Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 1010

Bit of a monster flight from Rarotonga - we touched down in Tahiti for an hour or so about 2am. Tried to buy a post card to send to Macie (Pauls Niece) but they only sold them in packs of 10 and we did not have any proper currency so it was all a bit much at that time in the morning. Finally got to LAX about 1pm and then the shuttle bus seemed to keep driving around all the terminals until it had enough passengers. I think we finally got to our hostel about 4pm and both were pretty tired out. We did not do much that evening apart from walk down Melrose Avenue, past all the posh clothes and antiques stores. We were looking for somewhere to eat but it all looked a lot ... read more

Seufer6: Destination--The San Diego Zoo After waking up from a relaxing night of rest at the Hotel Del Coronado, we opened the curtains to windy, overcast and cold weather. Before bed last night, we decided to go the Sea World, but after looking out our window, we thought at day at the San Diego Zoo would be a better choice. Anna, Jessica, and Tanner hit the beach first thing for a quick 1 1/2 mile brisk walk. Actually, Jessica jogged, while Tanner and Anna walked. We are still missing 2 bags from our flight, and Anna's tennis shoes are in one of them, so she flip flopped walked with Tanner. It was a great walk, with many fellow exercisers. We hooked up with Ty, Emma and Lilly at breakfast at the Del. Yummy! A buffet style ... read more

So I leave for Denver, CO in a couple days. I am meeting up with Kevin and then we are driving down to Texas from there. Im excited to be going somewhere new to climb and to be going for so long which should be an amazing experience. I am really tired still from all the New Years hubbub so its hard to piece together sentences and make sense; sorry if its kind of jumbly and haphazard. At the same time, I am extremely aware of what I will be missing while I'm gone; I will be without my closest friends, my wife (who is actually going to be in Washington, D.C.) my job, and my boyfriend. Wierd, in that sentence I have both a wife and boyfriend...pretty swanky life I lead... Anywhoo, I think this ... read more

The last time I was in San Francisco was on a females-only-family-trip almost 2 decades ago. It was Mom, Aunty Molly, Big Sister, Middle Sister and me - quelle nightmare - picture The Joy Luck Club on amphetamines :p Mom the Chanel-clad tour-Nazi totally in competition with her spinster banker sister Aunty Molly who lived in Canada which naturally made her the SF expert - both of them nostalgically waxing lyrical about their peeps in Chinatown; whilst the 3 of us just rolled our eyes wanting to head back south to Disneyland, Marilyn Monroe's prints at Mann's Chinese Theatre and Tex-Mex. Yeah - that was one for the family albums!!! :) This time we were spending Christmas with Almost Spouse's family - well actually just his Little Bro - who was spending 6 months learning aikido ... read more

Ready, set... I'm not sure if you can call it the perfect Christmas gift but it definitely scores high on the list in our house. I've given my wife a two-week trip to Slovenia. We aren't sure if we'll go in the spring or in the fall but either way, we have plenty of time to plan and anticipate. We're in the information gathering stage now so I'll be grateful for any tips or comments. We've traveled lots -- all over the world -- but for some reason, we're looking forward to this trip like no other! Can't wait! Kevin... read more