first stop just a couple of hours later was Santa Barbara. Its a very wealthy area around here and you can tell why as ...

Alright folks, well after a quick stop over in Tahiti we have finally made it to country number 10 and the last stop on my trip - America! We flew into LA and have been staying in Hollywood! Man, its a crazy place! I only had a few days here in LA so we got on the case straight away. When I say 'we' I mean, myself and Claire, Rob and Jaime who I met in the Cooks. The first afternoon we took a stroll along Melrose Av and got our first taste of the big 'o...