Travelogues California

Arriving in L.A., we had to say goodbye to our beloved car after about 7 weeks and nearly 10,000 kilometers driven. It served us well and it was a very nice time overall! We...

Magnificent panorama at Glacier Point, strolling through Yosemite Valley, and a hike to Vernal Falls, experience our 13th day of our honeymoon.

Zuerst war mal wieder eine längere Autofahrt angesagt bis wir dann auf kerzengeraden Straßen durch den Death Valley Nationalpark fuhren. Als wir dann über die...

After spending most of Tuesday returning the car and preparing for our next journey before spending some time at the beach, we started our day at 4:00 AM on Wednesday. After a...

On the eleven-hour flight in a brand-new A330 neo in the Premium Economy class (it was a complimentary perk from Condor when booking a year ago) and stylish interior design, we...

Today we went to Universal Studios! We had booked our tickets online – and that was lucky, because there was currently a deal: two days for the price of one! Great, we thought,...

Today we stayed overnight in Morro Bay. In the morning, we had a wonderful view from our hotel room of the bay with the rock formation. In the small harbor, many boats🚤🛥️🚤🛥️...

This morning we also got up very early, took the luggage to the car, got a coffee, and then we were able to start heading west towards California at 8:00 AM.We have a total of...

Thursday, October 12th, 2023, day 12 We had a very good night and rewarded ourselves with coffee and tea in the morning. Afterwards we had breakfast in the sun (yogurt, oatmeal,...

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023, day 4 This morning we left quite early, took the bus to Outer Richmond to visit a friend who had invited us for coffee. From there we walked to the...

Thursday: From Las Vegas we took the FlixBus to Los Angeles. During this time we noticed that there was not a single construction site on the freeways and the roads are in...

After three days on Boulder Beach in one of the suburbs of Las Vegas, today we begin our final leg to Los Angeles. The journey time is 4.5 hours and takes us past the well-known...

Saying goodbye to Sequoia National Park was difficult - but what is the West Coast without a visit to Yosemite. On the map it's only a few centimeters, but after just crossing...

$530 for the admission of 2 adults and 2 children is not cheap. Since this amusement park has been recommended to us from all sides and the children will surely enjoy it more...

It's still windy and foggy, but we'll pay the beach another visit, who knows when we'll be back to the Pacific. By the way, we're already clogging the toilet for the second...

Und täglich grüßt das Murmeltier. Genau, ausschlafen, Frühstück auf dem Zimmer, aber dann☝🏼 hieß es Koffer packen. Von Las Vegas ging es mit einem kleinen Umweg von ca 1,5...

Jörg's day starts at 6 am with ice hockey. I preferred to turn over once more 😅 After the game, which Germany won against Switzerland and thus made it to the semi-finals of the...

The evening before, we arrived at Alabama Hills, because we read it should be a nice boondocking site. But it’s not only good for boondocking – it’s an amazing landscape with...

Yosemite National Park is bigger than we thought! When you look it up or read about it, of course the valley comes up at first. But there’s another great area northeast of it,...

On August 31st, we spent the day at Redwood National and State Parks. At first, we did some small hikes to the Stout Grove and Grove of the Giants. Entering the redwood forest...

San Francisco from above!

Today we can sleep a little longer, although most of us are still woken up by the sun hitting the tents and heating them up. At about quarter to nine, the choir chants are...

Tuesday starts off very relaxed. A small group took the initiative and participated in the tradition of playing hymns to wake everyone up. Then we have a hearty breakfast at the...

26th August, Day 2 - Gig at Sea Salt Beach On Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock we say 'Let's go'. In traditional Bavarian dresses and lederhosen, we storm the next Walmart to buy...

Thursday, 4:15 am - Meeting point rehearsal room. Let's go! After a final rehearsal on Wednesday evening and the explicit instruction to be on time, not everyone is ready at...

Go to bed early, set the alarm for 7 am, wake up on time, fill up the rental car, the freeway was pleasantly empty at this time, return the rental Mazda, I arrived at the...

Sunday, fourth Advent, brunch, with prosecco, meet friends, then a short stroll through the more than manageable 'Christmas market' of the Castro district, into a bar, meet...

6.10. Today an oil change is on the agenda for Carlito. A free car wash wouldn't hurt either. In addition, Starbucks offers us coffee and internet. (So you can also get a plain...

3.10. Breakfast is served in a café, then we drive to the entrance area of a racetrack to write and kill time until the Sixflags amusement park in Vallejo opens. ;) For $100,...

Although Mount Whitney is not directly on the PCT, most hikers want to climb the highest mountain in the US (excluding Alaska) at 14,505 ft. So we leave the trail and hike about...