Blogs from United States, North America - page 7080

On the bus to Las Vegas we teamed up with another guy whom Mike got chatting to. It is weird how everyone that Mike meets is male, from London and heavily into football. The autopsy of various matches was going hammer and tongs so I caught up on some sleep. We had to change buses is LA and there was a three hour wait. We got hungry and we decided to leave the relative security of the transit centre in search of something edible to eat. The moment you walked through the security barrier you were surrounded by beggars. I got talking to one black guy who had a degree, was heavily into English literature and was probably one of the most well educated people I have ever met. What the hell was this guy doing ... read more

It would be criminal to go to Los Angeles and not visit Hollywood and Universal Studies, so we booked ourselves on a tour. On the way, we stopped off to see the Hollywood sign up in the hills for some compulsory photos. Once high up, it was frightening how obvious the smog was, as it hung over the city below. Universal Studios has a huge public area with loads of things to see and do, but the most interesting part is a tram ride round all the various film sets. We saw the house from Psycho, the town square from Back to the Future (and the Dukes of Hazard), a burning house, a flood, the parting of the red sea and a lake with a frankly laughable excuse for Jaws. Apparently the real one was being ... read more

The 5 February 1990 was a very strange and unique day for us. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to live it twice. We left Auckland on the evening of Monday 5 February and we arrived in Honolulu in the morning of Monday 5 February. The international date line meant that we jumped back to the beginning of the previous day and all those hours we lost each time we travelled east had been given back to us in one go. Confused, well so were we. We were not exactly welcomed to America with open arms. There were an horrendous number of questions, including "Are you a member of any subversive or communist organisations?" We were tempted to say "Nyet Comrade", but customs officials don't like smart-arses and would probably have bought us down ... read more

well...my travels are now winding down to the final days... its been 7 months since i gave up the daily routine and schedules of the work world to embark on yet another journey of mine. i departed from the illusion of everybody else's reality to allow myself to be brought back into my own. my eyes have been given the pleasure of watching spring, summer, and fall run their course. a beauty of wonders that engulfed me on a daily basis. waking up and noticing the blossom of each color and the birth of life in nature, was always a great way to start my day. there were days on the road, that i would literally just sit and stare at this awesomely awesome view for hours at a time. very soathing, relaxing, and peaceful. definately ... read more

5:51 in the morning on this glorious tuesday feel that i am done with my nightly sleep, so therefore i am up...preparing coffee as i type this. in about 3 hours roughly, mandy jean, dan and i head for alantic city, new jersey. we'll spend a night there before departing to newark to board our long awaited flight to europe. i'm stoked to be revisiting this lovely country!!! also, sorry for the delay in my writing on this thing...you know how i get. since my last update of this journey that i'm on....hmmm, let me think for a second......ok, done....i spent some time in orlando...and some time in texas....really just chilled out and relaxed....good to see friends and family... sorry, this isn't that exciting or freshly popping with adventure or good randomness...my coffee has yet to ... read more