Portugal was our first stop in the EU that neither of us had been to before which was exciting for us. We rented a full apartment walking distance from the city center, it wasn’t the most glamorous place, but it was enough for the two of us. We spent a lot of time just walking around and getting familiar with the city. Rob’s first mission was to find some inexpensive, delicious seafood and he came through with flying colors. Every…
Out of the states and into London… the weather was beautiful – what luck! We arrived our first night and stayed with Rob’s friend Scott and girlfriend Molly. We almost immediately went out for a pint. I was enjoying London already and absolutely loving the accents all around me. We were also able to meet up with a friend from home who was visiting London at the time – Simon. It was really nice to see a face from home…
Our last stop for the USA was Los Angeles. We couchsurfed with a guy in Hermosa Beach. We didn’t get to spend as much time in that area or with our host as we would have liked but it looked like a great area. We bought a LA Go Pass which allowed us to have access to 30+ tourist attractions. We spent most of our time in Hollywood area site seeing. We went to the wax museum and posed with…