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The Drive to San Francisco

Friday night, I went to Applebee’s and had some food and a margarita. I discussed with my girlfriend what we were planning to do for our trip. The initial plan was to head north 6 hours to Monument Valley. However, the weather did not look promising for camping so we came up with a different idea, drive to San Francisco…

The Drive Begins

Around 10 pm Friday night, we loaded up the car and headed west. I drove for around four hours before I could no longer stay awake. So, I ended up sleeping in the car in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Indio, California. All I remember is sounds coming from everywhere and a security truck sitting at the end of the parking lot. Somehow, I actually managed to get about four hours of sleep which helped tremendously.

After waking up, I once again started driving. This time I drove through Los Angeles before making a few pit stops in Hollywood and Bevery Hills. It was cool to see the Hollywood sign again, along with Beverly Hills.

From their, I made the rest of the drive to San Francisco. It took over five hours to get to San Francisco from Los Angeles. The drive was pretty boring and there was not much scenery other than yellow grass and fields of produce. For the most part, it did not look any different than the rest of California that I have seen.

Arriving in San Francisco

I first arrived in Oakland, which is right by San Francisco. It seemed like a pretty big city, but I did not see much of it other than what we drove through. It looked a lot different than the rest of the drive, since there was a lot more trees and grass.

Road Trip to California and Nevada

Hey everyone, I finally managed to make it back here to Phoenix. If you didn’t see my last post, I took off for San Francisco last Friday. I was expecting to make the 13 hour drive but what the trip turned into was something completely different. Check out the map of the trip:

The Places I Went

As you can see from the map, I managed to see a ton of stuff on this one trip. I made it back to Hollywood, up to San Francisco, and all the way to the Redwoods of California. From there, I made it to Reno, Lake Tahoe, and Death Valley. And last but not least, through Las Vegas on the way back to Phoenix.

I managed to take over a thousand pictures which I have not even begun looking through yet.

Road Trip To San Francisco

Well, for over a month I have been trying to plan my vacation for Labor Day weekend. The original plan was to head to Monument Valley and camp for a few days. However, the weather has been anything but cooperative and I really don’t feel like sleeping in a foot of water from rain storms. So, I have had a change of plans, I am now on the road heading towards California. The goal is to make it up to San Francisco, which is a hell of a drive from …

Back from Mexico in One Piece

Hey everyone, I am back from my little road trip to California/Mexico. It was another interesting time I must say. I will break down the trip for you by location:

Tijuana

Tijuana was an eye opener. We parked our car on the US side of the border and then walked across so we didn’t have to worry about getting our car torn apart on the way back.

The place is a little sketch and gives you a feeling of being unsafe. There are shops everywhere trying to lure you in …

Border Jumping in San Diego

Well today is my final post summing up my road trip to California. Monday I talked about the Pros and Cons of staying in hostels and yesterday I summed up my experience at USC.

Today, I want to conclude the trip with my experience in San Diego. The drive to San Diego from Los Angeles was not that long and it was actually pretty cool to see. There were a lot of rolling hills and huge houses along the way. It seems like their is not much break in …

Parking Lot Drinking at USC

One of the things I did while in Los Angeles was hang out at the University of Southern California. One of my roommates was originally supposed to attend a seminar their but we were not able to find it.

So what did we do instead?

Well, we walked around for a little while and took a few pictures. As we were walking back to our car on the top of a USC parking lot, a guy asked if we wanted a beer.

Of course, being who we are, we decided …

Hostels: The Pros and Cons

The weekend out in California was one hell of an adventure. Drinking beer in the Parking Lot at USC, sleeping in the hostel, and jumping in the Pacific down in San Diego were just a few of the events.

I have decided I will break down the trip into a few separate posts throughout this week.

The first post is on my first experience staying at a hostel, specifically the Hollywood Hostel. I must admit, it was not what I expected at all. It was much better than I …

Road Trip to Los Angeles

Once again, this past weekend was another busy one. My friends and I went out in Tempe Friday night and had a good time. While we were at the bar, we decided that Saturday morning we were going to hop in the car and drive out to Los Angeles.

So Saturday morning, feeling a little hungover, we hoped in the car and headed out of Phoenix at 9 am. For the next five and a half hours we drove through the desert. The drive was not too bad, much better …

Going to California

Well once again I am on the road out to Los Angeles. I thought I would see what it is like to sleep in a Hostel so I will be spending the night at the Hollywood Hostel.

I will be coming back to update this post later this afternoon once I get there. I will post some photos or perhaps a video depending on what I find on my way.

So please, check back later today …