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 …

Well.....what was originally forecast to be 29.5 hours ended up becoming 31.5 hours with a few delays thrown in.....and yes those extra 2 hours felt like 20 hours!!! Qantas really was the way to fly - no complaints from us, and being able use …

Friday, 8/1 - Well, after many months of planning, the day has finally arrived. We left the house at 4:45pm and got on the road. Took Rte. 84 West until we hit Scranton, PA at about 7:30. We found an old fashioned diner and grabbed a bite. …

Day one. Arrived in Vegas around 3:30pm local time. I love McCarran Airport . Took the airport shuttle to the new Rent-A-Car facility...wow. We had a Dodge Charger reserved but when we got there they offered a convertable upgrade for free so …

Leaving Asia The trip began with more complication than planned. I was supposed to fly from Jakarta and meet Mina in Singapore, then take a straight flight together to Los Angeles, and finally take a connecting flight to Chicago. We were supposed …

I landed in Vegas on July 3rd and took in the World Cup semis at the ESPN Zone in the New York New York Hotel and Casino. I laid $20 on both Italy and France and was handsomely rewarded. The Italy game was wild as Eye-talians came out in droves …

We had a great trip down to LA. Not much traffic because we left late. Our checkin at the Miyako hotel went smoothly...not used to the whole Valet Parking though...giving up ur car keys to a stranger...hummm...overall it went smoothly. The …

Vicky and I took advantage of the 3 day weekend to head down to southern California and to be tourists. We went around all of the hot spots around Downtown Los Angeles. Here are the pictures and recap of the trip. You can view the photo set …

Trip log 3/30 flight in stopped in las vegas. Nice to see the different casinos/hotels, at a cost of another 2 hrs added to the flight. The bike rental place was small and old. joe eorks the counter and is a nice young dude. They didnt have …

We left Gila Bend around 9:00am. The drive was loooong! Especially with three kids ages 8,6,and 4. My husband was completly against brining the portable DVD to keep them entertained. His philosophy: "I didn't have that when I was a kid and …