Deep Los Angeles

... . Instead, we ended up going down the block to a chinese place, Yang Chow, that specializes in "slippery shrimp". Basically, deep-fried, breaded shrimp in a spicy sweet and sour sauce. Yum. The restaurant was packed and there was a line, so we ...

... weeks I'd like to think I could stand on the east cape of New Zealand's north island watching the sun rise from behind the United States. Silly maybe, but I want to join the dots and piece the puzzle as it were, my own way. We nearly didn't ...

... to save $800 to get to the USA and I didn't appreciate the nose of the plane being too heavy. I consoled myself that not even United had lost a plane over the Pacific, though they nearly did in 1989, it managed to get home safetly. With a horrible track ...

... the world. You thought I was talking about MY child didn't you? I am not. HE is my nephew and my feelings for him run so deep it almost frightens me to think of having children of my own. Today is the day I finally begin on the journey to a new ...

... up the Californian surf culture around this fine city - the one with the best climate in the US they tell me. On the road north to Los Angeles we stopped off for a dip in the huge surf at Laguna Beach, then took a scene out of The O.C. getting a ...

... Dodger Stadium, but some call it Chavez Ravine, named after Julian Chavez, a 19th Century LA Councilman.  It's definitely in a deep valley or ravine.  You can enter the stadium on several levels.  I bought my ticket ($70) making sure ...

... . It's a beautiful beach stretching as far as the eye can see in both directions, white sand and crystal clear water framed by deep blue skys and the occasional fluffy white cloud. We came across a hut where you could hire bikes so we paid the 10 bucks ...

... then to the Grand Canyon, San Diego and back to LA. As ever, more to come including the photos from Brisbane, Fiji and Los Angeles, keep checking back and they'll be here soon. Ta Ta for now! ***UPDATE!*** We have some news.... The end is ...

... so we lived it up. the grand canyon was amazing, even tho its really just a big hole in the ground in the desert. up to one mile deep and 10 miles wide in places. we flew in from vegas over lake mead and the hoover dam, then down to the bottom in a ...

We landed in Los Angeles on Friday, July 8. Al called his sister, Oriel, and we made plans to get together on Saturday. The only restaurant close enough to the motel to walk to offered very tasty Chinese food which we both enjoyed. Unfortunately, we ...