We kind of left it a bit late to book any accommodation so ended up staying in Mission Beach which was pretty awesome. We opted for a few quid extra a night for a motel with two big size beds, a TV and kitchen (the kitchen was added in as they lost our booking). The 1st day, well afternoon, we headed to the beach but it was a bit windy; actually very windy so didn´t end up staying long. We instead headed to the Fro Yo place (frozen yogurt for those not up with...

Not sure why I am calling this PCH as we didn´t exactly see much of the Pacific Coast Highway due to a severe landslide that has closed most of the Big Sur for weeks now. Anyway I digress. We left sunny SF and picked up our new car. Not as exciting as the jeep but at least it was a bit smaller and less terrifying for Sandra. We drove for about 2hrs and headed straight for Santa Cruz (it is allowed and even obligatory to think of the Thrills song right now). San...

So where do I begin with SF, it is truly an amazing city and has overtaken NYC in my favourite US city. We arrived from a long trip from Yosemite in the evening and pretty much crashed straight away. The next day we took the bus up to Pier 41 and took the ferry to Alcatraz. We started the day with a talk from Nancy, a 65 yr old guard who looked like she should be baking Betty Crocker cookies in the kitchen rather than talking about the history and criminals who ...

The drive from LA to the wilderness was an eventful one in that we kinda left it a bit late to leave and ended up driving in the dark through the park. The roads were winding, the amount of snow (yes, I said snow) increased on the side of the road and there was even a layer of eerie fog covering most of the road. It was probably a good thing that I couldn't see much as we find out a day or two later that on the side of the road was a huge drop to death. Fact! We...

"LA proved too much for the man..." (Gladys Knight in case you didn't know). LA was so much better than I thought it would be, had very little expectations but really enjoyed it. So I thought this entry can be split out into the following categories food, accommdation, sights, and stars. Feel free to skip to any that might be of most interest to you - I won't mind. Food One of my favourite subjects to talk about. The food here was pretty darn good. The highlig...