Corporate Suites at Portofino San Diego

... t I be? I quit my job, threw whatever I could in my backpack, bought a plane ticket to a strange land, and decided to loose myself there for the next five weeks....genius. Ok well I still have a ton of stuff to do before tomorrow. I will update soon. Till next time...

My kids just love the Balboa Park. December Nights in Balboa Park is one annual family event we try to enjoy every year. So this time we are going to San Diego to check out the festivities in Balboa Park on December 4th and 5th. Balboa Park is delightfully lit up with sparkling lights. The best part is a chance to savor lip smacking delicacies from different countries ranging from ...

... scary as anything at Disneyland or Knottsberry Farm - geared for a much younger crowd.

Anyway am just going to post pics and videos and that's it, then to bed!
We fly out tomorrow evening...sad to be leaving but will be great to be in our own beds again.

Goodbye USA, until we meet again.

The Alvrez Family

... Far Side of the World, the Californian, the Steam Ferry Berkeley, the Steam Yacht Medea, a B-39 Soviet submarine and the USS Dolphin submarine, which they claim is the deepest diving submarine ever.

After exploring the ships we drove to the Seaport Village. The Seaport Village is a favorite childhood memory of mine. We came with our parents when I was about 6 and Logan age 4, I ...

So it has been a while since the last entry and quite a lot has happened!!
The road trip got off to a scetchy start when I was the designated driver for the staff party after camp and I got pulled over for the police and tested for drink driving - clearly they do noot comprehend the concept off designated driver! I actually think it has a lot to do with the fact that the summer staff at Rocky Mountain Village double the population of Empire and the police had nothing else to ...

Last night Becky stumbled across something in her monthly AAA travel magazine: the LondonPass! For a fee (of course), you can buy a LondonPass before your trip and then use it to visit over 50 popular London sites. The pass lets you in all of the museums/attractions for free, therefore saving you much money on entrance fees. It also lets you skip any lines at any of the attractions, which will be very helpful, especially ...

So much to do to prep the boat and yesterday we anchored back out in the bay ,as we get a month free here.beautiful views of the city at night. Decided to invite everyone we know here for the 'Parade of Lights' tonight as all the boats lit up will pass our anchorage. Seems to be quite a flotilla preparing to go to Baja now,most going after xmas.it looks that way for us as we need more ...

... my hand as my daughter and I got off at the Del and thanked me over and over for speaking to her. I think she was extremely lonely and I felt for her. I am torn about immigration. I was a military brat and lived overseas some of my life. Germany and Iran. I was taught by my parents that we were guests in those countries and were to respect their way of life even if we didn't agree with it. Language, culture, religion, government. We also learned the language as quick as we could as ...

We finally arrived in San Diego and stayed with our friend Zenaida. It was so great to see her again. We had many wonderful, deep, conscious conversations which I am so honored to have experienced. One of our conversations was about the yin, feminine aspect of life, in particularly the absence of it in my life. The trekking pants, fleece tops, weight gain and ...

... subway system to get to the airport - brilliant - at only 2.75$. The airport was fun as always, and I suffered the indignity of having to take my shoes off at security. Man I hate that!! But I did smuggle a bit of contraband on the plane - lip balm! It's technically classified as a gel, and is therefore verboten. haha. Suckers! (I really hope I don't get put on the no-fly list for that stunt....hehe) Checking into the airport was the ...