Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 Dec Driving in the US and 2 days of dog shows this weekend. Was a bit nervous about the whole driving thing (nervous for Andrew as he was driving and I was the navigator). Did not have the best weather for our first drive in the USA as it was raining the whole way and we later found out this was their first rains in a very long time, people had been praying for the rain, good for them but not good for us. Most of the dog show was indoor...

Friday 11 was a shopping day. Had heard about The Block at Orange and the Westfield Mainplace so we planned to go there. Got the shuttle to the block and it was great. Probably spent over 1 hour in the bookstore alone. There are so many shops and you feel like you are going one step forward two steps back trying to get around to them all. After we finished there we headed off to Westfield. A major shopping center like the block and you would think they would have...

Hi everyone, so including the day we arrived it is getting to the end of day 3 of our holiday. It is 5:30pm Wednesday night that I am typing this - having a break from the park before we head off for tea and back to Disneyland as it stays open until 11pm. We had a great flight over, we were upgraded to premium economy and it was awesome. We had larger seats, stacks of leg room and seats that reclined with leg rests that folded out. Qantas was great to fly with. ...