Well I've picked up some wheels, and now am roaming the states any which way I please. No more timetables, crowded stinky buses or train platforms at 3am.My original plan was to buy a dump in Philadelphia and traverse the country from East to West. Turns out new laws passed this year mean you need state ID to purchase a vehicle in most states. For state ID, you need a social security number, which means you need a permanent address. Luckily Washington State d...

I haven't got enough for a full post here, it's just I've seen a few things today that makes me realise the US of A has it's fair share of problems. The homeless/begging situation is pretty bad. People getting on trains and telling everyone their stories in New York is a new thing. Out here on the West Coast, well Seattle at least, everyone just makes themselves signs and sits next ti them (I think its more that everyone is a bit more laid back he...

There`s something about the first city I fly into on each continent. Hanoi - love it, Copenhagen - awesome. New York makes it three for three.It`s impossible not to have preconceived notions when you heading to New York - half of every TV and movie coming out of the states in based there and gives you an idea of what to expect, and it generally delivers. Case in point, on my subway ride in from the airport there was a crazy homeless man muttering on one side of m...

OK here's another one of these country recaps. Enjoy.Lamest Tourist Trap:The hourly show on the clock tower in Prague. Seriously, the fact the the cat 'n' fiddle in Hobart is better says it all. People boo sometimes it's such a let down.Best Old City:*Every*  town in Europe seems to have an old city and they all start to blur after a while. Dubrovnik takes the cake with an awesome city wall walk and the fact it's surrounded by the sea wit...

So its done, the last big stop on the Europe leg, Oktoberfest. Every preconceived notion I had of the festival was there; the massive smokey beer halls filled with people singing & swinging steins, locals wandering around in traditional outfits (I was told a lot of Germans have some lederhosen tucked away in their closet), oompah bands playing funny traditional music (although they do some modern stuff too, ACDC was brilliant) and millions and millions of touri...