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...

After surviving the night under the stars at the Big Sur, we headed to Santa Barbara for a few nights. -Drove through - San Louis Bispo - Small town, has an alley full of bubble gum stuck to the wall, so I had to stick mine there too nice! -Stayed in Pismo for one night - Cool beach, wide long stretch of beach, with big trucks, rvs going up and down it, sand dunes! - Drove throough Solvang - Mock dutch town with windmills; strange in the middle of California. ...

Sat 28.08.09 - Day 6 - THE BIG SUR This has to be the best part of the road trip so far! We drove from Montary, through to Carmel (17 mile drive). Wow the most amazing views to the right, and to the left immaculate gold courses used by the rich and famous, with huge houses surrounding them. The golf courses had wild dear roaming free. We then hit the BIG SUR! Jaw dropping views of the ocean. In our convertible our car caressed the winding narrow mountainou...