It was a short flight from Fiji to Auckland and I got the Airbus into the city where Alec was waiting for me (met in Fiji, was also in NZ) which was cool and I stayed at the Queen Street Backpackers it was cool. He introduced me to some of his friends from France, Chile, Spain and UK, and there was about ten of us and we made a huge group meal for dinner. Each cooking a bit towards the meal, we ended up having a massive feast it was really nice! Next morning I...

Next stop Fiji, after my long night flight (after being upgraded the first time and flying with BA, it was a bit of a shock to fly with Air Pacific (meant to be Quantas but they used this carrier for certain destinations) anyway I arrived in Fiji at 6am it was still dark, I had to wait an hour for my transfer to the port and saw the sun rise and then blue sky. Woohoo! Then went to the port where I was going to start my island hopping adventures for a week. I got ...

Had such a great time in LA. Kevin drove me to Hollywood from Long Beach which was so nice of him, on my way up I started to get a bit nervous but I was about to start hostelling for the first time ever and this waswhere my solo trip really began. After we said our goodbyes I checked in USA Hostels Hollywood and was actually pleasantly surprised. One of the staff members showed you around the building, there was a garden/patio area, upstairs bar, computer areas...

So I flew into the tiny airport of Long beach where Kevin is there to meet me. It was crazy to think i am now going to hang with them in their home town after traveling in Vietnam together last summer. The weather was amazing, blue sky, sun shining, crusing along these wide roads and approaching the beach, I was so happy to be here. I had my first 'In and out' burger which kevin said was a must, and it was good. Healthier and tastier than a McDonalds too. Then ...

Back in San Francisco....... After saying bye to Nicki in Vegas (she decided to go home via LA..as you do I got on my flight and headed back to San Fran and made my way over to Julieta and Tony's house. They have an amazing apartment in the Mission District. The old victorian houses are amazing. My flight had actually been delayed so by the time I got to their apartment and dumped my stuff I raced downtown to the waterfront area to try and make the last Al...