Utah Day 6
The Golden Gate and the Submarine
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.
Utah Day 5
From the City to the Rock
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.
Utah Day 4
Yosemite to San Francisco
After a few last sights in Yosemite, it was time for a long drive to San Francisco during a heavy thunderstorm.
Utah Day 2
Hiking the Yosemite Valley
The first day in California was in Yosemite National Park, one of the most picturesque parts of the USA I've visited
California Day 8/9
San Jose to Leicester
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 u …
California Day 7
Palm Springs to San Jose
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.
California Day 6
Endeavour
Today I'd be getting to see a space shuttle, and also travelling out to Joshua Tree
California Day 5
Lights, Camera, Action!
The focus of today was a tour of the Warner Brothers film studios
California Day 4
Surfing and Santa Monica
We needed to be out early as today we'd be having a surfing lesson in Santa Monica
California Day 3
Big Sur
A second day on Big Sur, we explored some more of the state parks along the route.
California Roadtrip Day 1
Leicester to San Jose
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 …
SDCC 2013 Day 5
San Diego to Leicester
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 …
SDCC 2013 Day 3
San Diego Comic-Con Part 1
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.
SDCC 2013 Day 2
San Diego
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.
SDCC 2013 Day 1
Leicester to San Diego
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.