Canale artificiale

Ah, Venice! So beautiful, so romantic – and so conveniently located, just a stone’s throw away from Paris, the pyramids of Egypt, and many, many shopping opportunities from around the world. Only in Las Vegas.

City Lights

San Francisco’s skyline on a moonlit, fogless evening, as seen from Acquatic Park.

Wet Feet

Even if you don’t like cars or golfing, Pebble Beach near Monterey is definitely worth a visit, with its long stretches of sandy beaches where the Pacific Ocean (on nice days) gently waves hello to the California coast.

Coastal Grass

No, not that kind of grass, even though this is California. Simply some weeds along Highway 1, glowing in the afternoon sun.

Silver Sailor

Sure, they call it the Golden Gate – but at times, it can seem as if the San Francisco Bay were filled with precious metal of a different kind...

Dolphins Under Palm Trees

Santa Barbara is very fond of dolphins. They’re everywhere in this glamorous resort town just north of Los Angeles – most prominently in the form of a fountain by the pier. I liked these dolphins best as a silhouette against the blue sky, but I wish the sun had been a little further to the west; that would have allowed me to take a couple of steps to the left, separating the dolphin from the palm tree. Oh, well, can’t have it all, not even in sunny California.

In Your Brain, Inc.

Busy day yesterday with the announcement of Google Instant (and writing a quick article for stern.de). Here’s Google’s VP for Search Products and User Experience, Marissa Mayer, speaking at the press event in San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art.

The best illustration of what the search giant aspires to do comes from Google itself... (This is picture was projected onscreen shortly before the presentation started.)