We step off the Metro and we're in Hollywood baby, right on the boulevard. After strolling along the street admiring the celebrity stars along the floor we step come across our hostel; Orange Drive Hostel... amazing location just a few steps off the boulevard. Our room is spacious and nicely decorated, the whole hostel has a vintage 30's vibe, one of the nicest rooms we've had so far. There were supposed to be extra charges for towels and wifi but the nice guy on...

We were somewhere around Beatty on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. And it's a good job I had taken on some caffeiene as the combination of midday Death Valley sun and mercilessly straight roads being driven on cruise control was making me feel sleepy. We had left Stovepipe Wells (or Stovewell Pipes as Mellissa kept calling it) for Las Vegas about eleven o clock. We stopped at some sand dunes just up the road for some pictures, I'm gues...

So after a massive trek across San Francisco with our suitcases and four blisters on my hand later we arrive, dripping with sweat, at the car hire place. Why the hell didn't we just get a taxi?! We were pleasantly surprised to see a shiny, modern Nissan Altima waiting for us, automatic of course. Dom quickly got used to the controls and after losing and finding the car keys three times (yes seriously) we set sail. I was amazed at how quick Dom got used to drivin...

We've got four days to cover in this entry because we (I) suck at keeping up to date, though really it feels like we've been too busy/tired to write anything. So we went out with a group from the hostel on Friday night, it was fun but in retrospect a bad idea from a productivity viewpoint. Reeling from a booze and jetlag induced funk we didn't get going until about 2pm, but it allowed me time to change our plans for Yosemite Park. Eventually decided to go for a...

What a busy few days! Fishermans Wharf. Check. Golden gate park. Check. Union Square. Check. Dripping grease all over my jeans whilst eating a gigantic burger. Check.... oh and getting sloshed on $2 vodkas. Double check. Having a fab time. We love the hostel it's great fun and meeting lots of cool people. Going out on the bar crawl last night was a perfect way to get to know our neighbours however had resulted in us being rather unsociable today! We were ...