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Due to the aforementioned landslide closing Route 1 south of Big Sur we loaded the car & headed south on the inland 101. Most of our route followed the El Camino Historic Road, a 600-mile (965-kilometer) road connecting 21 Spanish missions in California (along with a number of sub-missions, four presidios, and three pueblos), stretching from the San Diego area Mission San Diego de Alcalá in the south up to Mission San Francisco Solano in Sonoma, just north of San Francisco Bay. The route was marked by lots of historical bell shaped markers. The 101 rejoined the coast around Pismo Beach and we detoured briefly to Avila Beach for lunch. Several other people thought it would be a good lunch spot as we hand to drive around the seafront a few times before we found a ... read more
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Farewell America!


In the 70’s one of my favourite TV shows was The Rockford Files. As we are driving along Highway 1 through Malibu I think it would be good to visit the location used for Jim Rockford’s trailer home. To be honest when we get there I’m a little disappointed as the parking lot at Paradise Cove looks nothing like it did in the 70’s and you can’t even park there without paying 12 dollars. They let me do a U-turn and I grab a quick picture. The Malibu beachfront also isn’t that special, considering it is some of the most expensive real estate in the world, but as Aussies perhaps we are conditioned to having such great beaches and maybe we didn't find the best of Malibu. Last night we were staying near San Ynez a ... read more

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles April 27th 2018

Our relaxing week in Fiji was over as soon as we got to Nadi airport to catch our flight to Los Angeles and given the Spanish inquisition about who had packed our bags, where our bags had been all day, could anyone have smuggled a bomb into our bag without us knowing before being told our ESTA application couldn’t be found on the system and then told it was! It was by far the most rigorous security we’d been through before any flight we’d taken over the last 6 months or so. It then took us the best part of two hours to get through border control and security at LAX, partly owing to the fact that Julia has been collecting nuts and seeds from around the world meaning we would have to go through separate ... read more
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Warner Bros. Tower
Eating again!

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles March 28th 2018

In preparation for 2028 Olympics, LAX is really ramping up. I’ve always loved the international terminal and always delighted to be flying on a codeshare flight. Yeah the traffic is horrendous but that’s what Uber is for. The giant screens with high resolution image is a prelude to the adventures ahead. Gorgeous and expensive storefronts that reminds me of Rodeo Drive. Picked up a copy of The Economist (predictably, the headline being Facebook data breach) and a few atypical books to start the journey. 12 hours could go very fast, or very slowly....... read more


Die vergangenen paar Tage waren eher ruhig, ich war oft mit Leuten am Strand und in der Umgebung vom Hostel. Mittlerweile habe ich so viele Leute kennengelernt, es ist kaum zu fassen. Viele kommen in dieses Hostel, da es das günstigste in der Umgebung ist, aber das ist super, denn deshalb ist hier immer was los. Ich war fast jeden Tag mit Freunden am Strand, tagsüber einfach die Sonne genießen, Abends den wunderschönen Sonnenuntergang. Zum ersten Mal habe ich den Saint Patrick´s Day gefeiert, wenn ich auch morgens erst fragen musste, was genau man feiert. Auf jeden Fall wird hier ein riesen Hype daraus gemacht, denn alle laufen in grünen Klamotten und Hüten herum, alle Bars und Restaurants haben Specials und Happy Hours. In vielen Städten gibt es sogar große Straßenfeste, davon habe ich hier allerdings ... read more
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North America » United States » California » Los Angeles March 15th 2018

Los Angeles is known for its entertainment business. It offers endless options for visitors and locals alike. You can visit a quiet museum or attend a ball game. There are always plenty of things that you can do in one day. LA is a mecca for beach bodies, shopping starlets, and heavy traffic. It has an area of over 34,000 square miles. That said, how can you maximize your vacation here and do all memorable things in one trip? Although you can’t explore all places that LA offers, you can explore must-have areas and affordable cities near Los Angelesthat you can’t miss when visiting LA. 1 OEU Skyspace Want to slide into the sky? OEU Skyspace is the city’s tallest open-air observation deck. It offers 360-degree views of the city. It’s found 1,000 feet above the ... read more


Von meinem Hostel in Seattle bin ich mit der Straßenbahn zum Flughafen gefahren, wo ich erfahren habe, dass mein Rucksack als Handgepäck zu groß ist, deshalb musste ich in gegen einen Aufpreis als Gepäckstück aufgeben. Das war aber nicht schlimm, denn so bin ich mit kaum Handgepäck gereist. Der Flug nach San Francisco ging schnell vorbei, jedoch musste das Flugzeug nach Los Angeles 20 min auf der Startbahn warten. Das wäre kein Problem, wenn meine Knie nicht den Sitz vor mir berühren würden. Endlich in Los Angeles angekommen war ich aufgeschmissen, da ich mich nicht mit dem WiFi vom Flughafen verbinden konnte und deshalb keine Ahnung hatte, wie ich zu meinem Hostel gelange. Also habe ich am Flughafen so ziemlich jeden Menschen in einer Uniform angesprochen. war wollten mir alle helfen, doch keiner wusste wie und ... read more
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Our last day in the USA. I get up and buy breakfast; ‘everything’ bagels and strawberry cream cheese. It’s a weird combination. I hadn’t realised ‘everything’ includes onion and garlic. Strawberries and garlic, not a pairing I’d recommend, although Heston Bluemthal probably has an ice cream that flavour. We start the day at the brilliant Getty Museum - an example of what you can create when money really is no object. If J P Getty had been born a century later and not struck oil, he would probably have ended up on one of those TV programmes about hoarders. But instead, he became the world’s richest man and amassed a formidable collection of art. Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Turner, Monet, Manet, Degas. It’s all here. The highlight of the collection; Van Gough’s Irises. There’s also sculpture, furniture, stained ... read more
Getty Museum
Getty Museum
Van Gough’s Irises

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles February 28th 2018

A day to explore Los Angeles. A good start, we discover blueberry flavour Philadelphia. After breakfast, we take the metro downtown. We have to stand, as the seats have homeless people sleeping on them. The level of homelessness is shocking; every bench, every piece of grass, every staircase has a rough sleeper on it. I google LA homelessness, the total is a staggering 58,000. And this in a town where so many incredibly wealthy people live. We walk through Grand Park to visit the wonderfully bonkers architecture of Frank Gehry - the Disney Concert Hall, all silver and weird shapes and angles. And the ultra modern Our Lady of The Angels Cathedral build when its predecessor was destroyed by an earthquake in the 90s. Through Little Japan, which appears to have a photo of George Takei ... read more
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Disney Concert Hall
Disney Concert Hall Garden

North America » United States » California » Los Angeles February 27th 2018

Today is our longest drive. 380 miles to Los, 366 on Route 10, so my awesome navigational skills will not be in great demand. As most of the day will be spent in the car, I get up at 6 am and head for the gym. GCU’s colour is purple and they’ve not skimped on the colour scheme. I run 5 km in a haze of purple motivational quotes before we set off for LA. Soon we are back in California and off the map in ‘Lonely Planet Southwest USA’. I’m not sure how California is not in southwest USA and there has been correspondence on the matter. I pointed out that it’s about as south and west as USA gets, but Lonely Planet stood firm. I ended by telling them I hope Donald Trump doesn’t ... read more




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