Travelogues California

25.9. We find wifi and coffee in Brookings at a Christian cafe. The fact that people here don't wear masks seems to have a religious background as well. Our goal is the Redwood...

The last few days we have crossed the San Jacinto Wilderness. The highlight was the ascent to the San Jacinto summit at 3300 meters. We had to cross small snowfields and tackle...

Hello friends! Mareike and I slept in again today and had our Kellogg's breakfast in bed. Then we stayed in bed for a while and fell asleep for about an hour again.😅🤦🏼‍♀️ But...

Today we're back on the road with the camper. We visited the Walk of Fame. With our giant mobile home, we searched for a parking space in the middle of the city. I don't know...

Today we slept in a bit. After eggs, bacon, toast, honey, and lots of coffee, we continued from the RV park. The RV park was really great. It was the first time we had direct...

Here we are again. Unfortunately, we have had no internet connection since yesterday. We will try to buy a SIM card today. Yesterday, we went to Lombard Street in San Francisco....

Desolation Wilderness is something like a huge nature reserve with limited controlled access by visitors. You can camp wild, but you have to get a permit beforehand. I get the...

Hello, it's me again. In this blog, I want to tell you about my tour on the West Coast of the USA. It was actually just a part of a short world trip in the summer of 2016, but I...

The plan today was to drive up the coastal Highway 1. Unfortunately, there was a landslide on the coast which required a change of plans. Hearst Castle had to be cancelled. We...

Now I've been here for a month and it feels like 3 days. On Tuesday, I set out on my own again. I drove to Coit Tower before school in the morning. The way there was beautiful,...

In the early 20th century, newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst decided to build a castle in the United States that could rival the old castles in Europe. Hearst...

A lot has happened since the last entry. Impossible to list everything important now. Too many beautiful, sunny, salty, sandy, windy, hot, greasy, and alcoholic moments. The...

It's been a while since I wrote something. So here are a few stories. The City Aside from the smell of a public toilet, the city is not bad. There are a lot of cafes and...

On Sunday, I got to know my group members on the bus tour. I could have imagined everything in terms of age or origin, but what I didn't expect was such a small group. There are...

On Sunday, as the conclusion and athletic highlight of our LA stay, we dared to go on a popular hike among locals and tourists to a viewpoint called 'Runyon Canyon'. After...

Friday and Saturday were two cozy days where we didn't have any activities booked. A bit of shopping and food porn at 'The Grove' and in Beverly Hills (Highlight: Adam's Peanut...

A few impressions of what we experienced in the second part of our Western USA trip.

The second impression of the city was much better. We were able to explore the beautiful sides of the city in glorious sunshine and stroll through the steep streets with the...

After a desired pool swim in the morning, Vincent was celebrated with lunch in Little Italy at the restaurant Vincento 😉. A visit to Balboa Park with flowers, ponds, and...

If I were a tour operator, I would describe the road trip like this: “This journey for families with children aged 8 and older through the four states of California, Nevada,...

Finally, we arrived in Los Angeles after passing through Santa Barbara. We spent 4 days there due to the many attractions. On the first day, we visited the Warner Bros Studios;...

Our journey began in late August 2024 in San Francisco. After a tiring 12-hour flight, the next day we headed straight to the Golden Gate Bridge. We treated ourselves to a...

Unfortunately, our time in San Diego comes to an end today. To make the most of our last day, we decided to drive around to some interesting spots in the city. So we packed our...

The first night was short. Right next to our apartment complex was one of the trendiest clubs in downtown Los Angeles, which we didn't know about beforehand. Through the walls,...

Los Angeles, a city that surprised me a lot but unfortunately not in a positive way this time. In all the months I've been traveling, this is the first time I've truly felt...

Thursday, October 26th, 2023, day 26 After two quiet days of golf, we had planned our route for today. We did that too. Today we drove about 450 km from the Arizona/Nevada...

Tuesday, October 10, 2023, day 10 The day started with a spectacular sunrise over Clear Lake, I watched it from our friend's living room at 7:00 a.m. with a cup of coffee. After...

Thursday, October 5th, 2023, day 5 Today was another beautiful day, cloudless and sunny and 30°. We took the bus to Alamo Square because there are the “Painted Ladies” (7...

We had a really cool AirBnB for accommodation in the city of Fresno, which is located between Sequoia National Park and our next destination, San Francisco. The whole house was...