We missed our wake up call so nearly missed the bus Oops. Stopped at a Chocolate factory on the way back to LA. they had an M&M store Wow! we love M&Ms. They had varieties we dont even have back home like Coconut flavour (yum) and black M&M's amazing.... we may have got a few souveneers :) We were staying in Banana bungalow West Hollywood this time. Owned by the same company as the last one, just in another location. It looked ok but was on a busy r...

Early wake up call...5am Urghhhhh for the long bus journey to the Grand Canyon yippeee! We paid extra go to a better part of the Grand Canyon so we could have more time in the canyon and see it from different parts. Took about 2 hours to get to the entrance and then a few more to get into the Canyon. On route we saw the Hoover Dam which was pretty impressive. Our first stop was at Eagle Point, named after the rocks that are shaped like an Eagle (obvious). The ...

Up early to catch the bus to Vegas yay!!! Took a couple of hours to reach this super cheap Outlet Centre. Got a couple of bit (yes we are still spending money) then back on for another few hours. Arrived feeling pretty crap but soon perked up as we were staying in the Riviera. Wow! The room was huge... 2 big double beds, flat screen tv with loads of channels.... it was great! We were booked on to do a Night Tour to see the sights. It was on this Night Tour tha...

4th of july! happy independance day . actually it seems in L.A 4th Jukly isnt such a big deal. the party they were meant to have at the hostel seemed to flop- mayb becuase none of us are American. and they are very little actual americans in L.A. so went to universal studios.. The studio tour was brilliant and soo interesting. it basically drove you around alot of sets from movies and t.v, showing u how things were done- despite totally ruining some movies and...

Didnt do much at all today as we have our flight to USA. Had to carry our heavy backpacks which i swear are just getting heavier everytime even with all the stuff we are sending home. How Laura carrys hers i will never know. Her bag weighs a ton.... But at least on the plane we have no one sat near us so loads of space to spread. 9 hours Urgh...Got the strangest thing on the plane, a health pack containing a thermometer, face masks and antiseptic wipes.... No w...