Ventura Travel and Tourism Guide

...apparently there are plenty of needles to be put in my arm before I travel to Peru. No worries though, I'm excited about my first time (ever!) outside of the United States of America.

At Point Mugu, in Ventura County, the route turns inland following a roadway lined with eucalyptus trees and leading to Oxnard. We had a very early morning start, so stopped for a coffee break at Carrows in Oxnard. (Carrows is one of those quintessential California coffee shops.) Just north of Oxnard is Ventura. The city of Ventura is the gateway to California's Channel Islands. Most of the northern islands are part of Channel Islands National Park. The park headquarters, at V...

I got obsessed with seeing this area after reading "She Who Remembers" years ago. Also, after my trip to Peru last year, it was really interesting to compare the two cultures.

So, our road trip is from San Francisco to Los Angeles via Highway 1, along California's beautiful coastline.We collected our car at half six on Tuesday, but before I go on a bit of back story is needed. Because we was waiting for Rachel's credit card to arrive we were booking beds in the hostel one night at a time. Unfortunatly this meant we had to keep moving rooms as the hostel was busy and had to juggle things about to fit us in. Tuesday morning we dutifully packed our bags again and move...