Monterey Trips

We arrived at Mall of America last night. G loved the roller coasters and rides, we didn't do any shopping because we are planning a 2 nite stay on the way home. If you have TONS of money and don't know where to spend it, this is the place …

This is just the basics.I will update and insert photo's soon . First of all , you need a lot of energy to do it this way.Arrive to LA early morning of Tuesday and collect minivan.Set GPS for Kawada hotel in LA. Eat, rest and wash. Drive around …

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 …

Rundtur med Duck tour i SF. Åkte i ett amfibiefordon från andra världskriget. Sightseeing i fishermanswharf och downtown. Spårvagnåkande med de klassiska spårvagnarna är en upplevelse när man åker ner i de branta backarna.Masssor av trevlig shopp …

Thanks for reading my trip journal. This is the longest paid vacation I've taken in my entire working career. This journal records every happy moment in this trip. I would like to give special THANKS to DH, Monica, Alex, Joakim, Aunt Francis, Unc …

THE GOAL: The goal of this 8 days long journey was to visit as many places as possible getting the broad experinces about various West Coast places. Next year we are comming back in California. We plan to re-visit those places that we liked …

Picking up Diana at the San Jose airport. This is minutes after she got off the plane... This is where we had dinner. A great restaurant in Los Gatos on Santa Cruz Ave. Didn't research or read any reviews, just went and picked out something …

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 …

We flew to San Francisco and checked in at Nob Hill Motor Hotel, which is in a good location in San Francisco and affordable price; a couple blocks from Fisherman's Wharf. The old couple were very nice and gave us some good tips on where we …

Here I am standing in front of the Penguins at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. During my day we saw plenty of mysterious looking fish, sea kelp, jellyfish, and my favorite was the sea otters. I wish I would of gotten a picture of them getting fed …