We landed in Dubai around 06:30 on Tuesday, 16 June. My watch told me it was only 04:30 in S.A so it was a tad early to be given breakfast and shoved off the plane. We had a three hour layover which was manageable. We found some seats in a quiet corner and took turns stretching our legs. Soon it was time to board our flight to L.A. It was still morning so we had a whole day flight ahead of us. We were fortunate enough to have a spares sat inbetween us again and a...

We arrived in the outskirts of LA at around lunch time on Sunday 20 May. Driving into the city on the highway, even with a GPS, is terrifying - the highways and traffic are nothing like you've ever seen before. At some interchanges it literally looks like someone has just scribbled with crayon all over the GPS screen. Also, everyone speeds, so you can't even just chill in the slow lane. You are constantly weaving around traffic, trying to make sure you're in the...

After leaving the Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday 19 May we drove for about three hours before stopping in Flagstaff to get some supplies and come up with a plan. We had decided to stop somewhere on the way to LA, so we spent the next hour or so looking at options. We eventually decided to spend a night in the Mojave Desert National Park as it was about half-way, and a group of amature astronomers/environmentalists just happened to be having a star-gazing ...

Once we got out of Yosemite, the drive to The Grand Canyon from Vegas was long and hot, but the scenery quite nice and the Country & Western radio stations kept us good company :-) Even with a bit of confusion due to roadworks, we managed to arrived at our campsite in the late afternoon on Thursday 17 May. We had just enough time to pitch our tent before heading off to catch a free shuttle to one of the lookout points for sunset. The view when you first see t...

We arrived in Vegas just after sunset on Tuesday 15 May and checked straight into our hotel called Circus Circus which is right on the strip. We were both pretty tired from spending the whole day in the car so weren't up for any sightseeing. We drove to the nearest In n Out for dinner (Vegas is quite built up so driving on the highways is actually pretty hairy) and then just relaxed in our room for the rest of the evening. It was SOOO great to have a big, comfo...