Hello! Two blogs in one day from two places miles apart you say! Well yes, unfortunatly I've been a bit bad at keeping this thing updated but here's a re-newed effort. Sydney is/was/is amazing! Probably my favourite city in the world. So much to see and do and such great places to relax in. From celebrity spotting to climbing the Harbour Bridge I did most of it. I visited the Royal Botanic Gardens which were very nice - the view back into the Harbour of the Ope...

BULA!! Welcome to my (slightly, ok very, late) blog from Fiji. Fiji was incredible and what probably made it so great was that the people there are the friendliest people in the world without a doubt. On every new island I visited I was greated off the boat by hearty handshakes and an incredible keenness to learn everybodies name straight away. And they managed it! All the time there were there to help you, get to know you, have a laugh with you. And always...

My last blog post from America. I've been in Santa Monica, L.A. for the past 5 days and it has been o.k.- better than I expected. I'd spoken to quite a few people before arriving in L.A., none of whom seemed to have anything good to say about L.A. Still, I got the bus, all 1 1/2 hours, from downtown to Santa Monica. First impressions were far better than those of downtown L.A. which was dirty and dusty and didn't seem like a very nice place - I just didn't ge...

Las Vegas. Big, bright, brash, tacky, cheesy. I had 5 days in Vegas and I think these 5 words go someway to attempting to sum up sin city. The Strip runs from Mandalay Bay casino/hotel up to the Stratosphere tower and everything you could imagine is in between. The casino's have to be seen to be believed - they are just that big. There are so, so, so many slot machines - including loads in the arrivals hall at the airport! It is just incredible that as soon...

Hello again! Today is my last day in San Francisco and it has been a really great stay. Highlights have been visting Yosemite National Park and cycling the Golden Gate Bridge! Yosemite is an amazing place - the views are incredible. I went on a 2 day, 2 night tour organised by the hostel. We arrived in time for lunch on Monday before spending the afternoon moutain biking down a 3 mile trail. It was great fun. The evening was spent relaxing in the hostel's ...