When getting into Vegas we drove up the main strip and saw all the incredible hotels! It was like nothing we'd ever seen before! Caesars palace is huge and trump tower looked amazing. We are staying at the tropicana which is a he'll of a lit bette than the car! Got a double bed each and a view if new York new York which is a surreal hotel! Literally just has all the main buildings of new York connected into a hotel! Then we had a huge burger at hard rock cafe with dan and Sarah and went to gamble! I lost three dollars and had no idea how the slot machines worked! Just made noises then sometimes gave me ten cents! But it was fun! Also saw the incredibly cool bellagio water show and the ... read more

Yay Yosemite! Tucking up for bed now, will get to that later! So got up ( relatively) early for the whale watching cruise, defo didn't leave enuf time for emilys faffing! God I hate faffing! So she had to get out with 5 mins to spare then I had to find a parking space! Good sense ofdirection prevailed and i managed but had to sprint across Monterey and down the pier baywatch style to make the boat. But made it and saw some grey whales and sealions! Saw a sea otter but am pretending we didn't cos it wasn't playful and they are usually my favourite animal! Then had clam chowder in sourdough, which sounds disgusting but actually pretty tasty. The waitress didn't understand and kept trying to bring us calamari! Corrected her and said ok ... read more

So Emily arrived last night, everyone was ripping into me because I had no idea when she was getting here, nor her flight number or from where! So really was useless, her not me But hey she got here ok and introduced her to all my friends out here (6 of them) haha. But jet lag stop the night early and went to bed to make sure we were up for a brutal 10 am checkout, and a nice little trip to loris diner! So much food for breakfast so wonder the Americans are fat they have no concept for portion control! So afte that said goodbye to Sarah and dan till Vegas and all the others. Lionel ( a guy from chile who looks like messi) came with us to get a ride to muir ... read more

So the last 24 hours has been somewhat eventful! after our mega long day of cycling yesterday we all decided to get an early night, well 1am. so was brushing my teeth by the sink in my room with the door slightly open so i didnt have the light on to wake the peeps in my room! suddenly a guy runs in and chunders everywhere in my room! the floor is literally coated with rice and bile! all over the door as well proper james athawes styly (hed obviously started as he thought he was there, oh and btdub my rooms next to toilet hence the confusion). i came down adn told reception then sat in the bar in my pyjamas in disarray! was worried the swedish girls in my room would think it was me ... read more

hey guys!! just got back from walking all around san francisco! had a lovely sleep last night as was in a proper bed, after the night of sleeping on the concrete floor in paris with loads of dogs barking, then losing 8 hours! haha but yeh was nice to have a proper sleep! so set off to walk to the fishermans wharf, forgetting my camera coz i am a duffus! went via china town and tried to be really traveller by finding a nice small little place to have cheap noodles but they overcharged me and filled my plate with noodles oil and pack choy then microwaved it so that was rather entertaining! then sat by myself with loads of chinese people! felt slightly out of place! next was the big hill to see the whole ... read more