March 10, 2010
March 10, 2010
on the road…
time to put our new set of wheels to the test. First stop San Diego where we caught up with friends. Soren took us out surfing for the day at Salt Creek and Upper Tressels while Rich, Tracy and Ryder put us up for a few nights at their cosy home. They were so hospitible hookings us up with all sorts that we may need for our trip, feeding us and supplying us wih a few brews. Thanks guys you were amazing! Fully loaded with hopefully all we would need and pockets full of cash (yeah right) Vegas was calling. A 6-7 hour drive later through snowy mountains then barron desert we saw the glow of vegas from behind the hills and rolled dwon the strip as the sun was setting and the city was coming alive. This place is like nothing else you have ever seen, replica monuments, flashing lights, music, people drinking on the sreet and wall to wall casinos and gambling. We had a hotel downtown called teh Golden Nugget to call home for the next three nights. It was $40 a night, such a good price for what you get, the only catch was the bus trip to the srtip each day and night. The 3 days were a kind of blur of day and night, gambling, free drinks, cirque de solei, killswitch engage at the house of blues, sights and sounds and good times. We have to say three days is enough though and we were pleased to get out of there by the end without to much damage to the wallet and plenty of stories to share…
March 4, 2010
crazy land…
so….. it was nearly over before it had even begun! Unknown needed visas, long check in lines and extreme security saw the four of us sprinting through the airport for the final call…
Safely on board the reality of the trip still had not sunk in… this was soon to change. We arrived at our strange Venice Beach Hostel - a place that had apparantley not been locked for 25 years and were shown to our room. We were given contact for a guy that was going to help uys find a trusty set of wheels to carry us on the first part of our journey. After a full day of searching, checking cars, test driving and trying to stay on the right side of the road and negotiating with hussling car dealers we now are the proud ne owners of a 2000 GMC Safari. yeow! let the road trip begin….
pics to come soon….
February 25, 2010
adventure begins…..
so we have said all our good byes and are heading off on our big adventure
the plan is to keep this blog going so you can follow us on our journey
hopefully it works out .
to give you a little idea of the first part the red is flights we plan to do.
blue is the road trip we plan to drive and the green is bus trip.
p.s. if and one has any tips or ideas for us just comment any thing will help.
February 5, 2010
favourite florals…
a collection of some of my favourite images found on daydream lily….
her blog is amazing, the source of so much inspiration.
January 28, 2010
Gehard Demetz - The mouth full of stars
Gehard Demetz is apparently a mystery artist, the only thing people know about him is that he lives in the mountains of Selva Gardena and makes these amazing wooden sculptures. I found his work on Yatzer where it explains about the scultpures underlying dark surrealism. Heres a snippet:
“What are those lost children looking for? What’s the story that they hide? Their sad expressions come as a contrast to the almost porcelain aspect of the wood. It seems that innocence was interrupted there and now it’s time for justice, for the revenge of the good. Gerald Demetz’s sculptures leave you defenseless. Addicted to darkness, you keep begging for more.”
January 13, 2010
only in vegas…
found these amazing photos today… made me even more excited to go to visit vegas.
i would looooove to visit this place - maybe drag a letter home… what do you think?
January 3, 2010
New Beginnings….
New year, new start.
Hope ever one had a great festive break, heres a little taste of my latest piece “New Beginning” which is currently been exhibited as part of ”looking glass” showing in Sergeant Gallery, Whanganui.
enjoy…..
