Los Angeles, "the city of angels" is a city that is often misunderstood especially when you view it from a distance. You have to look at Los Angeles under a microscope rather than from afar. Only then does its beauty become visible and once you begin to examine the “details” of Los Angeles, this incredible city really comes to life.
Los Angeles to me is the following: its can do attitude, the inspiring creativity of passionate artists and the cutting edge work of brilliant scientists and engineers, a unique cultural diversity where you often have the largest populations living outside of their home countries, it is classy, it has character, the weather is generally mild year round with a wonderful diversity of micro-climates, it is hanging out with creative people and tapping into their networks, it is the exploration of the intriguing recent history of how "this" all came to be and it is my own family roots - starting with with my great great grandfather who is buried at Forest Lawn, my grandfather who was raised here and my father who was born in Glendale.
There is so much more: Los Angeles is an endless lineup of cultural activities and events every day of the week anytime of the year, late night forays to comedy clubs on Sunset, a drive along Mulholland overlooking "everything", a walk down the "hollywood" part of Hollywood Blvd, drives up to the Angeles National forest, a drive into the Hollywood Hills, exploring"ethnic" communities, concerts in outdoor venues on warm evenings, world class museums, gardens overflowing with sub tropical diversity, overworked actors struggling to get by, friends who get up at 3am to avoid traffic and drive to work and then drive back at 3pm, friends who work insane hours and then blow off steam by racing motorcycles on the freeways or in the hills extremely late at night, the mundane suburbia and sprawl of the "valley".
It is extreme wealth, it is extreme poverty, it is homelessness, it is amazing restaurants, it is hole in the wall restaurants, celebrity signed photos hanging on the walls at places as ordinary as your neighborhood car-wash, it is fashion, it is casual, it is the outdoors - from surf and sand to mountains and snow, it is the LA River, it is theme parks, it is studios, it is hiking in Griffith Park, it is roof top hangouts where there is nothing better to do than throw back a stiff drink on warm evenings with friends, it is wide boulevards, it is easily crossing major streets on foot in downtown at times with surprisingly few cars considering this is the nation's second largest city, outdoor shopping centers, the automobile, SigAlert, the metro, LAPD, the "power" of the freeways that are uniquely LA, the wonderful feeling of being in a 24/7 carpool lane passing hundreds of nearly parked cars in the other lanes, the happy feeling of driving the "right way" on a freeway when the other side is stacked up, it is the personal satisfaction of knowing how to get around town, it is invitations to private parties where the apparent goal is to feel exclusive and observe others wanting to feel the same way, it is touring friends from out of town and being a part of changing their perceptions of Los Angeles.
And, however, it is a city contrary to what you hear - where you can truly feel a part of a community - and something greater than yourself if you put the effort in and want something badly enough. The diversity of what there is to see and experience here and the desire to explore - creates an adrenaline inducing buzz every time I am in town.
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The Steel Curtain roller coaster is located in Steelers Country in Kennywood, the first ever theme park area and coaster to be named after a professional sports franchise, specifically the Pittsburgh Steelers.
There’s another area called Kiddieland, which is devoted to classic attractions for little ones like a merry-go-round.
Founded in 1898, the Monongahela Street Railway Company leased a popular picnic site, Kenny’s Grove, from Charles Kenny in order to open a trolley park to encourage people to use the company’s trolley cars.
If you’d like to stay closer to downtown Pittsburgh, the Fairmount is arguably the nicest hotel in Pittsburgh, that’s actually where celebrities usually stay when they are in town filming movies!
Most likely the most northern commercial date farm in the state of California – this remote ranch is well worth making the trek out to buy delicious dates (some 1,500 trees and 20 varieties).
Actor Matthew Modine’s grandmother, Vonola Modine actually planted the first date palms here in the 1920’s entirely from seed.
Today the ranch is open to visitors seven days a week – selling a variety of dates, date shakes and numerous souvenirs and other edibles in the shop.
Access is on a dirt road that winds its way through a canyon eventually reaching the ranch and passing some of the date palms.
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I spent so much of my childhood going to Braves baseball games in Atlanta that I was sure that’s what the national anthem meant (“and the home of the … Braves?”).
Families also can tour Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where King was co-pastor, an antique fire station that once served the area, and the visitors center that features an exhibit especially for children.
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Hotels near Centennial Olympic Park, like Hyatt Place or Embassy Suites, are close to the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola
R. Thomas’s gourmet dishes are vegetarian-friendly, and their kids’ menu is popular for offering childhood staples like peanut
Glen Ivy Hot Springs is the ideal Los Angeles day trip or weekend getaway oasis with pools made of dreams, delicious California-grown food, mud baths, a grotto, mineral baths, and massages.
Typically Glen Ivy Hot Springs offers some evening events that are great to enjoy with a glass of wine or two, but they have stopped the evening activities for now because of COVID.
If you want to make a weekend out of your trip to Glen Ivy Hot Springs, then I would take a day to visit some of the local wineries because California wine is amazing and even better when you get to experience it where it is grown.
The closest place to stay is Staybridge Suites if you would like to make a weekend out of your trip, but you can also make Glen Ivy Hot Springs a day trip!
In 2010, he founded the George Town Festival – an annual event to commemorate George Town being inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The 2010 event that showcased the heritage and cultural history of George Town turned out to be a HUGE success, and Joe, the mastermind who made it all happen, was hailed as “father of George Town Festival” ever since.
On the second day, I would spend a day in Penang Hill and visit the Habitat, an eco-tourism attraction tucked away in the heart of Penang Hill.
The Blue Mansion, or known as Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, is a 19th-century heritage painted in indigo-blue and designed with a unique Chinese architecture.
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Towards Celaya
Heading out on the San Miguel de Allende Highway towards the city of Celaya, visitors will find the 400-year-old San Miguel vineyard, run by the Cuadra family.
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We chose Borrego Springs, and more specifically, the quirky old-western-town-themed Palm Canyon Hotel & RV Resort, as a one-night stopover to break up our road trip.
desert landscape of Anza-Borrego State Park, where ATV enthusiasts have that magical way of making perfect circles with their tricked-out RVs in the middle of nowhere.
Then, as you travel along Route 22, a small collection of quaint inns ultimately bring you to Palm Canyon, the heart of the hiking scene in Anza-Borrego State Park.
And how it was a good thing we got back from our hike before dark — because we may have found ourselves off the path a time or two — and the wilds of the desert certainly seemed to come alive at night.
There are several towns located on those islands, including Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Corolla, and Duck, just to name a few.
Brothers traveled from my home state Ohio to Kitty Hawk, North Carolina to test out their airplanes because Kitty Hawk was windy and had sand dunes they could use to test the glider.
If renting a house is not in your budget, or if you don’t have a full week, there are some hotels in Kitty Hawk.
If you want to be closer to all the activities and restaurants, then Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills or Nags Head are the place for you!
I prefer Apple Maps if you’re walking, and Google Maps for Public Transportation.
During the day, especially rush hour, public transportations as in Metro, Marmaray and Trams are faster ways to beat traffic as it has its own platform to run on.
Though in the evening after traffic hour, taking a taxi can be faster in some cases, as public transport options become less the later it gets.
If you do have uber, I would recommend using it (over hailing a random cab on the street) so that you can use your credit card on file, and the route cost will be estimated ahead of time.
