GermanyFree State of BavariaMunichSendling48°6’50” N 11°32’32” E
February 9 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
After 2 busy months at home on the couch, visiting friends and family, checking on the colleagues and verifying if the beer still tastes good at B&W, skiing, following up the first part of the tour,Read more
United StatesWashingtonPierce CountyTacomaMuseum of Glass47°14’47” N 122°26’1” W
February 23 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I leave Langley south-east of Vancouver on Friday. After passing the US border (always take 1 hour or more) and shopping in Bellingham, I stop in Tacoma south of Seattle to visit the Museum of Glass.Read more
United StatesCaliforniaShasta CountyRiverside Mobile ParkSulphur Creek40°35’32” N 122°22’39” W
February 24 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Lots of driving as I cross Oregon and the mountains in Northern California. Mount Shasta again! Late afternoon breaks for sightseeing in the old gold mining town of Shasta, historical buildings andRead more
United StatesCaliforniaSacramentoCalifornia State Capitol Museum38°34’37” N 121°29’41” W
February 25 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
I stop after only 1,5 hours driving to visit Sacramento, the capital of California. A town of about 200,000 inhabitants, founded as a trading post and prospering during the gold rush time, it hasRead more
United StatesCaliforniaRiverside CountyPalm SpringsO'Donald Golf Course33°49’27” N 116°32’54” W
February 26 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I meet my Canadian friends, Rob and Sandy, for 3 days in an RV Resort close to Palm Springs. Lazy days… beer being drunk…. Short visits to Palm Springs and La Quinta. On the 3rd day I go hikingRead more
United StatesCaliforniaRiverside CountyPalm SpringsTahquitz Falls33°48’31” N 116°33’18” W
February 28 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
A first hike in Tahquitz Canyon, up through a wide canyon to a nice waterfall. With all the rain, lots of water in the falls and the desert is very green! Lovely flowers in the flat desert areas, IRead more
United StatesCaliforniaLos Angeles CountyHollywood HeightsChinese Theater34°6’6” N 118°20’28” W
February 29 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
3 days in LA - starting with the most famous places of them all, the core of Hollywood: Hollywood Boulevard between Orange and Vine, then down to Sunset Boulevard. They already blocked off the streetRead more
United StatesCaliforniaLos Angeles CountyCastellammareJ Paul Getty Museum34°2’43” N 118°33’53” W
March 1 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Jean-Paul Getty was one of the richest men in the world and dedicated his fortune to art - constructing a full-scale replica of a Roman Villa close to Pompeji to house his Greek-Roman collection, andRead more
United StatesCaliforniaLos Angeles CountyBunker HillSaint Pauls Cathedral34°3’1” N 118°15’35” W
March 2 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
The world is a small place - especially when jobs take you around it. Martin my brother in law was in LA, and we spent Sunday together. It rained most of the day :-(
Therefore we mainly drove aroundRead more
United StatesArizonaCochise CountyWillcoxHistoric Railroad Avenue Park32°15’7” N 109°49’53” W
March 18 in the United States ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
The towns I’m passing here in southeastern Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas share common story: founded as boomtown due to mining, cattle ranching or rail road stops, the economic basis hasRead more
