Thread: I can has a Website?

I'm taking a bus trip this summer and I want to build a website for it. I don't have a whole lot of experience with site building and right now I'm sort of just stuck with how to start. I have some html experience and I'm a fairly intelligent person. I've done some searching for a web host, but all the sites that come up in google look like scams, and even though I'm fairly certain they aren't, if the host can't make a reputable looking site I'd rather not do business with them.

Basically I'm just looking for advise on how to get off the ground and start building a site that will start off pretty basic but will have the potential to grow. I want to use it to document the trip, but I'd also like it to include an art portfolio, a personal 'blog' space to dump my ideas and a portal for social awareness issues. I'd also like to use it as an oportunity to learn more about web design. Can anyone point me in the right direction, maybe suggest a good web host that doesn't cost too much and is reliable, as well as anything else that you think might be important? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!