We just got back from our road trip and it was fantastic. We have done so much over the last 4 days! It was my first time driving an automatic car (it was a Ford Focus) and my first time driving in a foreign country so it was a really new experience for me. I had to learn quickly since the car hire place was in central San Francisco, so within 1 minute I was driving down very busy city centre streets. After about half an hour we were across the Bay Bridge and on...

It's so nice to be warm again here in San Francisco! The weather is a balmy 16C with no rain or snow to be seen. We've been here 4 days now and we really like the city. On our first day we went to Fisherman's Wharf and saw the sea lions. We also spent ages looking around Pier 39 which has loads of different sorts of shops. We went to China town in the evening for dinner. There were duck tongues, frogs and all sorts of other stuff on the menu. We both had chicke...

It's been a few days since we last updated this blog. We've been really busy making the most of our time in Alaska. Here's a little catch up of what we've been up to. On Monday we went to the Fairbanks Museum which is situated in the grounds of the University on a hill overlooking the town. It was a bit of a trek to get there but it was well worth it. The museum was full of information and exhibits about the history of Alaska, the different communities, the ra...

Today has gone really quickly and has been lots of fun, even though we didn't do a great deal. We went for breakfast/lunch at a place that Billie said was the "best cafe in all of Fairbanks". We both had a cooked breakfast which included reindeer sausages. Although we really enjoyed the food, we couldn't finish it because of the huge American portions. From there we went on a long walk to the supermarket since buses don't run on Sundays. Yesterday we ...

Hi, its Shil - this is my first blog entry, so bare with me! We've just had our first day in Fairbanks so I thought I would write about it. Billie was very helpful and told us where the main roads are, and where the 'downtown' area is, and gave us maps of the bus routes. We wandered outside and thought that it didn't feel that cold, but after a few minutes we both realised (at the same time) that it was in fact very very cold! Hehe! Its soooo pretty with all...