Ok, just spent half an hour typing up my blog only for it not to save so here's the highlights! Tuesday 31st august arrived in Vancouver Wednesday walked round Stanley park. Met dougie in evening. Thursday walked up grouse mountain with Simon and Kevin. Pretty tough. Went out for a few beers in the evening. Friday went to Lynn valley with aidan, George and Emma. Crossed suspension bridge, jumped off rock, and wandered about. Went out in evening. Saturday a c...

Howdy! Arrived in LA on Friday night. Pretty knackered after flight so turned in after going for a quick walk around Santa Monica. Santa Monica is really nice. Pretty upmarket and it has loads of decent shops, restaurants and bars. Went on a walking tour of Santa Monica on Saturday morning which was interesting. In the afternoon, took the bus to downtown LA which was pretty scary. Wandered about for about 10 mins before deciding to jump back on the bus and hea...