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Three-in-One

I’m completely exhausted. Going to Universal Studios, Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure in one day will do that to you! We got up early to make it to Universal Studios just after opening. We got the rides out of the way first, to beat the queues. On the Jurassic Park ride, Paul’s jeans got soaked […]

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LACMA

We were hoping to do the Paramount Studio Tour this morning, but it was booked out so we headed off to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art instead. As you can imagine, Paul was in his element! This cool artwork at the entrance has a whole lot of LA streetlamps placed right next to […]

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Six Flags Magic Mountain

When I came to LA in 2006, my one regret was that we didn’t make it to Six Flags. It’s a bit of a drive, and we didn’t have a car. So this time, there was no way I’d leave without getting there! Six Flags has more roller coasters than any other theme park in […]

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City of Angels

We landed in LA just after six this morning, following a 12 hour flight. Took off to this song (one of my faves). Felt it was kinda appropriate. Our hotel is pretty crappy… but we have an awesome location on Sunset Boulevard, so we don’t regret choosing it. Thanks to the GPS system we hired […]

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Bittersweet

I broke my own rule today. I often talk about how I never cry, but today I couldn’t help myself. I’m sitting in the departure lounge in Auckland right now hoping this wasn’t a mistake… it’s meant to be the time of my life, but today it’s feeling more bitter than sweet. Here’s hoping I […]

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Haere Ra

This afternoon at 3:10 we’ll take off to LA on QF25. Doesn’t feel real yet. I’m sitting in what used to be my living room, except it’s bare! Yesterday was hard. Paul’s gran passed away the day before, so we got up at 4:00am to drop his family at the airport for the funeral. That […]

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