Following our theme park-related fun in Anaheim and friendly frolic in Fresno, we made our way north to the wonderful city of San Francisco. We would spend the best part of a week here as we celebrated our first overseas Christmas with my cousin Catherine, her husband Owen, and their baby boy Dylan. The time spent with the family was truly precious. We played with little Dylan everyday and were blown away by his cuteness and smarts - he's 2 years old and he can...

After the fun in Vegas we flew out to San Francisco for an overnight stay at my cousin Catherine's place. Catherine has been living in San Francisco for about 5 years with her husband Owen. They have a two year old son, Dylan and are expecting a new bundle of joy in 2015. It was so good to see them all - especially Dylan as we hadn't seen him since he was just a newbie. Our stay with Catherine and the family was only brief but we would be returning to San Franc...

After having our fix of Middle and Southern America, it was time for a taste of the glitzy, glamourous and Botox-laden West Coast. We got things started with a 3 day stay in Los Angeles. We based ourselves in picturesque Santa Monica, which is very much reminiscent of the LA that one sees in the movies - people rollerblading and working out along the beaches, glamourous shops and flashy cars. We spent our first day walking around the streets of Santa Monica and...