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Wandering the World

Stories and tips from around the world.

Category: California

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The Golden Gate Bridge

Utah Day 6

After the events of the previous night, it was a sombre feeling to the start of the day, but we tried to continue on with the plans for the day before moving on to Utah.

April 8, 2017

Alcatraz

Utah Day 5

This was our day for exploring San Francisco, but it would be a day that neither of us would forget on our return from Alcatraz.

April 7, 2017

Yosemite

Utah Day 4

After a few last sights in Yosemite, it was time for a long drive to San Francisco during a heavy thunderstorm.

April 6, 2017

Yosemite Point

Utah Day 3

Today we spent the day hiking up to Yosemite Point

April 5, 2017

El Capitan, Yosemite National Park

Utah Day 2

The first day in California was in Yosemite National Park, one of the most picturesque parts of the USA I've visited

April 4, 2017

California Day 8/9

It was a restless night – with so much noise around the hotel it meant it was difficult to sleep. At around 04:30 there were loud banging noises that sounded like large metal containers being moved. Eventually though it was time to get up and head to the airport, having had only 3 to 4 hours of sleep at best. Due to how early we were leaving it meant having breakfast at the airport – fortunately …

November 13, 2015

San Andreas faultline

California Day 7

We were at our southernmost point of the trip and now had to drive all the way back to San Jose for the end of the trip.

November 12, 2015

Space Shuttle Endeavour

California Day 6

Today I'd be getting to see a space shuttle, and also travelling out to Joshua Tree

November 11, 2015

A person sitting on a coach on the set of a coffee shop from Friends

California Day 5

The focus of today was a tour of the Warner Brothers film studios

November 10, 2015

Carpenteria Beach

California Day 4

We needed to be out early as today we'd be having a surfing lesson in Santa Monica

November 9, 2015

Big Sur

California Day 3

A second day on Big Sur, we explored some more of the state parks along the route.

November 8, 2015

A bridge crossing a ravine with the sea in the background

California Day 2

Today we hired a car and began the drive south along Big Sur.

November 7, 2015

California Roadtrip Day 1

It was an early start to the day, so early in fact that not only could I not get a lift to the airport, but there wasn’t a train running either. My only choice was to take a 05:30 taxi to the airport, and that was probably slightly later than I should have really. The taxi turned up late, but I was still at the airport in plenty of time to drop off my bags. Even though I’d checked in online and ha …

November 6, 2015

USS Medway aircraft carrier

SDCC 2013 Day 5

Although I didn’t need to check out until 10:00 or be at the airport until 13:00 I decided to get up relatively early to allow time to get the last few items packed ready for flying. I couldn’t pack entirely as I was still waiting for that friend’s drink he wanted me to take back to England with me and he’d got in late and wasn’t awake at the time. Can’t blame him  though, he’d been up late watchi …

July 21, 2013

People dressed as Harley Quinn, Riddler, Poison Ivy, and Xena

SDCC 2013 Day 4

A day of experiencing the panels at San Diego Comic Con.

July 20, 2013

San Diego Comic Con International 2013 banner

SDCC 2013 Day 3

A day starting off with collecting the convention badges, and then spent mostly on the show floor until seeing Metallica at the end of the day.

July 19, 2013

Vikings

SDCC 2013 Day 2

Today was all about seeing the off-site parts of San Diego Comic Con - of which there is a lot. This event practically takes over this entire part of the city.

July 18, 2013

San Diego Gaslamp Quarter sign

SDCC 2013 Day 1

The journey from Leicester to San Diego was long, going via both Frankfurt and LAX. When I got there, I had no chance to rest, ideally I needed to adjust to this timezone fast.

July 17, 2013

San Diego Comic Con International 2013 banner

SDCC 2013

For my first ever trip to the USA, I had a few things to prepare for first.

June 15, 2013

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