The Downtown LA Art Walk, or: Stop Complaining That There’s Nothing Fun To Do...
After a long six-month hiatus, tonight I’m finally making it downtown to the Los Angeles Art Walk, where over 40 art galleries and museums open their doors (for free) to the public. It happens on the...
View ArticleSide Trip: The Los Angeles Flower Market
I woke up at the crack of dawn this morning in order to visit the Los Angeles Flower Market. I’d just bought my first digital SLR camera (with birthday money) so figured what better way to test it out...
View Article8 Fun & Free Things To Do in Downtown L.A.
Hollywood. Beverly Hills. Santa Monica. This is the traveler’s trifecta of Los Angeles tourism. No one ever comes to L.A. to visit downtown, unless they’re in on business and get “stuck” there. Some...
View ArticleLos Angeles From Above
I received the most amazing gift for Christmas—a Groupon Deal for a helicopter tour of Los Angeles and Hollywood. I’ve lived in L.A. for nearly all of my life but had never seen the city like this...
View ArticleThe Korean Friendship Bell – San Pedro, California
I’ve lived in the Los Angeles area for most of my life and love it when I come across cool things that I’d never seen or heard of before. Perched high on a bluff overlooking the Pacific, in the San...
View ArticleSide Trip: The Getty Villa
The Getty Center—the famed, world-class museum complex perched high in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking West Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean—is one of the top attractions for visitors to L.A....
View ArticleThe Los Angeles Times Travel Show 2013
If you love to travel as much as I do—and happen to be in the L.A. area this weekend—be sure to check out the 15th Annual Los Angeles Times Travel Show. More than five hundred exhibitors will be...
View ArticleTop 5: Places to Shop in Los Angeles
One of the biggest draws for tourists to Los Angeles is undoubtedly the shopping. Anything and everything can be bought here. In fact, the malls are practically attractions themselves. No expense is...
View Article“Día de Los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) @ Hollywood Forever Cemetery
“La Calavera Catrina” by José Guadalupe Posada, 1913 [UPDATE: For information on the 2012 festivities, click HERE.] This coming Saturday marks the 11th annual Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)...
View ArticleTravel in the USA
Hello everyone! I’m still processing all of the amazing things I learned last week at my virtual Virtuoso® Travel Week conference. I’ll be posting some thoughts about travel in our “new normal” in the...
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