25th February - We woke up to a lovely hot day so we decided to walk along Hollywood Boulevard, which is located really close to our hotel but is a few miles long.The Boulevard contains the Hollywood Walk of Fame, where over 2000 stars of film, television, music and radio have been honoured with their own brass star embedded in the sidewalk (how American are we!We didn't call it a pavement!).There were many names we did not recognise but there were many that we d...

18th February - We woke and decided to try another trip into Mexico, this time to Tijuana, just over the border from San Diego.We decided to try an organised trip this time, with the rationale that this might be safer and we would get some commentary about the area and the places that would be good to see, as well as the places to avoid.We were thrilled when we booked it and discovered that they would pick us up from the hotel, as we had expected to have to walk ...

10th Feb - We drove 5.5 hours to somewhere I have been waiting to visit for a long time - Sin City itself, Las Vegas! Leaving the Grand Canyon area we saw a guy on horseback riding along the Interstate and then pulling in at a petrol station, like he was refuelling the horse!It was one of those things you think only happens in movies!On the way to Vegas we passed the Hoover Dam, which on first sight from the top of the hill did not look that impressive, given tha...