Blogs from Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America

Today we were to do the inevitable family thing and visit the Universal Studios. Given that that meant driving all the way back up to Hollywood again, we were beginning to question the logic of staying at Redondo Beach. Whilst it is a nice, safe place to stay, it is not exactly convenient for most of the places we wished to visit. When we met our friend and his family yesterday they had advised to get to Universal early and cover the Harry Potter ride and the Studio Tour before the crowds build up and the queues start to get out of hand. We hence got down to breakfast as soon as it opened and hit the freeways as early as we could. I know that we have only been in Los Angeles for three days, ... read more

Today was the trip to Universal Studios. Much to Shirees relief, the trip there was freeway-free. Just a dash up Santa Monica Blvd again (Sheryl Crow!)...Jaime counted 5 Starbucks. Must make it difficult when telling someone where to meet. Although we've noticed with some stores they number them like CVS 5 and CVS 6. Smart. Parked in the Curious George parking lot, and got to US just before opening time. The inter web had suggested going to the lower lot first to avoid crowds, but we decided to do Despicable Me first, the head down there. Worked we'll, no wait on any of the first 4 rides. All these 4D rides are pretty cool, Despicable Me was Gary's favourite. Liam and Jaime liked Revenge of the Mummy most, Shiree liked Jurassic Park because everyone got wet. ... read more

On the 22nd January Bec and I flew Virgin Australia from Brisbane to Los Angeles direct. Having both had a less than enjoyable week we were relieved and excited to be going on holidays. The flight left around 11am and was possibly the longest 13 hours+ ever. Neither of us could sleep as it was daytime and we were sat near a guy who didnt reallly want to let us get up to pee. Food & flight attendants were a dime in a dozen but apart from that it was a pretty good flight and the entertainment system was really good for those who wish to fly Virgin Australia in the future. As we landed early the plane circled LAX Airport and the first taste of American culture was seeing a black and white American police ... read more

Hallo allemaal, Daar zijn we weer hoor! We hebben vandaag een hele leuke dag gehad. Zoals gepland zijn we naar Universal Studio's geweest. Omdat het vrijdag was, en toch wel vrij laat in het seizoen, was het niet zo'n heel gekkenhuis. We hoefden dus niet heel lang voor de attracties te wachten wat top was. Zo zijn we twee keer in de Simpons the ride geweest. Blijft echt SUPER gaaf. Ook de studio's rondleiding in het treintje was weer enorm leuk. Nieuw dit jaar was de toevoeging van King Kong 3D. Poe, dat was echt spektakel! Het park ging om 18:00 dicht. We hebben gegeten in Universal City. Dit is zeg maar het voorgebied van het pretpark waar het heel gezellig is. Er zitten daar allerlei restaurants, winkels, barretjes etc. Dat is tot 23:00 open en ... read more

The day started off early...... And by early, I mean 3:30 am. I think Trish was up earlier. The flight from Yellowknife to Calgary at 6am was pretty uneventful. Got a little shut eye, but not much more. We then had 2 hours in the Calgary airport to wander around and catch breakfast before heading to Vancouver. You know, I've never considered Chilis for breakfast, but it did not disappoint. On to Vancouver, we head through US Customs. Customs was quick and easy. Interesting enough, in Vancouver you are not required to pick up your bag. When going through security and at the US border, there are digital images of your luggage. This is great! and gave me a glimmer of hope that our bag would continue the trip with us. I've got to say, the ... read more