Having made a new friend in LA, cheap flights and nothing planned for my next 10 days off. There was little to no excuse for not going back to LA and doing a little more exploring.

After a bit lazing around Hermosa beach, shopping and going out in LA, the initial plan was to head down and pop over to Mexico, but the banditos scared us off so we headed for Vegas. Its just how you picture it from the movies, neon lights everywhere, a casino in every building even the petrol stations have slot machines. I saw at least half a dozen brides running around the lobby of our hotel. We had a play in a Casino, naturally losing our money in the blink of an eye. Abby had the hook ups at some very cool clubs, allowing us to get on the VIP list to avoid the multi hour ques and cover charges. Although the club was a pretty high class, this was vegas after all so there were still girls in bath tubs and dancing on raised platforms.

After Vegas, we went to the Nevada + Arizona border to see the Hoover Dam. I was a tad disappointed - as it was a lot smaller then I imagined. But a pleasant surprise was seeing some Wild billy goats. It was a relaxing trip, off to Snowboard in Italy next week.