26/10/18 I drove to New Orleans, bought my Morticia costume and makeup on the way, and found Marion house around 7pm. I met 2 of her Belgian girlfriends and after putting our costumes on we went to an afrobeats night at a local bar. Dress code was black and we Read more
24/10/18 Houston is so different from what I imagined. Way bigger and less ‘desert-like’. I drove through a few high end suburbs where all houses are more like little mansions. There was still a lot of water on the streets, not sure if they had flooding in this area or Read more
22/10/18 I left Austin around 10am and drove to San Antonio. After buying some groceries I parked nearby the Alamo and went for a visit as the site was open for free. They had a few exhibits and the park inside is nice to walk in. I learned about how Read more
20/10/18 I stopped by the post office and Tmobile shop as I needed a new Sim card then drove to Austin where I booked a hostel for 2 nights. I arrived a bit before 7pm and it was open mic night so I enjoyed live music in the shared area. Read more
15/10/18 I left the house around 11am and drive to Amarillo, a stopover on my way to Fort Worth, Texas. The temperature dropped under 0 ‘C and I had to stop to increase the tire pressure as a warning light turned on when I started the engine, probably due to Read more
12/10/18 I reached Page where I stayed last night and this morning I visited the Antelope Canyon. A marvel of nature. It is located on the Navajo territory and I got a walk-in ticket at 7.15am as all the online spots were sold out. You need a guide to get Read more
13/10/18 I woke up at 5am as I had 1h drive left to reach Albuquerque. I thought I’d get to the balloon festival to catch the morning ascension but traffic was bad so when I got close enough I stopped next to a park nearby and watched from the car. Read more
08/10/18 By 2.15pm, I was out of Los Angeles and drove straight to Las Vegas where I planned to meet Lynn and Jenny from AU! There was a lot of traffic to leave the city so I arrived in Vegas around 7.15pm. I dropped my bags at the airbnb (which Read more
03/10/18 Yesterday I drove to Santa Cruz first and had a look at the nice beach, then to Monterey. Before Cambria, which was supposed to be my stopover, I found a grocery shop in a little town nearby and as it was dark, found a quiet residential street where I Read more
29/09/18 I finally made it to San Francisco and as usual, went to the tourist info centre to grab brochures and get some inspiration. I parked nearby for an hour 20 minutes, and it cost me $25! The parking budget is seriously ruining this trip, with the AUD exchange rate Read more