June 26th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
At long last. Five weeks over here and I am finally beginning to get to grips with the American dream and the way it all works, especially here in California. Cally is a state occupied by more nat ... 19 photos [full story]

June 10th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
You would think that re-locating to the good old US of A would be as easy a transition, as small a culture shock as could possibly be imagined. After all, the white caucasians over here appear pre ... 12 photos [full story]

June 16th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
Today finds us in Long Beach, CA. Home of not only Mickey Mouse, but Helen, Zed, Jamie, Catherine and the cats... We managed to survive both (courtesy of our first trip across the internationa ... [full story]

June 13th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
After celebrating the end of my first week in the employ of Faithful and Gould at the foot of Belmont Memorial Pier taking in a quiet intimate meal and a bellyfull of beer and wine with the boss co ... 24 photos [full story]

June 2nd 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
It doesn't quite have the same ring to it as 'Scream For Me Long Beach', the line made famous by Bruce Dickinson on Iron Maiden's 'Live After Death' album, recorded over four nights at of all places ... 17 photos [full story]

May 4th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
Ok so i'm all onmy own now.I'm thinking to myself this isn't good. I'm constantly being told i can't manage on my own, are people right?. Well lets look at this claim. I managed to get to LA and i fin ... [full story]

May 28th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
Almost five months to the day since I returned to a cold, grey and damp homeland after my two and a half week yuletide trip to the United States and I finally found myself all set to return. Those t ... 24 photos [full story]

April 6th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
I awoke to the excitable sound of Doug lyrically and loudly waxing on about the inches of additional snow that had fallen overnight. Under normal circumstances his excitement would probably been enoug ... 32 photos [full story]

March 17th 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
10th December 2007. Travel. The one word which spells the gateway to untold adventure, excitement and opportunity and yet which always fails wholeheartedly to get across the true horrors of it's ma ... 10 photos [full story]

December 23rd 2008  North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » Long Beach
The final score: Countries: 11 Time gone: 119 days Pictures: 2500 Sicknesses: 3 (one cold each and Yuri's moonshine "bug") Lost: an adapter for our ipod and palm pilot: $40 a p ... 1 photos [full story]