Blogs from Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, United States, North America - page 8

We're in San Diego, visiting Brian's sister, just about ready to leave tomorrow to cross the border. And very excited to do this at last. Here's what we've been up to: Monday we got some electrical things checked out on the bus, got the temporary registration permit at DMV (closest thing shy of passing smog, which is out of the question), and crossed out a record-breaking amout of items off our many lists of to-do's. Tuesday we made some last-minute modifications to the bus, packed and left. Brian managed to leave his passport in a drawer, safely at home. On our way out of town and starving, we decided to get burritos and a couple margaritas (at Cactus Cafe, of course). Before leaving the parking lot, the muffler fell completley off the back of the bus! ... read more

well...we have have been in san diego for a few days now and it is a million times better than los angeles....we are staying at the banana bungalow hostel which is literally on the beach, its a great joint with heaps of great people and has kegs pretty much every night.. yesterday was superbowl sunday...we got a keg well actually two...i was going for seattle because my cousin, simon's, wife comes from there but unfortunately they lost..kristian was going for pittsburg...we made a bet of $1 because i wasnt confident enough to stick to the original bet of a load of washing... we also made another bet over the outcome of the UFC title fight...UFC is ultimate fighting championship...which is pretty much two huge guys beating the absolute stuffing out of each other....we watched it at ... read more

One of the most interesting things to observe about Californian Beach culture is the way that so many people there watch religiously as the sun goes down on an evening. Admittedly the sunset on Pacific Beach is pretty cool and a really great sight to clap ones eyes on, but whats bizarre is the fact that when the sun finally goes down many of the people who are watching applaud the sun for doing so. Then its as if they are expecting it to come up again for an encore (but it never does, which is surprising because you'd think the sun would want to give more to its audience. Most of the days in San Diego have been spent on the beach, which is something that happens on many holidays, but this is unusual for ... read more

The hostel in San Diego was located right on Pacific Beach, which was good because even at this time of the year the temperatures in southern California average about 28 degrees celsius. So what we encountered was several days of blazing heat on a beach, which is good of course. Looking out on to the beach what you always see is loads of surfers, some great some not so great and others completely unable to do it. But it seems like surfing is a part of the life of almost everyone who lives in the vicinity, not to mention the many holiday makers who go there all the time. It seemed obvious that we should give surfing a try, and on the Tuesday that we were there a bunch of us (the guys mentioned in the ... read more

After all my plans to travel in the deep, dark, depths of Mexico, I know find myself relaxing in sunny San Diego at Pacific Beach. I spent two nights in an average Hostel and moved to the Banana Bungalow this morning. It has a sweet location right on the beach and Keg Parties every night. It was sad to say goodbye to my two new friends, Ali and Robie, but I know that adventure lies ahead for all of us! I am sure we will meet up soon. I had grown a little weary of life on the road and the sweltering Mexican heat. Whilst, my reasons for travelling are to see the world, I also want to get stuck into some more active pursuits. I will now stay put in San Diego for a while. ... read more