*None of these photos have been edited in any way- Straight out of my Canon
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| The roadtrip from San Fran down to LA |
Hanging out with the guys yesterday made me think back on the amazing month spent roadtripping with them just a few months before.
Chris and I flew over from Singapore to San Francisco. To save money, we had chosen the flight that had 3 layovers- in HongKong, Shanghai and Seattle. HUGE mistake. It was so exhausting having to check in 4 times and run to the next checkpoint especially when our flight before was delayed!! I've always believed that money could be better spent on the trip itself instead of the journey there, but I think in future I'm just going to pay a bit more for comfort haha
Because Leonard and Alex still had their final exams, Chris and I drove down to LA ourselves immediately after landing in SF, and spent around 5 days there. The LA airbnb was my favourite- there were 3 cats!! The weather was awesome, the house was cosy, everything was perfect :')
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| Big Sur, California. I was looking forward to this for weeks but it was really cloudy that day, so we only have this dull photo |
Amongst other places we went to the Hollywood sign, Santa Monica Pier, Muscle Beach, the Big Sur. We also got into our first car accident- a car perpendicular to us drove straight into my side of the car: I remember tearing in shock, speechless, my hands shaking even after as i typed on my phone to tell my friends and family. All's good now and Im happy to still be alive wew!
We drove back up to SF to meet the rest of the guys, spent a few days there and headed to do some hiking. Yosemite, the Grand Canyon, Zion national parks were just a few we went to. But each national park took my breath away. Yosemite was beautiful- we hiked a 12 hour hike up the continent's tallest waterfall. The terrain and mini streams and steps that were just half a metre wide.. so many potential slips, but we were rewarded with the most magnificent view. I'll definitely be back!! The Grand Canyon on the other hand has always been on my bucket list. It felt so surreal to be sitting by the precipice with my feet hanging off the edge.
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| Upper Yosemite Falls - couldnt believe that just 6 hours before this I was all the way below! |
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| The Grand Canyon (South Rim) |
Leonard and I also skydived for the first time, and we did it over Zion National Park. Rick brought us up to 14,000 feet in the air for this. I remember my sleep deprivation from being on the road, having 2 hours of sleep in Vegas the night before and then having the guys drive 4 hours from 5am in the morning for this (we had to cross the state to get to the skydiving location, which included a time difference change as well).
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| Leonard! (and his horrible landing hahaha) |
Of course we had many city moments which included A LOT of outlet shopping, Disneyland, hunting for food- probably a separate post. Personally, nothing beats the nature I saw. The views, vast lands, cliffs, the roaring waves.. those were some of the happiest moments of my life
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| Horseshoe Bend was spectacular!! I was in awe |
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| I must say that the Antelope Canyon was a little disappointing, probably because it was cloudy that afternoon and the colours werent as vibrant as i expected hmm |
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| Some cold night in LA on the way back after dinner to our Airbnb with 3 cats!! |
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| Roadtripping on Highway 1 |
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| Another evening at the Airbnb- the colours are just breathtaking |
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| Palm trees everywhere in California |
All in all, amazing first half of my trip in the States, great company, 10/10 experiences! I already cannot wait to be back :-)
