Travelogues California

Today was my first day of school. After my host father Robert dropped me off at the bus stop, I took the bus from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara. When we arrived at the school, we...

Bakersfield-SeKi NP-El Portal Giant Sequoias

The Rodeo Drive was probably the most expensive street I have ever seen - only the most expensive brands and cars and beautiful houses and palm trees everywhere. Even though we...

California Science Center, Los Angeles Football Club, Hollywood, Walk of Fame

Great to relax at Courtney‘s and Damon‘s. I enjoyed the Rameson party for Memorial Day with “my family “ and some of their cute kids.

A few more pictures, since I liked Santa Cruz so much 😊. Lovers lane from last week & Silicon Valley (Google).

We spend our last day on the American continent in the city. We start with a leisurely walk at Laguna Beach. Then we head to the Hollywood Sign - a 'hidden gem' so we search in...

On Saturday, May 20, we drove along the coast towards San Diego with our Mustang, our last city in California! There we spent our last 4 nights at the Berkshire Hotel in The...

Arriving in L.A., we first settled into our accommodation and then, after eating, headed to the end of Route 66 at the famous Santa Monica Beach Pier.

We are still at Lake Tahoe and slowing down. The daily routine is always the same: school for the big kids, playground for the little ones, lunch, Kings Beach, ice cream by the...

For breakfast today, we had another full dose including a flight of waffles, pancakes, and French toast. Garnished with chocolate and marshmallow topping 🫣 We can make it until...

This morning started early🙄 Taxi booking worked perfectly and our driver Jose was on time at 6:30 AM in front of the hotel. Out to JFK with moderate traffic after all. Check-in...

My colleague (also Swiss) has just two Swiss roommates. We went shopping with them on Monday and went to a "Mc Donalds" in America for the first time. We all had to say that the...

This will be a short post because there's not much to say about Palm Springs except one thing: IT WAS HOT. Even hotter than Death Valley. So we spent the day in the pool :D What...

After getting a good night's sleep today, we headed for breakfast at the Broken Yolk Cafe. Again, very delicious.🍳🥞☕️🥑 Then we took the trolley (tram) to the historic old...

Today I was only briefly at Fisherman's Wharf and drove to the bay again in the beautiful weather. It was worth it!🙂

Gsond's Neis Gahr! Ich bin jetzt schon den dritten Tag in dieser tollen Stadt. Was für ein Wetter, jeden Tag. Wolkenloser Himmel und strahlender Sonnenschein. Davon können die...

After a little more than an 11-hour flight, we arrived pretty tired in the City of Angels. The immigration process required about 1.5 hours of waiting time due to the large...

Waren um 20 Uhr endlich im Hotel.... dann schnell frisch gemacht und es ging an den Beach zum Feuerwerk gucken :))

After delicious bagels🥯 for breakfast and plenty of coffee. 'Large?' 'Sure!' We set off today by bus over the Coronado Bridge to, precisely, Coronado. 😃 A nice, small island...

My host family consists of a married couple who live in Carpinteria. They have 2 sons and an adopted daughter, all of whom are adults and have moved out. Their 5-year-old dog,...

Record heat with over 40 degrees in Bishop.

After 11 hours of flight, we transfer in San Francisco. Long corridors and waiting at the gate again. Now 6 more hours - Hawaii.

After saying goodbye to some people, we went to the airport in Honolulu on Wednesday. After a 5-hour flight, we finally landed in San Francisco, where it was already 10:00 pm...

This was the route we took on Wednesday. And a few pictures from Santa Maria and our hotel.

The flight was very long, but everything went well. The luggage came along, a short time at customs, found the car, and tiredly arrived at the apart hotel. Held feet in the...

'If you're going to San Francisco...' We fly over a part of the West Coast and fly directly from Seattle to San Francisco in the Golden State of California. We expect pleasant...

After the first night, of course, I couldn't sit still and drove along the Sunset Boulevard from Beverly Hills to Hollywood (after I got a tent and camping equipment in the...

Igny San Francisco El Portal

Here is another diary entry about how I'm feeling, because some people (the diary is primarily for my family, friends, and myself - a memory aid and safeguard in case of data...