After discovering that we had both totally blew our budget in the USA, we were glad to be heading to South America for some cheaper living. On the plane we were seated next to an American man and his dog. Although a little odd, he was friendly and taught Simon his first and possibly most important Spanish word - cerveza. (It means beer). Despite being a night flight neither of us slept particularly well. Luckily customs was quick and easy (even though no-one s...

We returned to New York City twice, once before the state fair and again after. Walking round the downtown suburbs just increased Simon's love of the place. We walked around Greenwich Village both wanting to buy a house!! We passed a music shop that sold funky guitars, apparently Lady Gaga has one! The next morning we walked over Brooklyn bridge. The views of the New York skyline were, as always, amazing! Brooklyn was a ghetto so we walked briefly through before...

The town of Syracuse holds the Annual New York State Fair. Open for two weeks, people from all over come and experience the fun of the fair. I was like a kid before Christmas, bouncing with excitement!! The night before the fair we had a lovely dinner in a local pub and some tasty beers in town. We arrived really early to the fair ground and were able to walk around the majority of the outside area before the crowds came. Most things were still closed but we g...

Grey clouds covered the sky as we took a bus from Boston to Salem. Its the popular tourist site due to the Salem Witch trials of 1692 and we had a day spare so thought we'd check it out. The tourist maps provide a rough walking guide around all the witch related buildings. We began near a witch dungeon museum but weren't willing to pay as we figured there would be plenty of free attractions. There were a few witch statues and images around the town. Our guide ...

On our first full day in Boston we booked on a tour of the Freedom Trail. The two and a half mile walking trail passes sixteen historical sites which are all connected to the American Revolution. The tour began in the Boston Common which is one of the oldest parks in the States. Originally used as a cow pasture, later as a camp for the British before the Revolutionary war and also for public executions carried out by the Puritans. The next stop, past the State Ho...