This is the last instalment. My time in the US has come to an end. I'm currently sat in the lobby of the Miyako Hotel in Downtown LA, waiting for my shuttle to LAX, which should be arriving in little under two hours time. It doesn't seem five minutes since I was sat in the same seat 15 days ago as nervous as hell waiting for the tour to start. A lot has happened in the past two weeks. I've met some lovely people, seen some beautiful places and learnt a lot about...

Today started with the 11 hour flight... top deck of the A380 which was nice, although I was a bit miffed as the guy in front of me got a complimentary upgrade. It went by fairly quickish - 10 of so strolls up and down the plane and a few episodes of Mrs Brown. Oh and the gold old trick of reading someone's screen out the corner of your eye... A presentation on 'tackling aids in the Kenyan road construction sector'. Erm Anyway landed fine and finally got to the ...