Hey dudes Wow - i nearly melted today - it was soooo hot! Hope it isn\'t too wet and grey back there! :) I caught the Pacific Surfliner train from LA and I\'m now in San Diego, my final stop in the States before heading into Mexico. San Diego is a pretty cool place. My hostel is in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter - a really vibrant area with lots of old buildings housing cafes, restaurants, bars, galleries etc (Posy - THI site visit needed i think!) Today ...

Greetings from LA - Los Angeles, not Little 'Ampton! My trip around the National Parks finshed yesterday - had an amazing time with some really nice people - every place we went to was amazing - incredible landscapes, fantastic campgrounds including one on a cliff top overlooking Monument Valley, went horse-riding (i know me on a horse is probably really funny seeing as i have a fear of large animals but hey, quit laughing!) on Boulder Mountain, did some knacke...

Howdy folksOnce again the picture doesn\'t reflect where i am! Spent last few days in Yosemite and just arrived in Zion after long drive across Nevada desert (including a stop at the town of Rachel - famous for its proximity to Area 51) Luckily i wasnt abducted by aliens and anally probed!Yosemite was incredible - a truly stunning landscape on a really vast scale. Had a really good time there, and Zion looks to be just as amazingBye for now (paying $1 for 4 m...

Hey dudes Just cracking in California. Note for the observant - i know the picture doesn't show San Francisco, but there aren't any on the website, and uploading pictures is proving to be a right pain!! Anyway...13 hours on a greyhound bus brought me to Sacramento. Just spent one day there, then arrived in San Francisco. The hostel i'm in is in the Tenderloin - supposedly one of the dodgiest areas in the city. But after chilling with the drug-dealers, pimps a...

Greetings earthlings Quick update from Portland, Oregon. Been here for a couple of days, soaking up the sun...WARNING LANDSCAPE NERD AHEAD!...checking out some great city squares and fountains...going to art fairs...drinking coffee...and more coffee...and some beer as well!! My last day in Seattle was cool - whole day in the sun at the Bumbershoot festival, saw New York Dolls and Garbage amongst others. Heading down to San Francisco soon then going camping ...