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The United States is a vast and varied destination where travelers can experience an extraordinary mix of landscapes, cultures, and city life in a single trip. From iconic skylines in New York City and Chicago to the beaches of California and Florida, the country stands out for its diversity and scale. Travelers can explore world-famous national parks such as Yellowstone, Yosemite, and the Grand Canyon, dive into regional food scenes from Texas barbecue to New Orleans Creole cuisine, and enjoy everything from small-town road trips to major cultural events, music festivals, and sporting spectacles.
What makes the USA especially rewarding is the sheer range of experiences available across its regions. Visitors can hike in the Rockies, drive along the Pacific Coast Highway, discover American history in Washington, D.C., Boston, and Philadelphia, or enjoy entertainment capitals like Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Nashville. Practical planning is important because distances are long and weather varies widely by season and region, so domestic flights, rental cars, and advance bookings can save time and money. Tipping is customary, public transportation is excellent in some major cities but limited in many other areas, and shoulder-season travel can offer better value while still providing great sightseeing and outdoor conditions.
The best time to visit the USA is generally from July to October, with August and September standing out as the most popular months based on the data. This period offers warm weather, strong access to outdoor attractions and road trips, and a lively calendar of events, though September and October can be especially appealing for slightly fewer crowds in some destinations and beautiful seasonal scenery.
But we are surprised by a gravel road at Moki Dugway. Since cross-country riding on the Cy50 or DAX is not possible. The view makes up for it.
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...
Unfortunately, the pink motorcycles with flowers for Waldemar were already sold out. So we have 1x Road Glide in black for Waldy and 2x Street Glide. Blue for Werner and black...
Our friends picked us up today at 06:00 AM and drove us to the airport in Dusseldorf. Check-in at DUS took quite a long time, but everything went well and we departed to...
7 in The USA
4 On the Pacific
This morning at 5:30 we left for the airport in Frankfurt. We had a pleasant flight and landed in LA at 13:10 local time as scheduled. Our now white constant companion offers...
It was time to hit the road again. After the amazing cake in Carlsbad last night, we continued to Oceanside, did our laundry, and got back on the road. When we arrived in Laguna...
After the first successful day in the capital, a second one followed. This one also started relaxed and then turned into a lot of running around. We visited the Capitol, which...
After you didn't hear from us yesterday, [that's because we were just hanging out and one of us was playing basketball for a while] we have a report for you today. Today, like...
We got up at 4:30 in the morning to be at Yosemite National Park on time. And it was so worth it! It was sooo amazingly beautiful!
After a quickie at the market on Granville Island and a succulent seafood lunch at Rodney's Oyster House, we take the Amtrak Cascades 519 to Seattle. There was a moment of...
2017, the most inconvenient year for a road trip in California. Record heat in San Francisco, wildfires in Yosemite NP, road closure at Big Sur, the most beautiful part of...
On Monday, the longest bus ride of the tour awaited: the drive from the Grand Canyon to Joshua Tree National Park. Including all breaks and photo stops in the park, we were on...
On Thursday 11.05. we booked a tour for the amazing Antelope Canyon. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. So are these pictures of Antelope Canyon...
From Death Valley, we continued to Las Vegas, Nevada, where we checked in late at the Paris Las Vegas hotel. We spent the first evening exploring the amazing desert city. The...
On 13.04. we arrived in our last North/East city. As we suddenly stood in a traffic jam on a 6-lane highway towards the city entrance, we could only imagine how big this great...
On 08.04. we set off for Cleveland in beautiful, sky-blue weather. On our 2-hour drive on Saturday, we expected everything except for free traffic :-) Unlike our Swiss roads, NO...
Auf stürmischer See ging es nach Staten Island... Bei dem Wind war es schwierig gute Fotos zu machen..Aber für euch riskieren wir alles 😎
Our last proper stop was in Saltlake City, where we took a little stroll on the mostly dried up salt lake, which was the Dead Sea of the USA about 100 years ago. ...
Our next overnight stay was then a beautifully located, free campground on a crystal clear stream in southern Oregon
The next stop on our trip was Lower Antelope Canyon. Unfortunately, it can only be visited with guided tours, which are in high demand. After waiting for about 2 hours, the tour...
Griffith Observatory. Perfect view of the city and the vast area of Los Angeles. The Hollywood Sign is also very well visible from here.
Arrival at LAX Airport the largest airport on the East Coast for direct flights to the USA CA. The start of our road trip in Los Angeles, Sherman Oaks.
Today was already our last day in New York😮💨. Definitely the warmest with 4 degrees🥵. Christmas Eve breakfast at the Ritz Diner, delicious and hearty again. On a whim, we...
Thanks: Antonio for having us 😍🫵
Today was a day filled with many steps, nearly 17 km through the City of New York. We started towards Central Park and then made our way through the city via 5th Avenue. After a...
Traveling from Toronto to New York City, starting at 4:30 AM in Vancouver. It was a long flight, but the beautiful approach to New York in the evening sun made it worthwhile....