Blogs from San Diego, California, United States, North America - page 76

Laurie was able to spend about a week in San Diego with Axel while he was there for the summer working. San Diego is rich in history, culture and food. There was much to explore. First stop, after fixing axel's cell phone, was Balboa Park and its gardens. Balboa Park is renowned for the lush landscaping and lovely gardens on its 1,200 acres, offering a magnificent backdrop for the cultural attractions. The Park was ranked among the Best Parks in the World by the Project for Public Places in 2003 (13 out of 24) for its mixture of horticulture and art and culture. There are more than eight gardens in the Park, which include the lovely Alcazar Garden, the award-winning rose garden, the Japanese Friendship Garden, the desert garden and the historic Botanical Building. The City ... read more

Hey everyone, whats happening. Its my second last day in San Diego and I must say its really hard to be leaving. Its been such a great 6 months and made heaps of friends so pretty hard to say goodbye to everyone. Thought I'd do one last entry before i head off backpacking without my computer coz i don't know when and if i'll be keeping this up. Tomorrow I leave for the family home in Wisconsin where i'll be spending a week with family, with relatives from the US and also my parents who are also going around the world as well. Will be nice to relax, play some golf and sit on the balcony by the lake. After that going to New York for a week where I think i'm meeting up with the ... read more

Hey guys well after about 1 year, I somehow am going back to wonderful, under rated south america. this time, instead of 7.5 weeks, I am spending 6 months! Spending the first 5 weeks attending a very important wedding and wandering through Brazil. Then I am studying 2.5 months in Buenos Aires and 2.5 months in Santiago, Chile. I just finished school monday, drove home and left today, thursday. will update you on my adventures. PEACE... read more

It's Tuesday and it's sunny and warm here in San Diego (surprised?). I am currently enjoying what I will call my last true day off before we embark on our insane little adventure. I should be tracking down all the last minute info I need. I should be making sure the apartment is in order before we leave. Hell, I should be getting my absurdly long hippy-hair cut so that I won't have to do it while abroad. I am instead, sprawled out on the couch learning about this travel blog (and privately wondering exactly how disciplined I will be about keeping it updated) and watching France struggle to keep it together at the World Cup. The announcers are cracking me up. They're trying so hard to stay excited but since neither side seems capable ... read more

Well, we spent four days at the Banana Bungalow, that really isn't much more than a shack on the beach in desperate need of some renovation work as well as a few memeber of staff with a smile. The best thing about it is the location and we did get two days of decent weather. The first night there we decided to drown our sorrows at having left the USA Hostel where we had been spoilt by the staff (Jim & Chris - you are stars!), in fact we ended up calling the manager Jim'll Fix It because there is nothing in San Diego this man cannot arrange. Anyway, lucky for us a group of US Marines turned up with the entertainment...and taught us the rules of Beer Pong - basically throwing ping pong balls into ... read more