By Gary V. Vaughan under Travel
On Friday we checked out of our Hollywood Hotel after breakfast in search of the Western end of Route 66, purported variously to be at Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica Boulevard and Palisades Beach Road, or the end of Santa Monica Freeway (aka I-10). With the help of the SatNav, we fought our way through [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Travel
After breakfast on Thursday, we caught the metro to Universal Studios. The theme park was fun, particularly since we were nowhere near the high season, so we didn’t have to queue at all for anything. As soon as we got through the gates, we climbed aboard the trolley for the studio tour. It took more [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Martial Arts, Travel
After dinner on Wednesday, we went for a stroll along Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, to discover that it was the night of the premier of Music & Lyrics. Tave was completely starstruck when Hugh Grant came across the street to sign autographs, and stood less than 5 feet away for a short while :-) I [...]
By Gary V. Vaughan under Travel
We left San Diego on Wednesday to find the Western-most end of Route 66, taking in a little of the Pacific Highway before we reached the approach to the Los Angeles area. A little over 128 miles later, my new SatNav delivered us safely to the foyer of the Best Western Highland Avenue in West [...]