Winery and Cycling Tour Around Hawke’s Bay

winery tour around hawke's bay

As we pulled our bikes up for yet another stop at a winery in Hawke’s Bay, I could not help but think what Caz might be doing at home. Not thinking in a way to rub it in what I was currently doing, but just wishing she was with me. This would have been one of Caz’s favourite days. There is nothing she likes more than wine tasting through spectacular

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Six Man Beach Volleyball Competition Manhattan Beach LA

Six man volleyball competition

On our first visit to Los Angeles, we were looking for an experience outside the norm of Hollywood boulevard, celebrity tours and Malibu Beach. While we enjoyed doing these things, I remained somewhat LA unfulfilled; I had no wow memories that you envision the City of Angels would give you. Hermosa Beach After searching around we decided we like the sound of Hermosa Beach, only about 30 minutes South of

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Los Angeles Travel Tips

Venice beach bike ride

We spent almost ten days in Los Angeles, California during 2006 staying on Melrose Avenue, and then moving to the more enjoyable Hermosa Beach. Since then we have flown in and out of LA a couple of times staying at numerous Los Angeles Hotels and different areas in the LA area. Here are our Los Angeles travel tips based on our experiences in this thriving urban sprawl. We also asked

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Getting out of Venice Beach

Dr Lush Medical Marijuna

We found ourselves once again walking the path from Santa Monica Pier to Venice Beach. We were killing time before attempting to make our standby flight to Australia later that evening. I really didn’t want to be walking along this path again, but it was the easiest thing to do in such a short space of time. I’m not a big fan of Santa Monica and Venice, especially after spending

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Hermosa Beach:A Backpacking Experience not Just for Surfers

sunset at Hermosa Beach

Hermosa Beach. The ‘beautiful’ beach as it translates from Spanish. There’s not many areas in LA I would call beautiful, but Hermosa is definitely one. It’s not a place you will find hordes of backpackers, the majority that come here are of a certain backpacking breed. Surfers. Lots of surfers, which is why a lot of Aussies can be heard sipping cheap happy hour beers around you. It is also

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