Wooooo two days in California and already down $500USD!! XD Okay, so I've gone a little crazy shopping but oh my gosh, everything is so cheap here! Got into LAX yesterday after an epic 14 hour flight from Melbourne. I was really impressed with Air New Zealand- great seat pitch and food served on board, and they feature personalized great little ...

30/9/07, Well we landed in LAX at about 7.30am, flight was a bit bumpy at times, for those who don't mind flying they would probably take it all in their stride but for the anxious flier a few hail Mary's and Jesus Christ did the trick, nothing like a rough patch to help you keep the faith. One day we will fly business class because the long jou...

Flew into LA today. First impressions not very good. It's bloody freezing here. Hostel an ABSOLUTE **** HOLE, compounded by the fact that all girls here in early 20's. Feeling like a right ol' grandma. This place stinks. Can't wait to leave! Looked at tours they look **** as well . Maybe things will look better tomorrow once I've had a good nigh...

The start of a pretty grueling week. Four cities in four days, with work in each city. fun times. Nearly didn't make it out of LA, with a homicidal cab driver who I thought for sure was going to get us all killed. Going 85 miles an hour and tailgating like a maniac. Good times for sure.

En Route to NewZealand I had a 2 hour stop over in Los Angeles. I thought that would be grand - you know, give yourself time to stretch your legs after an 11hr 15min flight from London. But then I remembered, it was the US I was entering and it reaffirmed to me why I wasn't taking the time to visit. All the transit passengers from our flight had...