3 weeks back in the place I love the most; Southern California, where the sun always shines and everyone is down for summer fun. As your probably aware I spent two months in LA two years ago doing a summer internship and staying with the Thomas family in Studio City. So I was back to visit! Very kindly they let me stay there for the duration of my trip in LA and again I had a great time. It was great to catch up with all the family again, catching up over BBQ's a...

Miami (9th June- 24th June) South Beach, the playground of the rich, beautiful and famous. The 'Clay' hostel i stayed at was situated on Esplanade/Washington Ave (famous for appearing in Miami Vice), perfectly located to check out the shops, the beach and the amazing but a little pretentious nightlife. I spent the majority of my two weeks in Miami there and i loved it, living the dream along with a load of other party goers from across America. The Miami Heat w...

Florianópolis (21 - 25 May) From the island we returned to mainland Brazil and then south to Flory. Billed as a surfing hot spot the surfers within our gang were ready to roll! no surf though, turns out the beach were we situated ourselves was resereved for fishermen at the time of the year. We hit off-season for sure, the hostel was nearly empty and the weather was cold (jumpers were worn for the 1st time in a while). That didnt deter us from our fun though...

Isle Grande (16- 20 May) After rocking it out in Rio, we decided to hit he beautiful island of Isle Grande to recoup. After saying big farewells to the mellow yellow crew we departed along with our new gang comprising of 3 fellow english dudes and two aussies. We headed south 3 hrs by bus and then caught a boat that took an hour to arrive at the island. It was beautiful, after days of cloudy weather in RIO the sun finally came out just at the right time, lighti...

Rio De Janerio (1 - 16th May) (26 May +) The most beautiful city in the world. Boasting beautiful landscapes, beaches, people and an enegergetic nightlife. We lived it up to the max, met loads of great people, Brazilian and Western and had crazy moments all over the place. So much has happened here its hard to recall it all, i think the photos speak a thousand words though! We have checked the sights, embraced the people, its nightlife and lived up the be...