Cactus forests and dream bays

18 January 2019 | Blog, Mexico

A disastrous gift
In Ensenada we turn east onto MEX 3. Our destination: San Felipe on the east coast of Baja California. Soon we pass the first of many military controls in "Lower California" - the peninsula we are currently on.

We drive to the barrier and are stopped by two heavily armed military men. "De dónde vienen?" - Hmmm, long faces on our part ... - "De D Ó N D E?", one of the strikingly young military men repeats slowly and clearly. Ahhh, from where we are, he wants to know! I proudly answer with my previously rehearsed sentence: "Somos de Suiza". - We receive "Ándale" again as an answer. At the same time, the military official, with a clear gesture of his hand, indicates to us that we may continue.

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New country, new life

11 January 2019 | Blog, Mexico

Today marks the beginning of a new chapter for us. We leave the USA after five months and cross the border to Mexico. Admittedly, we are quite nervous! On the one hand because we don't speak Spanish (yet) and on the other hand because none of us has ever travelled in a Latin American country and we simply have respect for the unknown.

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We have visitors again

10 January 2019 | Blog, USA

"We were so looking forward to American food" - Kerstin W.
Once again we wait at the international airport in Los Angeles and receive visitors. This time Alexandra's sister Kerstin and her friend "Mister M" will accompany us on our way for two weeks. As soon as we arrive at the pre-booked Airbnb for the first night, all of us get hungry stomachs. So we start looking for a tasty snack. "We were so looking forward to American food," Kerstin announces with a smile. "I'm really looking forward to a delicious burger. Mathias is already rolling his eyes at this point. Does he have a premonition?

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