Lost Hills and Carmel Dolphins

After our “city of too much” experience we had plans to drive through the Death Valley and check out the Yosemite National Park. However Death Valley was far too hot and we were told that… Continue reading

Pleiadians, mountain lions and suicidal horses

I have never wished more to have a camera ready to film a person like I wanted to film that suntanned gentleman who was talking to us on that particularly hot afternoon in August. We had… Continue reading

First stop: LOS ANGELES

  Americans living in big towns like New York, L.A. or San Francisco are used to see their familiar surroundings, streets and buildings regularly in movies they watch. If you are from another corner… Continue reading

California’s disease

Sunday morning 6:15 and I am awake…on a Sunday morning!!! I guess this is what I had to expect. After a total of 15 hours traveling, interrupted airplane sleep and having lived for 3… Continue reading

Switzerland from A – Z: C like CH

Have you ever booked a hotel room in Switzerland and were wondering why the currency abbreviation for Swiss Francs was  CHF in front of the amount? Or when driving through Switzerland why the car stickers show CH?… Continue reading

Switzerland from A – Z: B like Bern

Admit it, if I ask you to find a word starting with B and related to Switzerland you would think of…BANKS, of course! Well, so much has been said about Swiss banks lately, that… Continue reading

Switzerland from A – Z: A like August 1st

Obviously I was aware that Switzerland is small, but I did not really know how small until I read a newspaper article this morning: Switzerland only covers 0,03% on planet earth and would fit… Continue reading

My Apologies – Mes Excuses

Armed robbery of a jewelry shop in downtown Geneva, the robbers fled over the highway, direction Lyon. Carjacking in Lausanne, police followed the carjackers and lost them in the suburbs of Lyon. A… Continue reading

Surprising Travel Companions

  Los Angeles, Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Las Vegas, Yosemites, San Francisco… Apart from the fantastic plan of a road trip through some national parks, the first and last mentioned urban destinations make… Continue reading

Summer Plans

Finally…I have always wanted to go back to L.A. ever since I went there a few times for work ages ago. This time it will be longer than just a few days and… Continue reading