Some people call New York City the capital of the world. I do not dare to say that.. but it comes pretty close! This big city is a mix of everything you can find on this planet. Not only all the people that combined speak a 100 different languages, but it is apparent in the shops, bars, churches and restaurants as well. If you live here, well there is not much need to travel anyway.
I made it into Mexico… and best of all, I made it also out of Mexico. There is something funny about the border between Mexico and USA. I guess it is one of the most heaviest guarded borders in the world, because of a lot of illegal hispanic immigrants trying to cross it. However if you _leave _the USA there is absolutely nothing else but a single door! No control, no searching, no check for visa, no questioning.
Apparently you can see the lights from over 100 miles when you cross the enormous (deadly) nevada dessert to come there. It is amazing to cross through rough desert areas for hours and suddenly you arrive in this city which has about 1.6 million inhabitants .. and over 35 million visitors a year: Las Vegas. The world’s capital of gambling. And house to 8 out of 10 of the world’s largest hotels.
Our apologies for any delays.. San Francisco is indeed a cool city. The city is build on 42 hills and ofcourse the best (well at least most fun) way to get around is by tram! There are still some old cable-cars (pulled by a cable under the ground) that will take you around downtown. Another way is hiking and this sure will get you in shape, as some hills are inclined at more than 15%!
Today I had to leave behind the big green parks, the multicultural splendid cities, white beaches, Victoria Bitter beer, kangaroos, other strange creatures. And no more ‘cheers mate’ and ‘no worries’. But after six weeks in Australia, it was time to move on. Although there are many parts of the country that I haven’t seen (most notably the west, north, south and middle areas haha), I think I have seen enough of Australia to really get a feeling of the country and the way of life.
