Monthly Archives: May 2009

World Trip 2009: Day 10 – San Diego and San Ysidro, USA

Sunday 31 May 2009 Highlights: San Diego Trolleys, San Diego Marathon After travelling by bus around San Francisco we moved to a trolley (tram) in San Diego. A great system that saw us go from one end of the blue … Continue reading

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World Trip 2009: Day 9 – San Diego, USA

Saturday 30 May 2009 Highlights: Spectacular Sea World Today has a theme park day, something I was looking forward to. My mum wasn’t happy with the $12 car parking fee but I told her in advance this is how it … Continue reading

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World Trip 2009: Day 8 – Las Vegas to San Diego, USA

Friday 29 May 2009 Highlights: Las Vegas Outlet, Chula Vista Shopping Mall Another big driving day (about 5.5 hours), but first we had one more go at gambling and somehow we both won, my mum won about $20 and I … Continue reading

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World Trip 2009: Day 7 – Las Vegas / Hoover Dam, USA

Thursday 28 May 2009 Highlights: Hoover Dam, Hitting and winning at various Casinos on the Strip Having cut the Grand Canyon visit out of the trip we still got to see the enormous engineering achievement that is the Hoover Dam. … Continue reading

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World Trip 2009: Day 6 – Las Vegas, USA

Wednesday 27 May 2009 Highlights: Shopping at The Vegas Outlet, The Phantom of the Opera performance Today saw another shopping outlet visit this time The Vegas Outlet which has about 130 shops. I think I bought my recently departed leather … Continue reading

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World Trip 2009: Day 5 – Las Vegas, USA

Tuesday 26 May 2009 Highlights: Premium Shopping Outlet, Legends in Concert Performance Today was my mum’s dream day, well maybe tomorrow is but today came close. We spent maybe 5 hours at the Premium Shopping Outlet complex, it is HUGE. … Continue reading

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