Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 1135

California was great. I'm such a fan of northern California. It's incredibly laid back and oh so very quaint. We both began and ended our trip in San Francisco, a city that I would go back and visit today if I could. After a long, but enjoyable flight, we got to California late at night; that in itself was spectacular. All I could see for the longest time were dots of light in the hills from all the surrounding homes and whatnot and black water below. It was like landing in outerspace where all you could see were stars. Once we landed, we waited in line for what seemed like an eternity to get our rental car. By time we got the car, all of us were extremely tired and just went to our first ... read more

We woke up in the hot, dry, Napa Valley and fell asleep in the cool, coastal Mendocino area (more specifically Fort Bragg). It was pretty uneventful, but undoubtably beautiful. It's like you're in the quaint California countryside, and then all of a sudden you're in the mountains. And I don't mind at all. Mendocino's a real hippie town - it's full of intertwining gardens that boast plants not readily found in the great state of Illinois and little shops. I love the fog that surrounds the area from the Pacific. We pretty much just walked around all day, taking lunch in a home deli and getting coffee in little standing room only cafes. So quaint! We ate in Fort Bragg, which is definitely more fisherman town than Mendocino. We also took a stop at what is ... read more

Hi there all. Well, have arrived "Up Over". Am currently at the tail end of 30 hours of sleep deprivation. It's evening here in LA...7:15pm and it's still bright! Joy of summer. Had a good time before I left. Many emails and an awesome Arctic Lemon cake by my boss, complete with animals and marshmallows for icebergs went down a treat. Also had lunch with family and friends which was great. Had a huge list of chores to get done before I went and got most of them done. Was up at 4am on Saturday to catch the flight to Sydney. After quickly procuring a copy of the latest Harry Potter novel, we boarded the flight to LA. It was very bumpy for sometime. I didn't get any sleep seeing I just kept getting disturbed by ... read more

Take me out to the ball game Take me out to the crowd. Buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks I don't care if I ever get back, 'Cause it's root, root, root For the Dodgers. If they don't win it's a shame. For it's one, two, three strikes You're out At the old ball game. I went to my first Baseball game on Tuesday night, and is was so much fun. Unfortunately the LA Dodgers lost against Philly, oh well, but it was great anyway. I loved the kiss cam interval, it was quite humorous. Also Americans will get up and start dancing even when SOBER! wow! The whole atmosphere was quite a festivity. I'd hate to forget where i parked there though, massive carpark (for their massive cars) and the whole place was full. ... read more

I am here. I am tired. I am going to sleep. The End.... read more