We have been staying just outside Monterey in an appropriately named town called Seaside. Everything pretty much does what it says on the tin here – Seafoam St., Spray St. – and that’s no bad thing. We love the place…
Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a pretty laid back place. We headed straight for the coast when we arrived and walked the length of the wharf and the boardwalk. We had a beer with some locals at the Riva bar and tried…
Driving to Santa Cruz
This is what America is all about for me! Always dreamed of driving along the west coast so was mega excited!! Had to get back to San Francisco Airport to pick the car up but that was okay because we…
2 Days in San Francisco
We’ve had 2 whole days in San Francisco and have filled them to the brim! We’ve been to the beach, Golden Gate Park, walked across the Golden Gate Bridge (and back again), had a ride on the cable car, been…
So long, farewell!
So the big day has arrived and after a few tears this morning (mostly Nicola), we’re currently sat in Heathrow Airport killing some time before our flight leaves at 14:10 for San Francisco. The flight from Manchester was fine and…
Skipton
It’s been like forever since I’ve last written on here so I thought it was about time to start up again! Bank holiday weekend was upon us and, as usual, the sun was forecast to disappear and rain was due.…
Clitheroe
This post is a few weeks late but better late than never, right? We were very excited about going to Clitheroe because Paul had never been and we were going to be spending the day with Rob and Soph, which…
Suits you, Sir
Suit shopping day and it was smiles all round ? Started off at Bold Street Coffee and had the Guatemala filter coffee (in honour of Gav) with a pastry. Mike opted for a classic tea ? Mike and Paul were…
Southport
For our last Saturday of the holidays, we decided we had to have a day out and where better to go than Southport with our best buddy, Rob! Our first stop was Lords cafe for a coffee and a toasted…
Curry
After Christmas, New Year and going away, it was about time that we made a proper meal again! We opted for a chicken curry from Madhur Jaffrey’s curry bible and it was delicious! The recipe originates from Pakistan and is…