Travelogues California

Hollywood Boulevard wasn't very impressive, but we walked along the Walk of Fame and checked out the stars on the sidewalk. Long queue for our lunch which was at the world's...

The friendly Border Control is surprisingly quick, and after about 30 minutes of waiting, we can head to our hotel where we will spend our first night. Having two consecutive...

The Yosemite National Park is the third oldest national park in the USA – and thus also the third oldest national park in the world. This is no coincidence. Yosemite is truly a...

Dear followers, The last few weeks flew by once again. After my mother flew back to Germany on Friday, we only had a weekend in Pittsburgh. Then on Tuesday, it was off to the...

It is well known that saying goodbye is often difficult. It was the same when we returned our camper. 4 days in San Francisco and 4 weeks of camping are over and after cleaning...

A lot has happened in the last two days. Relaxation and a walk in Boulder Creek - a Redwood State Park, whale watching in Monterey, and beach experience in Carmel-by-the-Sea as...

Today we were even four of us on the way at 8:00. We're becoming early risers. But that was not without reason. Due to the time difference, we had also lost our sense of time...

Once again, the children and I were up early. Today, we headed towards the Golden Gate Bridge at the beach. The Golden Gate Bridge is quite impressive at sunrise. Finally, we...

A jetlag has something good about it too. He drove me and the kids to Pier39 shortly after 6 am so we could finally visit the sea lions. Julius is a big fan of seals, sea lions...

Four weeks in Palm Springs are coming to an end. Tomorrow is departure day. In the past four weeks, there wasn't much to report. Our trip to Mount San Jacinto, the visit to Palm...

After a relaxing breakfast, it was time to pack our bags for the second to last time. The final stretch, back to San Francisco. Just as we were heading to the car, I realized:...

30 hours awake

San Francisco 2/2

After 4 amazingly restful hours of sleep, the alarm clock rang at 4:15 am. Today, I'm finally going to America. Two days ago, my 'travel organizer' even sent me an email...

Day 6: We start on the trail after the shuttle brings us back to Scissors Crossing at 7. The weather today is significantly worse and it has cooled down a lot, which is very...

A wonderful place on Earth. Just wow. After our disaster yesterday, they even upgraded us to a new hotel. They gave us a better room on a higher floor. Great rooms. ...

So here I am again, as promised. After a rich breakfast, well basically it was the same every morning. First a small muesli with fruit and then whole grain toasties topped with...

Hello my dear ones, now I finally want to introduce you to the beautiful city of San Francisco. But first, a few details about our drive there. It was the longest distance we...

Today there are not many pictures because unfortunately the smoke didn't leave much room for beautiful photos :(. I spent the day in Oxnard, an actually super cute little town...

Have you ever heard of Pasadena? No? Me neither! But I'm sure you've heard of NASA, Albert Einstein, or the series The Big Bang Theory, right? Well, Einstein spent his winters...

The plan was to take the Pacific Coast Highway along the coast on the way from San Francisco to Los Angeles, spend a night at a beach, enjoy the beach the next day, and arrive...

This morning we visited "Japantown", which was unfortunately not a great experience, but the tram ride there was appreciated as the children got to stand and lean out from the...

To my surprise, the autonomous vehicle drives quickly through the streets of San Francisco – somewhat unusual when you usually drive the vehicle yourself. How the ethical dilemma...

The national park is named after the twisted Joshua trees, which are part of the agave family, and is located in the Mojave and Colorado Deserts. We had booked a pitch at the...

Monday, October 2, 2023, Day 2 Due to the jet lag, we were awake at 2:30 a.m. and drank coffee in bed for a long time and watched Netflix series on our tablet. After it got...

We actually wanted to drive to Las Vegas through Death Valley. However, the normally very dry valley was actually closed due to road damage caused by heavy rain (!). So we drove...

Yes, what day of the week is today? I have to take a look first. You're already completely distracted 😅😁🤷🏼‍♂️. After a few swims in the pool, we ordered our first Uber...

After a week without telephone or internet, there is news from the USA again. From the glittering metropolis we went to Sequoia National Park, about 350 miles away. We left...

We arrived in Morro Bay at 22:30 due to the detour at Big Sur. There was no one at the reception of the RV park, but we found a message with the location of our spot. The night...