Sleep... such a luxury after the last few days of heavy travel schedules.  Pablo´s extended relatives (second cousins) kindly put Pablo and I up for the night in Santa Barbara.  I had a very comfy and satisfying sleep in the house´s loft.  Santa Barbara is an exquisite city with beautifully tree lined and Spanish driven architectu...

Actually spent a bit of time seeing LA this time around!  Spent saturday night out on Sunset Boulevard where there are a ridiculous amount of clubs and bars.  Went to one where it was bottle service.  The price of the cheapest bottle...$320!!  Did a whistlestop tour of LA with my friends Lynsey and Matthew, who I met in Fiji....

Off to a great start...by almost missed the connecting flight!  While in the waiting area at the connector gate, I dozed off and the gate number was changed.  I didn't realize until about 10 min. before the flight took off!  Good thing I asked an airline employee about my flight right after I woke up and was directed to the c...

I spent my time walking around in the huge, dark plane and going up and down the stairs from the upper deck to my own. The air pressure was intense. I made friends of the Air New Zealand flight crew. These men were amazingly older than any I had ever seen on a flight crew before. It was refreshing to meet men with character after 18 flights cons...