Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 1017

We used San Diego as a launching pad for a day-trip to Tijuana, and found a very central hostel in the downtown Glaslamp quarters. This used to be the seedier side of town, but is now the hippest part (so we were told). San Diego is a small town though, in comparison to NYC and LA, and it shows. We walked around for a bit, got a bite to eat and saw Rocky Balboa. Not one of the best movies we've seen, but worth a DVD-rental. Went to bed early to be fresh for Mexico... eh, Tijuana anyway. Vi anvande San Diego som en utgangspunkt for var dagstripp till Tijuana, och hittade ett valdigt centralt vandrarhem i Gaslamp-kvarteren. Detta brukade vara den skummare delen av staden, men ar nu den hippaste (enligt utsago). San Diego ar ... read more

Well after arriving in Mammoth on Monday then spending Tuesday getting acquainted with the mountain (skiing wise), Wednesday was our first day of work at June Mountain (www.junemountain.com). The mountain is about 20 miles from Mammoth Lakes and takes about 35 minutes on the bus which arrives at our stop at 7:15am (ouch!). June is a really nice little resort that attracts mostly locals and hardcore skiers/boarders, and it has one of the best freestyle parks (Jumps, halfpipe, rails etc) in the US. The ride up to the main building is a 10 minute lift ride that gives us some spectacular views of the surrunding mountains, it feels like we are in the heart of the European Alps rather than California! Our first 2 days of work were pretty much all theory, our supervisor lecturing us ... read more

Had our first big dump on saturday with over a foot of fresh powder, which is good news for mammoth and getting us closer to starting work at June mountain (we still need another 1-2 feet). So we headed out on sunday morning and we're doing the normal runs through the park and near the main lodge when we decide to take a few chairs up in pursuit of some powder runs. Got off the final chair and we're loving the run so far and come to a crossroad... everyone is going right, but left looks deeeeep in powder, although no one is running it (looked kinda closed off but no signs were up). It may or may not have been my decision, we took a left and sunk into waist deep powder with not much ... read more

Day 2 we drove right through LA to the other side, and the Big Bear Lake area in the San Bernardino mountains. We'd planned to see if we could find some skis and a slope and have a go, but in the end it was too cold, especially since we don't have any salopettes with us... Whimps ;) Also, past Arrowhead (close to the top of the mountain) snow chains were a requirement, and we didn't have any of those either... So we went back down again, and headed for the Joshua Tree National Park. Well worth the trip though, for the fantastic views. Sa mycket sno och inga skidor! Dag 2 korde vi rakt igenom LA till andra sidan, och Big Bear Lake-omradet i San Bernardino-bergen. Vi hade tankt se om det fanns skidor och ... read more

I came to Hollywood as part of my Contiki Tour. I was not to sure on what to expect. I knew that they had a ton of stars, Hollywood Sign, and a few of the big theatres which are famous for lots of hollywood event. All that I know is that it isnt all I expected it to be. Stars There are 5 star types 1) Music 2) TV 3) Movies 4) Radio Personalities 5) Comideians ??? These stars cost $15,000 each to get one. The requerements to get one are that you must be indrustry for at least 10 years, be famous for something and are/been successful. To get a star you dont even have to be a real person. For example the Simpsons, Mickey Mouse, Big Bird, Snow White etc.... All have stars. The ... read more