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San Francisco in a day

April 28, 2017 By sue Leave a Comment

Golden Gate Bridge

On my trip to the US for a conference in November last year my original flight was cancelled and I was rebooked onto a flight that arrived into San Francisco at 6.00am. This meant that I got virtually no sleep on the flight and then still had to cope with a full day ahead. It also meant that I had an unexpected day to spend in San Francisco before my conference started that evening. So what can you do in San Francisco in a day? The previous year I had had a stopover in San Francisco and had … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America, Travel Tagged With: Travel, USA

2 Days in Las Vegas

March 22, 2017 By sue Leave a Comment

Welcome to Las Vegas

Why on earth would someone who doesn't like gambling and isn't keen on cities want to spend 2 days in Las Vegas? My reason is Las Vegas is a great launchpad for a Grand Canyon adventure. I was fortunate to be able to attend a conference in San Francisco in November last year for work and decided to take the opportunity to tick another item off my bucket list: The Grand Canyon. I was very short on time as I had used all my leave on trips to China and Russia & the Baltic States earlier in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America, Travel Tagged With: Travel, USA

Grand Canyon Adventure

March 18, 2017 By sue 1 Comment

Grand Canyon

Las Vegas is a great launchpad for a Grand Canyon adventure. I was fortunate to be able to attend a conference in San Francisco in November last year and decided to take the opportunity to tick another item off my bucket list: The Grand Canyon. I was very short on time as I had used all my leave on trips to China and Russia & the Baltic States earlier in the year. I knew that I didn't want to hire a car and drive myself. Even though I would have loved to have hiked or rafted in the canyon, I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America, Travel Tagged With: Travel, USA

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