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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

Amish at work

Cruising around Delaware and visiting Amish in Pennsylvania’s Dutch Country

Day 22 On Memorial Day it was time for Bettina and me to move on. We said goodbye to Meltem and drove down 40km to Annapolis, the capital of the state of Maryland. Annapolis Harbor alongside Dock Street was where we stopped, had lunch and … Read More

Baltimore: marina

Visiting Meltem in Baltimore

Day 20 (continued) After sucking in the last impressions of the capital city we hit the highway to visit another pearl on the east coast: Baltimore. Founded in 1729, Baltimore is the largest U.S. seaport, a popular tourist destination in Maryland. Yet again the humid … Read More

Foamhenge, Thomas and Bettina

Country roads and scenic drives in West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia

Living John Denvers’ famous “Country Roads” song. It fits perfectly to what we’ve been experiencing these last few days. The location is right too (although I also cover Maryland and Virginia in this post): Almost heaven, West Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah River Life is … Read More