Roadtrip along the Highway One

After Los Angeles we traveled up north to San Francisco. When I was organizing and planning this trip I searched for all the beautiful spots on the Internet and soon I knew that 5 days were way too less for this beautiful route.

We cruised along the highway in this sexy beast:

Here are the 14 most beautiful stops between LA and SF

Malibu, our first stop after Santa Monica. I really loved the beach here.
Santa Barbara. This little village has a cute little Fisherman’s Wharf and a nice beach. Want to go shopping? Go to State Street, a beautiful and very luxurious shopping street.
Solvang, a Danish little village. This is definitely one of my favorite stops. It’s magical. Out of nowhere you are surrounded in the middle of a Danish colony. The route from Santa Barbara to Solvang is also amazing. You have to leave the Highway One for a highway through the outback and those ways are so beautiful.
Pismo beach. We stayed at a hotel on Dolphin Beach, a great place to surf.

Madonna Inn, the craziest hotel on earth. We didn’t stay here, but I had to visit this crazy hotel. Think about pink tennis courts, the most colourful dining rooms and what I loved the most was that every room had its own theme. There was also a Dutch theme. Great!

Morro Bay. The famous rock. Great on the pictures and probably great when the weather is nice, but when we visited this place we could only see this:
You’ll come across Harmony, it has a population of only 18 people!
Hearst Castle, located in San Simeon. This is also a must. It’s a huge building, sort of a real castle where William Randolph Hearst lived, a great press lord. This place is also crazy. This William Hearst was so rich, he didn’t know what to do with his money anymore. So he build a castle with 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms, 19 living rooms, a huge library, two amazing pools, his own airstrip and a zoo with exotic animals. Now you can admire this place with a great historic tour. A must!
Big Sur, go to the McWay Falls. The most beautiful place on earth. We stayed at Glen Oaks Big Sur. A beautiful resort in the middle of the redwood forests. More about Glen Oaks in the next blogpost.
McWay Falls
Bixby Bridge
Carmel By The Sea, a lovely cute little village. Not nice to shop or to do things, but just to walk around and go to the beach and have a coffee for lunch. Crazily expensive though!
Pebble Beach
Monterey
Santa Cruz, this was our last stop before we went to Frisco. I loved Santa Cruz. Their famous boardwalk is also one of my favorites! It’s not necessary to buy a ticket, because you have access to the boardwalk anyway, but you can’t go in the attractions without a ticket.