Travelogues California

Even from a distance, one can see the impressive 'Morro Rock' - the landmark of Morro Bay. The long-extinct volcano shapes the landscape of the beautiful bay. Next to it...

After the glamour and glitz surrounded by music and hundreds of thousands of lights in Las Vegas, we returned to the wilderness, to Oakhost, near Yosemite National Park. After...

The day started very early for Julia and Moritz, as they wanted to watch the sunrise at 6:30 AM. It was a breathtaking sight since we had never experienced a sunrise in the...

We picked up the car this morning and then drove to Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge. The entire bridge was shrouded in fog upon our arrival. We had never seen the bridge...

Today we stayed overnight in Mariposa. We set off driving north around 9:00 AM. Our destination today is Lake Tahoe, which is about 4 hours away. Initially, we drove through...

Sunday, October 29th, 2023, day 29 We took it easy and first drove from Napa up into the mountains to Lake Berryessa. There we went to Spanish Flat, where Yevo and I were the...

Saturday, October 7th, 2023, day 7 Today the entire day was under the light of Olga and Jens' wedding. To do this, we first drove to her house and were picked up from there by a...

We unexpectedly had to stay in Ludlow, a small town in the middle of nowhere, due to a storm. As a 'reward', we decided to treat ourselves to a real American breakfast at the...

After the long walk yesterday, we dare to use the 'Uber' app for the first time and call an UberXL (for 5 people). No more than 6 minutes later, the Toyota with a young Asian...

Let's start exploring the city! Since we're staying relatively central at Fisherman's Wharf, we decide to start on foot. The first detour takes us to Lombard Street, a narrow,...

After breakfast, we headed straight to California Street to the cable car stop. Taking a ride on the cable car is a must in SF. Due to track cleaning, our cable car was quite...

Nuestra primera parada a lo largo de la carretera 395 fue el Lago Mono. Es un lugar extraño, pero muy interesante y sorprendente. Debido a la falta de salida, el agua del lago...

Wir waren ein wenig erschöpft von den letzten Kletterabenteuern, also ruhten wir uns den größten Teil des Tages aus und nutzten die Zeit für die Planung. Es war auch wettermäßig...

In Yosemite National Park, we had a bit of bad luck in general. When we drove into the valley for the first time in the morning, we almost couldn’t see anything except smoke. We...

Our last morning at the campsite starts early. So early that not even Basti plays his wake-up call. Breakfast is served at 7 a.m., and then all the stuff, the tents, air...

Day 0: The evening in CLEEF was exactly what I needed. Legend, a former thru-hiker, is building a hiker hostel here, which opened five days ago, and every evening he treats the...

After a six-hour drive on the freeway, we reached our destination on Thursday evening, a little aimlessly crossing the Oakland Bay Bridge, then the search for parking, an hour...

October 5th. After a two-hour drive, we reach the bustling metropolis of LA. You can easily drive from west to east for 2.5 hours on the highway through the city and its...

Highlights of this week 20.9.2021Golden Gate Bridge, Sausalito and surrounding area, Downtown, evening: Pier 39 Hard Rock Café at Pier 39 21.9.2021Lombard Street, Coit...

One of the iconic hostels on the PCT is 'Hikertown'. Almost every hiker stops here for a short break, if not for one or two nights. The entire facility is built in a Wild West...

The last stages mainly consisted of rocky deserts in California and were dry and hot. Several meters below the trail ran the Deep Creek River, which we crossed repeatedly to...

I'm finally done with my au pair job! February 25th was my last day of work in my second host family. For the past few weeks, I've been working 40 hours a week until late Friday...

In the last 3 months, I went on 3 weekend trips: Las Vegas, Boston, and San Francisco! San Fran was so beautiful and one of my best short trips! I drove up the coast with two...

After a long sleep break, we started our day heading to Venice Beach. We went to the legendary Gold's Gym. Arnie wasn't there, but it was still super cool. Exhausted from the...

People.... it's starting to get a bit embarrassing 😊.... but today was once again an absolute highlight of our trip. After the weather forecast for Valentine's Day was rather...

After another great drive through the desert, I'm back in Arizona heading west, back to California, to visit Joshua Tree National Park. From a distance, I could already see...

Immediately upon arrival in the city, we started exploring. San Francisco is known for its steep streets. This includes Lombard Street. Part of the street has a slope of 27%, so...

Shortly after sunrise, we woke up in the middle of the park. We drove to the Visitor Center in Yosemite Valley and unfortunately had to be told that the nearest waterfall we...

With over 13,600 km², Death Valley National Park in the Mojave Desert is a massive heat trap and the driest national park in the USA. With its size, one day is not enough to...

Arrived at Los Angeles airport, we were already received. Lukas, Ben, his cousin, and Jakob, a friend of Lukas, landed half an hour before us from Germany. For the next three...