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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,...
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...
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...
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,...
This morning we went to the Monterey Aquarium. It was very well done, animal-friendly, and informative. Unfortunately, we're not very good at parking in the US. First, we paid a...
20th - 22nd May San Francisco is an amazing city! It was especially great because we got accommodations with another cyclist right next to Pier 39. A stroke of luck for us! ...
Our jeans may not be torn, but today we explored San Francisco.... Since our hotel only serves breakfast until 9 am, we were out very early. Thanks to the hop-on hop-off buses,...
Today we slept in a bit longer and first went for breakfast at Mellis, which is near our hotel. The coffee and baked goods there are good and inexpensive. It's always crowded in...
This morning, we first had breakfast at a small café around the corner. The coffee here is really good and affordable. The croissants and free bagels were also delicious. I...
Heyy, unser Wecker klingelte heute um 8 Uhr. Danach telefonierten wir mit unseren Eltern und frühstückten. Anschließend packten wir unsere Taschen und checkten um 10 Uhr aus...
What a day 😃! After landing at San Francisco Airport at around 6 am after a five-hour flight with United Airlines in the worst Business Class of all time (the Americans even...
On Friday, we had the pleasure of experiencing the famous fog over San Francisco. We first went to the beach and watched some surfers brave the big icy cold Pacific waves. Then...
Arriving at the end of our road trip on the coast, in the future we go inland. Upon arrival, we first went up one of the many hills we wanted to go to the famous Lombard Street,...
23.5. On Wednesday we visited the prison 'Alcatraz'. That was maybe interesting and exciting. We were able to visit the entire prison, sit in individual cells, and learn all...
From a picturesque, historic, and modern city
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...
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...
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...
Exploring with bus and bicycle
Still in Cartagena, I decided to join Benni on his journey to the west coast. This departamento called 'El Choco', which is mainly inhabited by Afro-Colombians, is one of the...
It was actually not a tiring day, but we still fell into bed totally exhausted. In the morning I had a very successful online session: 1.) Paid the buses; 2.) Paid the Golden...
San Francisco shows itself from its most beautiful side, lots of sun at temperatures above 23 degrees. In order to be able to discover as much of the city itself as possible, we...
Panama Roadtrip (22.06-03.07) 🇵🇦 or maybe not! If you followed the news over the past few days, Panama suddenly made headlines - Panama declares emergency in western province...
Yesterday we drove from Lake Tahoe to San Francisco. The route took us along the old Pony Express route, the first mail connection established from the East Coast to the West...
Where should I start 😅 My absolute highlight: Alcatraz! Very impressive to see and now a great nesting place for various birds. Have you ever seen a baby seagull? Neither did I...
Time flew by in San Francisco. In addition to sightseeing, I met a lot of new people. We had coffee together, cocktail hour, sundowner, happy hour, and then off to the next bar,...
We also enjoyed the view of the Golden Gate Bridge before driving over it ourselves.
Castro is the gay neighborhood and should be seen with the Mission during daylight. I'm using Lonely Planet as my tour guide. We walk around and see things that you wouldn't see...