Fairfield Inn & Suites Temecula

To all interested in the Who What When Where Whys of our trip around America!<br><br>You're Invited in following us around America!!!<br><br>Who: Sunny (Lake Elsinore, Ca) Adam (Wildomar, Ca) Natasha (Seattle, Wa) Ben (Switzerland) and one other TBA.<br><br>What: Road Trip Around America!<br><br>When: Nov. 28th - Dec. 12th<br><br>Where: Around America (Details to follow)<br><br>Why: To discover America via car rides and friendships!<br><br>Here are the details of the places we'll be ...

Guys-<br><br>I made it back on Thursday at 7pm. Total mileage logged: 7K+. Miles run for the last two days: 2,100. I rode from Tuscalossa AL to Van Horn TX on wednesay, that was 1,150 miles and took 20hours. The next day, I went from 120 miles east of El Paso Texas to Redlands CA. I think that was about 13 hours. It was sooo hot in AZ and CA! I had to ride organ-donor style for the last 4 or 5 hours...no riding jacket, just a ...

... been able to meet up with Cheryl. We continued until 1/1.30pm and then we were getting peckish so we took a turn off the freeway and after a bit of weaving and winding we fell upon an In 'n' Out Burger place (somewhere that Jeff had raved about, but never tried). It was very basic ... only choices to be made were burger, double burger or cheeseburger....and with or without onions ... as easy as that. There was a bit of a wait, but we thoroughly ...

... area back in the 80's when I was in the communication trades to work on the local Wells Fargo branch. This is a very picturesque area, reminds me of Italy or Spain with hills covered in Olive trees and vinyards. Well, after four solid hours of back breaking shoveling and sifting, I didn't have much to show for it, but I had great fun! : P A cool part of the experience is that you get to take a tour of ...

... winery. The last two wineries had provided outdoor courtyards, so I had assumed there would be a wonderful courtyard sharing the sound of jazz with the evening's sunset. The steep walk up from Miramont's overflow lot brings us to a narrow tasting room. Inside we eye about 10 tables, and all are spoken for. We arrive just as the quartet begins their first set of blues. Everyone watches us because the entry door is right next to the stage. It's a no-brainer to continue ...

I love Oceanside California. If I was American, I'd live here! <br><br>Oceanside is not a big city but a smaller one with alot of small town charm. Being close to an army base there are many cute barber shops with the red and white twirling things out front. I would love to walk along the beach and pier in the warm breeze all evening. I'd meet many fishermen and their young families fishing off the pier and catching all sorts of fish and crabs. So the next day I shopped at the local ...

... beer. It wasn't that cheap. But the chugging contest with the bartenders was fun. I lost. We went back to the room and had some martinis and then headed to Backstage 11 (or something), a karaoke bar in West L.A. I HATE karaoke bars, but this wasn't too bad- though a bit crowded for my taste. On Sunday we just kinda got up and got our stuff ready to go, and found a place for lunch in Manhattan beach, a "family" Thai restaurant that had a kickass lunch ...

... himself, card tricks where a scorpion chose the person's card and made a duck disappear from inside a box and appear in a bucket. After the show I walked around the MGM a bit and watched a few people play. Then I took a walk down The Strip and saw the Monte Carlo, Caesars Palace, Paris, and the Bellagio. I went into the Bellagio just for the Ocean's Eleven moment but ended up staying and having a good look around and donating some money to the casino and their ...

A nine day trip to Botswana for some West Coast Americans? A 20 hour plane ride to get there and even longer to get back? Are you serious? Are we crazy? Probably yes to all those questions... [note: this is being put together about 2 years after our trip - it is being updated periodically]

... another bus half way. When I got off the first bus, some guy told me where to catch the next bus, so I did. Thirty minutes later I realised I was in Downtown LA - totally the opposite direction from where I wanted to be. At least I got to see a bit of Downtown though. The beach is quite wide and very long, with nice fine sand and the whole thing isn't as tacky as I had imagined. There are lots of palm trees, roller bladers, good-looking girls, t-shirt shops and ...