Hi all! Mellissa and I arrived in sunny San Diego 2 days ago! Yesterday we went to Sea World which was absolutely fantastic!! So much to see and do!! We saw 5 shows in total there...."Believe" by Shamu the killer whale, "Dolphin Discovery", "Clyde & Seamore's Risky Rescue" (sea lions), "Cirque De La Mer" (Cirque De Solei show on water!) and "Pets rule!" (a show with dogs, cats, pigs...and lots more very well trained animals!!). It was so amazing to see a...

Hi all! Mel and I got up today and decided to hire some rollerblades and skate from Santa Monica to Venice Beach......brave girls!! Mel decided to hire wrist guards as well as she was particulary worried that she may have a stack! It was heaps of fun and good exercise at the same time!! Bit scary at times though, because there were so many people to dodge and we couldn't use the brakes!! But thankfully we arrived back in Santa Monica safely!! Afte...

Hi all! Well Mel and I had a fantastic day today! We went on a guided 'Grand Tour' which took us to Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Downtown LA and much much more!! Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills was amazing....so couldn't afford to buy anything from any of the stores though...costs a fortune!! You can see why its 'home to the stars'!! Very nice though!! Didn't see anyone famous though...:-( Hollywood was fantastic too....we did the walk of fame, saw the Chin...

Hi all! What a day.....kinda glad its over! Getting through customs at the airport can be a real pain in the behind! But i guess its all just part of this big adventure we're on! When we arrived in LA, we never could have anticipated the absolute chaos we were about to encounter when we departed the airport! Our first mission was to find a way to get to our hostel! After quite a while we managed to find a shuttle bus! thank god!! I swear in the first ten...