A quicky . . .

Okay so last night it was CHUCKING it down with rain, as it was this morning and now it is gloriously sunny, kinda describes my mood. I'm bored, there are things that I could be doing yet somehow I manage to procrastinate long enough that I waste so much time that I can't do them. Hmmmm. Roll on July 20th . . .

21 days and counting!

Okay so it is now 3 weeks, or 22 days, or 540 hours till I get on the (first) plane for the loooong journey to LA. Yesterday I received my travel documents from Contiki which was a nice surprise as I was not really expecting them for a week or so, so for the last couple of days I've been obsessing over minor details such as which hotels I'm staying and and which optional things to do (yeah, I know but I'm unemployed and the only other activity I have is filling in job applications which is very, very dull . . . ) and creating a handy dandy little google map showing all the fabulous places I will be visiting and how far they are from each other.

(*On that note I must admit when I booked the tour I didn't really think about the fact I was going to be stuck on a tour bus for hours on end when travelling between cities. I'm not the biggest fan of buses as it is so I will let you know how it goes. I anticipate for at least 50% of the journey times I am either going to be knackered - and therefore sleep - or hungover - and hopefully be sleeping . . .)

I'm also now thinking about all the practical stuff - what to pack and what things I really want to do. I'm actually a little stuck! I guess in LA I want to do the tourist thing as I've never been to downtown LA, but in Vegas I've already seen a lot so I guess I will try and act as helpful tour guide to some of the others and as for NY I'm stumped. Due to a little 'mix up' with the travel agent I have 3 whole days there. Sounds great in theory but I've been there lots of times before so I need to be a bit creative about where I go. I definitely want to check out some of the different areas like Greenwich Village and soak up a bit of city culture, meet some interesting people. I guess, this summer the USA is my oyster, so lets see what fun and adventures can be found!

xx

Map of the journey!

To see a map of all the places en route, click here!

Okay so I'm not going for another 4 weeks or so but with a little free time on my hands I thought I would set this up a little early!