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Postcards from the road, Page 12

Postcards from the road are usually quick updates on places I’ve been, things I’ve seen. Often uploaded in real-time.

They’re heavy on the photos, light on the words…just like the old-fashioned snail mail postcards we used to send back in the dark ages.

In LA everything is an illusion

Los Angeles. Nothing is quite what it seems. Hoardings can be painted to create blue skies. A cobbled street can be dressed …

Where’s that heavy-duty magic?

It’s supposed to be the happiest place on earth…but combine one Mummy who really doesn’t like theme parks and an Impossible Princess …

The Getty Center

The Getty Center is an art museum in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains. The building was designed by architect Richard …

Some big shoes to fill

But Queenie, Kingsley and The Impossible Princess gave it a go. Hollywood Boulevard was all I imagined it to be.

Back to Hollywood Boulevard

Our friends had joined us from Melbourne, so we headed back to Hollywood Boulevard. Another dinner at Miceli’s was in order. And …

Traffic in Beverly Hills

Traffic outside the hotel is often stationary and bumper to bumper. Going into the city in the morning and out in the …