la.

Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

my heart skips a bit when i think about LA. 2 days were definitely not enough. must go back.
i wasnt expecting to love it this much.

las vegas.

oh Vegas!
you were exactly what i expected.
onion rings' fight in the hotel room at 4am, margaritas by the pool, crazy waitresses at the obnoxious bar giving us free shots, some crazy chick wanting to make out with me, and that crazy chick's friend wanting to beat up my friend, bruises, a door slammed in my face that knocked me out for brief seconds, and sunburns.
oh yeah, and losing money, i now fully understand the concept of what happens in vegas stays in vegas. they re talking about the dollars.

and thank you Sonny K for taking us to the obnoxious bar and to the most amazing japanese restaurant. best udon ever.

death valley.

Death Valley.

and then there was death valley.
from the fresh green and blue landscapes of yosemite to the rough yellow and brown views at death valley. out of this planet.
miles and miles of road with no one around. just us four and the 120 Farnheit degrees outside.

yosemite.

Yosemite.

yosemite is probably the most beautiful place i ll see this decade.
even now when i look at the photos i have to remember myself that is not photoshopped. it feels like there is a wallpaper as a background for every photo.
while we were there we got the feeling that those big mountains and waterfalls surrounding us were just painted paper and that we were on truman show.
i now know those mountains were real, as real as the pain in my legs after hiking to Nevada Fall.
the landscape, the silence, the fresh air, the wildlife (unfortunately (?) we didnt spot a bear but we did see amazing birds, deers, fishes..), it was just too precious.

sf.

San Francisco.

people in SF are really amazing and friendly. i had loads of fun as soon as i got there,  we almost had a burrito OD (gotta love Taqueria Cancun!) and i also had amazing food at Gracias Madre. will all my reviews about this roadtrip contain references to food (?), you ask. probably.

weather in SF wasn't as friendly though. but thats probably my fault for thinking id be going to California and therefore i should just pack bikinis and shorts. i should have made some research.
if you go to SF and see a taxi driver with a Black Flag tattoo and with a weird crush on amish girls, tell him i say hi. he was the coolest taxi driver we met on this trip. well, the coolest taxi driver i ever met, now that i think about it.
oh, and at Dynamo cafe you get the most amazing spicy chocolate vegan donuts. or i was just really hungry on that morning before heading to the airport. either way, highly recommended.

go giants!

ronald´s.

vegan donuts at Ronald's in Las Vegas, motel in Bishop.

i could spend the rest of my days eating donuts and sleeping in roadside motels. specially if they have kidney shaped pools.
we ended up having to stop in Bishop on our way to Las Vegas because we were too tired. 2 things you should know about Bishop: there are no bars there. there are no bars there.
another advice to you, vegan friend: if you're ever in Vegas stop by Ronald's, the first two shelves of donuts are all vegan. also, don't be an idiot and please remember asking for a big box to take away. i spent the rest of the day dreaming of those amazing donuts and wishing i'd bought more.

west coast.

Yosemite, Bishop, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, San Simeon, Monterey, San Francisco.

after a small roadtrip to California (and Las Vegas) i need now time to readjust to real life in London.

more photos soon.