Monterey Trips

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

California third largest state and first major destination for tourists in United States. With many regions of California have its own reputation but south region of California is more famous because south region is home of Disneyland, Hollywood, …

San Francisco Hotel: Galaria Park Hotel, 191 Sutter Street, nice beds (angela loved the pillows), in the financial district near union square (shopping) and china town, long walk to the bay but we made a day of it and saw the sites along the way. …

The San Rafael Market was beautiful: fresh fruit and veggies, seafood, meats, baked goods, lots of samples, art, crafts, jewelry, all types of food stands, live music, and even a bouncy room and a face painting clown for the kids! We had a …

Earlier in the year around January we started planning a road trip for this summer’s vacation. The thought was to go to Yosemite National Park, San Francisco, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and maybe Napa Valley and a winery. It ended up that was too …

JUNE 29th!!!! Time to wrap everything up and get on my way! I pretty much finished my packing last night, there is just a few more things I need to add. It is seriously difficult deciding what to pack! Sara spent a lot of time putting some …

Is day one of a trip ever really "day one?" I know it isn't for me. Day One of this trip was probably about ten years ago, when I first had an opportunity to visit Yellowstone National Park. Not that we were going to Yellowstone on this particular …