Big Sur Trips

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 …

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 …

We met up at The Hacienda hotel and pretty much set off on our way to Big Sur. This was the longest driving day which probably worked out well as we spent most of the journey getting to know other people in the group. On the way we stopped …

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 …

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 …

Day 1 Friday October 19th: D and I head to STL to go to LA. running a little late, dropped off luggage at the gate and parked the car. Horn on D's car locked up and would not stop going off. Eventually we got it off and caught the shuttle. …

Our trip to California began with an eventful flight to San Jose. The first stop was Santana Row - to enjoy the shops and food. We ate at a Pan-asian restaurant called Straits Cafe where the dessert, which we lovingly termed "the volcano," …

We finished our final preparations today, packing the car as best we could. We are scheduled to leave from Philadelphia tomorrow afternoon and head to Shenandoah National Park for our first stop. We are both quite excited. Skyline drive was …

Well we survived the plane trip. The kids were OK , they slept a few hours towards the end. The main problem was that they were much more attuned to their biological clock which was telling them that it was afternoon: awake and be active and …