
North America
California
America has as much diversity in peoples as it does in geographies. - Terri Guillemets
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Big SurWe started on the bit of the PCH called Big Sur, which is some of the most impressive coastline and windy windy roads!
Los AngelesI’ve visited LA twice. Once in 2010 on a road trip from San Diego to San Francisco (via Yosemite) and once in 2019 to visit family. Both tr…
MalibuOut of Santa Monica and through Malibu was beautiful, it was a really nice way to start the drive. I was driving that morning, and about tw…
Napa ValleyWe then went to a small vineyard which also doubled as an Art Gallery on several floors. I had drawn the long straw so was able to do wine …
SacramentoWe walked into town. The main street was a recreation, much like Old Town in San Diego. Full of tourist trap stores, more Disney than anyth…
San DiegoOnce checked in we wandered down to the gas lamp quarter to have a look around and find some dinner. Most of the buildings were from prohib…
San FranciscoWe pulled into San Francisco at about quarter to five. A nice place, but smack bang in the middle of the Tenderloin, which isn't the best a…
San Luis ObispoAn evening stop on our drive along the Pacific Coast Highway, San Luis Obispo was a surprising place.
San SimeonThe following morning, I dragged myself out of bed at about nine for breakfast, and decided against the pool as I may drown (and enjoy it a…
Santa BarbaraNext stop on the drive was Santa Barbara, downtown. We parked in the main area by the pier and had lunch at a faux English fish and chips p…
Santa CruzJumping back on the Highway One, we zoomed into Santa Cruz and checked in to a Knights Inn. Seems like a nice place and we've got a decent …
Santa MonicaWe wandered around town for a while just getting a feel for the place. Santa Monica is awesome, it has a really good vibe!
SonomaWe arrived in Sonoma and checked into the hotel, which was really nice. Old for America, having been built in the eighteen hundreds. It had…
StocktonWe briefly stopped in Stockton and were harassed about voting until we made it clear that we were tourists and so helping us vote would be …
Yosemite National ParkIt is very hard to convey the sense of scale of the trees. In a picture they often look like regular trees because there are no context clu…