Best Western Laguna Brisas Spa Hotel Laguna Beach

We were due back to Anaheim at 4pm, so bags were to the coach at 7:45am for the last time. We headed to LA where we did many of the activities in Hollywood that I had done previous to the tour. We spent a couple of hours in Hollywood before heading to Venice beach again for a couple of hours. We did arrive in Anaheim on time at 4pm where we were to go our own ways, well some of us. I had 2 nights to kill in Anaheim before my flight to Fiji and so did 7 or 8 others who were booked into the ...

We are back at the Laguna Art Festival, this time accompanied by Cris' sister and brother in law.  We started with the Festival of the Arts first, though it was too early for live music.  Then we were at the Art-A Fair where Cris spent considerable time at one artist's booth.  Seemed we missed his woodwork with turquoise inlays last week.  We saved ...

... well, I was there soaking up that beach, shirt wrapped around my head, tuned out to all the world while Renee and Stina talked about boys. It was sweet. One of the dazzling features of Laguna Beach was its rolling hills. It's rare that I even want to be inside a car while on vacation (especially one at the beach), but Renee and I had Stina take us up and around the city. We saw its peaks, overlooks, and of course, its affluent lifestyle ...

... for the rest of the day. Lots of fun here with the studio tour, special effects, house of horrors and Randall & Jaime both helped out in the special effects studio much to their delight. It might be a mere 27 years since I was here but still saw some of the same old favorites (Jaws, parting the waters) but thoroughly enjoyed the looks on the rest of the family's faces as well as the new attractions. Fairly puffed tonight ...

... fade away on the horizon. The scenery reminded me of pictures of Hawaii. What do you think? There are a few different lookout points on the Montage property, all very neatly kept with flower boxes, pavillions and benches. One set of stairs leads down to the beach where you'll discover a natural bridge. This place is truly paradise. After gaping at ...

... of my every day life and it's going to be so hard not to see and talk to them everyday. I'm so lucky to have awesome grandparents too, thank you all so much for everything you've done for me! I love all you guys so much! My flight leaves from LAX tonight at 8:35pm, is 10 hours long, and will be landing in London,England at 2:50pm. My ticket an Around the World fare through Oneworld Alliance and was ...

... he's out there, (very) crazy and likes to get busted up. George, on the other hand, is also a bit of a character, but in a very different way. He's obsessed with all things Tiki, which is basically Polynesian culture: tropical cocktails with umbrellas, Tiki mugs, things made out of bamboo, Hawaiian music, palm trees and so on. He's even decked out his house in the Tiki theme (check out the pics in the photo album). But he's not crazy ...

... Eddie, the other culprit, was sitting in the back of the van trying intently to listen in on the conversation. The two officers asked Pat if he knew who the peers were. Pat, of course, denied any knowledge. The officers continued to scold Pat saying that the AFB has usually been very accomodating to the protesters, often providing porta-potties for them to use; however, this year, with such short notice of the larger vigil, they were unable to provide us with a porta-pottie. The ...

... as well. So , I have my work cut out for me but it's not really work so I don't mind. It's so strange finally being in a "home" and not in a backpacker but this way I am easing my way back into civilization. California , New York and Hawaii are difficult places to call America. If you take out the Starbucks , McDonalds and tourist and some other places, Hawaii is another exotic polonysian island. Los Angeles is the only place in the United states where more ...

... course. We walked by the famous sights of Mann's Chinese Theatre where we met Batman, Marilyn Monroe and Yoda outside. While reading names stepping on those famous bronze stars we found lots of weird stores and saw many people seeking stardom walking around these streets. Pretty Woman The next day we signed up at the hostel for a walking tour of the area. Speaking at headset volume, we could hardly hear a word the guide was saying but we ...