Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Around Lake Tahoe in a day

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So we woke up and drove back 100 km. Of course we had to see Emerald Bay which is one of the most beautiful spots on our journey. But first ...

Should've stayed in South Lake Tahoe

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Reno is in decline. Is it because the Silicon Valley people are better in math than the Hollywood people? If I knew how Reno was, I would ha...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

5 routes to Reno

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There are 5 routes to Reno from Yosemite. Tioga Pass Road being the most famous one.  Caltrans  website became very familiar to us as we con...
Monday, April 17, 2017

Tunnel view, Bridalveil Fall, Half Dome and El Capitan

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The night was so cold that we had to keep the air conditioner warming the room all night. And it makes exactly the same amount of noise no m...
Sunday, April 16, 2017

Mariposa gives me butterflies in the stomach

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We had chosen  Mariposa  as our base for the trip to Yosemite. Mariposa is monarch butterfly in Spanish. It's only 47 minutes away from ...

Clint Eastwood's footsteps in Carmel

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Clint Eastwood's "Play Misty for me" was the movie which taught me about Carmel-by-the-sea . I must have seen it at least 20 y...
Friday, April 14, 2017

In the City of Angels

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Two years ago we stepped off the plane at LAX and drove around LA, Santa Barbara and Las Vegas. This time our plan was to drive from LA to S...
Monday, April 04, 2016

Taksi is Taksi and petrol station is a rack of Absolut Vodka bottles

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If Seminyak is more refined than Kuta beach, I cannot imagine what Kuta beach is like. Two days in Bali and I am not thrilled yet. Practical...
Wednesday, April 08, 2015

What could have been the end of a lovely relationship

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Our flight was due in the evening so we were supposed to be at LAX around 19:00. 500 km drive from Las Vegas to LAX should not be a problem....