The first night here in the hostel I had to share a room with a rather unsavoury character. She is about 40 years old and smelt horrendous. I thought I could hack it, opened a window, locked up my valuables and fell asleep. However, in the morning I woke up to an awful smell, looked... Continue Reading →
Drawing back the casino hotel curtains this morning a beautiful lake with a backdrop of sunlit mountains was revealed. We arrived last night in the dark and saw the water outside our room but did not realise how beautiful the scenery was. Walking out through the casino at 9am people were obediently sat playing the... Continue Reading →
I was fortunate enough to meet someone driving from the hostel in Flagstaff to San Diego (where I will catch my flight to Mexico city). So we have been Road tripping today. There is a full car of us (one from Australia, one American and another from North London!) We started the journey off by... Continue Reading →
As I pulled back the hostel curtains a covering of white, glistening, fresh snow covered the garden patio. It was minus four degree outside. While munching on my oatmeal breakfast, I met some new friends and after asking around I found a group going to the Grand Canyon. We were a fun international group: two... Continue Reading →
If you want something bad enough you will get it. Since, passing Sedona a few days back I have been desperate to get back there and I did. At breakfast I heard though the grapevine that someone was driving there. I hastily introduced myself and got a ride. We arrived nice and early and stopped... Continue Reading →
After the intense insanity that is Las Vegas I was craving a solo mountain hike somewhere away from cars, roads and pollution. So today I trekked up Mount Eldon. A student yesterday recommended the trail saying the views were spectacular and they were spot on. I found a couple of bus routes (3 or 66)... Continue Reading →
Yesterday I parted with my road trip partner in crime. We have had a blast together this past week and have covered over 1,000 miles from San Francisco to the Gran Canyon. https://youtu.be/TUGuX8Srdlw Emily dripped me off in Flagstaff and I have been exploring ever since. To begin with I walked to the University of... Continue Reading →
We started off the day with a Denny's greasy diner breakfast, it was fine nothing special, but it did the job of getting us set up for the Grand Canyon and providing some much needed wifi. We had a good sing along on the drive through Kaibab national forest. On entering the Grand Canyon national... Continue Reading →
Where do I go next? #dillema Emily and I have driven to Flagstaff, which is an hour drive away from the Grand Canyon, so we will go to the canyon tomorrow in the car. Then on Friday Emily is leaving from Flagstaff to go and meet family in Tuscan so we have decided to part... Continue Reading →
Las Vegas is a mixed bag - from extravagant, elaborate, expensive hotels and shops to rundown, tacky, poor regions. While the rich live the life of luxury, the poor seem to gamble all their money away. Travelling around Las Vegas is a unique experience. There are some amazing things to see which are mind blowing.... Continue Reading →
We are going on a bear hunt 