Helooo!im very tired.anyway hehe we just got our washing going downstairs,bundled a load in!we had our last full day in chicagy today and it was good. Theres so many places to eat here,alot of variety!so we had a pastry breakfast at argo tea (breaky over here becoming my favourite meal of the day) and then headed downtown to go up the Sears tower, the tallest building in the U.S. and at one time,in the world. The visibility was bit poor due to snowy conditions bu...

Hellooo!Well today we arrived in chicagy,the windy city!we had an overnight train (which i barely slept on, nearly had a hissy fit,sure il sleep well tonight!) and got to our rather posh hostel where the man upgraded us for free to a room with a bathroom which is really good. We then ventured out after serious showering, trains make you feel bit icky, there clean and roomy but i prefer beds any day of the week!!We went to the zoo!In lincoln park,just down road, a...

So this morning we left our comfy motel and got a free ride from the hotel drive to graceland. We did the tour of elvis's mansion which was good, weird to think we were walking where he'd sat and sung and ate his breaky!Theres a memorial park where hes actually buried alongside his mum,dad,gran and twin brother who died at birth and its pretty much the closest i ever been to a megastar, dead or alive, probably closest i'll ever get. We then got the free shuttle t...

I feel like i'm on a summer holiday!Well new orleans is subtropical and right down near the equator. Today was our last day in orleans as we leave for memphis tomorow lunch time. We had a coach tour of pretty much all of whats worth seeing in new orleans, including a focus on areas worst affected by hurricane katrina. The area of lower ninth ward is full of rundown or abandoned homes, the homes have markings on their front doors which were put on by the american ...

So we arrived in new orleans earlier than expected and it was surreal coming out the station to find palm trees and really warm weather. The taxi driver was hilarious and when we got to the hostel we were pleasantly surprised. The inside and outside is kooky as anything and it has a really welcoming laidback feel. The decoration is really colourful and margi gras related and its the most interesting hostel ive been to. Today we got up at 7 and made our way down ...