Blogs from Huntington Beach, California, United States, North America
March 10th 2012
2/3/2012-10/03/2012 So the surprise worked, Crystals reaction to us surprising her was "oh F..k!" so that meant pleased to see us right??? Well it took us 4 days to get over the get lag but now all is good. Food portions as to be expected are huge but we will never learn "just a small appetiser to start!". Took the local bus to the beach. Mmmmm didn't know that's where they kept the circus these days! Too many freaks in a confined space for me!! Huntingdon beach nice though, a warm 80 degrees to check out the surfers! That along with naughty seagulls in San Diego who literally emptied this ladies bag on the beach to eat the sandwich she had put in there earlier! We are now official reserves of the "unforgiven" softball team! I ... read more
Alert, awake, alive, enthusiastic.
Published: February 27th 2012North America » United States » California » Huntington Beach
February 27th 2012
Well, I made it through the gauntlet that was the final exam period here in Belgium. 3 looong weeks to prepare and execute written and orally defended exam questions for a ga-jillion courses. Although I was emotionally and mentally exhausted when I boarded my flight home from Brussels, I was more than ready for the warmth of both the sun, and lots of loving arms in CA. I was so blessed to spend 10 whole days in Huntington and Templeton/Atascadero, CA. My parents came to LAX during rush hour to pick me up Thursday, happy to brave the traffic to and fro. NOT! Once we arrived at home hours later, I enjoyed my first burrito (obv from Chipotle) in a few months. Duuhlicious. I unveiled the hundreds of waffles that I had smuggled home from the ... read more
Day 55 - Huntington Beach
Published: April 2nd 2011North America » United States » California » Huntington Beach
March 31st 2011
Heute hat mir Gary ein bisschen von der Gegend gezeigt. Wir sind mit seinem typischen amerikanischen Spritfresser, einem Dodge Durango, herumgefahren. Wir haben im Ort Newport Beach angehalten und den Surfern zugeschaut. Auf dem Nachhauseweg habe ich dann einen Tesla Roadster gesehen, der frisch vom dort ansäßigen Händler kam. Das wäre ein Auto für mich. Über 200 km/h schnell und in 4 Sekunden auf hundert. Und das vollelektrisch für 2€ pro 100 km. Leider kostet der Wagen hier bei uns 100.000 €. Wir sind dann mit den Fahrrädern ein bisschen am Strand von HB rumgefahren. Er ist dann nach Hause, weil ihn Zahnschmerzen plagen. Ich bin dann wieder mit dem Fahrrad rumgefahren. An der Strandpromenade habe ich dann einen Typen gesehen, der Tricks mit seinem Skateboard gemacht hat. Das war ein Mann von über 65 Jahren, ... read more
Life in the O.C
Published: July 10th 2010North America » United States » California » Huntington Beach
July 9th 2010
Hello everyone, God we miss Bob the Beetle!! We've been on about 20 busses to get us up here and we've got plenty more to go before we get to Hollywood. We're also very conspicuous with our massive backpacks (and the fact we're the only none Mexicans!). First stop on our trip around the O.C is Huntington Beach, known as Surf City USA. We caught a Greyhound to Santa Ana and realise the directions we have are useless. Luckily a complete stranger comes to our rescue and shows us how to get there. As we're waiting for the bus, I go and get a drink of water. Clio is sat reading her book, minding her own business when I normal looking guy (or so we thought) comes over and the following exchange takes place: Guy: You ... read more
And so it begins...
Published: March 31st 2010North America » United States » California » Huntington Beach
February 23rd 2010
My apologies for the severe lack of timely updates. I’m hoping that once I’m caught up it will be smooth sailing!! I'm cheating and changing the dates of entry to around the dates the events actually ocurred so the time line of events is more accurate (even if the timeline of completion isn't!) The purpose of this blog is to keep our loved ones up to date on where we are and what we’re doing. Additionally, I will offer info and advice for other travellers as I have relied heavily on other travel bloggers for ideas and information, and would like to give some back to the travel blogging universe. So, this is where we started from: The Plan: Liquidate the very large stock of records and CDs filling our garage, pack up our most valued ... read more
Leaving LAX
Published: November 11th 2009North America » United States » California » Huntington Beach
November 11th 2009
hey everybody, finally got my ticket leaving thursday the 12 of nov, LAX to bogota to lima. Looking forward to this trip for along time, its finally here. Hope its a long dreamy trek around the southern hemisphere. Should be the first of many entries w pictures included. Let i know if problems w travel blog site. Peace n LOve Jeff... read more
May 14th 2009
What a place to wake up at, I opened the zip of the tent to bright sun, empty beach and great surf in front of me! We went down to the sea to wake up properly and saw black fins coming out of the water, not a shark, surely? Then we saw more and more and eventually we worked out that it wasn't sharks, it was dolphins! What a start to a day!!!! Then we headed south towards Redondo, stopping for some brekkie there before hitting Huntington Beach. We chilled on the beach before looking for somewhere to camp with no luck! In the end we stayed in a nice little hotel on the sea front called surfers inn. We had a BBQ on the balcony before heading out for drinks on the strip. ... read more
Huntington Beach
Published: February 13th 2009North America » United States » California » Huntington Beach
February 13th 2009
Day 113 We had a long overnight flight to LA and arrived inconveniently at about 2 in the morning. We weren't sure what to do really as it was too late to go and stay somewhere in LA and too early to turn up at the Rules house (one of the families who Tom stayed with when he was doing his football coaching the year before) in Huntington Beach. We decided to make our way to the hire car office to try and sort out some wheels and then make a decision from there. This wasn't as easy as we anticipated as the airport rental car offices weren't actually that near to the airport so we had to wait for AGES for a bus to come and collect us. Eventually we got our little motor and ... read more
3.5 hours and counting!
Published: November 4th 2008North America » United States » California » Huntington Beach
November 4th 2008
Last night was a rough sleep! So many things rushing through our heads.... Did I grab the ipod charger? Yes. Ok. But did I grab the USB cable for the ipod charger. Yes. Ok. Now go to sleep. Then repeat this about 20 times and insert different objects that could've been left behind. Were excited but nervous for some reason! A little anxiety of the unknown but still....very very excited. This will be the last post from America, see you guys on the other side! -Kyle and Ari... read more
24 Hours to go!
Published: November 3rd 2008North America » United States » California » Huntington BeachNovember 3rd 2008
Our flight leaves in close to 24 hour hours from now. Were jittery with anticipation! We have empty memory cards waiting to be filled with pictures and memories! Our flight schedule is as follows: LAX to Seoul, Korea 13.5 hour flight 2 hour lay over Seoul to Bangkok 4.5 hour flight total is 19.5 hours eeesh. Friends and family, remember to subscribe to our travel blog with the link above so that you get an email every time we update! Love you all wish us luck! ... read more
