Travelogues California

Our impressions from Yosemite Park

Wednesday, November 1st, 2023, day 32 We have just dropped off our motorhome and are sitting on the S-Bahn to San Francisco Airport. We have now arrived. Our return flight from...

On our last day in Los Angeles, we slept in because we wanted to start our day relaxed today. So we drove to the Santa Monica Pier around 9 a.m. and had a look around and...

On today and the penultimate day of our trip, we dropped off our camper in the Carson district very early and then drove into the city of Los Angeles. After a typical American...

We leave early to be at the entrance of Universal Studios just after the park opens at 9am. There is the obligatory security check like at the airport and off you go. We go to...

Wake-up call today exceptionally at 07:30, we prefer to leave a little earlier for the National Park after reading about waiting times at the entrance and parking lots of up to...

Today, there was nothing really noteworthy. But for the sake of order, here's a blog post per day🤣 After breakfast, which didn't take place in the room today, we drove straight...

Hello, Today was another long day, so there are plenty of photos with the monkeys from Planet of the Apes. After a truly restful night (Svend slept on the floor), we first...

Hey, Today there are many photos. I find it really funny, you know many places through GTA, even though you've never been there, but you know where to go... Well, this time...

After a rather cool night, we were awakened on Sunday with chorales and at half past eight there was a hearty breakfast with scrambled eggs, bacon, fruit and vegetables prepared...

At around 8:30 in the morning, we arrive at our campsite near San Francisco. We still have to wait for Franz's bus, with which our supervisors have already picked up the tents,...

Hollywood Boulevard, Malibu, Venice Beach, Santa Monica, Long Beach, so many famous names! However, these places seemed rather anemic in winter, in the rain, during a global...

Calendar 26.9.2021Drive from San Francisco through Yosemite to Mammoth Lakes 27.9.2021Tour around the various lakes (especially Lake Mono) 28.9.2021Yosemite National Park...

The entry into the US went surprisingly smoothly for me. At the check-in at Mexico City airport, my passport and other documents were carefully checked, but shortly after I was...

Heyyoo, after Mareike and I slept until half past 11 today, we went for breakfast. However, there was no breakfast, so we decided to ask. Due to the coronavirus, the hotel no...

It went back to the beach in the morning. The sun was just too tempting. For lunch today, I had a triple cheeseburger from HiHo Burger Santa Monica. 100% organic Wagyu beef. Top...

The motto for the day was: Run until your socks smoke 😉. Since the weather today was not as radiant and cooler than yesterday, we took it a bit slower this morning. After...

The power was still not back. On the drive, further north, we heard on the radio that the power in the entire northern part of the state of California would be turned off for at...

Disneyland

Day of Contrasts - Military and Hippies. The USS Midway is an aircraft carrier that has often saved the US in about 40 years of service (including deployment in Vietnam, Gulf...

It goes from Mojave National Preserve across the entire Mojave Desert to Joshua Tree National Park (from one desert to another desert to the next desert - that's the motto of...

Bishop is a very nice small town and the starting point for outdoor activities east of the Sierra Nevada. In the hostel, mountaineering equipment hangs on the walls and I grab a...

Visiting Yosemite Valley, the heart of the National Park, is definitely one of the highlights of the trip. It is recommended not to go to the valley on weekends and to go as...

On the first day after our arrival on the US West Coast, we took to the hilly streets of San Francisco. Along the 'Painted Ladies' - the colorful Victorian houses - we made a...

Since the disaster hostel is located south of San Francisco, I decide to first go to Silicon Valley for two days and then stay overnight in SF directly. (Silicon Valley is...

The Monterey Bay has been praised by European and Asian settlers for its abundance of fish and underwater riches - and served as a food supplier in the form of sardines for...

Santa Barbara has two main attractions as a city: the mission and the courthouse. Both buildings have been preserved since their founding by the Spaniards (I use Spaniards and...

We stayed the night here in the middle of nowhere.

We spent our last full day in the green today. We walked around Golden Gate Park almost all day and enjoyed the sunshine. We especially liked the Japanese Tea Garden. However,...

On Saturday, we finally went to the first National Park, Yosemite. We drove through the valley and of course saw El Capitan and Half Dome. Afterwards, we took a little hike to...