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...

were bk in tokyo! thank god kyoto was rubbish.. geishas are a myth. they literally practically do not exist. there are supposedly 1000 geisha left in kyoto out of millions of people. how can the guidebooks even get away with plastering the geisha photos all over the front covers? well done lonley planet! you liars! no one will ever spot a geisha in this curtain twitchy town of nothing. yes, there was nothing actually in kyoto- its all behind closed wooden doors ...

hello everyone, u may have noticed i havnt blogged for a while - tahts becuase whenever im online,im looking for a job! so selfish..i am sorri! also, i am always jotting down little blog notes in my book but find that nicole beats me to the punch. she has serious blog OCD. its her own personal 'dear diary' and even if we have done nothing all day, she must tell the world.. so im sorri about those boring blogs too ;) so..we spent our first day and half in tokyo- ...

Well i slept soooo well last night. Remember getting into bed and then must have passed out straight away. Laura didnt sleep so well though :(. We had set the alarm for nice and early but i heard Laura mutter 'i feel rough, not getting up' so fell back to sleep. both felt like we were getting a bit of a cold when we woke up... RUBBISH! Swine flu!! Headed out to Harajuku which is one of the main shopping places and also a place to see locals dressed in gothic clo...