Hey all.Had a safe flight to San Fran today, checked into my hostel (got a couple of pics...pretty cool place).Decided not to waste an afternoon so walked about 20 blocks to China Town...what an amazing place. Its fantastic. Just a small area packed with loads of oriental shops and buildings. I took loads of pictures as there were so many lovely statues and building designs. There were so many chinese and thai restaurants to choose from. Lovely little area, would...

Hey everyone, sorry about the slight delay in writing my next part of the blog. The internet cafe accross the road in LA was rubbish!I visited a place called Manhatten Beach today,about half an hour away from the hotel. It cost me $3 for a round trip...bargain! Such a beautiful place, like Venice Beach but so much nicer.The views as we were being dropped off by the bus were amazing. Unspoilt sandy beaches with beautiful blue sea. It was really nice weather as wel...

Hey, I just typed loads out and tried uploading it but it wiped what i wrote (and with the tiredness of jet lag im very annoyed lol) Today i went on a VIP coach tour of LA. The first bit of info that i remember is the LAX airport sign. Why LAX? thats the first three letters of laxative so why have it as the name of your airport? Well, the LA council chose to name it that way because the 'X' stands for gateway, pretty cool bit of info as I'd have never of guessed...

Hi All, Just checking out how to work this online blog. Haven't yet left the UK, I've got another 2 weeks or so before I go.Really looking forward now, it's been so long a wait. My job for the next two weeks is to panic about making sure I've got everything I need :) Thank you to everyone who has wished me luck, I will miss everyone I'm sure. Anyways, I said I was just checking out how to work this so before I get carried away I'll leave you all to read my (hopef...