What an absolutely astonishing place. The photos just don't do this place justice. You have to see it first hand to really appreciate the size of this 'big hole in the ground' that was as a result of the Colorado River. This morning I got up super early to go and meet some of the group and watch the sunrise. It was beautiful and definitely showed the canyon at its best. The sun lit up parts of the rocks and made them look like they were on fire. The altitude re...

So today was the hot balloon ride was today. It was totally gorgeous, looking out over all of the cactus' (cactai?). When we landed we had a breakfast and champagne in the desert. We got back on the bus and headed to Sedona - John Wayne country. So so beautiful seeing all the red rock. Treated myself to a hot air balloon pandora charm - my first purchase of the trip. Then we met up with a cowboy (not a real one), for a 4x4 off road adventure. He had a gun! Appa...

So today we left the gorgeous San Diego and headed into the desert and the state of Arizona. Big truck trucks with burly drivers, masses of golden sand, and pine forests - there was lots to look at. It was an epic journey, after leaving at 8am, we pulled into our hotel in Scottsdale, Arizona at 3.30pm. The journey flew by! We visited Walmart on the way. The Aussies couldn't believe the place, but really it was just like our supermarkets back home - except they s...