Tag Archives: Los Angeles

The Sights of Hollwood

We stayed at Orange Hostel right around the corner from all the main attractions in Hollywood. I received no discounts for endorsing them here. I highly recommend this hostel as it was centrally located, connected to bus routes, and most of all, had a real Hollywood history. It was home to such stars as Marilyn Monroe, […]

getting familiar with hostelling

A membership for Hostelling International costs $28 per year. I decided to go ahead and get it, after adding up the potential discounts in HI hostels I’ll be using this summer. Basically I save $10 per night, which means I only need 3 nights in a HI hostel to make the membership pay for itself. […]

Highway 1 trip details

Day 1 (9/5): Fly Detroit to Medford, OR: $500 Medford to Humboldt (Avenue of Giants) 5 hours 40 min Spend time at Avenue of Giants $8, caves, drive-thru tree, etc Overnight Eureka at a bed and breakfast/inn  “Jessica’s Haven” Room $127 Day 2 (9/6): Eureka to San Fran Airport: 5 hours without stops Car rental- Medford to San Fran (3 […]