January 1st Today we had a quiet day and a bit of a lie in. We walked the full length of the Walk of Fame to get to the monument at the end. We wrote out postcards, looked in souvenir shops. We had dinner in an Italian restaurant on a balcony in the Hollywood and Highland shopping centre which was nice but when we got up at the end of the meal I had a trapped nerve in my back so I had to limp back to the hostel. We took some pictures of the Hollywood Boulevard...

Dec 30 Busy busy busy!!! This morning we decided to head for downtown. A lesser visited area of the city to see a bit more of real life than Hollywood offers! On the way to the Metro station we stumbled apon a fresh food and 'artsy bits' market. The road had been blocked off. It had a real community feel. We got some really nice satsumas!! The Metro in Los Angeles is amazing!! There's no barriers and noone checking tickets (or any staff at all). The stations ar...

Hello! Our trip began with a long and boring flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles! The hostel is quite nice and the staff are friendly. They have tea on tap 24 hours a day and free pancakes that you make for yourelf in the morning!! This morning we went on a hike led by a man from the hostel, and WOW... 'hike' it certainly was! We got as close to the Hollywood sign as you're aloud to go. It's a very steep hill! As Mum would say, "kill or cure" and I thin...