Finally in Santa Monica! We came yesterday which was one day earlier than we get our house. Tired after hectic days in New York, San Francisco and Vegas, we stayed at a hotel near the beach. Today we took the car to Venice Beach where we had à latte and walked through the venice street shops. We got to the house at 14.00 and got settled. After that we walked to Santa Monica pier. The pier was really crowded, must be because of the great weather and the day being...

Just reached Santa Barbara after 9 hours of driving. Need to rest and sleep before the 6 hour drive to Las Vegas tomorrow. Got a room at Best Western, really nice hotel surrounded by palmtrees. Good night! Levent & Linda

Landed at SF airport last night, got our Hyundai Santa Fe SUV and drove to our hotel at Market Street. Got up early as usual, had a real American breakfast and took the car downtown. After walking around malls like Macy's, Bloomingdales and then the Louis Vuitton store, we walked to Chinatown. Interesting place with tons of shops selling all kinds of chinese stuff. We then went to pier 39, a beautiful place right across from Alcatraz with several seafood restaura...