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Recommend a hike to the Hollywood sign – the perfect place for your clients’ Instagram shots.
Upsell clients who can afford it to business class. It will get their trip off to a great start.
Use Pismo Beach as a stopover for customers driving between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
usually do – I’d not been on a horse since I was a child. Even though I have hay fever, and my eyes had swollen up, I really enjoyed the experience. Riding on horseback around the Californian countryside is an incredible experience, and I got some great photos.
Q. Then on to Santa Cruz? A. Yes, we went to the boardwalk where they filmed The Lost Boys and went on a boat trip around the coast, but my favourite part was the beach barbecue, which was really cool. It was our last night, we had a band playing live and we were there toasting marshmallows.
the way up, you can’t see how high it is but when you get to the top – and it’s too late – you realise how far it is down. There were some massive drops. I’ve never done anything like that before.
Q. Where was next on the road trip? A. We went horse riding at Creston Ranch with Central Coast Trailrides. Again, it was something I would never
Q. So when did you have your shoot? A. Mine was the last one, so I was up for sunrise on the morning we flew home. I had to get up at God knows what time as the sunrise was 5.30am, which isn’t when most people look at their best. The sun came out in about five minutes, so we only had a limited time to get the shot. It goes to show that professional models and photographers don’t have it so easy when they’re after the perfect picture – you can’t control the sun.
Becky on . . . California’s family offering I’d been to California once before, to San Francisco. It was a fantastic place but I would never have thought about it as a family destination. Having now been to Pismo Beach, I want to go back again with my family. It was like an ‘oldie worldie’ seaside town with shops along the beach. There is nothing pretentious about it and no city lights. You can also try the dune buggying, which is a really fun, adrenaline-fuelled activity. As part of a bigger trip, it would complement LA and San Fran really well and provide you with some family activities. The same could be said for Creston Ranch. It was in the middle of nowhere, a real American adventure that kids would love.
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