Hey all...finally a few fotos! Been to meteor crater and hikied 10 miles throuhg part of red rock canyon. Water snakes, spiders and all sorts. Shame not seen as much wildlife as I thought. I love Flagstaff, very quiet college town and already one of teh locals myself after a bit of hustling at the pool hall. been to watch bands, been to Grand Canyon. Off to Denver on a 16 hour train journey wednesday. I could live here in Flagstaff, this is the US I came to see a...

Hi all, settled in Flagstaff for now...got three days here, off to Grand Canyon, Sedona to see red rocks, meteor crater and Navajo Indian reservation. I have hired a car for a day to aid me in this. Flagstaff is a far cry from the chaos of Las Vegas! It has a certain ambience and oozes western charm and there are no skycrapers, it only has a population of 50,000. It is a student town so i suspect that I will be out on the town tonight. I still cannot pull myself ...

One word for Vegas: INSANE! I am now in Flagstaff and it will take time to process sthe effect that 3 days in Sin City has had on me.......utter chaos. Will report back....now in Flagstaff and it is late, so off to eat and will give full report soon.....

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.