Laguna Seca is a world famous racetrack for bike and car motorsport which I didn’t even realise was in California until Gilly the Lonely Planet geek asked if I had ever heard of it, to which I replied: heard of it? I’ve driven it a hunred times (on Gran Turismo that is)
Santa Cruz, California – Hippy surf heaven
September 19, 2008
Santa Cruz is situated on central California’s Pacific surf paradise coastline south of San Francisco on the way to the Bay of Monterey. It’s something of a legend in name to any of you who have ever graced a surfboard, with world famous surf spots such as Steamer Lane.
Sonoma Valley, wine country and sweet Pinot Noir
September 19, 2008
Sonoma is the sleepy undersold little brother to the world famous Napa valley, and that appealed to me. We only had a day to see wine country (at least near SF) and so Sonoma it was.
San Francisco, Fog city
September 19, 2008
I had very high hopes for Fog City, it had been elected to quite some pedestal by my dad and Gilly. Stories of how cosmopolitan, yet European and highly cultural it was enticed me – suffice to say, I was pretty excited!
Yosemite, Tioga pass and Mammoth
September 17, 2008
The drive from LA up to Yosemite is quite special. We opted to take the Tioga pass route on Uncle Tom’s advice – we met him in Fiji on a beach at Nanuya Lai Lai, he’s a California resident who gave us some top advice.
