El Paso may seem like an unlikely destination to be included in a whistle-stop tour of the USA's latest and greatest. And it is. The only reason for stopping here was purely to split up the bus journey between the Grand Canyon and Austin, Texas; which would've meant spending a hellish 24 hours non-stop on Greyhound. Although we were in a dorm in our hostel, we actually had the room to ourselves and found that the rest of the hostel was similarly empty - as you...

'I envy anyone's first view of the Grand Canyon', said the park ranger on the Grand Canyon tourist channel, the night before our visit. And the views really are that good. Staying in the nearest town served by Greyhound, Flagstaff, we also managed to kill two birds with one stone, as our motel was also on Route 66. No photo of the famous sign, however, as they have all been swiped by people the world over looking for the perfect souvenir. The day of our arriva...

We'd been looking forward to San Francisco all trip and it certainly didn't disappoint: what a place to spend the Fourth of July weekend in. Our entrance on the Greyhound wasn't too shabby, either, with the drive over the Bay Bridge giving us great views of the city skyline and Alcatraz; although it would've been even better coming in over the Golden Gate Bridge. Only Sydney has given us a warmer welcome in terms of opening views, then, and the rest of the weeke...

We knew Vegas was going to be hot, but we didn't quite realise the extent of the heat until we stepped off the bus. Having at first thought we were standing in the way of the hot air vent from the bus, we soon realised it was the desert breeze which, instead of cooling us down, only stood to worsen the 110+ temperatures. Vegas is home to tens of casinos, each with hundreds, and some thousands of hotel rooms, which leads to cheap prices. Therefore, we were able t...

Only a twenty minute drive from San Diego, the lure across the Mexican border to Tijuana seemed too big to resist, and the chance to get a Mexican stamp in our passports. The day started badly, however, as we quickly found ourselves lost in the middle of Mexico, instead of being just across the border from San Diego. It seemed that we should have got off the bus whilst being still in the US, and then we could walk across the border to the Tijuana tourist strip ...