Travelogues California

'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...

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….

Tunnel Log

which means leaving the water to rest and digest. They first settled here at the end of 1989, shortly after an earthquake. At that time, the marina was being renovated, and with...

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...

Not only do series have filler episodes; this blog is treating itself to a filler post today. Insights from today: Chevron sucks. I've filled up at many different gas stations in...

Prologue To be honest, I didn't expect much from San Francisco as a city. It was clear that the Golden Gate Bridge and The Rock would be highlights, but the city itself? Meh! As...

On the Road After our relaxation day yesterday, today one of the absolute highlights was on the agenda: the Golden Gate Bridge. However, since it is well known that this is not in...

Tap LA After a hearty breakfast at the hotel (Embassy Suites El Segundo, highly recommended), we took the Metro towards Hollywood. However, the payment system 'Tap LA' is...

Aerial Tramway

On Friday, it was time to head back to LA to return the rental car and pick up the camper. We already knew it would be a very long day, but unfortunately, it ended up being even...

I have great childhood memories of San Diego - and even now, many years later, I still find the city simply wonderful - so diverse, with so many great things to do 🤩 But to...

The weather has been really good to us so far; occasionally it's a bit 'foggy' in the mornings, but then the sun always shines from the bright blue sky 🌞 My personal favorite...

So, in the meantime we have somewhat settled in - still not completely 'digested' the jetlag, but we had expected it to be worse 😉 The journey went - apart from a 4-hour delay...

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...

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...

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...

Our 3-week round trip has come to an end, and we return home happy and with many positive impressions. The 2,099 miles or 3,378 km long route through the four...

From San Francisco, we continued to Boulder Creek in the hilly Redwood forests. The road there again reminded me of a Swiss pass, but fortunately with significantly less traffic...

Going to San Francisco with a camper? Sure, no problem! But it's definitely better to 'park' a bit outside since the city is anything but 'camper-friendly' - more on that later...

Dear followers, As you know from our previous post, we have been on vacation for the last two and a half weeks. To avoid overwhelming you, I will report on the first part of our...

We continued south, following as much of the coast as possible. This largely corresponded to US Highway 101, but here in California there is also California State Highway 1,...

Our journey continues towards Los Angeles after San Francisco. We take our time and make several stops right along the coast. September 15, 2022, ThursdayAt Greywale Beach, huge...

We arrive in Los Angeles, or the City of Angels, early in the morning as the sun rises. I'm pretty tired and exhausted because the flight was so exhausting. The airport in L.A....

We actually planned about 90% of our trip (obligatorily) in advance - only the last week was left open because we simply didn’t know where exactly we would be or where we wanted...

From Santa Cruz we continued to Monterey, also a lovely coastal town where we made a brief stop. There's also the '17 Mile Drive', a particularly beautiful coastal stretch...

Badwater Basin

"Los Angeles" often means not just the city, but the densely populated County of Los Angeles, in which all the cities merge into one another. One of these cities is Santa...

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...