Santa Monica Beach

SANTA MONICA AND VENICE BEACH!

I stayed on 2nd Street at a hostel called HI (Hostelling International) This was a nice place however everyone kept to themselves ALOT! I didnt really have time to socialize with them as I was off doing day trips!

Walking Santa Monica to Venice Beach - Highly Recommend doing this - Its a nice walk …

Unser heutiges Ziel war Anaheim, um dort das Konzert der irischen Band zu sehen. Natürlich nicht ohne ein paar Zwischenstopps. Die Fahrt führte auf dem Highway 101 Richtung Süden, auf welchem das Auto des öfteren an seine Höchstgeschwindigkeit von 80 mph getrieben wurde. Der erste Stopp war für Malibu geplant. Aufgrund der hohen Parkgebühren (oft …

Yesterday we arrived in Santa Monica (LA).

We flew with Virgin Australia on a Boeing 777. It took 16 hours to get here.

We had a look at the Santa Monica Pier and went down to the beach.

We saw:

• a bendy bus
• a green and white taxi
• a ferris wheel
• a tandem bicycle
• a trapeze

Lots to report on ! Thai soon arrived and we hit the road. We picked up two others, Kyra and Ralph. Kyra lives near Larkspur but goes to College in La and makes the commute at the beginning and end of each week. Ralph on the other hand lives in Orange County. Anyway: we set off. After a long drive we arrived at a place just outside LA, Camarillo: …

Summer in Santa Monica!

First ever entry for our travel blog... We hope that we can provide some useful information for likeminded travellers, a bit of an update for our friends and family and at the very least - some light entertainment!

Touchdown in LAX - The last four days spent in L.A (our short transit stop) has been a …

Hot and sunny at last! We've been waiting since the start of summer for a day like this and had to travel 11,500km to get there. After the days in the cities, the "Ava strikes" and the double decker tour buses, it was great to just go down to the beach without a plan. Well, we had a plan - find a place in the evening which served great burgers - …

L.A. is famous for its miles of beaches, Hollywood studios, Beverley Hills, parties, roadtrips, Disneyland... after having done these with family, friends, love ones, I went on to explore the alternatives.

Really recommend the beachfront biking along South Bay Bike Path from Will Rogers State Beach south for 22 miles, - there are …

It's my last day ...

... with the lovely Sarah Dinneen
... in Santa Monica
... in LA
... in California
... in the United States of America
... on the North American Continent


Yep, I leave this part of my trip behind today and fly south towards the Cook Islands tonight. It's been four months (18 weeks …

One thing everybody needs to do when visiting Santa Monica is to watch the sun set. It's a truly amazing sight and simply beautiful to watch the Pier being cast in the yellow-orange glow of the sun. Find yourself a bench or kick back in the sand and just take the time to enjoy this almost magical time of the day. You'll find most of the people …

Hello together,

es ist jetzt Sonntag Nacht, wir sind von Malibu wieder gesund und munter heimgekehrt und ich kann endlich mal auf ein schönes Strandwochenende mit tollem Wetter zurückschauen. Was sonst noch alles passiert ist, könnt ihr jetzt lesen...

Samstag Morgen klingelt pünktlich um 09:00 Uhr der Wecker, eigentlich sollte ich …

I slept in for the first time on my trip.  It was nice to sleep in a comfy bed. I drove to Santa Monica National Recreation Area.  There I drove along the coast on the Pacific Highway.  In Malibu I got off and walked the Malibu Pier and ...

13.4.2010 Santa Monica Pier has some interesting attractions, a trapeze school and Bubba Gump Shrimp Company Store, among them. It was a crisp sunny morning when we walked along Muscle Beach and the Pier. The amusement park section was not open until ...

After our short departure from the United States we were ready and charged up to tackle the great state of California. Of all our time in the US we decided to spend most of our time in California for the simple reason that it has so much diversity from ...

... whilst watching the surfers on Malibu beach was just enough to warm the body and soul before we carried on south and arrived in Santa Monica in damp, misty fog. August is clearly not the time to visit the California coast. Determined not to be outdone by ...

... beach, but minus the beautiful bodies.  In general we have been surprised by how un-worked-out and fit the people in Santa Monica are and how normal everyone looks.  Having said that we have seen a good few Californian nutters as well: ...

... the funky cheese that they put on things over here... its scary...   We left San Fran at 8am from our hotel and arrived in Santa Monica at 9.40pm. It should only take around 6 and a half hours but we stopped so many times for photos and food and to ...

... to themselves ALOT! I didnt really have time to socialize with them as I was off doing day trips!  Walking Santa Monica to Venice Beach - Highly Recommend doing this - Its a nice walk along a footpath and when you head into venice Beach there are ...

... - now we'll see how long it takes us to head up the coast, turn east, and wend our way home! ***** June 1st, Santa Monica, CA at Mary and Murray's We arrived yesterday at Mary and Murray's - our dear friends from Post Mills who have moved out ...

... and comfy and not a hostel.....but the best is yet to come....oh yes, bring it on........ I have one more night at Santa Monica, then I am changing hotels and off to Beverley Hills.......I still cant believe I am staying in the Regent Beverley ...

... the tramps in L.A now. Walked along the pier them went and chilled our at the sea shore on the quiet but soon to be busy Venice beach, both had a swim the waves are really big and fun to jump about in, we was next to a life guard hut for safety too, ...