Posted in Uncategorized, tagged California, Los Angeles, snow, spring, Tenaya Lodge, Yosemite National Park on June 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Three days into winter in Perth and it is still feeling a bit like spring.
In fact our weather in the past few weeks has reminded me a lot of California.
So, time to crack out some more holiday snaps, this time, from Yosemite National Park where it snowed on us quite unexpectedly, in spring.
Posted in Travel, tagged California, Griffith Park Observatory, LA, Los Angeles on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
I get sick of people saying they don’t like LA, they’re only using it as a transit stop, that it’s dirty, blah blah blah.
I for one, think there’s much beauty to be had and found in and around the City of Angels – not to mention good food.
When the sun came out the weekend these photos were taken it was impossible to get anywhere near Griffith Park Observatory, which was a shame, as the previous visit it was closed, and the city was clouded in fog (as opposed to smog, I think!)
Not wanting a several mile hike from the car, we parked and took photos from afar. And soaked up the views. Of LA.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged California, Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Pier 39, San Francisco, sea lions, Sun, sunset, Travel on May 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
San Francisco’s famous sea lions at Pier 39
Sunset over Manhattan Beach, California
One of life’s simplest pleasures, watching the sun set. Beautiful anywhere in the world. The first photo was taken on our first day in San Francisco at the famous Pier 39.
The second was taken while racing the clock at Manhattan Beach south of Los Angeles.
I had visited in January and spent a day on a sound stage nowhere near the beach so getting to see the sun set in April was a bonus.
Posted in Food, Travel, tagged Bellagio, blog, cake, California, Food, holiday, iPhone, Jean-Philippe Maury, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Nevada, macaron, pastry, Recreation, Travel, TripAdvisor, Venice Beach on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
On Friday I developed a bad case of Friday-itis. Post holiday blues. A reality check.
We had been home for a week after a month on vacation in the US. The bags were unpacked. The washing was done. The credit card bills had arrived. I was back at work.
So where was I going to find time to download and organise my photos? Print the photos? Scrap book all the receipts, menus and flyers? Post reviews on Trip Advisor? All the things I still haven’t done from our 2009 trip (or any small trip since!?!?)
Aarrrrrrgggghhhhhh…
Life’s a beach
So here is my first step, which, embarrassingly, is also my first post for the year. Lucky I didn’t make a public new year’s resolution to post more often!
I’m going to post a couple of photos a week (that’s the aim) and a few snippets. And I am going to make a conscious effort to post reviews of all the hotels we stayed at on TripAdvisor - a site to whose members I shall forever be indebted, having used their reviews to choose pretty all the hotels we have stayed in since 2007.
Of course it wouldn’t be a post without the obligatory food photo. This one is of some of the delectable sweets at the pastry shop of Jean-Philippe Maury at the Bellagio in Las Vegas – home to the world’s biggest chocolate fountain. Somehow, if I can work out what I ate over 28 days (by looking at my iPhone) and document it all, a sort of travel diary may write itself!? I take my hat off to all the food and lifestyle bloggers who hold down day jobs and manage to post regularly. Most nights I slip into the familiar family dinner and TV groove and time disappears. However I am determined not to let all my photos, observations and notes go to waste. I also owe some reviews to Urban Spoon, Yelp! and OpenTable – all sites (and apps as the case may be).So between, here, there and everywhere (let’s not forget Instagram and Pinterest) – I look like being quite busy…hope I have enough words to go around!
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