Day 15: Santa Cruz day at the beach
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Slow morning in Santa Cruz with breakfast at the hostel, then a second coffee and pain au chocolat at the ‘Shrine Café’ (a really nice coffee place, but adjacent to a church 🥴). In the gardensEn savoir plus
Slow morning in Santa Cruz with breakfast at the hostel, then a second coffee and pain au chocolat at the ‘Shrine Café’ (a really nice coffee place, but adjacent to a church 🥴). In the gardensEn savoir plus
Today, I drove to Santa Barbara via Monterey, Carmel by the Sea and St Luis Obispo. The water is getting more and more turquoise and light blue, the further south I get. There were so many beautifulEn savoir plus
Met a nice bunch of people during the S’mores last night, and during breakfast the course of the day was decided by the group: beach, lunch, shopping, dinner and drinks. So that’s what happenedEn savoir plus
A day in LA
- first checked out a shopping mall for Labor day sales and did NOT end up buying the Barbie crocs 🐊🤢
- at the super hip café in Beverly Hills, everybody was wearing crocs though.En savoir plus
Travel fatigue is kicking in and I needed a rest day before heading to Las Vegas 🥳
The rest day was badly needed and felt much better after a good night’s sleep. Had a nice brunch at Hermosa beach and walked around a bit. Liked this area better than St Monica and Venice, actually!En savoir plus
Waking up to a call from the Grand Canyon Tour Company to ask about my whereabouts - bc I booked the tour on the wrong day 😭 they were kind enough to re-book me to the 5th of September though, soEn savoir plus
As everybody always says: photos just don’t do justice. This thing needs to be seen through actual eyes, not a lens.
Today: full day tour of the Grand Canyon, driving past Josua Tree Forest inEn savoir plus
Breakfast in Vegas, at the Mirage Starbucks: 1 cappuccino and 1 pain au chocolat for 15$ 😂 The last few hours in Sin City, or also the Atomic City (😱), I spent exploring the Fremont area a bitEn savoir plus