We are staying in the HI in Santa Monica. We arrived quite late so check in and head out for food. We end up in a Thai restaurant which is a refreshing change from the American food we had been eating. The following day we take a public bus to Beverlyhills. On the bus a super friendly guy called Charles Walker. He helps us with which bus stop we need and generally wont stop talking the entire ride. He is really nice though so we couldnt be rude and ignore him. He...

We arrive in Vegas and check in to our hotel, The Mirage. It´s mine and Laura´s first time in Vegas so we head straight out for a walk along the strip and some brunch. We stop at the Cosmopolitan Hotel for food and some drinks in a restaurant called "Holsteins" where the waitresses are dressed in tiny tiny shorts and tight tops. To being our weekend we order a mountain of food and some bucks fizz. Vegas is like no other place on earth. I´d heard a lot about it...

And so it begins... An hour into the flight a steward makes an annoucement 'can a miss Nicola Mitchell please make herself known to a memeber of the cabin crew'. I had no idea what this was about and begun to worry my entire years wardrobe was still being sat on the tarmac at terminal 3. Thankfully and much to my surprise a pink bottle of moet arrives with a card from my dad, liz and rob wishing me a great year ahead. After 11hrs we finally arrived at our first...