Kicking off the long overdue report from our Europo trip over Christmas and New Years. Over 3 weeks we visited multiple countries, so I decided to split this one up into multiple smaller posts. First stop on our trip was the beautiful and rugged Iceland with all its volcanoes and waterfalls. Hope yo...

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On a beatiful and sunny day in October we decided to explore Garibaldi Lake. JJ has been there before, but for me it was the first time and I got blown away by the stunning nature the park offers. But see for yourself...

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I decided to split up our Burningman post into daytime and nighttime for a good reason. It's incredible how the whole atmosphere changes once it gets dark. Colorful lights are getting turned on everywhere, you can start hearing music from each corner. There is a certain excitement in the air where e...

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I couldn't believe that it would finally happen. Earlier this year our friends Todd and Tiff announced that they plan to go to Burning Man this year and that they had a spare ticket. This isn't really something we considered before, but the more we talked about it the more exciting the idea got. For...

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Final post of this series.. For the last part we took a flight from San Francisco to Portland and then booked a one-way car-rental to get to Vancouver over the course of a few days. Highlights include the Portland Japanese Garden, the Edgefield hotel and beautiful nature landmarks along the way..

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This time our trip continued fron San Francisco up north to the famous Redwood Trees in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park. What makes these trees so special is that they are the tallest and one of the most massive tree species on Earth.

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Here we are again. This time our trip takes us to lovely San Fancisco. We stayed here only a few days and explored the city and the nearby San Jose. And last but not least .. a Pirate festival! I got your interest? Then keep reading...

San Francisco

I'll keep this part of the trip relativly shor...

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New update! Finally found some time to finish off this post and others should follow soon.

We're now halfway through our tip through California with JJs parents and grandparents. This time exploring LA and the some places surrounding it. Hope you enjoy!

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After a few days in Las Vegas we went on to our next stop San Diago. First we met up with JJs grandparents and her uncle who would join us for a few days. Next we rented a car for our time in southern California.

Balboa Park

Our first day after arrival was spent in the Balboa Park. Balboa Park...

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This post has been in the making for a while now. But since the year is nearing its end I wanted to make sure to finish it.

It all started with JJ announcing that both her parent AND grandparents want to come to the US to visit friends and see the country. They would start in Chicago but that was...

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