there is a nice bar across the road called the Barn Owl so we went there for happy hour and also free cheese and biscuits so we had a couple of drinks Its pretty hard being in hostels again after having luxury for so long. We are in a 6 bed dorm with 4 friench people, we have our own area though with bunk beds so it isnt too bad and the rooms have 2 bathrooms so there is plenty for us to share! We got up earlyish and planned our sightseeing for the day. We hav...

Woke up and went on the Internet to try and catch up on things. Somehow spent 3 hours there and sorted out nothing. Then we went to try and find our way round Hollywood and a bar where we could have a quick drink, again a fruitless excercise. Scarlett was coming over about 4 so we bought a bottle of wine and champagne (as we missed her bday earlier in the month), and we sat on our balcony and drank and caught up. That night we went to the Standard Hotel on Sunse...

Arrived in LAX at about 2pm...flight had been good but we were both pretty tired. i had been searched when we left Auckland and got pulled over again as we were leaving LAX...then halfway through searching my bag the security guard asked me out for dinner (only in America) I just smiled politely and hurried off...got a shuttle to venice beach which only cost $17 and then when we got to the hostel Carrie who owned the hostel realised we were from near Manchester a...