We flew into LA on 12th Sept, couldn't quite believe that it takes almost as long to fly from the East to West coast of America as it does to New York all the way from England. This was our first Qantas flight and we were impressed. Lots of middle aged male flight attendants though which seems odd! The flight came in at a reasonable time, but we waited over an hour for the shuttle bus to our first hostel to pick us up. A couple of phone calls and a conversation w...

Okay, I've only just decided to do a blog (3 weeks into the trip!) and it seems a shame to skip the states entirely, so this is my attempt at filling in what we've been up to so far. I know I'll forget loads because this stuff feels like months ago now, but I'll try to give you the basics of what we saw where! We landed at JFK airport on the 7th Sept, slightly delayed, after a long and boring flight and a sad weekend of goodbyes to all you awesome guys back home...