Due to recent popular demand, it has been noted by my US counterpart Terry that my blog haas been all about me. So, I will give my opinion so far on the american culture that I have witnessed. It appears that each city is lost in it's own ideas, customs and some are unable to think outside of the box and thinbk about what is going on i nother parts of the country. Outside of California no one seems aware of anything else that is going on in the world. The fascin...

Hello all...went to Alcatraz today. Good experience...not too touristy, but still full of people. Fantastic views over the bay. Weather good here at mo. I am donning my glad rags and hitting the town tonight with some guys that i met at the Green Tortoise hostel. Will check back soon...hope you are all well.

Dear all...just returned form 4 night/3 day trip to Yosemite national park, Mono Lake, Giant sequias and Tulomne Meadows. Went on a Greent Tortoise bus that converts into 3 levels of bunk beds! Awesome! Met some great people. had camp fires, washed in lakes, had sing songs etc. Mono Lake has a 10% salt content, which means that you float in it. Yosenite is breathtaking and I am positively knackered after having had 3 hours sleep or so. The whole park is like a ...

Now in San Francisco....one word: COOL! looking forward to spending next weekend here after Yosemite....staying in a slightly questionable part of town...the word NUDE appears to feature in neon a lot, oh and also some other choice words. Vibrant place though, met some guy who worked part time at the hostel and i sampled possibly the best and cheapest noodle dish i have ever had.Jamie Oliver's picture features on the wall as he apparently rated it highly when he...

Hi all....apologies for no photos...again! Been busy couple of days,left Santa Monica, drove to Santa Barbara, stopped over night in the college town/Spanish mission town of San Luis Obispo.I was too busy partying to do the tourist thing ;-)) met some cool people, then drove up to Monterey on route 101 through the Big Sur.Words cannot describe how stunning the scenery is. Every time you round a corner the views get more beautiful.Then stopped in Santa Cruz and tr...