For the last week or so, I’ve been hanging out in Berkeley and Palo Alto. After Yanik’s mind blowing seminar, I had to make a decision, to go back to Mexico or to head north. Ultimately, I chose north, to the San Francisco Bay area and went on a long drive to Berkeley.

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At the beginning of this post is a shot of of Los Angeles, taken from the back porch of the Marriott Hotel. What was I doing here? Participating in Yanik Silver’s Underground Online Seminar. For those of you who don’t know who he is, Yanik is one of the more well known (and colorful) figures in the world of Internet Marketing.

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I drove south to San Diego, to see if it would be a place where I would like to spend my winters. Despite being a beautiful city (from what I could see), it was also cold. In this section, you’ll see some shots of Little Italy, where I was situated for a couple of days.

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A side trip to Austin. 3,000 miles in a little more than two days. I came here to visit Stephan Bodian, a teacher who I’ve worked with for two years. Stephan recently authored, “Wake Up Now: A Guide to the Journey of Spiritual Awakening.”

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On this trip, I suddenly recalled Mission Bay, a place where we had a family reunion many years ago. It was one of the last times I saw my father alive.

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A stop in Leucadia, one of the beautiful towns on the water north of San Diego. It was a nice place, but I was shocked to realize how cold it was, with temperatures hovering around 50 degrees.

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A quick stop in Anaheim, on after navigating the whiteout on the grapevine. I wasn’t crazy about the hotel, but is was private and had a great Internet connection.

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Day 3 dawned cold and wet. I didn’t see much point in taking any shots of the Rodeway Inn since it was so cold and miserable. What now follows are some shots from some of my hangouts that I’d discovered over the summer on another road trip.

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Well, I made it past Portland, my prime objective. Going through that place I find nerve-wracking, but my trusty GPS helped enormously. One thing that caught me by surprise was when it suddenly dimmed to accommodate dusk. That gave me a bit of turn as it was now much harder to see the display. I took that as a hint to take off my shades for the day.

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Today is the day. After long months of planning, wishing, etc. I’m now off on a journey to span 3-4 months. The plan? To drive all the way down I-5 to LA, make a bit of a detour to visit a friend in Austin, then head off into Mexico. Here are some of the pix I took, on that morning of January 21st. Enjoy!

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