Tag Archives: California

Malibu: part 2

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Bec

Some more photos from day two in The Bu. Do people actually call it that?! I hope so. As you can see the weather was awful: We had breakfast out on the balcony again because there is just no beating … Continue reading →

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Malibu: part 1

Posted on September 3, 2015 by Bec

We had such a glorious time being back in LA with Andrew’s aunt and uncle. California really does feel like home now. We got to stand still for almost a week, enjoying great food and company. We saw Taylor Swift’s … Continue reading →

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Sunset in San Diego

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Bec

We spent three nights in San Diego but I didn’t take a single photo until the final evening. I’ve been to San Diego before and done the zoo, Balboa Park and the old town. This time I came down with … Continue reading →

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Palm Springs

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Bec

I absolutely, 100% fell in love with Palm Springs. With its architecture, palm trees, hotels and pools. I’ve never been anywhere where I so desperately wanted a time machine to whip back to the 50s and 60s to sip cocktails … Continue reading →

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Leaving California, arriving in Oregon

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Bec

After we left Lake Tahoe we drove to a campground on the Sacramento River at a place called Colusa. Along the way we stopped at Folsom, to check out the prison synonymous with Johnny Cash. He performed two concerts there in 1968 … Continue reading →

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Lake Tahoe

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Bec

Time for a map update! On Sunday we hired a kayak and paddled around Emerald Bay at Lake Tahoe. In the middle of the bay is Fannette Island, which still has the structure of a ‘tea house’ built by the … Continue reading →

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Panorama Trail, Yosemite

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Bec

On day two of our Yosemite adventure we hiked the Panorama Trail, 13.5km starting from spectacular Glacier Point and ending with the Mist Trail which goes alongside two waterfalls, Nevada and Vernal Falls. We left our car on the Valley … Continue reading →

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Yosemite National Park

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Bec

We arrived at inimitable Yosemite in the late afternoon, pitched our tent at Crane Flat campground and drove into the valley to look around. We drove through a tunnel and were immediately greeted with this view: Which I thought was … Continue reading →

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Berkeley and the baseball

Posted on June 7, 2015 by Bec

Apologies for the silence, we had no internet or cell connection for 3 days whilst in Yosemite National Park, which was actually pretty nice! I left you after an epic day of walking around San Francisco. On Sunday we explored … Continue reading →

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San Francisco

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Bec

A photo essay (which really just means I’m too lazy to type words): On Saturday we walked for 18 kilometres (11 miles) around San Francisco. Along the way we saw many of the Fog City’s famous landmarks. I was pretty … Continue reading →

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