Venice 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 …

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 …

When we finally got to I-405, it was already about 4 pm in the afternoon, and the traffic had already started building up. To save time, we decided to go directly to Venice Beach and checked in at our hotel later. The freeway traffic was so …

Las chicas landed in the sweltering Valley, skipping LAX for the more compact Burbank airport. After relating their ordeal of the overly attentive woman in the seat next to them (and having said woman almost overhear), Micaela and Jessica mentioned …

Kim shows up from NYC with two requirements: that we get sushi and Mexican food during her stay. I take her straight to Takao, near my house, and we get frosty beers and the lunch sushi special. It's delicious. We pop over to Ron Herman across …

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 …

Picked up my partner at 3. Not much to tell here except the hot, dusty drive through the cow-patties of the Central Valley. I can't eat hamburgers for weeks after... First things first, went to Hollywood Mel's for breakfast. Get the tourist …

This morning we drove past our old house, my first home. It's only one floor, but we had a palm tree in the front yard! Then we went to our old church, the place I was baptized. The rest of the day we spent at Disneyland! I forgot how much …

I'm on my way! I plan to visit LA with a breadth-first heuristic and not really get too in depth, mostly driving or riding around the tourist traps and not walking around too much. Hence, this is going to truly be a tour of California's first …