Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (20th Apr 2008) Our mini adventure into our eleventh and final country (probably) began with a mile long walk with all our gear on to our pick up point, The Best Western Hotel on the other side of town, and luckily for us (it was freezing) almost as soon as we got there the coach pulled up and we were on our way to Canada. We had opted to catch the bus because it was cheaper, probably just as quick as and easier than flying....

Seattle, Washington USA (14th Apr) As Anne and Kevin were getting a flight home around the same time that we were flying to Seattle we all got the shuttle bus to the airport together. The two hours we had to wait soon passed and it was time to say our goodbye's, not only to Anne and Kevin but also to the luxury lifestyle we had become accustomed to over the past couple of weeks.On the plane we decided to find out where our hostel was in Seattle and plan the be...

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (10th Apr 2008) Viva Las Vegas! The flight over the hot air of the Mojave Desert was extremely bumpy and it felt like someone was smacking the top of the plane; we bobbed up and down on waves of turbulence as we made our decent to Sin City and we had amazing views of the entire strip, and our hotel was really obvious. It was quite a strange sight as there really is nothing else in the area, there is the strip, downtown and some housing ...

San Francisco, California, USA (4th Apr 2008) Today, was the day that we had both been looking forward to ever since it was booked, the day that we would fly onto the mainland and meet Kara's Mum (Anne) and Uncle Kevin, not only did this mean we got to see a couple of familiar faces, it mean a life of relative luxury for the next two weeks. Aside from the fact that we would be staying in nice posh hotels and eating better than we have since we left home, it me...

Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (25th Mar 2008) Aloha from Hawaii! We made it to Hawaii, but not without some drama. We hadn't really been looking forward to this day as we knew it would be a long one, especially with the long layover in Fiji. Originally our ticket had been booked as a Qantas flight but little did we know that with our round the world ticket Qantas have the option of palming us off onto another cheap low cost carrier which means no food, no entertainme...