Blogs from LAX, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America - page 9

So exciting!!! So, for those who don't know, there are 5 of us going on this trip: myself, Christi, Francesca, Kimberly "Bing," and Michael. We're travelling to: Singapore, Jakarta, Bali & Brisbane. Francesca, Bing and Michael have homes in Singapore and Jakarta so we will be staying with them. We're renting a villa in Bali, then Christi and I will be off to Brisbane! It seems like just yesterday we were all joking about Christi and I coming to visit this summer. It seemed like one second it was a dream and the next I had a plane ticket and it was a reality! Lots to do before we leave though -- lots and lots of shopping, in particular (clothes, toiletries, luggage, etc.). Thanks for following me! Next post will be coming next Wednesday, DEPARTURE DAY! ... read more

Sunday - back home. To make our transition back to American life, Ron and I walked down to McDonald’s and had breakfast before heading to the airport. “Bacon” is Canadian Bacon, which is what Ron ordered. I ordered a sausage & egg English muffin. I don’t know what kind of sausage it was, but it wasn’t pork. Ron joked and said it was camel and I lost my appetite. The 13 hour flight to LA seemed a lot longer than the trip over and the LA Airport wasn’t exactly the welcome to America we were looking for. Ron had sigh of relief once we touched down at DFW. As much fun as we had, the Texas accents were refreshing to hear in Dallas. To have been on 8 planes in 8 days, we were lucky that ... read more

sadly, the blackberry has failed me and i'm having to use an iphone to post. will be sure to let y'all know i've landed safely in oz asap. so so so excited! (but sorta dreading this 15 hour flight) ... read more

Its 8:00 PM Pacific Time. Waiting at Gate 77 for the next leg on the journey. Its been a long day and it is still early in the trip. Not complaining just tired lol. Spoke to Toni when I got here, she is well but would rather be with me on this trip. Well this is just a short note - next entry will be from Sydney. John... read more

Our bright idea to save money was to stay the night in Honolulu airport and catch our early flight to LAX. However, when we arrived at the airport just after midnight, not only was it not a 24 hour airport, but most of it was open air. Unfazed by the situation, Dale and Ollie nodded straight off (laying on concrete); I think Mark had a bit more trouble. After a healthy breakfast courtesy of Burger King, we boarded our early morning plane to LAX. I was assured by Mark and Ollie that Naveen Andrews ('Saheed' from Lost) was also on our flight, but quite drousy from lack of sleep, I couldn't say I cared too much at the time. Next stop... HOLLYWOOD After battling with our Enterprise dummie called 'Reggie', we finally got the car we ... read more