Shopping, Driving, Eating: Southern California, Days 2-3 (18-19 July, 2017)

As you will have realised, our frequency of posting is slowing down as we slip into the more relaxed living-the-local-life part of our holiday. Now, if you don’t know Los Angeles, you won’t know that what most people think is Los Angeles is really a huge  megalopolopolopolis (!), comprising counties and cities galore. Our first … Read more

Our second home: Southern California, Day 1 (17 July 2017)

It was a hot day today, already 28°C in Bishop before 9am, so we quickly made our way to the popular and pretty healthy Looney Bean Cafe just around the corner from our, hmm, average motel, and had a tasty light(ish) breakfast. (I had a Quinoa bowl with sweet potato, egg and avocado). Then it … Read more

Hot, hot, hot: Sacramento, Day 3 (15 July 2017)

(Apologies to those who saw the early publishing of this post in draft form … some trigger fingers were at play!) The business of travel Due to a mix-up regarding accessing laundry facilities at our apartment, we decided to use a laundromat two blocks away, and it turned out to be a very interesting experience. … Read more

Gold and flood: Sacramento, Day 2 (14 July 2017)

Back to Old Sacramento National Historic Landmark District and State Historic Park We started the day by getting an Uber down to Old Sacramento, as we’d booked a tour for 11am, and thought we’d visit the Sacramento History Museum beforehand. We’ve had some good Uber drivers but this one had a big smile on his face … Read more