Well, we're leaving Austin in the morning after a thoroughly successful week here. Had a wicked time, plenty of nightlife and music. Met a girl whose name was Queen Victoria, which I found hilarious - especially after copious amounts of rum and tequila! Also while out drinking, we got  talking to the cast of Changing Rooms USA. That's right - America's answer to Carol Smilie and Handy Andy! Very bizarre. The other night we went to a bar with a bloke on piano d...

Last night I was spanked by a dancing barmaid in Coyote Ugly after losing a drinking game. Excellent - better than my average Wednesday night! Austin is amazing - not a great deal to see or do but lots and lots of bars and great live music. It's good to come to a place where you can just kick back and relax after all the sightseeing and city hopping. Many an hour is being spent chilling by the lake outside the hostel. The beer is nice and cheap - pound a pint in ...

Well, we've arrived in Austin and it seems like a haven of boozing, music and students. Excellent. Got our first taste of the nightlife last night and it was awesome. I'd heard good things about it and it didn't disappoint. The fun is centred around 6th St, which is wall-to-wall bars with loads of live music. Went into one and ended up staying for ages getting drinks bought for us and having Beatles, Rolling Stones and Elton John songs dedicated to us. The Univer...

Yeehah from Texas! Checked out Fort Worth today and it was an unexpected, pleasant surprise! Proper cowboy town with saloons, rednecks, trucks and guns. (I didn't see any of the latter though). I succumbed to tourist temptation and got a cowboy hat! It wasn't easy finding one to fit my massive head - a bloke in one shop said he'd have to ship one in especially! Roll up, roll up for the enormous-head freak show! Found one eventually in a cheapo store - 20 dolla...

Howdy from a dry Dallas! And when I say dry, I mean dry. There's no booze here - aaaaarrrggghhh!!! That's right - the part of Dallas where we're staying - Irving - is an alcohol-free zone. We should've done more research before we came here. Oliver, you would NOT be happy. It's a pretty nice place apart from that though, and we're just about coping. Going to Austin on Tuesday, which is a massive student town full of bars, so we should be able to make up for lost ...