Travelogues California

After about 4 hours of driving, we crossed the border into Death Valley. For several kilometers, there was no civilization in sight, and now we were driving deeper into...

To all readers... I was a lousy blogger during my stay in California, so I can't summarize this travel section. Besides, I'm too lazy to browse through my diary and tell a...

Finally, sunshine! It's great to lie on the beach and enjoy the sun after all the snow and cold weather, and in January! LA is totally different from New York, but just as...

Unfortunately, the weather put a damper on our plans today and we couldn't go to Yosemite National Park with heavy hearts. After a hearty breakfast with the other guests of...

As you can see, we are still alive and we were not attacked last night, so after a very restless night, we were able to continue. Our motel neighbor next door was blasting the...

Heute sind wir endlich in der Stadt der wilden Zeiten angekommen und fühlen uns auf Anhieb pudelwohl. Zugegebenermaßen ist unser jetziges Motel nicht unbedingt im besten Viertel...

We spontaneously decided to stay one more day in Monterey and continue driving on Highway #1 tomorrow. Arriving at the Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey, we first inspected the...

Wer oder was zum Teufel ist Petaluma. Ganz einfach in Petaluma war unser Campingplatz und nebenbei haben wir erfahren, dass die 50.000 Einwohnerstadt eine für amerikanische...

Another exciting day has come to an end. Today we visited Yosemite National Park. One day is definitely not enough to explore this incredibly vast park, but we were able to get...

Today we visited Bodie Town, an abandoned gold mining settlement. Miraculously, the town looks as if the residents just left, even though no one has lived there since the 1930s....

Today we got up extra early to go on a whale watching tour. With a small boat and about 10 other early risers, we sailed out into the bay of San Francisco. We didn't have to...

Today we had our big Hollywood / Los Angeles tour. First we were in the Warner Bros Studios on the set of some movies / series, such as The Big Bang Theory, Friends, Pretty...

Today is already day seven. We are in Fresno and have just enjoyed our sweet trash breakfast thoroughly. It's amazing how much plastic and paper cups they have here. We were...

After having breakfast yesterday, we set off for Sequoia National Park 🏕️⛰️🌲🪵 at 7:00 AM. In the national park, we first visited and climbed Moro Rock ⛰️. From the top, we...

A colorful day in Death Valley.

01/05/2024 Shortly after midnight, we boarded our flight from San Juan to Atlanta, and then I went to pick up my luggage in the middle of the night and leave again, nomol...

The second night goes better, Sammy wakes up at 4:00 am. After breakfast, we load our car again and head straight across Los Angeles to the Santa Monica Pier. The pier houses an...

'Mama, get up!' - At 2:30am Sammy's internal clock wakes up for the first time and everyone is wide awake. First we keep him busy for an hour, then we try to put him back to...

Hello hello This morning we drove to Yosemite National Park early. Unfortunately, it was raining and cloudy at first. It cleared up later. Heise drove us very relaxed to the...

USA has a lot of delicious food. However, it is limited to tacos, pizza, burgers, and other fast food. Svend feels at home haha. Today I ate really unhealthy (maybe too much)...

Here too, I have to upload the pictures later because I don't have Wi-Fi at the hotel.I left Mariposa at 9:30 this morning and drove straight to the West Coast towards Santa...

Calendar: 26.10.2021Drive from San Diego to Santa Clarita (on the PCH), stops: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Laguna Beach 27.10.2021Six Flags Magic Mountain 28.10.2021Malibu...

Calendar 20.10.2021City tour, Coronado Island, Seaport Village, evening: Gaslamp Quarter: Restaurant Asti 21.10.2021Harbor tour, La Jolla Cove and Beach, Mission Beach, evening:...

After over 700 miles, Kennedy Meadows is reached, the first major milestone. The desert landscapes are behind me, now the Sierras are coming. The highest peak of this mountain...

We are enjoying the 17° and sunshine in San Francisco and exploring the city with great joy. The weather may not be Christmas-like, but we are glad about it. The children are...

I arrived in L.A. around noon. What a drive... The last 30 minutes were the craziest driving minutes of my life... The traffic flows 6 to 8 lanes wide (I counted) in this huge...

The replacement flight was very pleasant, we also arrived on time. Experiences today: Alcatraz, Fisherman's Wharf, as well as the bridge of all bridges: the Golden Gate ...

The next morning we took Lukas and Jakob to the airport in San Francisco and once again went to the rental company to exchange our car, because we don't need as much space for...

Big Sur is a picturesque coastal stretch between Santa Barbara and Monterey and the heart of the legendary Highway 101 (spoken as one-o-one). Pretty much every Californian knows...

Those who know me know that I can't just sit around or do nothing, especially not for a whole day... So forget about the beach - let's go to the hills and hit the trail - in...