After a fawlty towers moment where a leaking pipe threatened to relocate us, we headed down to Beverly Hills for a quick peek down Rodeo Drive. Luckily for our wallets, both the shops were closed and we were running behind the well oiled schedule. Universal Studios beckoned, and after a minor hiccup getting through the gates we wandered into the first 'ride' for the day. We could have almost left contented after that first 20 minutes because we laughed like dra...

Interim entry.... Those Hurricane cocktails from Hard Rock Cafe were rather potent. If not for spell checker this would be gibberish.... Will return after a recovery period..... :-)

Take 2 - laptop ate my first one..., have to put it up in pieces... Wow! What a day! I'm convinced there must be two LA's cos the one we're seeing is brilliant. Many warned us not to get our hopes up, so maybe we had low expectations. The day started for me (Paul) with probably the best morning run of my life. A very slow 10 km, but it started at dawn, running along Sunset Boulevard at sunrise down to the Avenue of the stars. I managed to trample over the entir...

Wow, what a flight. A 7 movie marathon broken only by meals and an attempt or two at sleep foiled by the elbows of a stranger or young Brooke. The others fared a little better, but it will be a very early night. Cathay Pacific = brilliant. Weather = perfect all round, bar a bit of turbulence Hawaii way. LA Passport and customs - cruised through in 20 minutes. Car rental setup ( enterprise) excellent but squeezing 4 suitcases into their fleet of cars, not so e...