So we arrive in Durango, quick turn around and we were back on the bus in the rain and head off for dinner. Dinner was lovely and actually pretty healthy, I've never been so excited in my life to eat vegetables, my body is protesting about the amount of crap I've been eating, coupled with the huge amount of booze that has been consumed since the start of the tour. I thought the kiwi experience was the party bus, that was nothing, this has been on a whole new le...

The start of the Contiki tour from LA to NYC for 26 days……..LA,Vegas and the Gand Canyon. So having spent the morning in search of pharmacy for more cold and flu stuff, yes I'm feeling ropey again, I left the hellhole that was our dorm room, how six girls can make so much mess in so little time I have know idea, bras and knickers everywhere!! Having lugged all my stuff to the bus stop I jump on board the rapid number 10 bus to union station where I then b...

After spending 4 hrs on the train I arrived in Seattle, I reclaimed my bag and immediately set off on completely the wrong road to find the hostel. Discovering that I couldn't go any further because of the rather large expanse of water ahead of me I set off back to the station to ask for directions. I had gone in completely the opposite direction of where I needed to go. So it would be fair to say the ol Lou Wood sense of direction is still no better than it w...

Good news people, a very quick update as I was only here for one full day :) After spending 15rs on the train I arrived at Union Station in Portland and treated myself to a taxi to the Hostel. Time for a quick shower and then to sus out the food situation, I then joined the group in the hostel that were doing a BBQ which was very cool, nice bunch of people! We all just sat around the courtyard with a few drinks whilst exchanging traveling stories and discu...

So I successfully caught the bus from the Aquarium and I was on my way back to San Francisco, on the way I met a early lovely English couple from Cambridge who were very impressed that I was travelling on my own - yes, well done me I thought lol. I have to say there are times that I'm quite impressed I've lasted this long, especially when ill and when things are just not going your way quite a lot……. anyway moving onto things not going my way, we got stuck ...