Hi all....the falls are amazing, but from the Canadian side. There is a god awful street called 'Clifton Hill'...it is a neon monstrosity for kids really, but spoilt what is the single most beautiful thing I have seen. When did the falls stop becoming enough for people? That is all there is in Niagara though, I have never seen so many boarded up buildings in all my life! It used to be an industrial town and everything closed so people moved out. It is a really *&...

Firstly a big thanks to all who have left messages....you know I mean you Lizabethan!!ha ha!! Well...today has ben another manic day.I nearly strangled a woman i nmy 10 people dorm last night, i have just had no sleep due to intense snoring!! What is wrong with these people?? Her husband said that he had put up with it for years...I would have told her to go to the doctors!! So, I kicked up a stink (as i have the tendency to do ;-)) and moved to another room. thi...

Well hello all, I am now in NYC after a fun flight where my luggage was lost and I spent about 7 hours into the night waiting for a number of flights for it to come in on. Not to mention the altered flight as well! All fun and games, anyway I met Peter at the Empire State Building and we wandered and got lost and explored Times Square etc. Also, went up to 165th St in the Bronx....not a pretty sight and not to mention that I felt a stranger and far from home.A go...