Blogs from Monterey, California, United States, North America - page 2

Monterey sits on one of the most beautiful stretches along the California coast and started as the capital under Spanish, Mexican, and US Military rule. It was named Monterey Bay by the Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino in 1602 and fortified by Spain in 1768, beginning the military's major role in the city's history. The US first mistakenly raised its flag over Monterey in 1842, when a US warship under Admiral Jones thought war had been declared with Mexico and took control of the Presidio for a day. Once the accident was realized, the US apologized and the ship sailed away. We officially raised the US Flag over Monterey in 1846 after U.S. Congress declared war following a Mexican skirmish with U.S. troops in Texas. To establish our permanent presence, in 1847 the US started construction of ... read more

Here we are, the first stop of the ultimate road trip....it's going to be long...and it's going to be full of new places! First, a little disclaimer. This is the first trip for Tanya to the States...and if I'm correct, I must have been to something like 18 of the different States...so this trip will be about sharing places I love with my love one...and pinning few places on the map that I really want to visit...for the first time. The two flights were a total of 23 hours in the air...on Emirates, on packed flights, but not overbooked ones...meaning, we had an exit row each time, but could forget about any chance of an upgrade. Champagne it was, but only in the lounge in Dubai! We fly into San Francisco....I know that if we wanted ... read more

Geo: 36.5976, -121.897Flight to Oakland just fine, get our rent car and head to Monterey area. Spent our first night in AirBnB nearby, had nice evening and were on the road early the next day. Got to Veteran's Memorial early and our favorite campsite was available and we set up and then went shopping and checking things out in town.Veteran's Memorial Park is a great asset for the budget minded camper. You can only camp for three days at a time but can return after a day elsewhere. There is a deduction on the cost of the campsite for seniors! There are showers and lockers for people that are camping with a vehicle. Nice playground and place where people play fetch with their dogs as well. Behind the shower and toilet area are two nice sinks ... read more

Vækkeuret ringede kvarter i syv, op for at ringe til hvaltursarrangørerne, der kunne fortælle os, at det lige nu ikke så ud til at turen kl. 8 ville blive aflyst. Hurtig morgenmad (ingen kaffe, for det kunne vi først få halv otte, men en kvart muffin fik vi da med som proviant) og så ned på havnen, parkere bilen og hen til båden. Solen skinnede fra en skyfri himmel, ingen tegn på havgus overhovedet. Kurt tog også med (han havde tidligere snakket om, at det ikke var sikkert) og lidt i otte entrede vi båden ”Sea Wolf” sammen med et halvt hundrede andre turister for at sejle ud på Monterey Bay og se efter hvaler i ca. 4 timer. Søløverne lå flere steder inde i havnen, oppe på afsatser, på bøjer og lignende og mens vi ... read more

Leaving Raratonga one of the smallest international airports in the world, we arrive at Los Angeles one of the largest in the world. It felt like being hit with a hammer, so many people, so many security and customs checks. We were to hire a car and drive straight out into LA’s busy road system. We came face head-on with the city’s extrovert nature when the car hire shuttle bus driver, decided he would paraphrase the automated information system himself saying, ‘ I usually play an announcement that goes like this, ‘Welcome to the Alamo and National shuttle ya-di-ya-di-ya-da, hold on as the bus might stop ya di ya di ya di ya-da stow bagages safely, ya-di-ya-di-ya-da and so on…’ I suppose it was what we were expecting! I had pre booked a midsize car, and ... read more