Malibu.... "27 miles of scenic beauty", it says on a sign post by the road.... hmmmmm, OK? Crowded, small to 'non' surf, dirty water and chaotic traffic is what hit us when we drove into town. We were quite chilled out due to the quiet life we had been living in small beach towns so we were not ready for too much city madness, just yet. Malibu is close enough to LA to be pretty busy, especially on weekends. Our first mission was to find a Thai restau...

With the rain clouds at our heels we raced down highway 101 trying to escape it. We remembered the quaint seaside town of Morro Bay, we over-nighted there on the way to Vegas and had the best fish and chips ever. We hoped it would be far enough to escape this rain and continue with our plans to get the camper 'Mexico fit'. When the intermittent rain showers became one constant downpour, we knew our time in Santa Cruz was at an end. We had driven to Santa Cruz di...

Shut down 1950's style gas stations, has-been motels and deserted diners. Rusty old 1930's car wrecks littering the road side and the odd tumble weed blowing across the endless straight desert roads full of bumps and potholes. When we make our way west on Route 66 our imagination takes us back 60 to 70 years ago, to how it used to be in its golden years. From the Grand Canyon we decided to ride the classic old highway back west. Route 66 has always been on the &...

The Grand Canyon stretches 277 miles; it is a steep sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the state of Arizona. It is also one of the world's greatest natural wonders and attracts around 5 million visitors every year. In 2009 Ollie and Shay would be two of them! After a full days drive from Las Vegas, we finally pulled into the one horse town of Tusayan, which is located one mile from the gates of the Grand Canyon State park. We easily located our campsit...

Situated within an arid basin and surrounded by dry mountains in the Mojave Desert was a city which we had set our sights upon. It has been portrayed by Hollywood in many blockbuster movies, Oceans Eleven, Con Air, 21, The Hangover, to name but a few. Its self claimed reputation of 'The Entertainment Capital of the World' sparked our imaginations and we couldn't pass the opportunity to experience Las Vegas.　Our journey continues east, away from the coast and in...