Motorcycle Tour: West, from Los Angeles to Las Vegas

Los Angeles – the land of Hollywood, Disneyland and Universal Studios, where life is as carefree as can be. With its ever-shining sun, palms in the breeze, movie stars with their fancy houses in Beverly Hills, wonderful museums, futuristic buildings, and surfing spots, Los Angeles truly makes for an unforgettable destination.

The Orange Coast stretches from Los Angeles to San Diego: 70 km-long, it boasts several beaches, natural reserves, coves and marinas. Thanks to its legendary waves, it became known as America's surfer paradise. San Diego has the spirit of a city en plein air. Overlooking a stunning bay, it boasts one of the largest natural harbours in the world, a thriving restaurant and nightlife scene in its historic centre, SeaWorld - the largest marine park in the world - , the world famous San Diego zoo; Seaport Village; the legendary beaches of Mission Bay and Coronado; Balboa Park.

Palm Spring is known as an elegant vacation resort for wealthy retirees, Hollywood intellectuals, and Baby Boomers pining for the ’50s and ’60s – the bygone days when celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Kirk Douglas, and even Presidents like Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy, came to Palm Springs on their holidays. Futuristic constructions like the Tramway Gas Station and the Coachella Savings and Loans building date back to the same period. The idyllic atmosphere of Palm Springs evokes the peacefulness of a Greek island.

Lake Havasu, the southernmost of four large reservoirs on the Colorado River in Arizona, was formed in 1938 by completion of Parker Dam in a then uninhabited part of the Mojave Desert. For much of its length the lake is rather inaccessible, though highway 95 runs quite close to much of the eastern edge. The city of Lake Havasu covers a large area of the gently sloping land on the east side of the lake. Most facilities in town are found along the main road (AZ 95), from a newly constructed mall near the north edge to the English Village shopping center on the south side, next to London Bridge. This famous stone structure, originally built in 1831 and imported from England in 1968, spans an artificial channel separating the mainland from a peninsula now known as Havasu Island, site of one of the city's four golf courses, and an air strip.

Death Valley takes you back to what Earth looked like millions of years ago. In the summer the weather is especially scorching, reflecting on the names of the places in the area: Funeral Mountains, Furnace Creek, Dante's View, Coffin Peak, Devil's Golf Course.