Due to the intense nature of the deep south bus trip, it has been difficult to find the time to sit down and start typing. A mixture of sightseeing, travelling, partying and lack of wifi has hindered my recent blog postings. Since Memphis and Greenwood we have passed through Natchez, Lafayette and reached the city of New Orleans. Natchez was a very quirky little town in Mississippi. Although we never spent a great deal of time there, some very nice locals took...

Rock and Roll! So the deep south music tour continues and we have visited Memphis the home of Rock and Roll. Memphis has two m's, obviously one stands for music, the other represents the many medical schools around Memphis. While it's tempting to sit here and write about medicine, I'll stick to the music! Day one we visited Gracelands (pictured) the home of Elvis Presley. It was very fascinating to see how the king of rock and roll spent all his money. Cars...

Hey Y'all! Another state, another culture change and another great experience on this trip of a lifetime. I have reached Nashville, Tennessee and managed to eventually meet up with my parents. Over 4 months of travelling and I've made every flight and connection so far. Unfortunately my folks weren't quite so fortunate as they missed their connecting flight and arrived 5 hours late. Like any concerned son would do, I investigated the cheapest way to get downto...

It's time to move on to the next part of the trip as the nine nights I spent in New York have come to an end. I surprised myself how quickly I adjusted to city life again after the laid back attitude of the California lifestyle. New York is an amazing place. To sum it up, it's like London but bigger, better and friendlier. It helps to settle in to a place when you already have so many friends out here. A big thank you to everyone, especially Jason, Sarah, Camer...

On Saturday I swapped Hollywood for New York. That sentence alone sums up what a cool trip this really is. Saturday was the 10th September which meant it marked my four month anniversary of travelling. How quick that has gone by, I can't believe four months ago I was in Beijing trying to negotiate myself around only knowing how to say "hello", "beer" and "thank you" in Mandarin. I am very fortunate to find myself knowing a few people in New York so this l...