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Police State

Los Angeles County

Written by SeenThat on September 19, 2009

  • On the Emptiest Country in the WorldThe first time I visited China, I entered through the Boten-Mohan border cross, the Laotian backdoor to the Middle Kingdom. From there I advanced northwards through Sichuan and eventually...
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Long Beach

A Day by the Beach

Written by SeenThat on September 18, 2009

  • As commented on the first entry of this journal, after arriving at Long Beach, I took a few pictures of the strange signs surrounding the metro station, and decided to walk towards the Pacific Ocean....
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Police State

Trainspotting Serendipity

Written by SeenThat on September 18, 2009

  • I did comment several times that arriving at an unknown place without preparation allows serendipity to play at its best. Furthermore, arriving off-hours, not knowing the local language and having no local money assures a...
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Heading for Alcatraz

The Early Planning

Written by MichaelJM on July 22, 2009

  • Back in 2001 we’d visited Vegas to join my American cousin and his wife as they re-affirmed their wedding vows and when a friend explained that she was planning a surprise holiday to Vegas and...
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Salut The Flag

High Flying On Father's Day

Written by CarolinaPanthers1983 on July 19, 2009

  • Father's day was coming near, and I was running out of options of what to do with my daughter. I thought that I could take her to an amusement park, but with the recession affecting...
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Cable Car ride up California St. to Pacific Height

Seeing San Francisco by Metro and Foot

Written by MattF on May 8, 2009

  • This was one visit when we wanted to get out in the city and see alot of the areas we never saw before. To start with we decided to take the the Cable Car up...
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Redwood Creek Overlook

Tall Trees Grove

Written by lwrbva on May 3, 2009

  • One morning after breakfast at the Palm Cafe, we headed to Kuchel Visitor Center to pick up a permit for the Trall Trees Access Road. The Tall Trees Grove is where the tallest redwoods...
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False Klamath Cove

Klamath

Written by lwrbva on May 3, 2009

  • We stayed at the Ravenwood Motel in Klamath. Klamath is not much of a town, but they do have a gas station and a Subway. They also have a restaurant called the Steelhead...
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Simpson-Reed Grove

Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park

Written by lwrbva on May 3, 2009

  • After eating in Crescent City, we drove out to Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park. We walked down to the Smith River, which was a beautiful aqua color in the bright sunlight.We hiked a trail...
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California Ave Cable Car

Trolleys, Buses, and Street Cars

Written by MattF on May 2, 2009

  • Getting around in San Francisco can be daunting if you don't know your way around and a little intimidating in a car due to the traffic. We were advised by the hotel to get a...
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