If you're in Hollywood you just have to shop in Rodeo Drive - well we drove down the street and peered in the windows! We did a little cruising around Beverley Hills - open mouthed at all the extrememly posh houses - very Wisteria Lane - and then on to Hollywood. We wandered outside the Chinese Theatre checking out the handprints in the pavement, and then posed for photo's with the Hollywood sgn in the background. Andy shopped for some boots - so he is now all kitted out ready for the ranch - apart from a cowboy hat which might [View Full Entry]

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We did oursleves proud yesterday. 24 hours of staying awake. Went to bed at 21.30 which was really 5.30 in the morning UK time. no flight delays 3 hours in Chicago and arrived in Los Angeles at 19.30 local time. We found Hertz rentacar and the guy managed to persuade us to upgrade to a brand new Bright red hot looking Mustang convertible - not that I'm excited !!!!! With Andy map reading and me in the drivers seat I managed to hit the kerb getting out of the parking space - oops! No damage done though as I was moving [View Full Entry]

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The car is booked and according to the example photo on the internet site should be cool - let's wait and see! 31 Jan 07, Travelodge booked in Santa Monica for the first 4 nights 4 Feb 07, One night in Joshua Tree (the town not the album) and Pioneertown, yet to be booked 5 Feb 07, drive east to Arizona and 6 nights on the Stagecoach T [View Full Entry]

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All though January we kept trying to work out what to do in Feb and March. Last Wednesday we hit on the idea of ‘doing’ California. We have this tick list of ‘things to do before we die’ and with a 2 month window of time it seems quite a few of them will be ticked off on this trip. Particularly Las Vegas, a Dude ranch, monument valley, San Fransisco and the list goes on. Andy has been a star researcher and booked our return flight from Manchester and a rather flash looking hire car for 7 weeks. Mind you anything [View Full Entry]

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