Day 36! We went on a bus tour of Beverly Hills, Bel Air and celebrity homes this morning, which was fun! Saw everyone's mansions from Tom Cruise to the Beckham's. When we got back we got straight on a bus to Venice beach. It was cool to see but it was so tacky and full of crazies. Definitely something to see once and not again. We went to muscle beach but there wasn't anyone there showing off, how disappointing! Ha. We got a really nice healthy Californian meal i...

Day 35! We woke up this morning feeling a little worse for wear from drinking last night... We went on a walking tour organised by the hostel up Runyon canyon, which was cool but a little difficult with a hangover in 30+ heat! We got amazing views of the city and the Hollywood hills though. When we got back we went for a walk on the other side of Hollywood boulevard, to see the real tourist trap areas with the Chinese Theatre and everything. Gillian and I went on...

Day 34! We had a terrible start to the morning, because our bus in San Diego drove right past us and didn't stop. And apparently was the only bus of the day. They got a very angry email from me demanding a refund because we then had to spend another $37 on a train ticket to get to LA! Anyway we got the Amtrak to LA, so we can add another mode of transport to our trip. We got the metro to the hostel, which is the nicest hostel ever! Really clean and nice and safe,...