OK, this is Paradise. But I soon learn that the best things in life aren't free! Lesson One. American Breakfast for two will set you back 50 quid. Luckily, I pre-booked this as part of a package which also include a free night stay. So I feel very pleased with myself. Lesson Two: The hotel souvenir shop. A two litre bottle of mineral water will cost you the thick end of a fiver. A Mars Bar around £2.50. A bus you can pick up outside (heavily subsidised to ferr...

Flew from Los Angeles to Tahiti. Pretty uneventful apart from one rather sleazy guy behind us in the check-in line. As far as we could gather, he was a singles club tour guide and was herding a group of American ladies of varying ages for what appeared to be some sort of south sea island shagfest. The group were sat further up the plane from us so nothing to report during the flight. However, while we were waiting at the baggage reclaim, we noticed a harem of a...

Down and Out in Beverly Hills So what happened to the daily blog on Thursday?The last report explained how I'd reached my 17th Hard Rock Café at Universal Studios in Hollywood.Sadly after a bout of food poisoning, that will be my 17th and last.Our day in LA which was due to start with the full Hollywood movie tour and end with dinner at Spago Beverly Hills was totally wiped out. Kath wasn't affected by the way.It took all our efforts to cut our losses and quit ...

After yesterday's meagre offerings by way of a blog - what can we offer you today? We've only gone and made it to Hollywood that's all - Woo-Hoo! Ok, there are two schools of thought here within the touring party. Kath is totally unimpressed with the low-rent motel we are using and I've chosen as our base for the next couple of nights. She has already filled in the Guest Relations card highlighting the flaws. Frayed towel, shortage of pillows etc. Whereas me?...

Carmel 5-30pm: Not the most newsworthy day far of our trip so to blog about. Drove from San Francisco. Went shopping for Levi's and Ray-Bans and arrived in Carmel. Offexploring.com don't have a library picture of this pretty little Californian coastal town so instead I've used a stock photo of its most celebrated resident and former mayor Clinton Eastwood Jr. As I mentioned yesterday, we're heading off to his pub The Hog's Breath and hopefully bump into the bi...