Half the fun of travel is going with the flow. Here's how I ended up on a side trip to Athens before making it to moss-strewn Savannah.

First impressions and encounters in Atlanta, Georgia from the now-gone Electric Cowboy to the World of Coca Cola.

Here ends my first American odyssey, back in LA, where the adventure began. What did I learn?

Cruising from Juneau to Skagway includes glaciers, rain, dog mushing and bad karaoke.

This is my last hurrah, a cruise to Alaska departing from Vancouver. Here's how it feels cruising solo.

People make the journey, whether it's a stoned waiter in Salt Lake City, Utah or an extra kind couchsurfing host in Boise, Idah. I met both.

From Glacier National Park to Yellowstone and Grand Teton, these are three of the big ones.

Boulder, Colorado,has a definite personality, as well as having the best breakfast in America. It's hard not to love this outdoorsy city.

Colorado Springs sits at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, near glacier-carved Pikes Peak and the Garden of the Gods.

Santa Fe and Taos in New Mexico are a world away from Roswell. They share one thing in common: their otherness.

Small town America makes the most of its assets. For Roswell, New Mexico, its aliens and for Amarillo, Texas, Route 66.

Overnight bus rides are an interesting beast. Here's travelling from Flagstaff, Arizona, to the border town of El Paso, Texas.

Three canyons, two states and plenty of red rocks in Utah and Arizona make for interesting exploration.

With Bryce Canyon, Kodachrome Basin State Park and Zion National Park, there's a plethora of reasons to explore Utah.

From Flagstaff to the Grand Canyon to Escalante in Utah, these are perhaps some of the most stunning landscapes in the USA.

Las Vegas, you either love it or you hate it. I think I fall into the latter camp, but I tried to like it, from New York New York to Paris.

From Chinatown to Alcotraz, here's hitting more of San Francisco's major sights.

From Seattle to San Francisco and the Space Needle to smelly seals, here's a first-time visitor's take on these two iconic cities.

The highlights of San Juan Island in Washington State include the seaside town of Friday Harbor and Lime Kiln Point State Park.

Seattle is not the centre of the universe - apparently Fremont is. Here's what you can find on the outskirts of Seattle.