Santa Monica, California
I had originally wanted to drive down the coast to LA. I'd heard some great things about highway 1 and it was defiantly tempting, however a $500 quote for a hire car soon put a stop to my plans. As much as I tried everyone seemed to be going away from LA so I couldn't get anyone to split the costs. In the end I got a bus organised from the hostel down to LA. I've never been one for public transport and I have to say that 7 hours on a bus is not something I'd gene...