California

Golden Gate Bridge

After a couple of months break I’m back to researching and writing my travel blog. The reason for such a long gap is that I went to spend Christmas Holidays in Brazil. I got back to the UK mid-January refreshed and ready to start my new full-time job at an Architecture and Design firm. Now that I’ve settled in I’m excited to get back to my road trip plan. Nothing better than California to get me going again!

Cable Cars

San Francisco will be our first stop and I can't wait to take a ride in one of those lovely cable cars. Up and down the hilly neighbourhoods just like we see in films.

San Francisco

The newly renovated City Hall is one of the main tourist attractions.

City Hall

After San Francisco we will be visiting Lake Tahoe and I was told that the sun shines on Tahoe three out of four days in the year so I hope I can see the myriad shades of blue and green when we visit it.

Lake Tahoe

Our next stop will be Yosemite National Park. Being a photography lover and having Ansel Adams as my inspiration I can't go to California and not visit his favourite place.

Yosemite National Park

I have been to an Ansel Adams exhibition recently and it made me want to see the sub alpine
wilderness and the amazing landscapes even more. I do hope I can spend a bit of time there with my camera and tripod. Perhaps I can even reproduce some of his amazing photographs!

Yosemite Falls

In the Lonely Planet they describe Yosemite as the Taj Mahal of national parks and you’ll first encounter it with the same mixture of reverence and awe.

Yosemite Valley

Travelling by car will allow us to see and enjoy the unique countryside of California.

Joshua Tree

Not to mention to see a Joshua Tree for the first time!

Mojave Desert

 -->The Mojave Desert covers a vast region and most people just pass through corners of the desert in Death Valley or Las Vegas, but we will drive through it on our way to Arizona and hopefully stop somewhere nice to enjoy the views. Route 66 will be our preferred road to get there.

Route 66

Note to self:
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