Jozsef's Travel Blog

We stayed in a small motel in Hollywood. Everything smelled pot in the room... This is what we came across in the parking lot of the motel. Yes, it is a black widow... Hollywood, CA After we woke up we took a stroll around. Side note. Homeless people were everywhere, it was disheartening to see so many hopeless souls... The iconic sign on the mountain side: The walk of fame: Trump is not very popular here: Venice Beach Then we got into our vehicle and headed out to Venice Beach. What a wonderful place. The weather was perfect, the morning brought everyone out. It is true that California young do like to surf a lot. Surfers and their equipment were everywhere. The beach is vast, beautiful and very well maintained. The water is ice cold, there were not many people enjoying the ocean. Pacific Coast Highway - Big Sur After an hour or two at Venice Beach we began our exploration of CA-1 (Pacific Coast Highway) going north towards Monterey. At Malibu we caught a glimpse of this armored vehic

We arrived late afternoon to the NP, checked into our room in Yavapai Lodge and headed to the south rim immediately. By the way, walking distance from the rim, absolutely reasonable price tag, the comfort and cleanness of the room made the accommodation very pleasant. We paid $172/night for two double beds in the highest season with 10 days advance booking. Sunset at the South Rim from Yavapai Point This is the view we got as the sun was about to set. After many photos and videos we headed to our room, got situated, ate our packed dinner and went stargazing. There was an absolute darkness, hard to describe it, the milky way clearly visible and detailed. Our plan for the next day was ambitious. We were going to take the Khabib trail for 2.5 hours down into the canyon, hike out and head to Hollywood, CA where our next motel room was booked. We agreed to go to bed early and get up at 6 AM to pack, move out of the room and begin our huge hike. South Kaibab Trail to The Tipoff and Back The

This was a road trip we did together with my 19 year old son in August of 2020. We drove close to 5K miles from San Antonio to California and back hitting many different attractions on our way. A lot of planning went into it. I have created a detailed Google Sheet itinerary with driving directions, reservations, sites to see etc. which worked perfect, we followed it every day. Since then Google Travel has become more sophisticated and I am planning to add it to my trip planning tools. Our first day was a long drive from Texas to ALBQ. Day 2 first stop called for the Acoma Pueblos - The Sky City , but they just closed access due to Covid-19. We will definitely check this place out on our next trip. El Rancho Hotel Our next stop was El Rancho Hotel  in Gallup on Route 66 where many western movie stars have stayed in the 1950s and 60s. I really hoped to get some guidance to local sets, but no hotel employees had a cluse the visitor center was closed. For the life of me even after hours of