Day 212 Early in the morning our trip to Quito in Ecuador commenced. In Cancun we boarded an American Airlines flight to… to Miami! There we had minor troubles with Bettina’s and my US visas which are–to our surprise–apparently still valid for another 10 years. … Read More →
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United States of America: An epic road trip summary with plenty of stats
So our trip in the USA finally ended. Since we commenced in NYC in May we’ve come a long way. This post shall give some facts and figures and hence also serve as a summary page. Places that I visited: Itinerary: After a couple of … Read More →
San Diego, Joshua Tree National Park and final days in the USA
Day 181 The clock is ticking. Three more days to go. How incredible! Bettina, Berne and I left Los Angeles behind driving south along the Pacific Highway. This day’s final destination was San Diego. But we used every second to enjoy the magnificent scenery in … Read More →
Greater Los Angeles: Beverly Hills, Hollywood and wet beaches
Day 179 LA is the second most populous city in the US after New York City. As the home base of Hollywood, it is known as the “Entertainment Capital of the World“. The importance of the entertainment business to the city has led many celebrities … Read More →
Highway 1: The Pacific Ocean, Big Sur and Elephant Seals
Day 177 (continued) Highway 1 runs along much of the Pacific coast of the state of California and it is famous for running along some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, leading to its designation as an All-American Road. We very much adored … Read More →
San Francisco: Football to Alcatraz to Golden Gate
Day 175 We reunited with Bettina’s family and drove off towards Oakland and crossed over the bridge into San Francisco. Nob Hill Motor Inn was our motel pick this time. But we didn’t have a lot of time at hand. We hopped on a couple … Read More →
Central California: Autumn Yosemite and Central Valley
Day 171 (continued…) Our car was fixed and we were back among a desert scenery heading for California, actually California’s Central Valley. Near Bakersfield we hit mile marker 32000. Then we stayed probably our last night on a Walmart parking lot. In Sanger, just west … Read More →
Big in Las Vegas, Nevada
Day 169 (continued…) So we crossed through Arizona and arrived at Nevada. We did the scenic route along Lake Mead which is the largest reservoir in the United States. We eventually got to Hoover Dam and spend some time walking around. This time I got … Read More →
Utah: Hoodoos at Bryce Canyon and climbing to Zion’s Angel’s Landing
Day 167 Early in the morning we departed for Bryce Canyon National Park. I considered skipping this day’s plan and staying home but the canyon experience was just to tempting. After all, back in August it was very hot and Bettina and I couldn’t do … Read More →
Northern Arizona: Sunrise in Red Rock Country, flying over the Grand Canyon and cruising majestic Monument Valley
Day 165 I got to say, I really love Arizona–in particular. In general–I just like the Southwest due to its magical countryside. We left Flagstaff early and headed down the interstate for a brief 4 hour detour. While following 89A through Oak Creek Canyon we … Read More →
Central Ecuador: Coach riding in the Andes, mountaineering and biking Chimborazo volcano plus exploring Guayaquil
Day 215 It was time to move on. Quito turned out to be not at all to be as a bad place as many people kept saying. Well, I assume this is due to us being overly careful and not leaving the save hostel after … Read More →