Blogs from Santa Barbara, California, United States, North America - page 8

21st & 22nd April 2010 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Malibu & Santa Barbara Thought we'd start off by doing a little place name-dropping! We hadn't planned to visit all of the above, but as we were sat in 'the beast' setting off from the Los Angeles campsite, Jonathan looked at me and said, What can we go and see on our way to Santa Barbara? Well, he did ask! We were heading West anyway but instead of heading round the outskirts of LA on the Interstate 101, we went West through town instead. We travelled the length of Sunset Boulevard from LA central to the coast, taking in the Hollywood sign and the very posh neighbourhoods of Beverly Hills and Bel Air along the way. It took a few attempts to get a picture of ... read more

Save The Following Dates Since our engagement we have been having a fabulous time in Australia and New Zealand, plus doing some wedding planning when we have internet access. We know this is so 2010 to send out this information but it is the fastest and most efficient way to do it. Saturday, July 10th-Welcome Back/Pre Wedding Bash in Portland Place: Winter Estate Time: TBD Invites will be emailed out once we return to China Saturday, July 24th-Welcome Back/Pre Wedding Bash in Prophetstown Place: Mosher Estate Time: TBD Invites will be mailed out by my parents Monday, August 9th-Ceremony and Reception in Santa Barbara, CA Place: Cabrillo Pavilion Arts Center 1118 E. Cabrillo Boulevard Santa Barbara, CA 93103 Time: Ceremony 5pm Reception following ceremony Invites will be EMAILED out once we return to China We ... read more

I finally backed out of my driveway at 10:57 am on Saturday, December 26, 2009. Earlier in the morning I had breakfast with a good friend of mine, loaded up the car, washed the dishes, and made arrangements for my trash and rent payments. As soon as I got on the road, a stream of ideas started flooding my exhilarated brain. Here are a few of them... I realized why I like to travel. You see, traveling is like a new beginning in life. I am not talking about a weekend trip to visit friends. No, I am talking about a little more lengthy travel--a week or more camping etc. When you travel for a longer time, you have to pack your whole life into a suitcase or a car. In fact, what is left at ... read more

Day 5: We spent the night with Grandma Carole and Jenny. It was really nice to see them and get caught up on what happening in everyone’s lives. As far as our travel there is not a ton to say here. We got up early and had a delicious breakfast at Big Johns in Frazier Park then headed west. We stopped at the Ranger/Fire station to ask about road closures only to find that the major portion of our route was blocked by an obstinate property owner who had put his own locks on the forestry gates, and they couldn’t even open it. Our first section of trail down Quatal Canyon was lots of fun and since we new that we couldn’t take the later trail, we took our time and really enjoyed it. Some trail ... read more

Beautiful and charming place!... read more