Second stop: San Diego Dodgy rating: 4/10 Crazy Count: 10 + Fun Rating: 8/10 - Raving Fun We begin the day in style, breakfasting (does water count?) with Caths media mates at the prestigious LA Roosavelt, the place to be seen apparently if you're an LA darling. Word on the street has it Sir Richard Branson is gracing the premises also so as we waltz round the plush corridors and out to the pool area, quite out of place in our traveler’s rags, we glance round hoping to catch a glimpse of the big man. Surprisingly, Sir B chooses not to [View Full Entry]

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Southern California: 1st September 2008 Our first stop back in the States was San Diego, just a short tram ride from the Mexican border. We had booked a hostel in the centre of town for three nights which was right next to the Gas Light district where all the restaurants and bars are. Although San Diego is quite a large city, it never seemed too busy and it was easy to get around. While there we visited the attractions at Ocean Beach, a laidback surfer hangout with lots of bars and surf shops. We also spent a whole day at the [View Full Entry]

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***FIRST, JUST TO COVER MY ASS, ACCORDING TO CRYSTAL: THIS BLOG IS OF MY OWN VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES, AND DOES not REFLECT THE VIEWS OR MISSION STATEMENT OF THE COMPANY I WORK FOR. I ENJOY MY CIVIL RIGHTS AS AN AMERICAN UNDER THE 1ST AMENDMENT. Well, here I am getting this thing started, I hope to make entries each day, here is a running blog prior to me finding this site and oh yes a few pic's of being on the road..... September 08,2009 Well its been a very interesting and tiring time to set up this blog thing…I still haven’t [View Full Entry]

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9 days in the land of dreams... San Diego, CA We landed in LAX..tired and stressed out! Customs was a breeze for Oscar...Stu looked shifty and got the 3rd degree from the LAPD! We headed straight for the union train station and caught the 4.10pm to San Diego. When we arrived at San Diego Santa Fe depot, it was dark and we were dazed and confused..we hadn't slept in 48hrs :( We called the first hostel we saw advertised..Ocean Beach International Hostel (No Americans allowed..bonus! :p). The hostel had a really nice atmosphere and everyone was friendly. We chatted to [View Full Entry]

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Some photos of San Diego [View Full Entry]

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The journey from Tenerife to the start of the Southern Tier cycle route across the USA is an odyssey in itself, 36 hours from door to door via Madrid and Philadelphia. Still, if you can't put up with the discomfort of air travel how are you going to cope with long haul cycling ! But I must say its a great relief to get here with the bike and luggage intact. The motel is nice but in europe we associate motels with movies like 'no country for old men'. [View Full Entry]

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We left San Francisco on the 8th of July and after 11 hours of traveling by night ( 2 buses and 1 train) we finally arrived in San Diego! I instantly liked this place, more spacious, a lot cleaner and no hills!!!! Arrived at the hostel around 6 in the morning, body clock was so messed up but we found a mall right beside the hostel so nothing a bit of shopping therapy didn't sort out! We are in a dorm where there are so many different people coming and going its great and they all have their own stories to [View Full Entry]

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San diego a nice place to be. Ich blibe hier in San Diego bis am 23 Juni und denn Reisi uf San Francisco! [View Full Entry]

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Just wanted you to see the "mess" we are having on our splendid cruising yacht, Winter Trek. We are hoping to be leaving here soooon, as the weather is simply perfect for heading south. Will try to let everyone know the date, but hoping for this coming week. Keep smiling, Robin & Jean [View Full Entry]

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Ian and Sandra finally arrived at our place on the 1st of November after the first two months of their world tour. So far they have spent five weeks in Europe and three weeks with Kate (Dan's little sister) in England and now they start the US leg of their tour. They arrived at a fantastic time too as Jacksonville Beach was hosting the annual Jacksonville Sea and Air Spectacular which is a two day air show featuring the ‘World Reknown’ Navy aerobatics team, ‘The Blue Angels’. Our balcony was a prime spot to watch the airshow and for two days [View Full Entry]

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