Roadtrip California

Half Dome

The road from Lake Isabella to Sequoia National Park led us through a beautiful valley to Bakersfield and from there to Visalia, and directly to the main entrance of Kings...

We spent the night in a cute little motel in the town of Beatty, as Beatty is right next to the Hells Gate to Death Valley. From here, depending on the direction, you can reach...

Unfortunately today Calvin and our path separated again. He had to go back to Hesperia (by bus) and our journey took us to the West Rim of the Grand Canyon, to Meadview. Here we...

At noon we arrived at our hotel, the Planet Hollywood, right in the middle of the Strip. The drive there alone makes your jaw drop with all the blinking lights, advertisements,...

Since the Hoover Dam is only 45 minutes away from Las Vegas, we spontaneously included it in our itinerary. On the way there, you pass by the Lake Meadview View Point, which we...

After a hearty breakfast, we set off relatively early to Joshua Tree National Park to go for a short hike before the heat gets too intense. The parking lot before the planned...

You can reach Palm Springs from San Diego relatively quickly via the interstates, but that would be boring. We chose a route that seemed more interesting in terms of driving,...

Today the actual road trip started: picking up the rental car at L.A. airport :) The shock was big and Marcus was a bundle of nerves when the desired Mustang was missing among...

After the loud and crowded Hollywood, we come to the even more crowded Santa Monica Pier, which feels like a big carnival. Rides alternate with food stalls and the beach is...

Los Angeles is a city with countless options for cafes, bars, and restaurants. For our trip today, we chose a bowl bar for breakfast. After that, we were stuffed and glad to sit...

After a hearty breakfast in Downtown, we made our way to the Universal Studios, which is simply part of the classic tourist program. The park is not spectacular, but...

After a little more than an 11-hour flight, we arrived pretty tired in the City of Angels. The immigration process required about 1.5 hours of waiting time due to the large...