San Francisco 20th - 22nd November We have mixed feelings about San Francisco. On the one hand it’s a city full of character with lots to see and do, the highlight being the Golden Gate Bridge, it’s so huge yet so elegant. On the other hand there is a major problem in central San Fran with aggressive homeless people. It didn’t help things when, on our first night, we were confronted by a threatening homeless guy that wouldn’t leave...

Hollywood, LA  18th - 19th November  Hollywood, unlike Vegas, only has the effect of disgusting you without any amazement, which somehow you weren’t expecting even though everyone you met told you LA was a hole! However in proclaiming that, we realise a few of our friends on our message board did actually like LA/California so there must be nice areas but certainly where our hostel was located was not! The Hollywood strip was disappointing to say ...