24th OctoberWe had our fingers crossed to check into staff housing earlier than planned due to the fact that we wanted to be together and be somewhere nice. We headed to the greyhound station and just before buying tickets Ben phoned HOUSE in Whistler and they said it wasn't possible so i decided to give it another try and phoned again and they said it would be okay if we got there before five. We bought our tickets and jumped on the 1pm Greyhound with 10minutes ...

Vancouver is beautiful - the streets are lined with trees and there is water in every direction. Our first two days consisted of bright, welcome sunshine but it has been raining non-stop since then. Vancouver decided it would be nice and ease us into the cold weather! Our apartment is really cute consisting of a kitchen, lounge, little dining room, bathroom and bedroom. I was originally in the bedroom but have now moved out onto the sofabed in the lounge as I was...

The train journey actually took 25 hours because there was a delay during the evening! Slept for about 3 hours and then survived on coffee once the dining car opened at 6am. The lady next to me kept the reading light on most of the way so had a spotlight shining into my eyes…not the best thing for sleeping. At about 2am a US Border Patrol guard came onto the train and started asking the two people across the aisle from me if they had passports. It turns out...

The train journey actually took 25 hours because there was a delay during the evening! Slept for about 3 hours and then survived on coffee once the dining car opened at 6am. The lady next to me kept the reading light on most of the way so had a spotlight shining into my eyes…not the best thing for sleeping. At about 2am a US Border Patrol guard came onto the train and started asking the two people across the aisle from me if they had passports. It turns out...

Boston reminds me a lot of Perth. It's clean, the people are friendly and 99% of the time I felt safe walking on the streets. The hostel was good and organised events every night so there was always a chance to meet people. Quincy Markets at Faneuil Hall come alive with buskers and people on the weekends and just a few blocks down a fruit and veg market lines the streets on Fridays and Saturdays selling everything from your basic green apply to hairy things that ...