Today was… more loosely planned than my other three days in LA. The first day? Make it to the hostel. Manageable! The second day? Griffith Observatory and the trails. Perfect! The third day? Beaches and park. Easy! The third day… well I was sort of running out of things to do for free in LA….
Category: California
Beach Day at Santa Monica!
Who’s been craving a beach day?? I know I’ve been for the last 3 years! While shivering in the blizzards of Mammoth Lakes, I’d just close my eyes and tell myself that in a few short weeks, I’d be sitting on the beach and listening to the ocean again. Well, today that comfort-thought became a…
Meridian Celebration at the Griffith Observatory and climbing Mt. Hollywood
This morning I indulged in the luxury of sleeping in. I was able to sleep really well despite this being a busy hostel. Even after being awake, I waited for everyone to leave before getting ready because for some reason, spending a week traveling by myself has made me even more of an antisocial “fraidy…
Disembarkation and Day 1 in LA
It goes without saying that today was a sad, sad day. It’s disembarkation day on the Majestic Princess cruise ship 🙁 I’m being dramatic, it wasn’t bad at all. I chose the latest possible disembarkation time so that I’d have the morning to grab breakfast on the Lido and enjoy one last morning papaya and…
San Diego yeah woo yeah
What a day what a day! San Diego is yet another Californian city where I could easily spend a week. Actually two weeks. But I have a day, so here’s what I did: I had booked a harbor cruise for the morning. My ticket didn’t even have a departure time listed. It just read, “Departure:…