Comments on: Los Angeles, CA

By: Social Traveler

Social Traveler — Tue, 05 May 2020 17:41:18 +0000

Thanks for the information. Keep up the good work!

By: Louis Carter

Louis Carter — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 21:12:03 +0000

Thanks for the article. Home of Hollywood and the rich and famous, LA is a premier holiday destination, and is even a popular choice for cruise holidays.

By: Babu

Babu — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:37:13 +0000

Thanks for sharing the nice post with nice photos.

By: Sondra Sims Taylor

Sondra Sims Taylor — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 23:38:31 +0000

Thanks for sharing the nice photos of LA, one of my favorite cities in the state 🙂

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 01 May 2014 15:03:58 +0000

KA – thanks for stopping by and highlighting some of the south Bay beach towns and attractions 🙂 Love your photos. Places like Torrance, which people don’t often think of visiting when in town have plenty of things to do – with museums, restaurants, shopping, the strand, Mitsuwa etc etc. I love the little downtown in El Segundo. Need to get out to the little Roundhouse aquarium on the Manhattan pier. Still more museums to explore in San Pedro – now that is a place one can easily spend a day or more! It always feels like a nice escape from the LA traffic and crowds – especially on the weekdays.

You’ve reminded me to try and focus some more of my exploration in and around the South Bay and some of the beach cities 🙂

By: K. A. Gilligan

K. A. Gilligan — Thu, 01 May 2014 12:42:35 +0000

Great explanation of L.A., a town that is often hard to discern for outsiders. Absolutely agree with your points about great food, and needing to explore LA in a few trips. In terms of things to do and see, I would add a visit to the “South Bay” area of Los Angeles for the beaches and relaxed vibe. It is about 45 min. from downtown LA and 15 minutes south of LAX (depending on traffic, as with all things Los Angeles).

Going north from Palos Verdes to LAX the South Bay includes have beach cities Torrance, Redondo Beach, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and El Segundo. Manhattan, Hermosa and Redondo have nice piers to walk on, Torrance and Redondo get my vote for favorite beach if you want to relax and not be overrun on busy days. I’d go between Avenue C and Torrance Beach. If you get to close to the Redondo Pier on busy days it reminds me Coney Island. I prefer a bit more peace and quiet so I would go about at least a 1/2 mile south of the Redondo Pier, if not more. The area has beautiful ocean views and views of Palos Verdes. Hermosa has a younger bar scene and nightlife, Manhattan is a bit more family oriented. You can see images of the beautiful South Bay on my site here: http://www.photosbykag.com. Have fun in L.A!

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:54:20 +0000

Or more quirky stuff – visiting the “mother” of all cemeteries – Forest Lawn in Glendale, the Skeletons in the Closest gift shop at the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office!, eat at Homegirl Cafe (run by reformed gang members – often with their own recipes) – hit a comedy club on Sunset Blvd, in Huntington Beach or elsewhere… The Comedy Store – http://www.thecomedystore.com – The Laugh Factory – http://www.laughfactory.com – Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UBC) – http://www.ucbtheatre.com

http://comedyandmagicclub.com/index.cfm – in Hermosa Beach – Jay Leno performs live Sundays

And if you have a full day – Catalina ISLAND! I’ve been quite a few times – here’s my last trip there: http://www.davestravelcorner.com/journals/destination-north-america/breathing-in-the-beauty-of-santa-catalina-island/

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:49:45 +0000

Hi Benoit – good to hear from you. Two days, whew – hike up to Mt. Hollywood – after visiting Griffith Park. If you like classical music – a number of symphony performances going on this month at the outdoor Hollywood Bowl. If you have a car – be sure to drive Mulholland Drive.

Los Angeles has world class museums – Huntington Library & Gardens awesome – also Getty Center. Also Exposition Park is worth checking out.

Studio tours are ok – the major studios offer tours. Or if you want a studio tour combined with rides, attractions and shows – you can easily spend all day just at Universal Studios.

Very touristy is part of Hollywood Blvd. Santa Monica and Venice Beach.

Now those are all touristy things – which if you have not seen yet – are worth visiting.

But if it was me – I like hiking along the LA River in the restored areas, hiking in some of the canyons in the Hollywood Hills, exploring “ethnic” neighborhoods and food (often with the largest populations outside of their home countries) – check out the LA Gang Tours – and sign up for one of their tours if available – I love the LA Arboretum. The Thai Temple in north Hollywood is great on a Sunday morning.

Dunno – depends what you want to do. Best to focus on just a few things in LA because everything is so spread out!

How is Yosemite so far?!

By: Benoît

Benoît — Fri, 16 Aug 2013 16:46:39 +0000

Hi Dave,
I’m fan of tour web site ! So what’s your recommended schedule for 2 days in LA?
Ben

By: David

David — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:02:04 +0000

Here is a cool video someone mentioned to me - seeing Los Angeles from motion - next to the skateboarder - paired with an awesome song - We Barbarians, "Chambray"

By: John T Wong

John T Wong — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 09:07:37 +0000

If I were you, I just move there.

By: Penny Sadler

Penny Sadler — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:30:23 +0000

I love LA! I’ve just returned and every time I go I discover something new. You are absolutely right, it must be visited multiple times to be appreciated.

By: David

David — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 13:50:52 +0000

Anyone have any favorite haunts in the “city of angels”? – Love this town – the diversity, the “can do attitude”, people build things – support aerospace, the entertainment capital of the world, the weather, the freeways (I can say that, I wrote a book about Los Angeles Freeways!)