Albuquerque, New Mexico! Part 2

Did you know that Sydney is 137 feet above sea level? Well Albuquerque is 2500 feet above sea level. So of course, im experiencing altitude sickness. I didnt know beforehand, so when i started getting dizzy spells and random nose bleeds i had no idea what was going on. Also its really hot here, around about 35 degrees Cel most of the time. Im doing much better now, and handling the heat all right too!

Today i went out for lunch at a Mexican place. It was fantastic. I had my first burrito! After that i came back to my hotel and slept a bit then i went out for a little walk and took some pictures of the mountains. I also went to Walmart/Circuit City/Best Buy! Everything here is SO cheap! I only bought a phone (which i only got to get the sim card) so now i have a number. If you want it, email me and i'll send it to you.

Then i went to dinner at an all you can eat buffet, its insanely cheap! I couldnt eat that much coz i got full quickly.

Today i saw a tumbleweed! Yes, a real tumbleweed that went down the road and got stuck in front of a car (which slowed down and went around it) but how awesome is that! you only see them in the movies. It was pretty masstive.

Some random facts:

- People are very very nice and easy going
- I dont understand tipping
- People don't indicate when they are driving
- There are a lot of motorbikes and people dont wear helmets
- There is a lot of yummy food for cheap
- The light switches are weird, I have to switch up!
- The cars here are massive. MASSIVE i tell you!

Thats all for now!

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Albuquerque, New Mexico!

So I ended up being stuck in LA airport for 8 hours because my flight to Albuquerque was delayed. I finally got here, hopped into a taxi and got a lift to my hotel. Checked in and SLEPT! Oh sleep...how i missed thee. The wireless doesnt seem to work in my room so i am down in the lobby using my laptop. It is HOT here. Like really really hot. Blue skies, slight breeze, very nice weather. Id go to the beach if Albuquerque wasn't in the middle of the desert!

I havent had a chance to check out the city yet, but i will be going soon. Im going to take pictures. From what i saw at night, it looks very awesome!

LA airport

So my adventure has started! It was hilarious from the get go. I got dropped off at Sydney airport, and the check in counters weren't open yet, so i hung around for an hour. Then this random girl comes up to me and starts talking to me. She had just come from the USA, and had missed one flight which made her miss heaps of other flights, so she was stranded at SYD airport. We kept each other company. I let her use my mobile. I think its good karma!

Finally got on my flight and we took off at Sydney time 2pm. The flight was long. Very, very very long. I felt sick a bit, and i couldnt eat any of the food on the flight. Coz its gross. I had some fruit, and a lot of water. It was also boring. We land in LA 13 hours later. I go through immigration which takes ages. I get confused with all the terminals. A bus driver helped me, and i got to the correct terminal for my next flight.

Which, by the way, isnt for another 7 hours. Yay. Also LA airport has nothing. Im not kidding. No shops. I wanted to buy a sim card for my phone, but nope, nothin! Im surprised they have wireless internet (which isnt free anyway). So theres my long rant about LA airport. I tried getting on a earlier flight to ABQ but its booked solid, so i have to wait. I havent slept yet. I cannot wait to get to my hotel room, 9 hours from now, and just sleep!!