Travelogues USA

By and large, Death Valley is a desert full of nothing but sand, rocks, and mountains. The temperature often goes over 40 degrees and there are signs everywhere stating that...

Today it really started. After following the World Cup game and seeing Belgium get eliminated, we quickly took the bus downtown. Arriving, we wanted to visit the Brooklyn...

15km or about 9.5 miles. From the hostel to the Bean and then on to the Lincoln Park Zoo and back. The zoo was quite large and most importantly, free for us poor students. The...

22.5. We drove to the city of Santa Cruz, which is 1.5 hours away, with our host Michael and his friend Micah. Many people have recommended that we go here, but we didn't...

31.3. Leider hatten wir heute kein gutes Wetter. Haben bis Mittag abgewartet, aber keine Besserung. Mussten dann einfach losfahren, weil es uns sonst zu spät werden würde. ...

For the last 5 days we went back to Waikiki Beach. At the Moana Surfrider Hotel, the oldest hotel on the island, we enjoyed the hotel's amenities and simply did NOTHING but read...

I spent my remaining time in Maui with more exploration tours. On the one hand, I walked to the nearby Iao Valley State Park and spent some time hiking. I also visited a...

With jetlag in our luggage, we set off on foot to the Walk of Fame on our first day in L.A.

Less car - more adventure

A few weekends ago, I went to a baseball game with a friend to watch the Chicago Cubs. I'm not really into sports, so the game itself wasn't that interesting to me, but the...

Las Vegas was a real shock. It was loud, crowded, flashy, and so much. At first, we couldn't process it at all and we were all in a bad mood on the first day because we were...

On 05/14 we finished our national park tour with the Valley of Fire. At 31 degrees, we drove through the valley. Due to our previous national park experience, the Valley of Fire...

Some rainy days accompany us on our way to Yosemite National Park. Unfortunately, rain and snow don't leave us here either. Due to the weather conditions, almost all roads are...

Along the Avenue of Giants, we enter Redwood National Park. The road is lined with huge trees that leave us in awe. We also want to drive through one of these trees. There are...

Starting from Malibu, we begin our tour along the scenic coastal road heading north. Unfortunately, strong rain and landslides often disrupt our plans, but we don't let that...

Two and a half years ago, we spent 8 beautiful days here in Carmel and vowed 'We'll come back here again.' Now the time has come and the city with the white sandy beach is still...

Lange hatten wir die Daumen gedrückt und gehofft, dass wir vom Streik der Lufthansa-Piloten nicht betroffen sind. Am Tag des Abfluges kam dann noch eine Totalsperrung der...

Our last night in L.A is over and today we headed towards San Francisco. On the almost 500 km long route we still have some smaller intermediate destinations ahead of us and one...

Hello my dears 😊, Today we went to the City of Angels or also known as the City of Stars and Celebrities 'Los Angeles'. First, we drove to the actual city center, but there...

Hello my dear 😊 Today we arrived in the craziest city in the world, Las Vegas. In our hotel, the Golden Nugget, there is the largest gold nugget ever found. It's bizarre to...

Spanish flair in the USA

Hello my dear 😊 Today there were breathtaking natural spectacles. First, we drove through the Red Canyon. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the earth turned deep red and we already...

Hello my dear ones 😊 Today was a pure driving day, but a beautiful one. The drive went through the corn belt of the USA. Miles and miles of grain fields, I can tell you it's...

Hello my loves 😊 Wow, we are amazed by Chicago. What a beautiful city. In my opinion, much nicer than New York. Everything is not so hectic here and cleaner 😉. The skyscrapers...

After a rough night, which we had to spend partially in the car due to a storm, we drove along the mountain roads to reach the ruins of the Native Americans. The so-called...

On our trip through the USA, of course the Grand Canyon couldn't be missed. We were completely fascinated by its size. In the evening, we watched the sunset... an incredibly...

After a short night and a 3-hour flight, we arrived in hot, sunny Miami this morning. The atmosphere here is much more relaxed compared to the hustle and bustle of New...

Today we went on a tour to Alcatraz. It was very windy and also oppressive there. We are glad we don't have to stay there. We took an audio tour of the prison, where...

Today we visited the Monterey Aquarium. It has a huge exhibition area with lots of aquariums. Sea Life in Oberhausen is tiny in comparison. After that, we drove the 17 Mile...

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