PHOTOS – The Lone Ranger film shoot at Monument Valley

It’s a long road leading to Monmument Valley in Utah and a long way to go to be so close to a film shoot at such an extreme location. Ok, it wasn’t planned but was something we just happened to discover on a month vacation across the breadth of America. The distinctive red stone shone […]

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VIDEO – The American’s take on the UK Premier League!

It’s mid-August and it’s time for the Premier League to kick off in style with newly promoted Cardiff City away to West Ham and fellow rivals Swansea City home to giants Manchester United. All these games get syndicated throughout the world with NBC pushing the American coverage for the 2013/2014 season with a 5 minute […]

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FOOTBALL – Earnshaw move to Toronto FC

Robert Earnshaw is the latest footballer to make the trip across the Atlantic to play football in the MLS in America/Canada (Major League Series) for side Toronto FC. This is how Earnshaw broke the news on his Twitter feed earlier:- Breaking news:I have now signed and officially a @Torontofc Player. — Robert Earnshaw (@RobertEarnshaw) February […]

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PHOTOS – Horseshoe Bend, Arizona

Whilst on my travels around America we had the delight of visiting another natural feature in the state of Arizona. This time located on the Colorado River near the town of Page and has been unofficially named as ‘The Suicide Capital of Arizona!’ A short walk up a sandy path and you are presented with […]

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GRAFFITI-Las Vegas Baby!

What sprays in Vegas certainly doesn’t stay in Vegas! On a recent trip to the gambling capital of the world (deep in the Nevada desert) is the amazing city of Las Vegas. But a stroll off the famous hotel-lined strip and heading towards The 18b Art District revealed another side of Las Vegas rarely seen! […]

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STREET ART-Robots Will Kill in New York

Most tourists opt for Manhattan and Staten Island whilst on a vacation to New York but on my American adventure I thought I’d break from tradition and opt to travel a bit further into the New York boroughs and investigate some of the great street art and grafitti available in these neighbourhoods. Starting off with […]

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GRAFITTI-Stickers and canvas from Swar

Whilst browsing some grafitti online I came across an amazing set of stickers, artwork and grafitti from America artist Swar. You can view all his work via his Flickr stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/im-swar/ – I was instantly hooked by his illustrations and use of colour! But there was one piece that really stood out from the […]

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USA-Pillowfight flashmob in San Diego

On Saturday April 2nd 2011 there was a National Pillowfight Day held with flashmobs being created all around the world to help celebrate this momentus ocassion! (more details on that link!) I was on holiday in the USA at the time and happened to stumble upon this pillow fight occuring at Horton Plaza, San Diego. […]

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