Travelogues California

Calico Ghost Town in California's Mojave Desert was founded due to silver deposits discovered in 1881. The buildings are partially constructed from adobe and water, which provided...

While California, situated on the cool Pacific, is known through its metropolises Los Angeles, far from being the City of Angels;-), Sacramento, and San Francisco….

For today's day, I only made a rough plan. I have some muesli for breakfast, Andreas gets his breakfast at a Japanese center in the Grand Central Market. We take the small cable...

Today is Sunday. The weather in LA is less warm than expected, it is not different from Seattle, even though we are over 1,000 miles apart. The...

Our goal today is to return our rental car at Los Angeles LAX airport by 2:00 PM at the latest. Therefore, we start shortly before 9:00 AM, and Andreas drives the entire route...

The originally booked tour to the prison island of Alcatraz near San Francisco was canceled a few days ago, as maintenance work is likely scheduled on the island from April 20-24...

After our second night in Crescent City, we pack our backpacks again, as today we are heading to San Francisco. We grab something for breakfast and head to the harbor to enjoy a...

We wake up early at 8:00 AM. Andreas is already fully dressed, while I quickly take a shower. We first head to the sea and take a few photos. It would be too far to walk into the...

We wake up around 8:00 AM and pack our backpacks, as today we leave Seattle. On the way to the Alamo car rental, we stop by Pike Place Market one more time, intending to have...

First, we got rid of the rental car the next morning and checked into a hotel in the downtown area. Then it was off to the hustle and bustle of San Francisco, a city that has...

From Lake Tahoe, we traveled along a beautiful mountain route to Sacramento, where we visited the Capitol and took a very short stroll through the city. However, as we found the...

With only two weeks' time in the USA (which was all our travel health insurance allowed), there was no time to relax, and so we immediately headed out early the next day from...

We continued to Porterville, which was only intended as an overnight stop and starting point for Sequoia National Park. The route passed by Lake Isabella and countless beautiful...

Amargosa Valley

'All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.' Following Gandalf's wisdom, I contemplate what to do with my last month of remaining travel time. I find...

Westchester Culver City Of course, a trip to America also includes a visit to a shopping mall. On this day, we headed to the Westchester Culver City Shopping Mall. Mother and...

The sailor and the nurse kissing each other is the city's symbol and is inspired by a photo taken in NYC at the end of World War II. Fish tacos and beer tasting at the harbor,...

Hollywood Boulevard wasn't very impressive, but we walked along the Walk of Fame and checked out the stars on the sidewalk. Long queue for our lunch which was at the world's...

This was a nice park! So much fun! We went on attractions from Super Mario, Jurassic World, Transformers, The Mummy, and Harry Potter. We also saw a show from the movie...

The time zone difference is still affecting us – we’re up early, but there are some advantages. While Marc was already at the gym before 8 AM, I was sitting with a coffee in the...

We made some stops along the way today as well. One visit was to Solvang, which is a ‘Danish town’. There were Jensens and Mortensens and Danish flags everywhere, and danish...

First real day in San Francisco 🌉🐾 Well-rested and full of energy, we started our first real day in San Francisco at 6:30 AM. The early hour had something magical about it –...

Great trees and high altitudes! In Sequoia National Park, there is the world's largest tree, 'General Sherman', which is gigantic. We were able to drive our car through one of...

Last day in San Francisco! We drove over the bridge to a small town called Sausalito. Very beautiful and picturesque. Fantastic views. Small cozy cafes and shops. On the way...

This morning we visited "Japantown", which was unfortunately not a great experience, but the tram ride there was appreciated as the children got to stand and lean out from the...

SF! The day began with a game of connect four. We woke up early since we set the clocks back three hours! Breakfast at Starbucks, the long-awaited morning coffee. We took a...

A quick jump back to the beginning of our road trip: My 25-year-old Austrian paper driving license puts a smile on the face of the friendly junior employee at the rental car...

The Universal Studios Hollywood offers deep insights into film sets and special effects with its Theme Park and the famous Studio Tour. The 45-minute tram tour takes us over the...

Los Angeles is the grand finale of our tour. We are staying in Hollywood and have several exciting days ahead of us. After our first night in Los Angeles, we start the day with...