Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 1101

Motorhome News from North America 6 Wonderful Yosemite! Moss Landing, Monterey, Pebble Beach, Pacific Grove, Carmel, Laguna Seca and Hearst Castle From summer to winter to spring - all in March. March 7th - 16th 2006 How are you guys doin’ today? We have heard it so many times, from so many people, ‘If you only visit one place in California, it has to be Yosemite’. There is no escaping Yosemite National Park. It offers 1,200 square miles of spectacular natural landscape to explore and savour, though it’s not all accessible in winter; the higher passes are closed until late spring when the thaw brings water gushing forth from streams and falls. Earlier lessons of snowy conditions learned, we chose a ‘Kampgrounds of America’ (KOA) campsite outside the park and took the morning bus along the ... read more

Well, it being St. Patrick's Day here in the States, Holly and I decided we would go out for some good ol' Corned Beef and Cabbage for dinner. There being two Streets of London Public Houses (not Irish, we know, but close enough) within a short drive from our home we went to check out the St. Patrick's Day party action at the Folsom location (there is also a SOLP in mid-town Sacramento). For all die-hard Anglophiles/Europhiles like Holly and I, or if you're a Limey (please take no offense, none intended) living in the States and are somewhat homesick, Streets of London Pub is the place to be. Having lived in England myself and experiencing first hand a real English pub ambiance, the old Coca-Cola advertising jingle "There's nothing like the real thing, Baby" holds ... read more

I have returned to America. More specifically, I have returned to my suburb on the outskirts of Los Angeles. It does not appear that much has changed here. However, that does not mean nothing has changed. I am not exactly the same. My trip to southeast Asia was such an amazing experience, and one that I believe will influence my future. My travels have certainly not ended; they have paused. In addition, I am more open than ever to living overseas. In spite of all that, it is good to be home. There is much that needed to be handled here, and I am in the process of taking care of those things. You know, those typical things that stack up while away for an extended period, plus a few surprises: mail, bills, jury duty, taxes, ... read more

And thus has our first day in the U S of A progressed. Well, ok. Before that. Following fond farewells at the airport - from our families and from the toilet at our gate (seriously, it thanked us and asked us to come again, has the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation started shipping toilets to Earth now?) they announced that random bag checks would take place while boarding. Juliet tried for the triple, having already been stopped at two out of two check points, but this time was allowed through. Jenny seriously doesn't recommend sitting next to smelly people on the plane (and I don't mean Ju!) but inflight entertainment was otherwise passable. Juliet discovered that she is amongst those who are physically incapable of sleeping on planes, and threw intermittent bleary and jealous looks at sleeping Jenny's ... read more

It was the time of year that everyone counts down the days to... Spring Break! And being that it was my fifth year of college - I knew it would be my last REAL chance at a true spring break before joining the "real world". Having never been further West than Alabama at this point, I knew exactly where I needed to go - California! I made arrangements to stay with a good friend of mine, Chris, and managed to line up part of the trip with some fellow friends from home to fly in together and spend the first day there all in a mini-reunion. We had a blast! With only three hours of sleep, Myself, Hiral, Craig, Brad, and Theresa left for the Atlanta airport to catch our 9am flight. We arrived into Los ... read more