Los Angeles Travel Blogs - Page 11

Our last day in L.A. - not totally sorry to be going!  We are doing the combo JPG Museum and movie stars homes, plus city tour.  8:15 am start so had fruit for breaky and headed for the bus.  Shock-Horror!! To our dismay - the driver picking us up was our obnoxious friend from the da…

Confession time. New York doesn't scare me. In fact, it feels more like home. But Los Angeles is a different matter. I can't bring myself to feel comfortable here. That's why I've been postponing a full examination of the myriad pleasures of the City of Angels. But being stuck in California for ove…

During the week I visited Pasadena and the Gamble house, Frank Lloyd Wright Hollyhock house in LA and of course Frank Gehry's downtown Disney concert Hall. I also visited the Brandbury building in downtown LA I was really impressed with this 4 buildings. Each one transported me to a different…

The train hugged the beach on the way up and with the sun beating down me and will could not wait to get to LA and hit the beach. We got off the train and the heavans opened. We hopped on what we thought was a 30 min bus to the hostel.  Two hours later through the whole of LA and through rough…

Here I am, finally sitting at home writing my last journal of this trip….   The two weeks in the United States were fantastic. We had beautiful weather almost every single day! The first 2 days, we spent in Los Angeles. We visited the Universal Studios which were really interesting and jus…

Early Friday morning I headed back to the hospital for a follow up consult with Dermatology...YAY I GOT MORE DRUGS!  Since I was in and out of the hospital in less than 30 minutes, I had time to buy some snacks and water at Trader Joe's.   When I got home I was concerned that I packe…

Ok arrived safely and very tired after the ride on the greyhound bus had kids screaming all the way which is always fun when you are trying to sleep all cramped up next to a very smelly toilet! with a VERY fat man in front of you. Last ngiht i slept for 12 hours - that was nice, got up and had …

We got back to Los Angeles after a brilliant ten days in Vegas, looking forward to staying somewhere other than the hood we stayed in last time!   We got the Greyhound again, long but a big money saver over flying.  We were right in the center of Hollywood, a stones throw from t…

We only had 10 days in Costa Rica and found exactly what we were looking for, surf and adventure. Currently under construction...OK...I've realized I don't like writing all that much, so if you've got questions please ask and please check out eric's blog from the trip http://www.travbuddy.com/travel-blogs/12094

los angeles - the city of angels. my fav. city

Spent our last day on holiday at Universal Studios.  Our hotel is right near a metro station that takes you directly there, so for $2.50 return each, we had a terrific day (plus the enormous entrance fee!).  A shuttle bus takes you up the hill from the metro station, and once you get in, …

This was the last day of my holiday, before boarding the flight back to Melbourne. Dave took me to the Getti Centre, an amazing museum, which as you would expect in California had achieve a great mix of indoor and outdoor. The art was fantastic but it was the architecture of the Museum itself that …

  I hope you enjoyed reading my report, I continue to ride on Amtrak and usually go on two long distance trips a year. I hope you will consider a trip on Amtrak in the future. I believe you will not be dissapointed!If you have an questions or seek advice on a rail adventure, feel free to email…

   Well folks, I have safely returned from 5 weeks of travel, back to LA and the strange world I consider my normal life.  And the strangest thing is that as soon as I unpacked and settled in, it was as if I never left; everyone here continued about their business, mail and bills cam…

Here it is, The End. Of this chapter of my life, anyway. Of bouncing from one city to another. From plane to bus. From couch to couch. The end of wearing the same clothes day in and out, until I can't take it anymore and buy a new shirt that I eventually wear to an equal point of loathing. The end …