Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 980

We're up early this morning, but not as early as some bikers! They're not your usual bikers, they're a bunch of 'seniors' as they like to call OAP's here and they're jostling for brekkie! I never imagined having to fight a grandpa in spandex over a toasted bagel! Kev as usual is no help, he's just giggling himself stupid. After managing to scavenge some coffee we retreat to our room and munch bagels while watching (well we would watch if there weren't so many bloody adverts), Buffy the Vampire Slayer! I pack up and we check out, today we're off to Fisherman's Wharf for some whale watching. We arrive in plenty of time, dressed in our many layers and armed with flasks of coffee, only to be met by a 'TOUR CANCELLED' sign. Apparently there ... read more

Only three days left before we leave for our vacation/wedding/honeymoon. It is difficult trying to get everything done, as I still have school and my 2nd job teaching, and both of us are working. Luckily, we do not have a reception to worry about right now, in 2 weeks it will all be about the reception and planning our next vacation. Who knows where and when, we will have to wait to see if we want tropical or what, depends how much we like Belize and Guatemala. So much to do so little time. Can't wait for Friday and on our way, so I can be done with all of this stress. ... read more

San Francisco until the 1849 Californian gold rush was just a sleepy hamlet of 300 people that changed dramatically after the rush. Once installed in the hotel decided to explore locally as I had arrived in the morning and so to maximize my time headed for Union Square. San Francisco is all hills and like South America all the interesting stuff seems to be at the top, or “it’s only 2/3 blocks away” (what they don’t mention is that each block is at least 200 metres). Eventually found Union Square, a square in the true sense, very much a meeting place and an area for displaying artwork .On each side is some of the top stores in the States, If you have unlimited credit this is the place to shop, Macys, Tiffany, Saks etc are ... read more

So, last time I blogged I was still in Cambodia. I ended up buying a package ticket from my guesthouse straight to the Thai island of Koh Chang for $25 US. Not too bad I guess considering it was an all day drive. It was beautiful scenery through the georgeous and lush Cambodian mountainside including 4 river crossings on a handmade barge powered by automobile engines. Once we got to the Thailand border, we boarded another bus and were on our way to Trat, the mainland city nearest to the island of Koh Chang (where I will meet up w/ Nate once again). It rained a little on the way, but was still a pleasant enough ride. After a 20 minute ferry ride and a 40 minute ride in the back of a pickup truck ... read more

USA to homeAlex & Laura Enroute to the States from Fiji we have the strange experience of crossing the Date Line. Not only does this mean we have a 42 hour day (a large proportion of this spent travelling I might add) we actually land earlier than we took off. Thus we arrive at LAX at 14:30 on March 15th having left Fiji at 22:30 on March 15th. Most peculiar. We had spent a long time choosing where to stay in L.A as the city is so vast and public transport isn't great. Add to that there are some neighbourhoods where it is easier to get shot than to find a cab, and the issue takes on a whole different perspective. In the end we plumped for the Orchid Suites in Hollywood, and it was a ... read more