By traveltripz on Mar 28, 2008 in San Diego, Hotel Reviews, General, USA, Hotels | 0 Comments
Breakfast is provided by the Best Western Hotel so we were up early to make the most of this before heading out to take a look around. The Best Western Lamplighter Inn & Suites is in a good position if you have a car, which of course we don’t. So if you are like us and are relying […]
By traveltripz on Mar 27, 2008 in General, USA | 0 Comments
We are up early today so that we can fit in our last buffet breakfast before heading to the airport. Played a last round at the Wheel of Fortune but lost once more. Sad really as we have been having such a great winning run on this machine.
Our flight to San Diego is with US […]
By traveltripz on Mar 25, 2008 in Entertainment Reviews, Las Vegas, Reviews, USA | 1 Comment
Tonight was an absolutely awesome experience, we have just arrived back at the hotel after seeing Elton John at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Our seats were on the second mezzanine, in the middle, three rows back (row C seats 409/410) but the theatre is built in such a way that everyone has a fantastic view. […]
By traveltripz on Mar 16, 2008 in San Francisco, Hotel Reviews, Reviews, USA | 0 Comments
While we were in San Francisco we decided to stay at Holiday Inn Express - Fishermans Wharf. (This hotel is not to be confused with the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites - Fisherman’s Wharf which is right next door.)
We actually got a great deal through Hotwire which included return airfares from Las Vegas and 5 […]
By traveltripz on Mar 15, 2008 in San Francisco, USA | 0 Comments
St Patricks day is being celebrated with a parade down Market St. So it’s down for an early breakfast and off to catch the cable car in Powell St. The Powell-Market and Hyde-Market cable cars run North/South across San Francisco.
This is Paula’s first time on the cable car. After yesterday I am now an old […]
By traveltripz on Mar 15, 2008 in San Francisco, USA | 0 Comments
Today we caught the cable car from Powell St to Market St to see the San Francisco St Patricks Day Parade. The parade runs from 2nd St to Market St and was scheduled to start at 11:30am. As we were standing at the Civic Centre in Market St, it took about 20 mins for the […]
By traveltripz on Mar 14, 2008 in San Francisco, Los Angeles, USA | 0 Comments
After arriving back at the pier we walked up Jefferson and had lunch at Johnny Rocket. Just love eating at this diner.
Then it was back to the hotel before heading off to Hyde St to catch the cable car. The weather became very overcast and we had just purchased a 3 day ticket for $18.00 […]
By traveltripz on Mar 14, 2008 in San Francisco, USA | 0 Comments
A visit to San Francisco isn’t complete without a visit to Alcatraz so we did the right thing and bought two tickets for the ferry trip across to the island.
Booking for Alcatraz must be done in advance as it is a popular tour so we booked 2 days ahead. If you are coming during a […]
By traveltripz on Mar 14, 2008 in San Francisco, USA | 0 Comments
What a great way to explore the city of San Francisco, simply purchase a ticket for the City Sightseeing bus tour. Make sure you pick up a tourist brochure or map from one of the many stands around Fisherman’s Wharf so that you receive a $10 discount on the 48 hour, 3 loop pass. For the […]
By traveltripz on Mar 13, 2008 in San Francisco, USA | 0 Comments
Fisherman’s Wharf in San Fransisco is a great place to visit with plenty to see and one of the highlights are the sea lions at Pier 39.
These sea lions set up residence after the 1989 earthquake and although they come and go depending on the season there are a number of them that remain at […]
