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Thanks! Glad you like it.

Never got to spend any time there, but I know a couple of people who live there.

Yassss, Senator!

That was a cool thing to wake up to, so I had to go check it out. I had to go see if the hotel parking garage was opened up yet to start loading our stuff into first. I also wanted to check out Camera Obscura, too bad they’ve been closed since Covid.

I think I like street musicians as much as murals. I love getting to record street musicians to include in my videos. I wish I’d had cards on me to give them so they could see themselves if they wanted because I usually do that. The Robert Vargas EVH mural behind Guitar Center Hollywood was a must see. I’ve chatted with Robert Vargas on his instagram before. One of these days I need to buy one of his shirts since we have the same last name.

Thanks for the record breaking comment! It sounds like you’ve had some excellent experiences. Chinedu is still there, but I’m back stateside. I miss Barranquilla and the people there a lot (but we stay in touch through Instagram and Facebook) and hope to go back soon. I’m in a relationship since a year ago, so we’ve only been traveling here in California until the economic improves. I’m disabled/retired early and trying to do as much as possible while I can. I still have some catching up to what my parents and grandparents did. On the subject of Spanish: my skills are limited, and Barranquilla was difficult because of the accent and Costeño dialect (my friend’s Dominican-born girlfriend warned me in advance). The many times I met people from Medellin there in ‘Quilla I was actually able to speak Spanish. Most times they were Uber drivers, but I stayed with an Airbnb host who was from Medellin, and she and her son and daughter (who are both digital nomads in Argentina) speak English- and also their father’s language of German. Aside from the language struggles (Google translate helped a lot), I loved the people and the non-touristy nature of Barranquilla. It was quite an enjoyable 3 months, and I didn’t want to leave. Hope you enjoy it too if you decide to spend time there. Thanks for watching!

I appreciate that. And that’s literally what those houses look like- Mexican mansions.

Yasss.

Yes it was! Almost wish we stayed longer. We’ll be back.

Gracias, hermano. Yeah DTLA has only gotten worse since then. Maybe I’ll get to Medellin in the next couple of years… if the damn economy gets any better.

Next stop: Santa Monica!

The beach we mostly had to ourselves was in Oxnard. I think Zizi was just freaking out because she was out of her element.

It’s been there for a while but I guess we finally went down the right street to stumble upon Cheng Park. I ran across comments mentioning problems with homeless there, but the city must have cleaned things up since they were posted on that website.

Almost every day.

@@eddieonthegotravel Well...on the bad days...I suspect you have a plan that involves a breeze or a view. Never let a day go to waste.

It really is! We want to spend more than a day next time. And actually spend time in Santa Barbara which was unfortunate limited to a coffee stop.

Thanks, man! Always more to explore even after going beyond the surface. I’d had never known about the Buddhist retreat center had my friend not told me about it a few years ago.

I remember going to visit my dad’s uncle and aunt there when I was a kid. Later they sold that house and moved to the valley.

Zelda’s is looking good. All the little coastal towns have something going for them. In the next video, we discovered something we’d never seen before in downtown SLO that you might be familiar with. Stay tuned.

@@eddieonthegotravel ahh. Nice.

Hard to get a bad view anywhere on the coast. More to come, brother!

Enjoy!

Chinedu is talking about moving to Cali for some of the same reasons you probably have in mind. I’m glad you find some value in it. That’s what we were hoping for. As much as I love Barranquilla personally I found it a bit disturbing even as a white hispanic the time he came to meet me at my apartment for a walk and I saw and felt the reaction of the doorman and the other man who was with him. It was as if he was being regarded as bad person and I’m sure you know what I mean. Thanks for watching and commenting.

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

Ha! I don’t even remember, it was too warm for me to be in there for long. Result of having had heat related illness before.

It’s “La Honda” Road. I wish we had the weekend there. Day trips are never enough.

@@eddieonthegotravel oh! Ty!

I try!

Yeah visiting Tahoe has become all about timing anymore, and yeah advance paid booking might help a lot.

Yeah I know. We already knew the parking lot was full, but I saw a sign from the trail for cars saying as such.

I walked a lot or used a driver. If I had access to a bike I would have ridden a lot, but on this trip I was with relatives and we had a dedicated tour driver. The only exception was once when I used a taxi.

Glad you enjoyed it!

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback! Coming in September we’re doing a (mostly) coastal drive series, probably from Ft. Bragg down to San Diego.

@@eddieonthegotravel can't wait!

Glad you enjoyed it. I’m going to have to link this one to the other mission video I have done so far.

Glad you enjoyed it! We REALLY cover some ground in the next one, which will have an offshoot video for obvious reasons. For Hope’ sabbatical in the fall we plan to do a coastal run starting in the north down to San Diego instead of the original plan to go back east. That should be interesting, plus I haven’t been to SD since my Who Wants to Be a Millionaire “audition” in the early ’00s.

@@eddieonthegotravel Well, I "may" or "may not" have some recommended beaches along the Central Coast to hit up 😂 I chronicled, what I thought was interesting, where the topography and climate of California beaches "changes" from NorCal to SoCal. Where exactly is that point. I have an idea.

Beautiful area!

Very nice! My mom was born in Hollister and her grandfather lived in San Jose after he emigrated to the U.S. at age 11… alone.

My pleasure, that’s what I’m here for. I actually did a lot of my research on Instagram and that’s how I learned about Elvis Nightclub & Diner that they were opening on June 1st (a year ago today) and finally went around the end of the month and it became one of my favorite spots. I miss Barranquilla and the people there.

I stayed in Airbnbs during my 3 months. My guess the hotels in the area where Elvis Nightclub & Diner is would be pricey up there in Altos de Riomar, Villa Campestre, Miramar, or Alto Prado or El Prado sections. Basically anywhere in the North is safe, in other words not the South aka the towns near or in the city of Soledad. My Airbnbs were apartments in Norte Centro Historico (Av 20 de Julio), southern part of Riomar bordering the historic district (there is a Radisson in the area where some good restaurants and casual dining (burgers etc.) establishments are, and Alto Prado. I had no issues with security anywhere I went, and I probably covered 75% of the city’s neighborhoods on foot in that 3 months. I like walking for exercise. My best recommendation is to go on Google Maps on a lap- or desktop and look into the prices on the hotels you find or Booking.com. That was my backup resource for if I wasn’t able to get an Airbnb.

Btw, just south of there, John Denver beach is the best place for tiny agates and sea urchins ..go before 6am and you can make it to the island.

@@melodibutcher777Cool, we’re going again next weekend. I’m going to try and get a Timelapse of the sunrise if we stay at Lovers Point Inn again.

Welcome back! Glad you enjoyed it! I’ve been on hiatus.

@@eddieonthegotravel did Livingston every take a hiatus? ....exactly.....back on the horse and off you go; the world is spinning and wants you on it! (Bring extra batteries)