Blogs from San Diego, California, United States, North America - page 77

Hello all, After 3 great days at Disney we headed south to San Diego. We stayed at a lovely park in Mission Bay which had trees and picnic tables (some of these RV parks are just carparks). The afternoon we arrived we went to the supermarket, we were there for an embarrassing length of time but our efforts were rewarded with Vogals bread and Cadbury chocolate! (We were very excited). Cabrillo National Park: The next day we went to explore the city and found a national park quite by accident. Cabrillo Nat. Park is thought to be the site were the Spanish first set foot on American soil in the 1500s. It has a small museum which tells you the full story, a huge monument and a lighthouse from the 1800s. The lighthouse is decorated inside ... read more

Hi again. Well I have now experienced the famous Greyhound bus system - I have to say It could do with a lot of improvement! The bus from Anaheim to San Diego was dirty and had some of the weirdest people on board, but I made it here safely. My hostel seems ok. A bit old but cosy. There's 3 others in my room but I haven't met them yet, so we'll see I guess. Tomorrow I plan on checking out the zoo, the hostel offers cheap tickets which is good. I'm saving money all over the place! I'm using internet at the library which means it's free! Only 6 minutes left now so must go...... read more

Went to strange little bit of coast today - full of military shops, barbers & very little else, although did get a decent pizza and bottle of peroni, and big plus saw dolphins off the pier, a pod of around 4/5. Just never gonna get over the thrill of seeing stuff that belongs in the sea there. That was the one good thing about Cook, we saw whales - quite a long way out, but v. lucky as they don’t usually get sighted till June. Yeah, Oceanside was an odd bit of seaside, it’s near Camp Pendleton which apparently is a bit of a prime posting. Military influence is overwhelming, I don’t think I’ve ever been anywhere where there are so many barbers. Despite the numbers there were still queues coming out the door. Hundreds of ... read more

Well well well, funny this life thing is, is it not? 8 months and a few days on and another beautiful chapter in my life has been written, and I could not be happier with the contents of it. First off a thank you to any and every one that I met whilst on my travels, from the guy at the top of Taksim who worked at the donner shop to the friends that will last a life time. Thank you, thank you. Most of the people that I spoke to before I left would always say to me, "wow wee, this is a trip of a lifetime, enjoy it to the full" I always thought that was a bit strange because it is and was just a beautiful trip, but certainly not a trip of ... read more

Here are just a few of the bests' and worsts' that came to mind when thinking about my trip. -Best City--ISTANBUL -Best Beer in Europe--STAROPRAMEN -Best Beer in Africa--CASTLE LAGER -Best Beer in Asia--BINTANG -Friendliest Locals--BALI -Most Unfriendly Locals--INNER CHINA -Coolest Architecture- LJUBLJANA / PRAGUE -Best Value for Money Country--THAILAND -Favourite Ruins--ANGKOR WAT, CAMBODIA -Favourite Food--THAI / TURKISH -Favourite Meal--CHICKEN IN POTATO PANCAKES WITH AWESOME SAUCE, PRAGUE -Most Unfortunate Name for a Currency--VIETNAMESE DONG -Best Ancient Site--PYRAMIDS AT GIZA -Most Dangerous Place to Cross Roads--CAIRO -Favourite City to Party in--BANGKOK / CAPE TOWN -Easiest Country to Travel in--THAILAND -Hardest--CHINA -Favourite Island--KOH PHAN GANG / GILI TRAWANGAN -Best Place to Get your hair cut--TURKEY -Best Beache... read more