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I have great childhood memories of San Diego - and even now, many years later, I still find the city simply wonderful - so diverse, with so many great things to do 🤩 But to...
September 29 - October 8, 2022 Hello San Diego! We have officially reached the end of our second stage, 'West Coast USA.' It's crazy how fast time flies, and everything we have...
After walking back to the car from Manhattan Beach, we continued south into Orange County. As soon as we crossed the sign for San Juan Capistrano we felt like we were in a...
Yesterday we arrived in San Diego. After returning the rental car, we were able to check into our motel room. Then it was time to explore the area. A few blocks later, with...
I'm sitting at the gate at Frankfurt Airport. With a layover in Toronto, I'm heading to San Diego. I would have expected to be excited by now, but I'm still not feeling it....
The sailor and the nurse kissing each other is the city's symbol and is inspired by a photo taken in NYC at the end of World War II. Fish tacos and beer tasting at the harbor,...
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...
Unfortunately, our last day in San Diego is coming to an end and we are ready to leave tomorrow and continue our tour. But the last day in this beautiful city was really...
Spent the day with animals until we went home to cook Bolognese and watch a movie ☀️
Last leg! Once again we got up early to beat the heat at Agua Caliente Indian Reservation. At the end of the road we reached a vista point of the Palm Canyon, an oasis of...
Actually, the sun should shine this morning and laugh from the sky, but unfortunately the weather spoiled our plans a little today. No, it wasn't cold or pouring rain, but for...
Exploring San Diego
Day of Contrasts - Military and Hippies. The USS Midway is an aircraft carrier that has often saved the US in about 40 years of service (including deployment in Vietnam, Gulf...
Last weekend, we spent time in America's finest City. San Diego truly deserves this title: we are impressed by this beautiful city, just two hours away by car...
Beach and BBQ were the two defining B's of the day today. Since both represent the USA and especially the West Coast, we tested both today. After getting at least 08:00 hours...
There is a lot of traffic on the highway even on Sundays at 08:00. We are on our way to San Diego, about 2 hours of driving on 4 to 8 lane highways (of course per direction!). I...
Left Dolores early today. No breakfast at the motel! So on the way... Arrived in San Diego at noon. First at the airport, which is located here in the city, to drop off the...
Today we went to Balboa Park, which is located north of Downtown. The park includes various museums and different themed park areas such as a Japanese garden or a botanical...
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 being happy about our peaceful sleeping spots, unfortunately, we had to move because the park closes at 9 pm. So we drove a little further and spent the night at the...
Today we went to Universal Studios for the second time. However, since we were also heading to San Diego after this, we only stayed until noon. The drive from Los Angeles to San...
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) Meeting @Karl Strauss Curt also took me to a QUAFF meeting, which is the largest, oldest and most influential homebrewer club in...
If there's one place that positively surprised me, it's definitely San Diego. I loved it! Not only was the accommodation great, but the people there were as well. It's exactly...
The first night in my huge room was without any noise disturbance. Despite being close to the interstate, you can hardly hear anything here, and my neighbors were also peaceful....
As the name suggests, the end is all about relaxing - sleeping in, going to the beach to surf, strolling around, etc. With a few creative tricks, I can also fit a surfboard in...
Thursday. Our last day. We spent most of it on the USS Midway, which is an aircraft carrier that now serves as a museum ship. It was really well done, with audio guides...
The night in our super luxury Airbnb was very relaxing. Absolutely no noise reached my ears, and the location is really great apart from the neighborhood. I didn't even hear the...
Today we set off after our last cozy night at the hostel, it was time to welcome our home! Or rather, almost. We picked up our motorhome!!! After a small problem with the credit...
After 4 days, I discover that there are hard-boiled eggs in the refrigerator in the breakfast room. But once again, there are no oranges this morning. They could make a little...
My traveling speed has significantly decreased now. It's good to relax a little because in three days I'll be alone and then it will be at least more physically demanding in...