I left Atlantic City on the bus - from Bally's casino after the lady at the Greyhound station told me it started there and if it was full when it got to the bus terminal I wouldn't get on. So I had walked down there and joined the relevant queue. After a few minutes I noticed something and turned around to confirm it and, yep, I was the token white guy in the queue. It was like a negative version of a movie featuring a token black guy in order to appear political...

I have arrived over an hour early at my Philadelphia hostel - they operate traditional hours and open for a couple of hours in the morning and from the early evening onwards - so while I'm sat in this local coffee shop I might as well get my update for Atlantic City done. Firstly, I had a great rest for the two nights I stayed in Atlantic City. I was in a Super 8 Motel rather than one of the casino resorts, but it was only half a block from the boardwalk so it w...

There wasn't much to Buffalo, the second largest city in New York state apart from it being 23 degrees C both days. When I arrived it was Sunday afternoon and as I walked up Main Street it was like being in a zombie movie. It was completely deserted apart from just a few random people. In my first evening I went to The Anchor Bar, the place where buffalo wings were invented, and had some gorgeous buffalo wings. It didn't take long to explore downtown and see the...

After my overnight bus journey from New York City to Niagara Falls and the morning spent walking around there I got a bus on to Toronto, arriving late afternoon. Looking for something to do I quickly signed up for a baseball game as it was only $9 and a good way to meet some people. Little did I know that the visiting Texas Rangers would hold the Toronto Blue Jays to a 5-5 tie at the end of the ninth inning, after the Blue Jays made a 3 point comeback in the 8th...

After my third day walking around New York I went to the bus station for a 10:45pm bus. I had decided not to waste a day travelling and also to save money by not paying a night's accommodation by spending the night on a bus. The bus left on time and was full - which means some people who turned up last didn't make it on. I love that Greyhound policy because it means I can turn up on the day of departure and get on a bus and not worry about booking it days or week...