So we've been in Chicago for almost three days now and we both love it; the city just has a good vibe and everyone is really friendly. The hostel is good too with decent sized rooms, free wifi, free printing, free breakfast etc. When we arrived on Sunday we chilled out and had a nice meal and a drink before calling it a night. We both slept for about 13 hours so the overnight train journey from Buffalo must have tired us out more than we realised! The next day ...

On Friday (24th) we woke up lateish and had pancakes for breakfast before heading over to Canada. From Niagara Falls you literally just have to show your passport and cross the rather romantically named Rainbow Bridge to get there. Even if you're not interested in seeing Canada it's almost worth it for it for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow - a large duty free shop selling cheap alcohol, cigarettes and perfume. Plus the Falls actually face away from Am...