Aliso Creek Inn Laguna Beach

... spending $90 on Disney I decided to stay put at the hotel, have a lie in and do some blogging. That evening we headed to the Disney resort which was across the road for dinner before hitting a karaoke bar where we did some singing to the biggest audience I’ve ever sung to, about 150 people (you would have been proud dad!), a bit of Oasis hit the spot well! As it was the final night needless to say things got a little out of hand and I was getting picked up for my flight to ...

... at around 11:30 p.m., which was far too late to appreciate the beauty of her location alone. I soon learned the awesome and unreal blessing of a home in which Stina had been living for the past three years. I believe the directions read something like this: drive into Laguna Beach, turn right at beach, immediate right into driveway. We were in awe. The household was an interesting conglomerate, consisting of Stina the artist, Megan ...

... the Gold Coast. Definitely tailored to the young family with under 10's in mind. Everything sparkling clean and friendly with safety in mind at every turn. Trevor says the roller coaster was the tamest he had been on yet (with Jaime) and even kept his eyes open going around Mickey's head. Trev & kids got a tad wet on the log ride so had to seek out some new outfits all round. Had breakfast, lunch and tea in the park and ...

... our toilet didn't work, which was not so great. Too bad we found out late at night. I honestly think that this was a mistake not laziness or negligence on the hotels part and should not stop anyone from staying there. In order to get to the beach, you have to cross through the Montage Resort, which is absolutely gorgeous. The waterfront part of the ...

Kyle and I went mountain biking at El Moro Canyon at Crystal Cove State Park and then went to the beach there.

This is hands down the best beach I've been to in California. After all the crowds at Huntington ...

... Body" like a playboy model, I decided to gie the bar of soap a go, it just looked like too much fun. It was a great bar of soap I might add. I'm pretty sure I am going to steal the next two bars of it before I leave. Muah ha ha ha I'm tearing this place to pieces when I wake up! That will leave the perfect impression when I leave the country.

... her real age of 65). By the time dinner was served about 2 hours later, she'd racked up 7 piccolos and had fallen 'asleep'/passed out. God bless her. Customs took a stupidly long time, but there's nothing you can do about it. There was a brief moment where I was worried that my luggage had gone missing, but it eventually came down the chute and all was well. I headed for the arrivals lounge to meet my tour guide for the next few days, Zac's dad ...

... place is absolutely huge. I just went on and on and on. When I walked out to collect baggage Arielle was waiting there for me. She had worked it all out and I was very, very grateful. We went back to her house, and then we went over to a friend of her's house, who's parents work in television which I thought was very stereotypical LA, and we had quite a late night. They were all very nice and the English accent went down well as usual. Today we are going to do a bit of sight seeing.

4 hours stuck in the airport. LA airport is big - if you are hungry eat before you check in as there is very little places to eat after check in. Especially after BA gave us doggy bags! They did upgraded us though to World Travller Plus which is one up from cattle class. We had a foot rest and a slightly bigger seat. Tried it here to go to Fiji and the nice Fijian lady at LA check in said yes you can be upgraded it is an extra $650 per person. Cattle Class to Fiji then!

Long wait Los Angeles International Airport - usually called by its three-letter code, LAX - is the third busiest airport in the world, but as I learned - extremely inefficient. It was a long flight from Auckland all across the Pacific to Los Angeles, and having to wait over an hour just to get to the first checkpoint while watching the staff work as slowly as possible is not the best first impression America can give. Place to stay Anyway ...