Our main aim of visiting San Diego was to visit Seaworld..so we got up early on Saturday morning and made our way to Seaworld. Our first stop was to see Shamu the killer whale in her very own show...we were not disappointed. Watching this amazing animal perform was really emotional (added to the emotional music these Americans always insist on playing!). We loved it! In addition to Shamu, we saw dolphins, seals, beluga whales, polar bears and penguins, to nam...

After an overnight bus journey, and some interesting characters as our fellow passengers, we were very happy to arrive in Las Vegas. Driving down the highway we could see the famous hotels...we have to say though, far less impressive in the day than the evening! We had decided to splash out and spend our time in Vegas in some fun hotels on the strip. We caught a taxi to our first hotel...the HardRock Hotel - we had a HUGE room and a big plasma screen TV - not to...

We arrived in San Francisco, via Houston at around 5pm, tired but excited to be there! After a surprisingly friendly and painless trip through immigration control we located the Bart train system and made our way to Union Square and the heart of San Francisco. The city was bustling and immediately we loved it! We got an early night, after our 2 very early mornings and some much needed rest for our weekend ahead. We were up bright and early on Saturday morning...

We arrived in Guatemala city and headed straight down to Antigua. Antigua is a beautiful colonial town with vibrant colours and cobbled streets. It's also quite touristy and expensive! We spent our first evening exploring the city and getting our bearings. On Sunday afternoon we went on a hike up to the Pachaya Volcano - one of the area's active volcanos. We walked up a fair distance - the weather was very misty so we couldn't see much of the scenery along the wa...

Panama land of many different peoples - Indian (originals), Spanish (the usual!) and African Carribean (Panama canal).  Arriving in Panama city at night we were amazed at how developed it was and American.  It has 2 big malls complete with all the usual fast food (McD etc.) and designer clothing stores.  We watched the Simpsons movie one night at the Multiplex mall.  There were loads of the usual up market hotels - Raddisson etc. etc.&nbs...