Today we decided to take it easy and spend a leisurely day soaking in the sun and sights at Venice Beach, which is not too far from the hotel. Our gps took us right to the Venice Beach pier and we parked right in front of the sandy, beautiful beach. The weather was nice, in the mid-20s, and the sky was clear blue - totally sunny and warm. This i...

I left for Los Angeles from the Philadelphia International Airport early this moring.

Well I'm writing today from the second of my two July 12ths. Yeah, the dateline does weird things to you. As far as my body is concerned it's 5:30 am tomorrow and as far as the watch and the rest of the people in the airport are concerned it's 12:30 today. And I can't tell if the floor is shaking or if it's just me. Catching up, I got up about 2...

Left Melbourne at 11-00am Friday and arrived in LA at 8-30 am Friday so after the flight we still had all of Friday to fill in. Didn't do much that day except get settled in to our room. Saturday went to Santa Monica pier and rented some bikes. Rode down to venice beach along the bike path at the beach,plenty to see and do and weather was hot(30...

Dropped off by the bus from Las Vegas, and had enough time to find the station, drop off my bag and hit the pub before the overnight journey... Sure it'll be fine! The pub on the corner was definitely a 'bus stop' type affair, despite being only about 25 yards from Hollywood Boulevard... Interesting clientel and very aware of the fact that I was...

We have now completed the transcontinental leg of the trip. However, we have not used a single disposable toothbrush. As we sit at lax, we are surrounded, not by heather locklear, but by flooring tile reminiscent of sarasota square mall. a little taste of home. do you think it is appropriate to eat at california pizza kitchen?? we dont smell yet...