Salinas-Days Inn Monterey, California

And I am about to embark on my next adventure. I have that exciting anxiety of being completely prepared for a trip and just waiting for the hours to pass until it's time to leave for the airport. We fly out at 6AM tomorrow and the travel time is pretty damn long. SFO to LAX to NRT (Japan) to BKK (Bangkok).
Next posting should be from Bangko...

It was a fast trip back, but a fun ride all the way.

Shona gives the trip 2 paws up!

24 days later; 5800 miles traveled and we are happy to be home!

Shona's Great Adventure Top 5

1. visiting with family,friends and pets during the holidays
2. driving early in the quiet mornings and seeing beautiful sunrises Seaside, California, United States dgill

We woke up today and got our of the hotel early. We have a big day ahead of us. First we have a great breakfast in the hotel. Then we headed down to the Wharf. We wandered in and around for a bit and then down to find Pier 39. We viewed Alcatraz from the wharf and had fun snapping pictures and running around. The sea lions were a huge attraction...

The city of San Francisco seemed to agree with us this morning that it was time for us to move on - it chased us away with gloomy weather, plenty of fog and low-lying clouds. We joined the coastal road out of town, heading south. Today's stop of choice was Santa Cruz which promised to be enjoyable whatever the weather. This historic boardwalk of...

I'm flying ExpressJet direct from Monterey to Ontario, California. The last time that I flew on ExpressJet I enjoyed it quite a bit. The plane doesn't rattle and shake like it's about to fall apart on take-off as do the planes for American and United. Of course, those rattles and shakes are part of the experience of flying props but every once i...

After our yummy complimentary hotel breakfast, Tito Buddy and I went back to Monterey Bay for a daylight visit. We stopped by the Ghirardelli shop for some coffee, also to buy treats for family and friends in Southern California. It was going to be a long drive home, we planned to take the scenic Pacific Coast Highway and also view the well-know...

After a day of rest yesterday, we were up bright and early, ready to pop up the road to Santa Cruz. Despite predictions of further dire weather today, it was blue skies and sunshine all day. Santa Cruz was a lovely town by the sea, but it was slightly surreal because it looked and felt just like an English seaside town (it even had its own pier ...

Since our last entry we have travelled 11,000 miles by plane and 1400 miles by car. First we flew to London where Sean had some business meetings. We stayed with Caimin first, did a "Jack the Ripper" walking-tour (we didn't get murdered but nearly froze to death) and visited Kate, Jim and Lucy. She has grown a lot since we last saw her in LA in ...

Departure Where to begin? With the basics, I suppose. On September 24th, I'll be flying out to Seoul, South Korea, where I'll be studying at the Korean Language Institute for the next school year. I'm doing this as the preparation step for entering graduate school next year. I suppose that in some ways I've been thinking about this trip for a lo...

Another trip down memory lane. This would be when all of us went on a trip to Monetery and Carmel by the Sea. It started with Elisa, Myself and Pauline having a short project in San Luis Obispo, which was nearby. So JL and the rest of them came down there to meet us. Already there was Francis and Alvin. Those were the days of Sun and fun and nic...