Posted by Kelsbells on May 13, 2009 in
Holidays
Today we were all doing something I had been begging everyone to do since we’d agreed to go to America, a Segway tour of Sausalito. For those not familiar with what a segway is, basically it’s an electrical two wheeled device used to move people around; it’s like a platform with wheels. It’s self balancing, [...]
Tags: Alameda, Forbidden Lounge, San Francisco, Sausalito, Segway, Taste of Rome, USA
Posted by Kelsbells on May 11, 2009 in
Holidays
Apart from a brief moment when we woke up at 3am for about half an hour, Mat and I managed to sleep through the whole night. We woke up a bit groggy the following morning, but forced ourselves downstairs to meet up with the crew. Mum, Amy, Pauline and Fiona opted to go for a [...]
Tags: cable car, chipmunk, deer, golden gate bridge, Lori's diner, muir woods, redwoods, San Francisco, Trattoria Volare, USA
Posted by Kelsbells on May 10, 2009 in
Holidays,
Transport
After having spent the previous two days packing (yes, I procrastinated quite a bit during this time) when I woke at 5am in the morning it felt quite surreal knowing we were going on an international holiday. I’ve dreamt about it for a long time, but when the day arrived it just didn’t feel right. [...]
Tags: BART, flying, LAX, San Francisco, tipping, train, USA, V-Australia, Virgin America