Recent Happenings

In our last night in DC we went out with Ben Stiller to a free jazz night where we comsumed wine, bread and humous and socialised and pretended we were far more cultured than we are, all for the grand sum of $0. We then walked through a very dodgy neighbourhood to catch the overnight greyhound and consequently made a pact never to do so again in the dark whilst carrying all our worldly belongings! The greyhound was indeed long, and complete with massive argument between big black mammas over their own mammas, or something like that. Entertaining, but we stayed out of it. Managed to catch some sleep before arriving here in asheville today, took a cab from the bus terminal and got the most stereotypical southern lad ever, who gave us a very southern flavoured low down on the way. lad. Hostel is grand, really homely and laidback, this time we do have the full on porch with swining seat!! Asheville looks immense, we are now in real america it seems, sightseeing over, culture soaking beginning, Tree covered mountains all around, gonna borrow some bikes from the hostel tomorrow and head to the hills (and maybe meet a bear).

P.S. Local american qoutes of the day:
Fat lad at bus stop: 'Isn't it right that Canada is part of europe right?'
Steve: 'Er... Yeah... Something like that...'

Taxi driver: 'Those little scooters are like fat girls, there realy fun to ride, but you don't wanna be seen by your mates on one.'
Stu and Steve: Uncontainable laughter.

Budget??

Apologies for the flurry of blogs today but we felt it was neccessary to inform followers that today we made a rather rash expenditure. In fact, I am operating the product acuired as the result of this in order to make this post. We are now the pround owners of a netbook (mini laptop) which we figure will save us copious amounts of time and hassle with the annoying money eating internet access machines. It may even pay for itself... possibly. You can now expect regular photos uploads also. YAY!! See the new photo of the moment and select photos in our gallery (click on the slideshow). The full plethra of photos will gradally appear on facebook, the ones below are our faves.

Busch Light.....

Hello my people, I am writing to inform you that me and steve this morning have aquired our first proper American hangover (not that much different to a UK 1) but boy it hurts! went out in the Uni area of DC last night with loads of people from our hostel and after bundling 7 people into the back of a 4 seater taxi we got 2 know each other well enough for some good old fashioned drinking games and copius pitchers of 'Busch Light' all of which is leading today to be undertaken at a slightly slower pace than normal!

DC

Howdy folks. we went to the international spy museum yeasterday and got some of those silly disguise glasses, which we are now wearing at every given oppourtunity, hilarious. Still trying to get a photo in them at a bag check! Went to capital building and saw the house of representatives and the senate in session then went to a free performance in the kennedy centre... which was pants. Some brazilian martial arts thing mixed with music and dancing (i know... we thoiught it sounded good too!). There was a fat guy who was monumentally funny though. White house and copious amount of monuments today followed by a free pasta night in the hostel and a forray into washington university campass, hopefully for some cheap beer. Somewhere beer is not so cheap is the ESPN sportszone, but when you have 13 different screens of sport in front of you you cant really complain!
Quick blog follower quiz: What will be the total amount of times we get our bag searched in DC? Answers on a postcard to stuandstevesworldtour, wish you were here, but were having a great time anyway, Wasghington DC. H3110.
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The Philly Marathon

here comes a 3.18min blog! philly hostel amazing alought 6 mile walk 2 town and back meaning we walking around a marathon in 2 days! the rocky steps were done and were awesome!!! In DC now till fridays seeing the sights and living it up. will uploads pics soon. stay tuned...

P.s PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH THE BELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Philly Cheese Steak

Two thumbs up!!

Philly!

We've left NYC! Undertaken the first greyhound journey, which was lovely. It was only 2 hours, but we fancy we can hack longer journeys (which is handy seeing as we have too!) A bit of overnight sleeping action will also save us a nights accomodation. It's worth mentioning on the budget front that the price of accomodation has shocked us, so to retort we are living of $5 a day for food... surprisingly well! Also worth mentioning is how easy it is to wash clothes. You simply go for a shower still wearing them!! We've just arrived at our philly hostel. We had to take a bus through one of the dodgyest neighboorhoods I have ever seen but thankfully it was a loopy route and we've ended up in a palace in the middle of Fairmount park. Seriously, it's like an old stately home with pianos and paintings, a harp, creaky floorboards and a uber cool porch on the front where we have just been sitting and hatching master plans for the next month. All it needs is a rocking chair out there. The walk into town from here is about 6 miles, all through the park and by the river, we're going to do it tomos morning.

Lady Luck and the US Open

Tickets for the main stadium at the US open: $50
7 Day Metrocard: $27
Hotdog or pretzel outside: $2
Arriving to find out that the day session is running late, so wandering around and 'acquiring' 2 US Open tennis balls, then realising we can get into the 2nd biggest stadium, getting front row seats to see Djokovic thrash Ball and getting said tennis balls signed by our main man Novak, then finding out that even though the day session overran, evening session matches are played to conclusion so we actually got more tennis, watching Sharapova from up in the gods and then the start of the Roddick match before going for a 'wander' and meeting two suited lads who are leaving and give us their $400 dollar front row club box seats from where we see the almighty Roddick serve up close and get free cookies and chocolate cake from the hospitality included in 'our' ticket in a packed stadium atmosphere of americans under floodlights cheering on their hero till about 12.15 at night: PRICELESS!!!!!!!!

NYC

Sitting in New york central public library!
The empire state building is awesome! Although everything looks like sim city!
Incidently, BA were also awesome, free newspaper, 2 meals, complimentary drinks etc... Beats Ryanair! Hit central park, UN HQ, madison square, Grand central etc. Today is statue liberty, brooklyn, financial district (ground zero) and roddick in the US open!! Jet lag is not awesome. Nor is Stus snoring, though justice was served when he was rudely awoken by antics involving a (large) girl in the next bed in our all male dorm!! (thankfully I slept through everything, like in newquay, eh tys??!)

WERE HERE!

Hey guys and girls,

Me and Ray Mears arrived in NYC yesterday eve without a hitch. I won the bag contest (only 9.5kg compared to Ray's 11Kg). Hostel fairly good considering we are in the mean streets of Harlem! Off for a tourist day today then the US Open tonight at Flushing Meadows. Love it x