Back in LA on December 1, I checked into Hollywood for my 3rd stint. Main objective of my stay this time round was to get out to Santa Monica and Venice Beach. I caught the free morning shuttle the next day and waltzed about with a few people I met from the hostel. Both places were pretty cool. Venice Beach was packed full of loopy hippies, drug junkies, gym junkies, tricksters and people just high on life. We had lunch there and then strolled back along the beac...

Monday the 15th, was my first day without Lewis. My morning was noticably quieter without getting a gobful about how much I snored the night before, and my walk to get breakfast was definitely more peaceful without getting pushed off the sidewalk every 10 metres. I was immediately bored though. After breakfast I headed to Hollywood Blvd. I'd overheard a rumour that Christina Aguilera was getting her star on the walk of fame, sure enough she was. There was a pret...

After Halloween weekend we stuck around in Santa Barbara for another week. A typcal day involved sleeping in, having brunch @ steak & hoagies, sun baking and kickin a ball around in the park overlooking the beach, afternoon naps, dinner @ steak & hoagies, 7 11 doubles & snappa. We had awesome weather, 25-30 and fine everyday. The party scene was pretty quiet after Halloween but we went to a house party one night and we took Josh out for his first nig...

We succeeded with our Giants ticket scalp. $100 a pop for tickets high up on the 3rd base line. The atmosphere was crazy! Game was a nail-biter as well, Giants got the winning run in the bottom of the 9th and the crowd went off. The whole city pretty much went off. The next day I took a tour of San Fran. Cruised over the golden gate bridge, saw fisherman's wharf, twin peaks, which had a cool view of the city, and golden gate park. Lewis and I went to a Pub that ...