There wasn't much to Buffalo, the second largest city in New York state apart from it being 23 degrees C both days. When I arrived it was Sunday afternoon and as I walked up Main Street it was like being in a zombie movie. It was completely deserted apart from just a few random people. In my first evening I went to The Anchor Bar, the place where buffalo wings were invented, and had some gorgeous buffalo wings. It didn't take long to explore downtown and see the...

Since leaving Boston on April 11th I stopped a night in Newport, Rhode Island and saw where the rich go to go yachting. The hostel there was really cosy - the guys' dorm had three beds and the girls' dorm had two. The owner was incredibly nice and helpful and she took us (the three of us who were staying there) on a night walk around town. There is a lot more history in Newport than I would have guessed. From there I spent a day on buses as I got a morning bus u...