when you wish upon a star... Disneyland Los Angeles is split over 2 parks - Disneyland and California Adventure. The original park has some good rides and simulators but is mainly themed at the 'younger' visiters although the "it's a small world after all" boat ride was actually quite fun! California adventure is with out doubt the better of the two with bigger and more modern rides the best of which is "The Twighlight Zone - Tower of Terror" a li...

Viva Las Vegas and the deal. After driving over the Hoover Dam, we arrived early at our accommodation 'Sin City Hostel' and started cooking, washing and relaxing (dinking beer). We had a nice meal (spaghetti), a shower (after a few days of not washing at all) and after a few more beers, we were ready to hit the town. Vegas is an amazing place, completely different to any other city we have ever seen. An icredible combination of weird and wonderful light...

A change in the temperature We had been driving late into the night and decided to pull over at a random place to get a few hours rest on the way to Yosemite National Park. The following morning we learnt 3 important facts...  1.We had slept at Lake Tahoe, a very beautiful place 2.The hotels of Lake Tahoe do not offer showers to people who have slept in their cars 3.At 4am we had to switch the engine and heater on as we thought we were going to die of hypert...