Blog! Whoop I'm in America. Now I have been to every continent (apart from the Arctic and the Antarctic, but I can hold off on those for now). I don't have much to do today other than hang around the hotel until it's time to go to the wedding, so I thought I may as well go back to my blogging-on-the-go. I miss it!

So, I jollied off on National Express to the airport; had a bit of drama where I almost didn't have a seat on the plane (this would have worked out, I'd have got on a flight 3 hours later and 600 euros in cash!!) but they squeezed me on. I amused myself on the flight by watching Iron Man 2 (crap) and Shrek 4 (funny, especially fat Puss-in-Boots, I did get a mini fit of hysterics on the plane). Landed in Philly, followed Steph's very detailed directions to her crib (got a bit confused by the subway, but found it's impossible to get lost when the streets are numbered 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc). Rang Steph's doorbell and a mini blonde whirlwind appeared, ensued much hugging, jumping, squealing and grinning. I haven't seen Steph in over a year, having left her jumping in the river at Vang Vieng in Laos last April. Good times. Anyway, the intervening time fell away and within ten minutes we were gossiping in her kitchen as if I lived around the corner. A few hours later Tim and Lara arrived from Australia (Tim had met Steph and Genny on the same trip as me, but our paths…

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