The bus ride down to San Jose was really good. We went down the scenic route so saw all the Californian mountains and lakes. When we reach the terminal we realise that we have a long walk through the whole downtown so we get to see the place on the way. Have to say that there is not much here! It seems to be the financial district of California because all that is here is banks, parks and convention centers. Our motel is in a bit of a rough looking area but doe...

After looking for ages on the web for places to go (no public transport at all!) we settled for 2 nights with a couch surfer in Santa Cruz. We don't really know anything about Santa Cruz just that it's a little beach town. Our couch surfer seems ok. He is a marine biologist and makes his own beer! He is really into making his beer, he even grows his own hops for it but he didn't have a batch of it when we were there so we didn't get to try any. On our first nigh...

We get the greyhound up to Sacramento which to be honest is a place we don't really know too much about but thought we would check out anyway. Were staying in a Hostelling International hostel for one night then staying with a coach surfer for 2 nights. We arrive at the hostel to find out that it is a huge Victorian mansion that has been saved from demolition and converted into a hostel. The place is absolutely huge and is still all decked out in Victorian furnit...

After what feels like forever travelling we finally reach San Francisco for the start of our West Coast travels and the first thing we notice is how cold and foggy it is. Apparently it's always foggy and cold in the summer due to the hot weather hitting the cold sea so we have to get used to freezing our asses off. We checked the weather and it's even hotter back home than it is here! We jump on the subway to get to Mission street where we are staying. Mission s...