“Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there’s nothing you can’t do..” – Alicia Keys and Jay Z “I’m in a New York state of mind” – Billy Joel After a tearful goodbye to friends at the airport and tears as I took off from Ohio I approached New York City. 8000 feet high in … Continue reading
5.30am wake up call. Totally worth it. We crammed a lot into our day in Chicago, my poor feet didn’t know what had hit them. The city centre is very walkable actually. I was definitely surprised by that. I took screen shots of directions to where we knew we wanted to head to, definitely helps. … Continue reading
After 6 or 7 weeks without leaving Ohio I was definitely getting withdrawal symptoms from the buzz of travelling. New people, sights, sounds, way of life, the list is endless. One of the perks of living in the Global Village at my dorm is the opportunity to learn about different places and cultures. Whether it … Continue reading
So the story begins with an advert in NME (New Musical Express) magazine in the early 1960’s. From what I gather (there is a chance I got the story mixed up) there was a girl from Liverpool who liked The Beatles and for some reason got a lot of letters. So many in fact NME placed … Continue reading
One of the many duties of a writer is to convey senses in a way that can make a situation come to life. They can make you fully immerse yourselves in a world of their creation, sights, sounds, smells – the burn of the baking sun absorbing every inch of moisture from your skin?! I’m … Continue reading
After a fun filled weekend we were well and truly ready for a cozy atmosphere and some necessary relaxation. Trevor, Ellie’s family friend picked us up from our hostel and took us to our new home away from home in Huntington Beach. One year ago did I think I’d be strolling along a California beach? … Continue reading
By now it had been a week and a half and we had crammed a lot into our days in both San Francisco and Hollywood. As a person I’m very organised but we never had a strict itinerary for our days just a rough idea of what we’d like to see and who we would … Continue reading
“Cause we’re in Hollywood!” – Madonna Despite being really tired from late nights, early starts, airport waits, a flight and a sharp change in temperature after being dropped off at our hostel by the lovely Sue and Trev, we whacked our legs out, hid our chunky flight comfies and off we marched. Destination number one, … Continue reading
Remember in my last San Fran post I said how desperate we were for Alcatraz tickets? Well we wanted it so badly we endured a 4am, I repeat a 4am wake up call. We were tipped off by a street stall ticket seller that the official Alcatraz ticket office keeps back up to 150 tickets … Continue reading
Have you ever had that feeling when you wake up and for a split second you forget where you are? Me too. When I woke up this morning it definitely took a couple of seconds to realise I wasn’t in my bedroom in dear old England. Nah uh, I’m right here in San Francisco, baby. … Continue reading
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