Two days at Disney World, two days at Universal Studios and a day at Six Flags Over Texas wasn’t enough theme parks for Sharni. So off we went to Disneyland, California for another two days […]
Disneyland and Newport Beach
San Diego Zoo
Wouldn’t be right to miss out on one of the most famous zoos in the world so we dedicated a day to San Diego Zoo. It’s freakin massive. We got there just […]
San Diego, California
We bypassed LA as we travelled south from Big Surr so we could hit up San Diego for a few days. The weather was awesome and we enjoyed walking around the city and […]
Los Banos and Big Surr
Heading back towards the coast from Yosemite, we passed through a town we’d never heard of before nor knew anything about – Los Banos, California. We needed somewhere to clean up after roughing it through […]
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park, made famous by Yosemite Sam, is yet another great natural attraction in USA. Spectacular scenery and some great hiking is on offer. Dam cold though! We packed our cold weather […]
Healdsburg and San Francisco
We left the Redwoods on Christmas eve and continued south to our Christmas location of choice: Healdsburg, California. It’s in a region famous for wine production, adjacent to the world famous Napa […]
Redwood National Park, California
Leaving Oregon on Highway 101, we continued south into Northern California. First stop – Redwood National Park, home to the tallest trees in the world. These trees are huge and photos aren’t […]
Hwy 101, Pacific Coast Drive, Oregon
It’s hard to pick favourite spots out of all the places we’ve visited but the Oregon coast is up there. Spectacular coastline, cheap beer, cheap accommodation, good seafood, oysters of ridiculous proportions, […]
Portland, Oregon
After spending 5 days in Vancouver we ventured back to the USA to head south along the west coast back towards our origin in LA. First stop – Portland, known for rain, […]
Skiing and Snowshoeing, Vancouver
Skiing on Cypress Mountain was different from skiing at Brighton Resort in Salt Lake City. It was only zero degrees instead of minus 16, skiing in these temperatures was quite comfortable. The […]
Vancouver, Canada
We couldn’t drive to the top of the USA without venturing into Canada. So after Seattle Vancouver was next on our agenda. We met up with a few Perth friends working in […]
Seattle, Washington
Doing burnouts and handbrake turns on the ice was great fun for Joe but Sharni was not a fan. We experienced a big scare when we started sliding sideways on the highway […]
Skiing, Salt Lake City, Utah
What do you do when it is one of the coldest days of the year? Learn how to ski! All of Utah was in the midst of a unseasonal cold snap and […]
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Continuing our journey through the United States canyon lands we were off to Bryce Canyon National Park. On the drive through the mountains the outside temp dropped to an incredible -25 degrees […]
Zion National Park, Utah
Man, we thought it was cold in the Grand Canyon but we didn’t know what cold was until we reached Utah highlands, where Zion National Park is located. It was -10 degrees […]
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