LAX, tarmac, 2 pm... We are sitting here in this 777--it has been two hours since we boarded. We were Group 1. It's always nice to be Group 1--except in times like this; You can get settled in, you don't have to look for bin space, etc. But when there are "technical difficulties" or perhaps some sort of terrorist security thing, and you are sitt...

Sort of a wasted day.  We didn't do much but watch a Bulls game and go to a few local spots.  Erik did get to catch up with an old work colleague that he hadn't seen in years.  So that's good.

Please, no news from the home front. Our goal is lost in Asia.   When I post this it will be just a few hours until we're at the airport. And once we pass through security, WE ARE GONE. The last time we were past airport security and waiting to take off for Asia, I could feel waves of energy surging through my body/my mind ... Flying out of...

Bright and early on Saturday morning, the Diamond Princess docked at the Pacific Cruise Terminal in San Pedro, California. We disembarked and headed north toward home.

Day 12 - Said our goodbyes to Dallas and left just before they had 3 inches of snow! Had a very bumpy flight out to L.A. Got chatting to a local L.A girl on the flight, who kindly gave us a lift to the hotel, who said the people in L.A weren't friendly! Had to re-arrange our flights straight to Auckland, due to the imminent military coup in Fiji...

Well, as you can tell we have arrived here early! We flew today, the 17th, but we went a day back in time, so in effect had two Thursday the 17th of Augusts! We are going to chill out for the next day and try and get over Jet Lag. We are staying in an apartment on Venice beach, (don't ask why we are in an apartment! its a very long story, but we...

After a wholesome and awesome Christmas/Hanukkah with our families and friends, we've headed out the door! With all the last minute running around, we never thought we'd make it, but it happened. So we've officially started out our trip now. We left everyone on the east coast to celebrate New Years with all our west coast friends. It was definit...

The bus trip was fine. The buses unlike in Euope are roomy and quite comfortable. I got the chance on the bus to see a bit of country side. An eight hour drive and I arrive around 5 pm. The central bus station in downtown is shabby and to be honest a bit scary and I come to realize the train station is far from the station. I know the taxi is go...

Finally made it to Los Angeles. Nice to feel real heat, not that pretend stuff Glasgow was churning out shortly before I left. Amazingly, I'm lacking the feeling of jetlag. I tackled it head on on the flight by drinking copious amounts of free wine until I fell asleep. Thus, I was refreshed enough to head up to Sunset Boulevard for a drink on my...