{"id":62099,"date":"2021-05-19T07:46:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T05:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.misterunique.de\/?p=62099"},"modified":"2025-05-22T08:15:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T06:15:41","slug":"wild-west-included-or-simply-my-tenth-trip-to-the-usa-update-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.misterunique.de\/?p=62099&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Wild West Included \u2013 or Simply: My Tenth Trip to the USA (UPDATE 2024)"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: January 2024<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, the time has come again. After more than three years, I\u2019m heading back to the USA. In fact, it\u2019s kind of an anniversary trip\u2014my tenth visit since 1994. And I can\u2019t deny it: this country feels like a second home to me. I just love the \u201cStars and Stripes\u201d and the \u201cAmerican Way of Life.\u201d Traveling is my passion, and when the pandemic hit, international travel came to a near standstill. Countries completely closed their borders or could only be entered with significant effort and long quarantine periods.<\/p>\n

After my trip to Puerto Rico in November\/December 2019, my first long-distance journey wasn\u2019t possible again until November 2021\u2014this time to beautiful Thailand for three weeks. Back then, Thailand was one of the few long-haul destinations you could enter without a lengthy quarantine. But preparing for that trip was hell, and up until the end of October, we didn\u2019t even know if the trip would actually happen. Only in November was the Thailand Pass introduced, which reduced the 14-day quarantine to just one night\u2014provided the PCR test in Bangkok came back negative. Thankfully, mine did, and nothing stood in the way of our adventure. Looking back, the trip was an absolute dream\u2014especially because of the person who accompanied me. Someone who will always be important to me.<\/p>\n

That trip to Thailand reignited the spark in me. Anyone who shares my love for travel knows this feeling\u2014that inner urge to go far away. Like having ants in your pants. Sitting still just isn\u2019t an option. And so the next destination has to be one that promises new stories to remember. After such a long travel drought during COVID, I honestly didn\u2019t care whether I was revisiting a place or discovering it for the first time. Back in 2015, I was already on a three-week road trip through the western USA with an awesome crew\u2014Insa, Kati, and Guido. You can see the results of that trip here:<\/strong><\/p>\n