California Road Trip

I flew with Norwegian Airlines from Gatwick to L.A they have a new route return Oakland to Gatwick on their new Dreamliner Fleet, I can highly recommend going Premium, the benefits are so worth paying that little bit extra, if you go Premium Class your drinks and meals are included, you also get headphones as well. Staff are friendly and nothing is any trouble for them. The Plane was very modern clean and very spacious, seat pitch is 46" which is plenty of room. Seats are comfortable you can lay back it is almost flat. I can honestly say by far much better than B.A and by far more superior than Virgin. Great value for money.

We hit L.A and was driven to Solvang this is around a 2 hour drive, Solvang is so worth a visit it is a Danish town. Solvang also has a museum which is worth seeing, lovely shops with plenty of Danish pastries you will be spoilt for choice. Buttonwood Winery & Vineyard is a must you can do wine tasting and purchase wines if you wish. Next stop was Santa Barbara this is around another 45 minute drive,The Goodland hotel was perfect for a total chill out experience, rooms are spacious and very modern, the pool even has D.J. such a cool hotel. I also visited Canary hotel which is also a great location it has a roof top pool with stunning views. Santa Barbara has it all perfect beaches. you can also hire a yacht and go Whale/ Dolphin watching.

Another place to visit has to be Hearst Castle which is set in thousands of acres amazing rooms, fantastic views over looking The Pacific Ocean. I think this is one of my highlights of the trip.

We drove along the coast line which was amazing. such spectacular views one of the places we stopped along the Big Sur was Bixby bridge. great place to have picture done.

Redwoods state park is another great place to see you can even go on a steam train through the forest.

Santa Cruz is a great day out as well, the beach has its own funfair park and amusements, plenty of things to keep kids entertained a great family day out.

Finally we hit Sacramento, could of stayed here longer, so much to see and visit, We went on a Sacbrewbike which was so funny a great experience, look up Sacbrewbike.com. a great way to enjoy Sacramento. Whilst in Sacramento you have to try and get to see a Baseball game, Raley Field was close by and you got to experience a proper Baseball game. Sacramento has so much to offer, We even got to visit The Capitol Building in Sacramento, where all the government work if you are lucky you can sit in on a debate and watch it live. Most people only get to visit San Fran, L.A & Vegas but California has so much more to offer, I will so be going again, absolutely loved California. Ifyou have any questions please get in contact California is awesome.