by eliasc64 | Sep 4, 2016 | America, California 2016 trip, Destinations, USA
Heading south again, through the desert and along the California-Nevada border, we entered the Mojave desert. The road follows hill tops and valleys, among barren fields, presenting a exhilarating driving experience and some of the best photo opportunities of a road...
by eliasc64 | Sep 4, 2016 | America, California 2016 trip, Destinations, USA
Just before noon, we crossed the Oakland bridge and took Highway 580 and then Route 120 to the Yosemite National Park. The feeling was more like driving in mid-western America than in California. Things got more interesting after we started climbing the Sierra Nevada....
by eliasc64 | Sep 4, 2016 | America, California 2016 trip, Destinations, USA
Santa Barbara is a nice little town, with low rise buildings with red tiled rooftops, reflecting the Spanish colonial heritage. There is a pleasant and easygoing ambience, all in accord with what the traveller expects to find after viewing so many Hollywood movies. We...
by eliasc64 | Sep 4, 2016 | America, Destinations, Trips, USA
Being on a road trip with my two sons has only been one of my dreams. The opportunity came up when Nikitas graduated this year from high school. Chris, the young one, is already fourteen, old enough to follow and maybe appreciate a road trip. We set out to California....
by eliasc64 | Jul 12, 2015 | America, Destinations, Short Visits, USA
It is so kitsch that it is ingenious! The “strip” is a 4-mile stretch of Las Vegas Blvd. South where many of the world’s largest casinos and hotels are located. Fifteen of the largest twenty five hotels in the world are here. I stayed in the MGM Grand, a gigantic...
