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All the way to AmericaCalifornia here we comeBen Lomond, CA, Big Basin Redwood State ParkSan Luis Obispo, United States, CaliforniaOntario Hot Springs, United States, CaliforniaSanta Barbara, CALos Angeles, CATwentynine Palms.CALas Vegas, United States, NevadaOakhurst, Yosemite, CaliforniaOkotoks, AlbertaKamloopsVancouver, CanadaIf you're going to San Francisco...Back to Life ... back to reality
 
elgarCalifornia Dreamin' 2012
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Jul 25 201215 journal entries130 photos1734 views
 

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The California roadtrip everyone always dreamed of ...

 
Growing up in the 1970s on a diet of American movies and cop shows leads to a certain feeling of familiarity. Names of districts and streets and particular sights are so much part of your consciousness that they feel like you need to be there.

So we are off to see if these famous places measure up to the celluloid and video tape.

We'll fly to San Francisco Airport, then hire a car to drive down the California coast. Then turning inwards to the Mojave desert then there is Las Vegas, and back into California to Yosemite.

Then why stick to one country when you have another just next door. A week in Canada is the icing on the cake.

Finish the circle with a few days in San Francisco itself.


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Aug 30 2012, 02:04 AMBrighton, United Kingdom

Yes we are home again and time to get back into the GMT and the here and now :-( I always find it hard to come home because I usually want to do more more more. I had thought that by this time I would be missing my own bed but no it was still hard. However, the restorative power of...

 

Aug 23 2012, 04:42 PMSan Francisco, United States, California19 photos

... be sure to bring a sweater. After the 40 degree heat of most of our stopping points, even in Canada, my system is shocked by the cold and penetrating mist of San Francisco bay I'm really glad I bought that California sweatshirt now because I have had to wear my fleece and this hoodie...

 

Aug 20 2012, 04:40 PMVancouver, Canada4 photos

 

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