Monthly Archives: October 2011

roadtrip – san diego (a tiny bit) and ensenada

i am not going to begin to compare the two roadtrips i have done in california so far, but what is indisputable is the fact, that this time, i got further south than the first time. this sounds a little … Continue reading

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road trip – la and surroundings (mostly surroundings)

we had picked carlsbad as the last city where we’d stay over night. it is roughly 30 miles north of san diego, and even has its own aiport (as hendrik realized with horror, but that’s another story (and deena, i … Continue reading

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roadtrip – santa barbara

our next stop along the coast was santa barbara, or santa brabrabra, as i like to call it. we actually did not stay here over night, but only stopped on the way to oxnard (cheap motel again). santa barbara is … Continue reading

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roadtrip – morro bay

the second night of our roadtrip we spent in morro bay. as mentioned before: the main reason for this choice not being the touristic attractiveness or anything along these lines, but the low price of the motel. the actual bay … Continue reading

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roadtrip – monterey

so, after santa cruz the next destination was morro bay. the main motivation for going there was that we had found a pretty cheap motel there. on our way there we stopped in monterey, which is quite pretty. we didnt … Continue reading

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roadtrip – santa cruz

our first stop was santa cruz. yeah, that was not really a serious distance to drive, but in our defense: that was not all we did that day. we had the insane plan to drive into san francisco at first, … Continue reading

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roadtrip – intro

for the last 8 days i have not been in my redwood city homebase but partially travelling through california by car with my dear friend hendrik (for reasons of unambiguity also known as big hendrik) and partially attending a conference … Continue reading

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hanging over

Ok, I admit it, the Sunday after the really long day in San Francisco at the Bluegrass Festival, I felt a liiittle bit hung over. But nevertheless I still succeeded in turning this Sunday into a – regarding the circumstances … Continue reading

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hardly strictly bluegrass

So, this Saturday I made it to San Francisco again. Thanks to some German friends of mine I was not forced to take the train, but they gave me a ride. Actually today is one of the girls’ birthday and … Continue reading

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