On my recent round the world trip LA was my first destination, I have always wanted to go to LA and walk down the star studded Hollywood Walk of Fame and this was my perfect opportunity!
I spent a week in LA although I would say that is probably too long, you only really need a few days ... Read review
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Advantages: Great to see the stars and Hollywood sign Disadvantages: Only need a fewdays, not safe at night
On my recent round the world trip LA was my first destination, I have always wanted to go to LA and walk down the star studded Hollywood Walk of Fame and this was my perfect opportunity!
I spent a week in LA although I would say that is probably too long, you only really need a few days to see the main attractions and it is a good place to visit as part of a road trip in the USA, maybe adding a stop or two in Vegas or San Francisco ... ...opted to stay in hostel just off the Hollywood Boulevard but accommodation is available for all budgets. I was told that unless you have a car it is very hard to get around LA but I have to say thanks to the helpful staff at our hostel we managed just fine by public transport. Trains and buses run daily and are cheap and easy to use as long as you know where you are headed.
On my recent round the world trip LA was my first destination, I have always wanted to go to LA and walk down the star studded Hollywood Walk of Fame and this was my perfect opportunity!
I spent a week in LA although I would say that is probably too long, you only really need a few days to see the main attractions and it is a good place to visit as part of a road trip in the USA, maybe adding a stop or two in Vegas or San Francisco as well.
Being on budget I opted to stay in hostel just off the Hollywood Boulevard but accommodation is available for all budgets. I was told that unless you have a car it is very hard to get around LA but I have to say thanks to the helpful staff at our hostel we managed just fine by public transport. Trains and buses run daily and are cheap and easy to use as long as you know where you are headed.
The main attractions in Hollywood are:
Universal Studios (which I have already reviewed in great detail) it is a great day out for all ages and is really interesting to anyone with a love of the movies. I would recommend this as my top thing to do in LA.
Disney Land of course is another highlight! (Already reviewed) This is the place where dreams come true and is an amazing place to visit. Who doesn't want to meet Mickey Mouse?
The Hollywood sign of course is a must do!! You can see it from a distance if you walk along the Hollywood Boulevard, but it is well worth a closer look. As you walk along the street you will get approached by many people selling limo tours to the sign and tours of the stars houses etc but depending on your budget will depend which option you take. Sadly I couldn't stretch to a limo ride on this trip but a little tip for you, you can get a bus as far as you can and then walk!!! It was actually really nice to walk through the Beverly Hills and see all the weird and wonderfully expensive houses that surround the sign, it took us about half an hour but it was worth it! We got a real sense of achievement and the photo now means so much more.
The Hollywood Boulevard with its Walk of Fame is also worth seeing, you can't really miss it!! Take some time out of your day to walk along both sides, looking at the stars as you go to see if you can find your favorite stars! I have to say it isn't quite as glamorous as I thought it would be as of course it is a side walk and so becomes very dirty.
The Chinese Theatre is a great place to see; you get a chance to have a look at the handprints from the stars in the cement out front! We went early in the morning to avoid the crowds and I was very glad that we did as it meant we could get loads of photos without people getting in our way.
Hollywood also has some great beaches, the weather wasn't so great when we went so we couldn't really enjoy them, but you can take a bus to Santa Monica or Malibu Beach very easily.
Eating Out:
As in most places in America you will never be short of places to eat! As we were of a tight budget we didn't eat out much but when we did we ordered just one meal and shared it as it was sooooo huge! Also bare in mind those soft drinks are often free to refill so you only need to pay for one!
One place we did eat in was sports bar called Big Wang's, the food was great, we had a basket of BBQ ribs and fries and a side salad the size of the main course to share between and even then we couldn't finish it! If you need some where to go then I recommend it Situated on Sunset Boulevard.
If you want to go somewhere for a snack or light refreshment then The Disney Soda Fountain and Studio Store, 6834 Hollywood Blvd., it is well worth a visit and may I recommend the Ice Cream Sundaes they are amazing!!
Night Life:
LA is not the sort of place where you want to be walking the streets at night, so I would recommend you take a taxi when you head out at night and make sure you know where you heading too. I didn't really go out much as the hostel had a great bar so I can't recommend anything I am afraid.
I had a great time in LA but I don't think it is a place I will go back to now I have done it! I am glad that I have though. As I said at the start of my review a few days just to say I have been their and done that is enough really.
LOS ANGELES
This op is more of an account of the areas of LA that I visited during my recent holiday there. I also spent the consecutive week in San Francisco but that will have to be another op!
~ GENERAL INFO
As you may, may not be aware Los Angeles (“City of Angels”) is America’s second (to New York) largest city with a population of around 16 million people. Hence why my 1-week visit only covered a small part of this huge urban sprawl.
The ... ...for many other racial communities. Los Angeles was originally a settlement founded by Mexicans in the 18th century (I think).
Like most large cities LA is divided up into areas, here are a few:
· Downtown – the business district, a whole lot a skyscrapers.
· Hollywood – as you know this is where you will find all the movie studios.
· Beverly Hills / Bel Air – These places are near to Hollywood.
· Orange County – this is on the east side of LA ...
Eddie45 18.06.2002
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...in the hills between Glendale, Los Feliz and Downtown LA). The names of the places in L.A are just so pretty (Ventura, Topanga, Lauryl Canyon, Arcadia etc) and evocative.
On my first trip, I just kinda lived the life and didn't do any of the tourist stuff like Disney or Universal studios (although I have since been and enjoyed it). I mostly spent my time driving around (I hired a white mustand convertable for next to nothing compared to an equivalent ... ...Ana etc just chilling out with friends and enjoying the beautiful climate.
Personally, I love the place, I love the people and I like the madness of it all, it is a city on the edge. La La Land. You taste so many diferent flavours of culture just going from one block to the next. My favourite haunts both then and now are Dublins on Sunset Blvd and Miyagis over the road although there are quite a few shady joints round Hollywood Blvd that I got to ...
BladeRunner2003 27.02.2003 (28.03.2003)
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Advantages: It's great. Weather is hot. Disadvantages: Smog, quakes, crime - but not if you take your brain with you!
...And that's the thing with Los Angeles - it does match up to the stereotypes people have of it. However there is so much more to this vibrant sprawl of suburbia. Los Angeles doesn't have a city centre. The first time I landed there, I had this wonderfully quaint British idea to hunt down a 'high street'. There are about five hundred 'high streets' not by name, but merely by the array of shops. Turn off them, and you'll soon find yourself in a nondescript ... ...those. CONCLUSION Los Angeles is my home from homes. It's an eclectic, vibrant city, where people are always welcoming to me. The weather is wonderful. I've never spent a dull moment there - and if you chance upon a dull moment, do visit the City of Angels, and make your own opinion. I’d be happy to hear from you if you want any advice or tips or whatever on the city so come sniff me out on Dooyou or here on Ciao and I'll be honoured to help. ...
moistoist 17.05.2001
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Advantages: Didn't stay long enough to find out... Disadvantages: Intimidating for first time visitors.
...We emerged into a pastel Los Angeles morning. We were the only people out walking on the streets. The only other people who go by foot in LA are other Europeans and the joggers. It's an incredibly vain city - every other shop is a gym or tanning parlour. Our trip round a fashion mall left us miserable. These shiny LA types all seemed to have extra money to blow on designer goods, while we could barely afford a pair of socks. This made us feel like ... ...wasn't. It was just like London with palm trees. The next morning, after a great breakfast in a Happy Days-style diner, we duelled our way out of LA and out across the desert towards Vegas. Some people love Los Angeles, but I'll avoid it if I possibly can... ...
Plissken 27.12.2000
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Advantages: Amazingly vibrant and multi cultural Disadvantages: The freeways can be a bit daunting
...The City Of Angels - Los Angeles. This vibrant city has something to offer everyone, but beware, day becomes night, night becomes day and sleep becomes a thing of the past. We stayed at a Comfort Inn in Hermosa Beach during our time in LA, this was about a 1/2 hour drive away from the touristic centre, which includes such great sites as Mann's Chinese Theater (the place with the handprints in the concrete), Macy's, Bloomingdales and a whole lot more. ... ...a tourist do not underestimate the acclimatisation that a guided tour around the stars homes can do - it really is quite interesting, and it gives you a good layout of the roads for when you jump into your hire car. This leads nicely onto driving in LA, or any big American city for that matter, rule of thumb - DON'T BE AFRAID. Americans are quite aggressive drivers, and you get nowhere by being nice. Don't go stupid, but remember to push your way ...
MARKMAN 17.05.2001
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