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On the road from Savannah to Los Angeles, part 3

Date: September/October 2021 Los Angeles Featured locations: Downtown LA, Griffith Observatory, Hollywood, Point Vicente Venice Beach & Santa Monica Featured locations: Venice Beach Boardwalk, Santa Monica Pier, Will Rogers State Beach Malibu Malib...

On the road from Savannah to Los Angeles, part 2

Date: August/September 2021Total distance: 4.600 miles/7.400 kmDuration: 5 weeks White Sands National Monument, New Mexico Albuquerque & Santa Fe, New Mexico Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico Durango & Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado M...

On the road from Savannah to Los Angeles, part 1

Time: August/September 2021Total distance: 4.600 miles/7.400 kmDuration: 5 weeksLuckily no breakdowns or accidents Savannah, Georgia St. Augustine, Florida Destin, Florida Mobile, Alabama New Orleans, Louisiana San Antonio & Hill Country, Texas Big...

A year of (no) travel in the Empire State

It’s been a year since the world as we know it has completely changed. And since we couldn’t travel the way we used to, we found joy and hope in the simple things that surround us: Sunlight that shines through the canopy. A cold stream to d...

NYC under lockdown: The city that (never) sleeps

It looks like a scene from an apocalyptic movie but it’s been the grim reality for almost 3 months: Wiped out streets and subway stations, boarded up stores and restaurants and an eerie quietness at some of the city’s most crowded places li...

When the city that never sleeps, sleeps

It looks like a scene from an apocalyptic movie but it’s been the grim reality for almost 3 months: Wiped out streets and subway stations, boarded up stores and restaurants and an eerie quietness at some of the city’s most crowded places li...

Strolling through Bukchon Hanok Village and Insadong, Seoul

My long anticipated trip to Seoul was almost in jeopardy as just a few days before my arrival a spike of Coronavirus cases appeared in South Korea – quickly moving the country to second place in the rankings after China. Airlines implemented flig...

Welcoming spring in Ueno, Tokyo (A mini guide)

It was late February when we arrived in Tokyo but temperatures were already in full spring mode. On the street there still was a sense of normalcy despite the spread of the Novel Coronavirus that was in the early stages of a pandemic. At that time we s...

Back to the roots: Overnight trip to Cheow Lan Lake, Khao Sok National Park

Khao Sok Overnight lake trip: One of Thailands prettiest national parks is the perfect place to get back to basics and experience real jungle vibes.