My London & Paris

me out side the the dam

hey boys and girls! Its been a while since i wrote here but i decided since am on the road again I may aswell start a wee blog again, Since i am in london i thought I would shed some of my light on the subject, London is very cool, a bit like new york, but lacks the magic abit, The scenery and the archutechture is amazing, Houses of parliment is actually a really nice building and the London eye is MASSIVE! The tube is a nightmare to understand and the city is a tad on the expensive side, Am glad i came to see it for my self tho, Next stop Paris!...Stay Tuned!

The End

Well iam back. Back to a world where I have to deal with stuff like banks and jobs and people and money and people and jobs and banks and stuff!
Iam glad to be back tho because now i can say i've done it.
2 countries, 18 states, some of them twice. 23 bus journeys, 6 boat journeys, 2 long haul flights, 23 hostels, 3 motels, god knows how many cities, i've met hundreds of people, hired 3 cars, climbed mountains and even been aboard a space shuttle, a submarine, a fighter jet, a uss airship carrier, and even a rollercoaster. Ive fired handguns, and even a semi-automatic mpk5 machine gun. I've drank more taquila than i can remeber! Ive eaten strange exotic foods, even carabou! i've been from the depths of the ocean to the outer reaches of space (imax) I've seen shootings! drug busts and punks shitting in the street! Hollywood celebrites! ive been up mountains to the sea and the dessert! I've been from the atlantic to the pacific. Man was i bored!
So I said I would do it and I did. Now ive got to start planning my next adventure... Stay tuned!

Vancouver week 1

Well my first 2 days in Vancouver were to be riddled with incidents:
While in Seattle dodging bullits and falling bodies, I tried to book some accomadation for Vancouver, For some goddamn reason everywhere in vancouver was fully booked and I was gona have to turn up and wing it. Which I did. Cheapest room in vancouver was ....$325.00 Oh really i think...SHIT! Find a hostel for $10 a night, turn up, the guy says:
"YOU CAN SLEEP ON THE FLOOR OR THE ROOF!"
"IS THAT A FACT" I say. Turns out he had about 4 beds available which I gratefully recieved one. What a stinking hole this place was! I slept with my clothes, hovering above the covers as not to touch the stained mattress! Then! Then! Some guy checked in to my dorm and decided to have a lie down...closely followed by HIS FUCKING BOYFRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Iam lying about 5 feet away thinking "Please jesus, i've endured alot during this trip, Please dont let this happen...Not now, Not when iam so close to the end"
Jesus answeared my prayers, And not a second too soon The irish guy in the dorm burst in saying "what the fuck's going on here!" The boyfriend left and a very relieved me went to sleep. Next day I got the hell out of that whole and came to my nice new hostel! with nice beds and big t.v and doesn't smell of god knows what! I put those 2 days behind me, and Iam enjoying Vancouver, Weather is nice, Sceneary is nice, And the woman are nice. Iam going Up some big mountain tommorow, It was used in the x files. it's where Scully was taken when she was Abducted in Series 3. Anywhoooooooooooo. Iam off to get ready for my hike so.
MOSCOW!

I fell asleep in the shower today.

Well i had a a pretty good day today.
I woke up and had a shower, I love showers, It's like a hot blanket of water wrapped around your naked body. I was enjoying it so much that i was leaning against the wall with my eyes shut just letting the water bounce of me, it was the best feeling ever! Iam sure i nodded off for a second, first time i've ever done that. I finally got out the shower and got dressed, I also love the feeling of a fresh pair of socks. Anywhoo i went gift shopping and stopped off at a chinese garden, For a moment i actually thought i was in china. It was real pretty. All that wondering about was given me an appitite so i had some lunch, Had some vietnamese food, Spicy garlic pork and noodles. mmmmmmmm.Then some guy offered me Crack! Iam not a Crack ginda guy so I told him to go away. Thats like the 4th time i've been offered Crack in the past 3 months.
I then went and bought some friends and family some gifts from Vancouver, down at Gastown, cost me a pretty penny too. I then returned and watched 3 hours of everybody loves ramond, That shows funny as hell. I cooked up some pasta for dinner and started editing my pictures from travelling as iam gona make some sort of movie type thing to present my pictures in a more exciting and intresting way, As there aint nothing more boring than looking at 100000 pics of the grand canyon. I listened to the Garden State sound track while doing it and some frou frou.
Now iam gona put the cat out and get ready for bed.
Nice talking to yall!

Vancouver Week 2

Week 2 in vancouver is'nt much to crow about Iam pretty much just getting ready to go home. Went over to North Vancouver and climbed grouse grind, and it was a grind, It was as steep as hell plus there was bears and gougars running about.
I then spent some time buying gifts for family and friends I then went to see Little miss sunshine, and took some pictures of Vancouver.Soon be time to head home.

Sacremento, Portland, Seattle

Right, this is the second time i've done this blog because the first time myspace wigged out on me and i lost everything!
Anyway... I left L.A and headed for Sacramento.
Sacramento was a really nice city, but very strange. Nice biuldings and parks and stuff, but everything closes at 6pm and the place becomes a ghost town. Even the hookers and beggars clock off at 6. Until i went to Starbucks, which was the only place open to find everyone in there! it was like a masonic meeting! I spent 2 days here then headed for Portland.
Portland, was a really really nice place, with people and everything. Surrounded by mountains and forrests, and nice fountains all over the place, and a nice wee tram system. I chilled here for 3 days, going to the cinema and seeing clerks 2 amoungst some other stuff, which i wont bore you with. I then headed to Seattle wich i was kinda dreading for some reason.

Seattle, I was way wrong, for some reason i pictured seattle as a dump! I t is a stunning city, It looks like new york with the vibe of San Francisco. A good combo! My Hostel was a god damn Dump, but the rooms were okay so i didnt really care as i was out most of the time anyway. I saw the sears tower and went to the sci fi museum and the music hall of fame and done some shopping, Then My last day in the United States of America after 3 months of almost nothing... I come out the cinema, and wonder what the hell are all those sirens. As i walk down the road i see all these ambulances and police cars and shit, YIP! Some guy took a disliking to some jews and decided to go for some shooting practice! Shot 6 killed 1! JESUS CHRIST! After all this time and on my last day this! More was to follow-
A woman takes a disliking to her boyfriend and pushes him of the roof! SPLAT! I then need to walk past that! The guy lived aswell! Probelly a veggie now tho!
I Head back to wear it all began...CANADA!

Road trip part 2

While chillin in Santa monica, which is a really nice place, I met Chris, Simon, Rose, Lex, and Dan. We hung out for a few days and all got on well. So everyone decided to go on a road trip, So rather than hang out by myself i decided to join them as i had all ready done the route and could guide everyone in the right direction and save some cash at the same time. Well things got of to a hilarious start when some wee fat american kid had left a bar of chocolate in the back of the hire car, Lex's reaction was funny to say the least. F!@$%^G FAT AMERICAN C*%$S was the words he used several times. We dropped Roselie off and decided to spend the night in a place called MORRAY BAY. Lex was adament we would all be raped! This is were Simon lost his sun glasses, we ate pizza for breakfast, Stacked up on supplies and headed north for San francisco.

We Went to the rock, crossed the golden gate brigde, went on a tram, drove around getting lost because no one was listning to my directions, and done some shopping. I spent the night in the car because the hostel did'nt have any beds left for me, Then we went up and down some big arsed hills. We then headed for Vegas AGAIN! This time I decided I would spent time by the pool and let the others experiance the joys of sin city. They all got pissed No one slept until 7 in the morning and we didnt get to the grand canyon.

So i decided it would be a good idea to steal the car and go to AREA 51! This was one of my best idea's i've ever had. We got there only to see some kind of nuculear explosion, then see 4 white jeeps speed past us in a convoy! (i shat myself) Place was well creepy! And i got pics to prove it. Back to vegas were i won $180 got some well needed sleep watched escape from Alcatraz then went to bed. We eventually Got to the Grand Canyon. I promised the guys a good one and i dont think they were dissapointed. We drove back In a thunder and lighting storm which was pretty cloth touching scary! We then drove down Fremont street the wrong way towards an on comming police car So Chris decided "FUCK IT" and drove across the mid section in the road Luckily it was a 4x4 and the police were on there way to an emergency or else we were going to jail. We then went back and jumped in the pool in the middle of a lighting storm (whish i had taken physics in school). So i decided it would be a good idea to steal the car and go to AREA 51! This was one of my best idea's i've ever had. We got there only to see some kind of nuculear explosion, then see 4 white jeeps speed past us in a convoy! (i shat myself) Place was well creepy! And i got pics to prove it. Back to vegas were i won $180 got some well needed sleep watched escape from Alcatraz then went to bed. We eventually Got to the Grand Canyon. I promised the guys a good one and i dont think they were dissapointed. We drove back In a thunder and lighting storm which was pretty cloth touching scary! We then drove down Fremont street the wrong way towards an on comming police car So Chris decided "FUCK IT" and drove across the mid section in the road Luckily it was a 4x4 and the police were on there way to an emergency or else we were going to jail. We then went back and jumped in the pool in the middle of a lighting storm (whish i had taken physics in school).

San Diego (Breath It In)

San Diego was the point of my trip which marks the fact that i have crossed an entire continent. From the Atlantic to the Pacific, And to Honor this NASA launched a satellite from a base in California at sunset which is one of the coolest things i've ever seen. Plenty of nut jobs tho. Some guy asked me if i remembered to bring the bread? WHAT?
Me and Howard decided to hire a car and do a road trip, we drove from San Diego to San Francisco where we encountered more weirdos! then headed north to the big redwoods and back down route 1 on the coast which was amazing, down to Santa Monica. while driving through Malibu We saw Jay Leno, Dustin Hoffman (AGAIN!), AND James Woods.
Just chilling in Santa Monica having lots of fun and meeting good people.
Next stop: HOLLYWOOD.

Vegas!

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. I think I'll stick to that rule.
Vegas as amazing! Me and and my traveling companion Howard sauntered in to a gun range and asked if we could fire some guns, The guy behind the counter handed us some guns and told us to have fun. FUN! So we did. Bit scary at first but the old adrenaline starts to pump and before you know whats happening your standing there with a mpk5 machine gun with 3 empty boxes of bullets, or is that just me? Anywhooooooooo, Vegas was fun, Spent most of my time in the pool and at the bar, the rest is blank.

ZION

Lap Dancing In a Vegas Limo



PREVIOUSLY... I was in Dallas and did'nt know where i was going next.
NOW FOR THE CONCLUSION...
Santa Fe was to be my next destination, and what an intresting stay it would be. I arrived in santa fe after a 14 hour bus journey. i was tired and very pissed off, as the wheel on my suitcase had decided it had had eneogh and was fed up traveling with me, and died. so i dragged my case from the bus station to the hostel, to be told..."this is a traditional hostel" and that i would have to do chores!!!!!!!!!!! My 3 day stay turned to 1 in an instant.
I then decided to go for a walk, and in doing so discovered a nice little Tattoo parlour...Just looking I said to myself, next thing i know iam in the chair and there is a guy dragging a needle down my arm! Apparently "Someone" was feeling brave and had adopted the belief do something out of the ordanary every day. ME! I like my new tattoo, and Iam glad i did it, and the pain is'nt that bad either, the outline is the only bad bit, and thats not bad. I got a howling wolf.


I then boarded a bus to Las Vegas, From New Mexico to Nevada I saw a train crash!, then 2 hours later a police chase! I get to Vegas and it's like an episode of CSI! Cops arresting people left right and centre! After nearly 2 months of Nothing All hell breaks loose within 14 hours.
HOOKERS, PIMPS, DRUG DEALERS, JUNKIES, AND FLASHERS EVERYWHERE! AMAZING PLACE!


I was starting to feel as if i was back home.
So i booked a trip to a place called ZION, It's kinda like the grand canyon but you dont just stand and look at it, You climb it, walk it, or do what i did, Walk up a river, In the river. It gets as narrow as 4 feet with 7000 feet canyon walls on each side. Pretty spectacular. I love vegas. So much so Iam gonna be working in the hostel for the next month since iam ahead of schedual, That should be fun...USA HOSTEL VEGAS...FREE TAQUALIA SHOTS! (Not good!)
If i am still alive, maybe i'll keep in touch! ;)

Dallas

Well i arrived in Dallas, right next door to Dealey Plaza and the sixth floor window of the Texas book depository, They are the real reason i came to Dallas in the first place. Dallas is HOT! GOD DAMN HOT! your skin pratically melts off. Not fun. After hanging out and talking to some conspiracy nuts and finding out some intresting facts about what happened that day, i headed over to the sixth floor museum. You arent allowed to take pictures so i thought "to hell with this! i did'nt come all this way to leave without a memento" So i stole some of the building! took some stone from the window ledge! Damn right! Then went to the conspircy museum. That was nuts! Guy made me watch some documentary from 1987! Was cool all the same! Well dont know were iam heading next? TO BE CONTINUED...

Nashville and Memphis

Well after partying maybe a little too hard in Miami, spending the last night on Nicky Beach watching a thunder storm out a sea which was amazing, i went back to the hostel to get 4 hours sleep. I then set out out on my toughest test yet... A 21 hour bus journey from Miami to Nashville. I t didnt seem like it was going to be that hard as i managed a 24 hour one the prievous week. HELL ON EARTH! Horrble bus, horrible people, horrible weather. I didnt sleep a wink and when i arrived at the hostel at 11am i was told i couldnt check in till 5! thats when i met gayle. A nice wee girl from bonny Scotland appeared from nowhere to give me directions to get food and let me sleep on the couch in the tv room until he more helpful staff member arrived for work a half hour later, and check me in.
Worse was to follow, Due to some Goddamn country festival it would cost me $40 a night instead of $25, I didnt care i was tired i needed a few days to regenarate. Turns out Iam not a fan of country music! As it was being blasted at me from every direction, you can only take so much "my wife drank my whiskey and broke my heart".
I left Nashville and headed to Memphis were i spent the night eating pizza alone in my Motel room watching films and sleeping in the most comfatable bed i've ever slept in. Got up ate the rest of the pizza and watched some world cup action, then headed to graceland, were i can help feel that i was robbed! sure it was cool but... how is this place sooo popular?
I leave for Dallas, Tx, tomorow.

DC, St Augustine, Orlando and Miami

Well i left NYC with a heavy heart and arrived in the strange ghost town they call their capitol city, Washington DC. After my run in with a strange jakey, who tried to force $5 in my hand, who in no sertain terms i told to go away or else he would be gettin the malkyin of a life time, i got to my hostel and took in the sights and gave Mr Bush an ear bashing. I had had eneogh and decided to head to my next stop. St augustine is were i first encountered the insane heat of summer. I swear i was in spain for those two days as it's a little spanish town in the middle of Florida. I stayed in a nice hotel and ate some nice food, instead of the burgers and pizza.
Then to Orlando where i could buy a sunday mail and the sun, everyday and could shop at the supermarket across the road and make my own dinner which was a welcome change. The hostel had a pool and a little jetty that went out on to a lake, which had some of the nicest sunsets i've ever seen. I got to complet one of my life's dreams and went to Kennedy space centre were i got to act like a five year old for a couple of hours, surrounded by space rockets and stuff. I also met the lovely Debbie there who just happens to have the sexiest voice ever. Iam currently in Miami beach which is hot hot hot! the humidity level is at 80% so iam just sitting here sweating alot. Instead of pigeons here they have parrots flying about. went to get a tattoo earlier but the guy wanted $200 so i bought a laptop instead in the shop next door. next stop Nashville and Memphis. hope to here from you all soon.

New York

Yea its been 2 weeks already and this morning i had to pack my bags and say goodbye to all my new friends and the city i fell in love with.
I loved new york it was amazing, after hearing all the bad stories i was pretty worried, especially when my non English speaking taxi driver dumped me in a dark street in the middle of Harlem at 12.30am. after a rock start i fell head over heals in love with this place and i met soooo many amazing people that it was a wrench to leave. but this is what traveling is all about.

Toronto

So Canada eh? yea! Im in the city of Toronto which is a large clean city full of friendly people. Even the old Jake's are friendly here! I had a laugh with one the other day on the ferry. After a first few strange days trying to adjust to my surroundings I started to have some fun, Meeting new people and learning new things. I even took in my first baseball game! the Toronto blue jays beat almaheim angels 13-3 at the rogers centre! Toronto is not a great city for tourism and can be pretty expensive, $7 for a pint! and food ain't that cheap either. anywhoo! Iam heading south on Monday for the Big apple! that's when things should really kick off! Iam sure you'll here from me soon X

My travel Blog

I Started my first ever blog to report on my travels away back in 2006 on myspace, So am gona put them on here so they look nicer and junk cause they were relly good important times and they deserve to be read.