All I want for Christmas is a trip to San Diego


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January 5th 2009
Published: January 5th 2009
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Christmas was coming and the goose was getting fat, but I couldn’t really give a Figgie pudding myself as I was off to San Diego to visit my most AWESOME brother for the Christmas festivities. Luckily, my brother (did I mention he was AWESOME) invited me out for my first Xmas stateside. Leaving a dark and gloomy Olde London town, I checked in and sat back for 10 hours of the finest air travel ... Read Full Entry



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Continental confusionContinental confusion
Continental confusion

I thought I was in the US, oh I'm so confused now
Then time travelThen time travel
Then time travel

Now I'm in ancient Rome, Vegas is the closest you can get to being Doctor Who
Hmm, all the fun of the fairHmm, all the fun of the fair
Hmm, all the fun of the fair

We walked the whole strip to go to 'the best bar in Vegas', and of course it was closed!
Joshua treesJoshua trees
Joshua trees

They didn't exist before U2
Fron Hyfryd USAFron Hyfryd USA
Fron Hyfryd USA

One for the folks, does it look familiar?
Mormon-y than sense?Mormon-y than sense?
Mormon-y than sense?

San Diego Mormon tabernacle. I actually quite like the building myself, but conversion is the only way to enter I think.
Back in blightyBack in blighty
Back in blighty

It's so cold back home, I'm reduced to wearing my sleeping bag suit on all possible occasions (I'm in the yellow) and yes, I even have a friend who has one too!



13th January 2009

Glad to see you are getting over to my part of the world
Hey, enjoyed your blog - I was in Florida for Christmas - so at least we were in the same country! Glad to see you are enjoying the best that North America has to offer. Are you on facebook yet? in my sad existence it is the only way i communicate these days.
14th January 2009

I'll be back over again pretty soon
No Facebook for me am afraid. I seem to be spending far too much time on your side of the Atlantic, about to come over again. Whistler from 23rd Jan, and then probably back again in March for another week. Canadian skiing is the best!

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