Holidays in the States A cross country flight took me to Florida where I was going to spend christmas with my Auntie Janet and Uncle Richard and also Matt was coming out for a few days over christmas. Florida was just what I was looking for, a bit of down time to relax after being pretty much non-stop for the last 5 months. I had a good time in DeLand, in truth there isnt all that much to do there but then I wasnt looking for much to do. I was able to get out...

Los Angeles After saying a sad goodbye to Latin America, my next stop was LA, Tinseltown, you probably couldnt get anywhere more different. I was staying at my cousin Matts house in West Hollywood which was a great location, with loads of restaurants and a great bar, The Rosewood and right next to the famous Farmers Market (I had never heard of it) and The Grove Shopping Mall which as I would later find out is "the place" to shop in LA. After getting...

San Francisco All I could think about on the night bus from Los Angeles was the lyrics of the that song...when your going to San Francisco...you know the one, its a classic and the city turned out to be the same. I was only there for two days but as was the norm for Banjo and myself, I tried to cram in as much as possible in the short time I had. I spent the first day just wandering the city, taking in Union Square and its massive Christmas tree and ice rink, ju...

Miami Miami is cool, well Miami Beach that is as I was only in the city for one and a half days and so spent my whole time in Miami Beach. I stayed in South Beach but took a walk to North Beach, passing a posh looking golf course along the way. Its a nice place and you immediately get the impression that your somewhere where the rich spend their time. I saw two ferarris, another couple of Aston Martins along with a couple of Bentleys...there was numerous Jags...

Miami Miami is cool, well Miami Beach that is as I was only in the city for one and a half days and so spent my whole time in Miami Beach. I stayed in South Beach but took a walk to North Beach, passing a posh looking golf course along the way. Its a nice place and you immediately get the impression that your somewhere where the rich spend their time. I saw two ferarris, another couple of Aston Martins along with a couple of Bentleys...there was numerous Jags...