Rodeway Inn Rosemead

8/13 (Monday) - Fly home from London to Los Angeles...Tina and kids stay extra?, home exchange over? > kids activities...pre-season HS sports (Jordan?) > kids school...starts 8/29 (Wednesday) or 9/4 (Tuesday, post L-day) > Jordan...9/2012 = 11th grade > Jack......9/2012 = 8th grade

... to the service desk confirmed that there are no mini-bars in any of the rooms and I was misinformed by the newbie Platinum agent. Not too worry, I was off to the Executive Lounge for some finger food whilst watching jets glide and touch down into LAX. The ...

... to take the freeway north beyond Santa Monica to Bel Air - exiting onto Sunset Boulevard. Strangely, although gated, Bel Air was open to public access so we drove up and around the winding narrow streets (bringing to mind South Downs Rd in Bowdon) but w**e unable to see much of the houses for large gates, hedges and long driveways. Rejoining Sunset Boulevard, we drove/crawled along the Sunset Strip (past too many Porsches to count, plus a pretty nice Aston Martin and Lambourghini) then ...

... stepping into a typical scene from a Hollywood movie depicting a cheap motel. We only had 2 days in Hollywood for the primary reason to recover from our jet lag before continuing our journey to South America. As it was only 7am Sydney time we were both wide awake despite us having no sleep on the flight so decided to make the most of what the day had to offer we took the rental for a spin around the suburbs of the rich and famous. We cruised down Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset ...

... cos he said it was cheaper and easier than me doing it or whatever. kool guy. but that kinda sums up the generosity of everyone there - always willing to help out. ohhhhhh and the campus is beautiful!!! just look at the photos! after a wicked day there i headed to the Milennium Biltmore hotel in downtown LA where i was absolutely spolit rotten a) for being underage and b ...

... on the sidewalk, but also listening to his portable radio. Ben was totally enthralled by this guy, trying to figure out the exactly what it was he was doing there, and why. It really seemed to be no reason more than for people to gawk at him, which we were doing, but subtley! (I also "subtley" tried to take some pictures of him) The yummy lunch we bought was right in front of here on the walk at a fabulous take-out window place called "Good Karma" - a 100% vegan ...

... application and application instructions from a post office, your travel agent or the Department of State website: www.travel.state.gov. 3. Health. You must get, at minimum, a yellow fever immunization and have it listed in a World Health Organization (W.H.O.) medical card. For more information on what additional immunizations are required or recommended, contact your local health board or the Division of Immunization at the Centers for Disease ...

Since my official acceptance to go to Mali, I have been reading a lot of journals that returning volunteers have written about their experiences. Some of are from Mali and others serving in various other countries. The same vibe I am getting is that it is going to be amazing and in all, that I should be prepared to really take the initiative. I think that is one of my biggest fears out of all of this. I dont know what it is really going to be like ...

... the mainland... it was also K-9 training on the island.. every police man.. mind u there was about 30 all had their own dogs... SOOOOO CUTE.. and they were on the ferry over too... then adventure struck again heading into the MUIR woods.... think about driving up to Eungella... in a little FAT bus on a road Smaller than the one to Eungella.... and NO GUARD RAILS!!! OMG... we spend half the time driving in the middle of the road and after copeious amounts of near misses and ...

I think I've just spent hours searching for a good web site that I could use as a travel journal. There were fewer good ones than I thought. I found this one to be not as complicated as some of the other ones. The colors don't hurt my eyes. There's that cool picture where we could keep track of where I'm going. The only ...