Los Angeles Take 2 I was originally supposed to leave America on 31st July, however my budget wasn't doing terribly well so i moved the flight up to the 17th instead. As a result i had very little cash to spare so my choice of hostel in LA reflected that. I stayed in the cheapest one i could find and as a result it was miles away from anything, except the airport, which is what i needed. It was perfect for what i needed as it offered free airport transfers, a bi...

San Diego I was very pleased that it was sunny and warm when i arrived in San Diego, I checked in to my hostel and headed straight out to have a look round the GasLamp Quarter, an up and coming area of Downtown San Diego full of restaurants and bars with a very young population. It was a cool area but i definitely couldn't afford to eat or drink there! There was an Aussie guy Jimmy working at the hostel who agreed to take a few people to Ocean Beach and give us...

San Francisco After parting ways with Izzy i arrived at my hostel, it was nice to have a shower available whenever i wanted it and a fully functional kitchen once again! The first night i met an English girl doing pretty much the same trip as me just a bit quicker, we went out to get some food after dark. On the way there it was a little bit dodgy with a lot of homeless people on the street but they weren't bothering us. San Francisco has 18,000 homeless people,...

Danville After not visiting the town i grew up in since i moved away aged 6 i was pretty excited to be heading back and seeing it all. I had a few vague memories, mainly of the road going up to our old house and the pool where i learnt to swim. We arrived planning to camp in Mount Diablo State Park, where i used to camp a lot as a child. However we swiftly changed our minds when we saw a sign saying entry to the park was $10 and camping was a further $30!! Consi...

Yosemite We arrived at what is arguably the most famous national park in the U.S, Yosemite. After the close call at the Rocky Mountain national park we headed straight to a campsite and got a spot easily. Yosemite has an enormous bear population and the rules are very strict to stop bear attacks and damages. You not only have to put all food in a bear proof cage but also anything that has a smell. This means all toiletries, lipsalve, make up, literally everythin...