Category: United States
When planning our trip to California, we didn’t initially consider Livermore. As a matter of fact, we didn’t even know it existed. However, we are happy that we did find this small town and could use it as our base for our week on the American west coast. We had a great week with many…
We might not have known much about Californian nature beforehand, but we had heard about the redwoods. After our crazy day trip to Yosemite a few days earlier with Stephanie, it was time to meet up with her once more for new adventures. This time it was a visit to the giant trees at the…
I was probably not the only one dreaming about the NHL as a kid. Playing the video games, collecting the cards, checking the results first thing in the morning (the games were always played after bedtime – a problem when growing up in Sweden). Having idols such as Peter Forsberg, Markus Näslund, Joe Sakic, and…
What to do a lazy day in Livermore, California? There seem to be two major attractions in this smallish Tri-valley city and those are shopping and wine. The town is famous for one specific thing. Actually, it’s the one thing that made us choose the town as our base. The Livermore Valley American Viticultural Area…
Do you have to see San Francisco when visiting Northern California? Do you need to see the Golden Gate Bridge when in San Francisco? In our opinion, you probably should. We are no great fans of the city itself, but a trip to northern California is not complete without saying hi to the sea lions…
When talking about visiting California, our friends mentioned two places. The first one was San Francisco, with both positive and negative experiences. The second place was Yosemite National Park. We had for a long time considered going there and were looking into how to rent a car and drive ourselves. Then it just happened to…
We arrived at San Francisco International Airport on a Sunday and it turned out to involve some unexpected adventures. After four days in Montréal and two in Boston, it was now time to explore the west coast. Well, parts of Northern California at least. One week in Livermore would prove to offer much more than…
Hello! This is Susann writing about the highlights in Boston. When we started to plan our trip to North America, it was my wish that we’d spend at least a couple of days here. As a matter of fact, Boston was one of the cities on my list. As far as the US is concerned,…
When heading to North America we had already made sure to have tickets for an NHL game. When in Boston, we still had almost a week to that one game, the home opener for San Jose Sharks. We had already been lucky in Montréal to get tickets for the pre-season game between Montreal Canadiens and…
What happens when a town is haunted by its past? Once upon a time, women and men were burned at the stake for witchcraft and wizardry. One town was notoriously famous for this practice and that small town was Salem. Located in Massachusetts, on the east coast of the United States, it is today mostly…
Not too far from Downtown Boston, in Revere, you find the oldest public beach in the United States. Eight kilometers outside the city this beach is stretching for almost five more kilometers. It dates back to 1896 when it was made the first public beach in the country. Not much is left of the many…
After four days in Montréal, it was time for a new adventure across the border in the US. This time we were heading for Boston. As you know, it’s a city with a lot of history and that has played a big part in the forming of the country. It is also a city that…