Trips for California

Flight to San Francisco from Australia was uneventful although we experienced quite a bit of turbulence. Arrived around midday (still Saturday) and caught a taxi to our hotel - The Chelsea Motor Inn in the Marina District. We actually had a …

Friday, 8/1 - Well, after many months of planning, the day has finally arrived! I can't believe that we're actually driving across the US! It's something I've always wanted to do. Our drive will take us from Connecticut to California and back …

Leave home from Seattle at 5am, drove 13 hrs non stop. When we got into the northern tip of California, hot waves hit us right away. Check at the outside temp on the Dashboard, it's at 102F. Driving into San Francisco downtown to our hotel …

Thanks for reading my trip journal. This is the longest paid vacation I've taken in my entire working career. All of us had great fun! I'm determined to finish this journal to note down every happy moment in this trip. I would like to give specia …

Quote of the day: "Patty... I love you, but it's past lunch time." -Joab A good first day, although we barely fed the children (or ourselves). Left the house around 8:30am. It felt weirdly normal. We decided to take the scenic route out of …

Sun 08/02/09 (day 1) - Seattle Arrived at Seattle Tacoma Airport . Taxi to Seattle Crowne Plaza Hotel . Very nice place just right for 2 day stay. Breakfast in the " almost classy" Lowells overlooking the Bay. Seattle Space Needle. Brilliant …

A factoid about Quantas (besides the fact that per Rainman, it's the world's safest airline) is this: When Cyclone Tracy devastated the town of Darwin at Christmas 1974, Qantas established a world record for the most people ever embarked on …

From Van Nuys, California to Arvin, Santa Nella and Corning California: These are pictures of Kevin's Freightliner Burgundy Big Truck and it's awesome. This is what he drives all across the United States and I love being on the road with him …

11/20 We flew to San Francisco; checked in at Nob Hill Motor Hotel; Walked to Fisherman's Wharf and got dinner there. Afterwards, we climbed Hyde St to Lombard St to see the night view of the city. Sat 11/21 - San Francisco; In the morning …

So last weekend my husband told me he had a trip planned for my birthday weekend and he wanted to surprise me but he also didn't want me to get my hopes up as if we would be going to Vegas or a theme park or something like that. A bit of background …