Spent 3 days in Santa Monica by the beach boosting the tan and then over to Palm Springs before going back to Hollywood. The forecast is very heavy rain for the next week so decided to change my flight to go home few days earlier as I really feel I have done everything I want to do here. Went to universal studios, got into The Price is right as an audience member! very interesting!! Paul Getty museum and walked the Miracle Mile. Hollywood is completely manic beca...

Given excellent advice on traveling south on Freeway 1 which is the road right along the coast of the Pacific - bit like the great Ocean Road in Aus but a lot longer and closer to the water, it really is a suberp road with very little traffic so you can stop whenerever you want to. Went through Silicone Valley which I always thought was a fantasy name!! and it was gorgeous. Several small towns which were perfect. Stayed in Montery for a few days which has a grea...

Started to feel safer in Sacromento but had landed myself with a really bed cold and was feeling drained and very tired. Sacromento was lovely and the weather beautiful so just decided to chill out there. My general plan is to get on the tour bus to see everything I should but really wasn't feeling well enough so just followed the bus - just couldn't hear the commentary!!!! Nice feeling there and it was very clean & looked after - I liked it a lot. Next on to...

I think I have really tested myself over the last 10 days but definately didn't realize that being so disorganiized could create so many difficulties! Got a fantastic deal on a car - my little Bugsy - 300 pounds all in for 28 days! so decided to make the most of it and see as much as possible. No plan other than to drive and see where it took me. Definately wanted to go to Mexico and Las Vegas so started driving South along the scenic route until I got to Long Be...

God I am on such a high and have so much to say my fingers won't keep up!! I've been part of the Clinton/Obama frenzy and it's been amazing to be in the middle of so many protests with the debate going on behind on huge screens on the Kodak theatre with Clinton & Obama inside( left when things started getting a bit to exciting and now all the police sirens are going crazy!!) Definately got on the tele which is everybodys dream here!! The atmosphere was electr...