Coming from Fiji, USA hit me like a bomb! And flying into crazy L.A. does NOT make it better!L.A. is massive, full of pirates, films, wannaby moviestars and dreams. The weird thing is, that all the big movie companies have moved from the city, but if you're lookiing for the stars - you still go there! But it surtainly gave me a culture shock and from there the rest of America has seemed quite normal! I left L.A. by bus. John and I got of in Salinas. Salinas w...

A least ten times a day, I get asked "Where are you from", "You're from Oz right" "I can't pick you're accent" etc. I never thought I would say this, but it's started to bug me! It's enough as a traveller having to tell your story over and over to all the people you meet, but also having to explain you accent and having people "wow, you speak so good english"... sometimes you just want to fit in!Don'...