Thanks guys,
It looks like i'll be hanging around for a while, i'm going to seattle, portland and chicago. Probably going to have a stint in vancouver aswell. Thanks for the advice guys and yes i would like to find work in the states eventually, but this trip is more of a holiday.
Weasil- i think that i will be in chicago around late december so i will pm you closer to the date.
Cheers,
V