MONDAY 07.09.09 - DAY 15 NEWPORT Headed to the OC today, now this is more my kind of place, well kept, clean, affluent area. Palm Trees stretch as far as the eye can see along the promande (Huntington Beach), harbours overflowing with expensive yaughts. The OC is actually what I imagined Santa Barbara and Santa Monica to be like. The OC lives up to its image of scenes portrayed of California by Hollywood films of stunning promandes, beautiful people, presdene be...

SAN DIEGO - 08.09.09 - 10.09.09 (Days 16 - 18) Stayed in Pacific Beach for 2 nights. SURFING - Me and Pete tried our hand at SURFING!!!! oh lord, Pete was not quite the expert he thought he would be and well me; lets just say I did not take to it like a fish to water...just laying on the board was a challenge! The boards were so heavy, it was difficult to even carry them, and trust me you do not want to get hit by one of them. By the end of the day we were b...

HOLLYWOOD! - DAY 14 06.09.09 Well...Hollywood, initial impressions, tacky, run down tourist spot! The actual strip and immediate area are not very glamous! We the walk of fame with all the stars names are and premiers are held, was a real let down, just cheap and nasty! So took a tour bus to see if Hollywood could change our minds! Hollywood sign - Cool, found amazing spot where you could see all over LA - Wow! Hollywod Homes / Beverly Hills - Homes of the ...

Hello People, 22/08/09 Aptos is the start of our journey; small beach town about an hour and a half from San Francisco. My uncle Andy lives here with his two girls Dannie and Annie (Salt & Pepper), they are just adorable. They met us at the airport, we are staying with them for the first few days, to catch up, have some family time and get over the jet lag! - Andy's Bar - Britannia Arms - Visited Santa Cruz (Lost Boys filmed there - Cool tacky sea side ...

02.09.09 DAY 10 - SANTA MONICA Drove through, Ventura, Carpinteria (could not see anything exciting there), then through Mailbu and Zamba beach. Malibu - We were a bit disappointed by Big Houses and a beach but it did not live up to my expectations. The surroundings were not as nice and elegant as I would have imagined! SANTA MONICA We stayed here for 4 nights, some dogy motel. Good location by the Pier but argggghhh, first night nearly all of the hotel wer...