Our flight to New York left a little late and was a bit squashy and bumpy, but we arrived in New York safely.By the time we checked into our accommodation it was around 6pm, and we hadn't eaten since 7.30am as they didn't serve food on our flight. We set out for a food market a couple of blocks away and brought some supplies for our dinner, which we got to eat at about 8pm. By the time we showered and unpacked, etc, it turned out to be quite a late night after a ...

Happy Birthday Karen. We headed out early on a shuttle bus for LAX and our flight to Las Vegas. We arrived at the airport and were processed smoothly. We all needed to remove our shoes and we all had to stand in the body x-ray machine. We passed their tests, even Karen who was walking around wearing a bright flashing 'I'm 50' badge. Our flight to Las Vegas was good and we all checked in to our various hotel rooms at Planet Hollywood Towers and MGM Signatur...

On our last morning in San Francisco, Lynne, Karen, Cath, Neil, Kathy and I headed downtown at 7.50am with all our luggage to meet our bus tour to Monterey and Carmel. Our bus left San Francisco city and headed south through the outer suburbs. There were suburbs that were very high density full of run-down 3-storey buildings up and down the hills. The further we got out of the city, the neighbourhoods became less crowded and the houses larger and better spaced...

On our last morning in San Francisco, Lynne, Karen, Cath, Neil, Kathy and I headed downtown at 7.50am with all our luggage to meet our bus tour to Monterey and Carmel. Our bus left San Francisco city and headed south through the outer suburbs. There were suburbs that were very high density full of run-down 3-storey buildings up and down the hills. The further we got out of the city, the neighbourhoods became less crowded and the houses larger and better spaced...

Hello from San Francisco. The trip started well with an airline upgrade to Premium Economy seats for Lynne and me - we loved the extra room and cosy blankets, but we still had to put up with a screaming toddler and bad food. We all arrived in San Francisco in good spirits and, with the help of a very grumpy old cab driver, met up with Cathy and Neil at our accommodation. The apartment is good, but not as nice as shown in the internet pictures and we had ongo...