Blogs from LAX, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 4

Finally we packed all the kit and with thanks to Glen Richardson we got to Dublin Airport for 05.15 for the flight to London. Unfortunately the travel agent gave us 2 separate bookings so we had to check the bags in at Dublin, collect in LHR and wait 4 hours before checking in for the flight to Los Angeles. Why is it so hard is it to eat healthy meals when on the move?? Convenience foods no thank you. 12 hour flight from Heathrow to Los Angeles was covered in 10.5 hours but the 2 hour delay getting through US emigration not so healthy for the head. Must say Air New Zealand were fantastic, (they covered the cost of getting the race kit including bike from london to Christchurch, getting it home however is a different ... read more

It's almost 5pm in Los Angeles so I'm half way through my stop over... almost. I managed to get 3 or 4 hours sleep on the flight last night (which is actually awesome for me from past experiences) so now I'm attempting to stay awake until my next flight at midnight. This plan is in hope that I can start (trying) to get used to the massively different time zone. Good luck to me.. The helpful, hardworking, intelligent staff at LAX directed me in three different directions to find the food court, but after an hour of walking around with my big pack, and two other bags, I finally found it! It could have been the "language barrier" between Aussie and American english, either that or they were just pretending to work there?? Oh well... In ... read more

We leave the West Coast with saddness, as this has been such an eclectic trip, Desert, Forest, Canyons and Coast Line, we have seen it all and more! We now travel to LAX to hand back our car and catch a flight to NY, we drop the car at 6.00pm and wait for our Plane to depart at 9.25pm, not looking forward to the flight, we are tired, we hope to get some sleep on the plane. Weather, Cool on the coast warm in LA!... read more

Deeeaaar Diary, Juuuust kidding. Firstly, let me apologize in advance for my inevitable blunders as I enter the world of blogging. I vow to keep things brief. No one wants to spend an hour reading about my tomfoolery. I've packed, I've cried, I've hugged, I've worriedly crossed my t's and dotted my i's. Onward I must march. From LAX I'll jump on a red eye and fly 10 hours to Frankfurt, then a short 1 hour connecting flight to Brussels. Via train, I'll head from Brussels to Leuven and hopefully a smiling Canadian, named Laura, will be there to welcome me with a Stella Artois, and a waffle. (A girl can dream, no?) Seeing as I'll arrive with no permanent residence secured, I'll hit the streets with Laura in search of a flat while staying in ... read more

The adventure has begun... with a flight delay. Got to LAX at about 7.30am and now its not scheduled to leave until 1.30pm -- I guess that's just international travel - never goes as planned. I hate this airport, and I'm soooo tired! Got 3 hours of sleep last night, I'm grumpy and just want to get to Dubai! I was excited to have a whole day to play and explore Dubai.. but now I'll only have an evening/night- wake up and be on my way to Tanzania, than more flights within Tanzania to get to Kilimanjaro. It's all so exciting and I'm super anxious...it's an amazing thought that in 48 hours I'll be in standing on Tanzanian soil, looking up at Kilimanjaro surrounded by the plains of sub saharan africa. Too great!!!!!!!... read more