Aloha, On the shuttle from Honolulu airport to our hostel it actually felt like we hadn't left LA. Honolulu and Waikiki were much bigger than I expected. I obviously knew that Hawaii was a part of the states but I just imagined it to be smaller! We arrived at our hostel which was in a great location only one block from Waikiki beach where we were met by possible the most useless reception staff. We've managed to check in to Hotels in San Pedro Sula with no mu...

When camping with Mika in Yosemite, she was foolish/generous enough to offer us a place to stay when we reached LA. After our day in South LA we arrived at Mika's gated apartment complex weary and restful. At the weekend we would spend time with Mika but first we wanted to get into Hollywood and do some touristy things. We walked the walk of fame taking photos of our favourite celebrities' stars from Stephen Spielberg to Micky Mouse then to the Grumans Chine...

As a country where a drive to the shops can take an hour, I think it's fair to say that say that America has some pretty impressive drives. We have already crossed the Smoky Mountains, skirted the Outer Banks of North Carolina and hit the Mother Road (Route 66) now it's time for California to show us what it's got. The Pacific Costal Highway or Route 1 runs pretty much the whole west coast but we would be sampling the highlights from the Golden Gate Bridge a...

Something has come to my attention! Everywhere we go, other travellers have been before us. Every photo we take, has been taken a thousand times before. Even if we were trekking in the Himalayas or dragging a sled to the South Pole, someone will have done it before! But somehow we all come away with different stories and different memories! The one thing that is different for each of us is the people we meet along the way. The people in our stories! I was e...

Day 7 I'm not sure if I awoke early or simply didn't sleep that night. A combination of discomfort and excitement made our 4.30 alarm seem almost too late! For today was the day, today we were going to Havasu Falls! As I've mentioned before, I have mentally split my travels into sections and certain moments like swimming with Whale Sharks or diving the Blue Hole stand out as landmarks in my master plan. Havasu falls was another of these moments. The 62 Mile d...