Boho chic with a beachy backdrop in Venice
VENICE, US – When you think of shopping in LA’s Venice Beach, images of street vendors hawking string bikinis, knock-off bags, and el-cheapo sunglasses on the Boardwalk may be the first to pop to mind....
View ArticleStar gazing (and navel gazing) on Rodeo Drive
Photo of Rodeo Drive courtesy of Omar A. on Flickr Creative Commons BEVERLY HILLS, US – By now, the Pretty Woman references are wearing a little thin, but the film is such a convenient shorthand for...
View ArticleSurfer girls get stoked with Learn to Surf LA
Photo courtesy of elkhiki VENICE, USA – A recent exchange of Tweets on surfing has led me to recall my own foray into the world of surfing a few years ago. Though surfing was once dominated by men,...
View ArticleArt, not baking soda, at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles
Photo of the Hammer Musuem courtesy of the Hammer Museum LOS ANGELES, USA – OK, I have to admit that when I first heard of the Armand Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, I thought it was the “Arm and Hammer...
View ArticleHit the Beach in Los Angeles
Photo Credit: bredgur on Flickr Creative Commons LOS ANGELES, USA - Yep, you read the headline correctly: it’s beach time! Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean prime beach season in Los Angeles is...
View ArticleFrom family fun to four-alarm fires at Universal Studios/Universal CityWalk
Photo of Universal Studios courtesy of ahmadtarek on Flickr Creative Commons UNIVERSAL CITY, USA – It sounded like a scene from a Hollywood blockbuster movie–New York was on fire! Entire streets were...
View ArticleBeaches to fit your LA fantasy at Robert H. Meyer Memorial State Beach in Malibu
MALIBU, USA – It’s a universal travel truth: newcomers to Los Angeles arrive expecting to sun themselves at resort-style, palm-tree-lined beaches á la Hawaii or the Caribbean. But soon enough, reality...
View ArticleA Weekend Passport to Los Angeles for Kids and Kids at Heart
LOS ANGELES, USA – Think of a little girl dressing up in her mom’s high heels, make-up and sunglasses, and you’ll have an approximation of the essence of Los Angeles. Sure, the city has a veneer of...
View ArticleNeed to Get Away? Plan a Rock ‘n’ Roll Weekend in L.A.
Sunset Marquis Hotel LOS ANGELES, USA — So you’ve got a weekend to spend in Los Angeles, but you’ve so “been there, done that” as far as seeing all the big Hollywood film landmarks. Perhaps you’d like...
View ArticleTempting Tuesday: Experience Disney ‘Round the Clock
Photo Credit: Glenn G on Flickr Creative Commons ANAHEIM, USA–Just when you think they’re finished dazzling us, Disney somehow does it again. This Memorial Day weekend Disneyland, Disneyland California...
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