Well this was it. After 8 months of globetrotting, our trip of a lifetime was about to come to an end. We had reached the final city of our whirlwind trek: Seattle. For months Seattle seemed like the Kansas City Chiefs' next Super Bowl victory - some unlikely event far off in the never-never. Seattle sat on the very last line of our three A3 page excel spreadsheet. For so long during our travels it seemed like we'd never get off the first page of that spreadshe...

With the family reunion/surprise taken care of on our last day in San Francisco, the Trio (Pete, Jess and I) hopped on a train and made our way to the outskirts of the Bay Area. From there we met up with Jess' friend Jenna, and her partner Mike, who would be driving us up to their home town of Lake Tahoe. And the five of us would see in the New Year in the surrounds of snowy mountains, picturesque lake views and good times with old friends.Jenna had previously ...

Following our theme park-related fun in Anaheim and friendly frolic in Fresno, we made our way north to the wonderful city of San Francisco. We would spend the best part of a week here as we celebrated our first overseas Christmas with my cousin Catherine, her husband Owen, and their baby boy Dylan. The time spent with the family was truly precious. We played with little Dylan everyday and were blown away by his cuteness and smarts - he's 2 years old and he can...

After the fun in Vegas we flew out to San Francisco for an overnight stay at my cousin Catherine's place. Catherine has been living in San Francisco for about 5 years with her husband Owen. They have a two year old son, Dylan and are expecting a new bundle of joy in 2015. It was so good to see them all - especially Dylan as we hadn't seen him since he was just a newbie. Our stay with Catherine and the family was only brief but we would be returning to San Franc...

The drive from LA to Vegas is like nothing else. One minute you're buried in LA freeway traffic that seems endless. Then you're driving through the desert, thinking you made a wrong turn at Broken Hill, NSW. And then out of nowhere appears Vegas - with her 24/7 bright lights, iconic hotels and vibrant casinos. Upon checking into our hotel (The Excalibur), we had a quick scrub and headed out to the Rio Grande to watch Penn & Teller perform.Aussie readers may...