I’m back from my holiday in the US!
After my 2 week long holiday in the US (Los Angeles & Las Vegas), I touched down at our Singapore Changi Airport yesterday morning! Contrary to popular belief, I didn’t get jet lagged from my 16-hour long flight (plus another 2 hours transit in Manila).
However, I do need to re-acclimatise to the local hot and humid weather. The temperature in California and Nevada was around 10-15 degree celsius only. This holiday in America is an eye opening and very fun experience for me. There were the usual shopping and sightseeing, which I plan to blog about in the coming days, once I have the photos ready for uploading. And yes, I also did some inevitable toy shopping there!
Upon getting back online, I realise that so much has taken place in the toy arena recently such as - further discounts on movie toys like Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (ROTF) and G.I.Joe in the local departmental stores; ROTF EZ Legends Devastator, ROTF Legends Soundwave and Wheelie are now selling at local departmental stores; official photos of ROTF Human Alliance Barricade and Mudflap are now available online, just to name a few. This means there will be no lack of blogging content for me for the rest of the month!
The blog posts to expect here in the coming week would cover the following:
1) Toy shopping opportunities at Walmart at Long Beach California, FAO Schwarz (aka Toy ‘R’ Us) at Las Vegas, Universal Studios and Disneyland. Read more [>>]
2) Photo attractions at the Las Vegas Strip Read more [>>], plus the great variety of hotel architecture to admire. Read more [>>]
3) Visit to the magnificent Grand Canyon, 1 of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World. Read more [>>]
4) Visit to the famous Hoover Dam and Lake Mead (featured in Transformers The Movie, aka TFTM). Read more [>>]
5) Visit to Universal Studios and Hollywood, known as “The Entertainment Capital of the World”. Read more [>>]
6) Visit to Disneyland, “The Happiest Place on Earth” in California. Read more [>>]
7) City Tour in LA, plus a short visit to the famous Santa Monica Beach (remember Baywatch?); Hollywood Walk of Fame; plus a drive up to Hollywood & Beverly Hills to view the huge houses and mansions owned by various Hollywood stars and other rich people; drop by the famous Rodeo Drive, where almost everything sold there (especially the fashion items) are notoriously unaffordable to most people.
8 ) Toy shopping and toy packing tips during a holiday trip. Read more [>>]
Now I’m off to unpack my luggage, take photos of my toy hauls, and prepare my holiday photos for my blog! Meanwhile, the weekend is here and the local shopping malls are having store discounts on toys and other stuff. Happy Christmas Shopping!
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Wah! You have a holiday trip in US?! So Envy!!
Busy girl! Hope next time you come back this way, you can go rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon…(totally different experience admiring the canyon from below). Goodluck unpacking!
Hi deSMOnd,
You can make the US your next holiday destination!
Hi Canyon Lover,
Thanks for the rafting recommendation! I’ll consider that when I visit there again!
Sounds like you had fun. US is awesome, wish I could go back some day.
Hi Kenny,
Which part of the US did you visit?
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