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1980s The USA Travel Diaries Travel Writing

The USA Trip Diary – Part 9

a wooden floor outdoor courtyard, or pier with buildings all around.
"Lunch upstairs on the Pier", San Francisco. 2 April 1982

Diary Entries From 2 April to 6 April 1982 – The End of The Trip

The USA Travel Diary series starts HERE.

Friday 2nd April

Place: San Francisco

Weather: cloudy and sprinkling

Got up at 6 am can you believe that! Caught the bus to San Francisco downtown. We had to get to Fisherman’s Wharf which became quite involved. It took us three buses to finally get to Pier 39. 

We bought our tickets for Alcatraz Island. It was … Read the rest ... “The USA Trip Diary – Part 9”

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1980s The USA Travel Diaries Travel Writing

The USA Trip Diary – Part 8

a streetscape in an urban China Town
"Lunch SF China Town." 30 March 1982.

Diary Entries From 12 March to 1 April 1982

The USA Travel Diary series starts HERE.

Friday 12th March

Got packed for Las Vegas. We went to The Suburban Mr and Mrs Wijnhamer, Jim, Tony, Toni and me. It took us about five hours to get there. When we arrived we couldn’t believe our eyes, the entire place was a mass of beautiful lights it looked like one big gigantic carnival.

We booked into our motel at about 11 … Read the rest ... “The USA Trip Diary – Part 8”