Seeeee Ya! ....now with pics

[Joe]

Well, we're outta here! As of tonight, Amanda and myself will be leaving for the USA. We get back 2 days after MV09.

There will be many photos, we're driving everywhere! Our trip
includes:

- Landing in LA, spending xmas there, then doing Universal Studios and Disneyland.
- Driving up Highway 1 to San Francisco.
- New Years in San Francisco, doing Alcatraz, etc etc.
- Driving inland, stopping at Yosemite National Park for 2 days, driving through Death Valley, etc etc.
- Las Vegas.
- Drive to Hoover Dam, then onto Grand Canyon South Rim for a couple of days.
- Drive to San Diego, doing all the usual stuff there (Zoo, Wildlife Park, etc).
- Fly to New York for a week.

For now, merry xmas (happy holidays if you're that way inclined) and a happy new year to everyone! :D

[Joe]

P.S. we're driving around in one of these..

http://www.ford-mustang-hype.com/images/2008_Ford_Mustang_V6_Pony.jpg

P. P. S. BUUUUURNOUT :)

[insane]

doubtful on the burnout, i drove one for a month or so... they have no guts unless you get the grunt model, if its a hire its probably not one of them.

[V70R]

Merry Christmas Joe - from the snowfields of Bulgaria. I'll be spending new years and xmas in some old communist styled chalet covered in the freezing snow. Have a good one. Just be careful of the fog in SanFrancisco. It WILL turn a nice blue skied day to night within one hour if your near the bridge.

[[FFOUR]]

doubtful on the burnout, i drove one for a month or so... they have no guts unless you get the grunt model, if its a hire its probably not one of them.

Correct.

The Hertz Mustang will be the V6 so good luck with the burnout quest, even the 6.2L V8 Corvette we hired couldn't do one - TC off button seemed to be disabled.

[XF Falcon]

Sounds like fun Joe. Take plenty of pics, and don't be shy to put some oil down on the road if the Stang isn't capable of skids :D

[V70R]

even the 6.2L V8 Corvette we hired couldn't do one - TC off button seemed to be disabled.

lol, perhaps for good reason !

[spookware]

Well done, stay safe, buy a gun just in case, I would.

[Joe]

Correct.

The Hertz Mustang will be the V6 so good luck with the burnout quest, even the 6.2L V8 Corvette we hired couldn't do one - TC off button seemed to be disabled.

Google is our friend.....already looked into it :)

[coFF33]

so jealous .......

i need a new girlfriend that wants to goto america with me instead of Europe, fuck boring old Europe,

The sound of your trip Joe, is exactly what i wanna do!!!
take as many pics as you can. !

[DRKWRX]

jealous, sounds like very scenic trip should be awesome!

[kneedtotinkle]

Merry christmas!!!! Enjoy the holiday cause when you get back its hard work... baahhahaha

[DanWA]

Have fun Joe !!!! Sounds like a mad trip.

Work something out about burnout issue.

[Volatile Rob]

Nice... we are doing a similar trip, but not as long.

We'll be in Las Vegas on the 9/10/11/12th Jan and in LA on the 12/13/14/15th.


Maybe bump into you over there :)

Rob

[Joe]

Ahh spew Rob, we will be in San Diego and NY at that time....but if things change, let me know and we might bump into each other :)

[Volatile Rob]

Will do.

[bLaM]

good luck joe, all the best!

dont get to fukd up in vegas, you dont wanna come home with a different wife do ya :D :D...

[pgc]

Have fun Joe and Mandy.

Come back in one piece. Hope you don't run into this guy on the plane:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go

[Denver]

have fun joe! it'll be your last trip, mandys gunna expect you to be fathering children after this one, HA HA!

[Lonewolf]

have fun.
expect 10000000000 page report on your return, so just a quick wrapup :D

[Logie]

happy holidays mate, stay safe!

[Brockas]

Have fun bro.

Lots of pics with the new camera!!


I'm staying at a hotel which I'll post up in another thread right now. It's blown my mind. It's the Hong Kong version of the Venetian (in Vegas).
When you see it, imagine the same hotel but double the size, and you'll know why I can't get over it.

[Deke]

have a good one , lots of pics please :)

[INSINR8R]

have fun joe! jealous as all fuck

[DT95WA]

Cheap SHEE parts haha.

Enjoy the trip Joe and Mandy

[RICEY]

Well, we're outta here! As of tonight, Amanda and myself will be leaving for the USA. We get back 2 days after MV09.

There will be many photos, we're driving everywhere! Our trip
includes:

- Landing in LA, spending xmas there, then doing Universal Studios and Disneyland.

Both awesome youll love it

- Driving up Highway 1 to San Francisco.
- New Years in San Francisco, doing Alcatraz, etc etc.
- Driving inland, stopping at Yosemite National Park for 2 days, driving through Death Valley, etc etc.
- Las Vegas.

Vegas is great but the card slappers are annoying as is the litter problem


- Drive to Hoover Dam, then onto Grand Canyon South Rim for a couple of days.

Hoover Dam is cool, Grand Canyon is awesome but drive was longer than I expected took a full day driving there and back but well worth it.


- Drive to San Diego, doing all the usual stuff there (Zoo, Wildlife Park, etc).

Did seaworld the whale show was cool


- Fly to New York for a week.

For now, merry xmas (happy holidays if you're that way inclined) and a happy new year to everyone! :D

I also had a v6 mustang in convertable, nice to drive handled ok but no power hahaha

Make sure you do mulholland drive, awesome rd !!

[Brockas]

Make sure you do mulholland drive, awesome rd !!

2nd!!!

Got to do it in an M6 when I was over there, best road ever!

[DCIEVE]

sounds like a good holiday, will look forward to the pics and writeup..we're coming home via newyork and LA sometime in '09

[Joe]

Well a small update.

AMAZING trip so far, still got 3 more days but yeah, full report when I get back. 1200 photos and counting!

Here's a teaser.. (apologies in advance for pic quality, MS Paint ftl).

Our Mustang shitter parked up on Highway 1, California...on the way to San Francisco from LA.

http://i41.tinypic.com/1vgid.jpg

Alcatraz Island

http://i39.tinypic.com/5zpls1.jpg

Halls of Alcatraz Prison

http://i43.tinypic.com/mb7arp.jpg

Golden Gate Bridge

http://i42.tinypic.com/xqdx7n.jpg

View of the Merced River from our hotel room balcony, Yosemite National Park.

http://i44.tinypic.com/5f411s.jpg

Water fall, Yosemite National Park

http://i41.tinypic.com/5orrr6.jpg

Another view of Yosemite National Park

http://i44.tinypic.com/2u94rnm.jpg

..and another

http://i44.tinypic.com/2wfvm8g.jpg

Fatburger on Las Vegas Blvd

http://i39.tinypic.com/2zz54dl.jpg

[Joe]

Grand Canyon...

http://i44.tinypic.com/2mpfw47.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2w5j5ld.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/3501nap.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/jkx3zk.jpg


San Diego Zoo

http://i44.tinypic.com/2vce3xt.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/a9y9mh.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/300a42x.jpg


Sea World

Brockas is welcome here..

http://i44.tinypic.com/1zdt0eu.jpg

Pengy

http://i42.tinypic.com/2zjhnqx.jpg


New York

http://i44.tinypic.com/2a001ua.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/2wd9bpv.jpg

http://i39.tinypic.com/ljklg.jpg

http://i41.tinypic.com/o1048y.jpg

http://i40.tinypic.com/2604jrt.jpg

[cplagz]

They are some awesome photos Joe!

Once you can smash them into Lightroom or something and adjust the levels around a bit, will really make them stand out! (I HOPE YOU ARE SHOOTING RAW!)

The birds and Manhattan (?) Island (second last) are two of my favourites.

[doriae86]

ohh nyc, how i miss that place

[Joe]

Unfortunately, no RAW Marc...needed the space on the 2x 4gb cards!!

Does not matter though, I've had some good results editing JPG's in Lightroom already, should be sweet :)

Picked up a 430EXII Speedlite, lens hood and a polarizing filter over here for CHEAP, made such a massive difference to all our photos (especially indoor ones and through glass, such as on helicopter rides).

[Joe]

Dylan, you wouldn't miss it now....12 degrees below for the fucking LOSE. Apart from that, its amazing.

[doriae86]

yeh, going back to the US in june next yr - summer ftw

joanne and i did a fair whack of what u were doing, except ofcourse universal studios which was on fire the day i attempted to visit.

Brings back some great memories, looking foward to seeing the rest of the pics

[[SPESHAL]]

Nice Joe - what did you think of San Fran? NYC is amazing - are you there now? Should go see the plane that ditched into the Hudson if you are!

On the subject of NYC, I HATE the cold, but much preferred NYC in winter. Could of had something to do with the fact when I was in NYC in Summer it was 40 degrees, and when I was there in winter it was Xmas time....

[cplagz]

Circular polarizing filter? Make sure to spin it to get the best effect! If it is, sometimes it will be too dark in some situations and look over-saturated.

Bring me back another Holset (HX40 minimum) while you're there would ya =)

[///M]

nice pics joe :)

its strange seeing grand canyon and NYC like that haha...i was there in september n it was great weather!!! grand canyon was around 39c at the top and 52c down the bottom!

oh well looks like your having a great time :) keep the pics coming

[kneedtotinkle]

PANDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

Pandas are the best animals.

NYC looks bombed!

Hope you guys are having tons of fun!

Take more pics balstick fa-ma-lee.

[cplagz]

Especially of Mandee's new bump *rumourmill 2009*

;)

[Adr3naL1N]

more pics pleeease!

im off to LA/San fran/Vegas in july, cant wait, pics are just getting me more amped.

[Joe]

;398252']Nice Joe - what did you think of San Fran? NYC is amazing - are you there now? Should go see the plane that ditched into the Hudson if you are!

San Francisco was off the chain....best coffee I had was there, and c*nts are so friendly there too....we were walking around on NYE with a couple of hundred thousand people out on Fisherman's Wharf, and I only saw ONE incident between two Mexicans.

Dude, we were on the Staten Island Ferry when that crash happened this arvo....I was wondering what all the Coast Guard boats and helicopters were doing going the other direction very quickly!! We got home and worked out what the fuss was about!

Is it just me, or does everyone else who has been here think shit is f*cking cheap? Especially clothing. $22 for a pair of Levi jeans, $30 for G-Star Raw T-Shirts....wtfbbq! F*ck our $18 movie tickets, Notorious tickets were $6 each. Subway is $5, Corona cartons are half the price we pay. Got some Nike Air Force 1's for $45.

That being said though, the AU$75 a night parking at our San Francisco Hotel made me emo.

I like how cheap cars are here....can buy a BRAND NEW F TRUCK for $25k, where as c*nts in Australia sell them 2nd hand for near 100k....and idiots buy them.

Lots more pics to post, we went to so many places here.....and Marc, there is no substantiation to that rumour, nor is there a HX40 in my luggage :D Also Marc, tell Justin to fire up the coffee machine for me next Wed morning, I'm back at work :D .....I've not had a really good coffee here at all, although I found half decent ones in SF. EMO.

[ben351]

LOL had to mention coffee !

[JME]

once Aussie population reaches near 100mil we should see the cost of living starting to fall.....

Glad you're living it up Guiseppe, im in town permanently now, CBD caffeine meet next week!

[RICEY]

Making me want to go back Joe !!

[cplagz]

haaah haaaah.... I will tell Justin to be prepared for a barrage.

Poochi - get back in the email loops! You're missing the nandos love.

[bLaM]

demand pics of skids in mustang!