Blogs from Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States, North America

Before leaving Carmel, we thought we would have a look at the Carmel Mission, which was clearly the most historic building in the area. Unfortunately there was a funeral taking place, so it would have been completely inappropriate to do the tourist thing and stroll round taking selfies and the like. Finally it was time for that long drive south to Los Angeles. We decided to take the "California Route 1" coast road as that would definitely be more enjoyable than some nondescript freeway. That was definitely a good idea, although the winding roads started to make us all feel a bit green after a while. There were lots of "Vista Points" along the way to stop for views, although a lot of those views were of cloud and mist. The weather is definitely not on ... read more

My most recent adventure was to Cali over my college's spring break. Cali has always been somewhere I have wanted to go since I was a little girl dreaming of packing up a Volkswagen beetle and driving across the country for college. While I do have the beetle and attend college its no where near Cali. My mom is a flight attendant so when she said the trip would work over my spring break I jumped at the opportunity. We arrived in LAX and of course I had to sing a little bit of Miley. We arrived around 1am local time, so we went straight to the hotel ready to start our adventure the next morning. Stepping outside it was warm, and not humid Florida warm, but a wonderful type of heat. Still getting to enjoy ... read more

Vanmorgen eerst weer even lekker zwemmen. Op het programma staat het strand maar we hebben een belangrijke missie. Kaien wil zo vreselijik graag een honkbalhandschoen kopen hier. Dus achter internet allerlei sportzaken opgezocht en eigenlijk zijn we tot een uur of drie van winkel naar winkel gereden. De sportwinkels hier zijn geen straf. Prachtige kleding, schoenen etc. Kun je makkelijk een dagprogramma van maken. Maar tot groot verdriet van ons kind, geen lefty glove. Veel mooie spullen maar net niet wat hij wil. Van papa wel een mooie voetbal gekregen zodat ze op het strand kunnen voetballen. Sanne en ik hebben een paar mooie gympen gekocht met matching socks natuurlijk. Kunnen wij weer even vooruit. Onze bagage zou nu al niet meer passen in de tassen die we hebben meegenemen, dat loopt dus precies volgens planning. ... read more

Woke up in in sunny Redondo Beach. Had Breakfast in the hotel. Packed up and went and chilled on Redondo beach for an hour. Weather was beautiful and really warm. Set off at 11.00am for our 7 hour drive to Arizona. 7 hours sounds horrific, but driving in America is completely different and so much easier than England. No traffic, automatic car and cruise control. We drove through the desert and Palm Springs. Even in the middle of nowhere literally, there is a McDonald's. Baz has gone Junk food and Walmart crazy. We stopped off at a Walmart to get some more supplies for the journey, big case of water etc, and grabbed a sun way for lunch. Drove all the way on the 10, reached Arizona about 6.00pm. Arrived at our rented Vacation home, it ... read more

¡Hola mi amigos! Just one more week and I’ll be exploring the beautiful Costa Rica! This is the best way I will be able to share my experiences will all of you as my adventure unfolds. I’ll be posting many photos and letting you all know how this crazy trip works out, so I hope you enjoy! Angie... read more