San Fran, Mt. Tam, Santa Cruz and Monterey I'm having a great time in the U.S. Home is in Greenbrae, Marin County - an amazing blend of waterways and mountain vistas. It's a 20 minute walk to Larkspur ferry wharf for a pleasant 30 minute trip to Pier One - City Central. And it's a 20 minute jog to the base of Mt. Tamalpais for some of the most enjoyable hiking, jogging and riding that I've done. I hear there's heaps to do in San Francisco proper but I'm happy...

Change of plans... Have you ever spent a few days with someone from another country and flippantly thrown out a "you're welcome to crash at my place for a few days if you're ever over my way" offer? - hoping. nay, expecting that they'll never take you up on the offer. Let this be a lesson to you. Don't ever - I mean ever - offer this to a bloke who has an open diary... as I do! It seems that I'm a likeable fella. I've scored a few invites to catch up in Los A...