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Los Angeles TravelBackgroud in Los AngelesBackgroud information about Los Angeles
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Los Angeles Beaches
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Los Angeles Beaches : Top 6 Beach Hotels in Los AngelesBe careful about Los Angeles beach hotels. Some have "beach" in their name but are blocks from the sand, while others boast ocean views but really mean you can see the ocean if you lean out the window or peer over the shrubbery. ... more
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Los Angeles Beaches : Best Los Angeles BeachesLos Angeles beaches may almost be as much of an icon as Disneyland or the Hollywood sign. With twenty-plus beaches in Los Angeles County to choose from, you may have a hard time picking one or two to visit during your vacation. ... more
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Overview : ArrivalAll European and many domestic flights use Los Angeles International Airport always known as LAX (tel 310/646-5252, www.los-angeles-lax.com ) sixteen miles southwest of downtown. ... more
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Overview : Guided toursSome of your best bets for touring downtown and other spots are the two-and-one-half hour walking tours offered by the LA Conservancy (Sat 10am; $8; tel 213/623-CITY, www.laconservancy.org ), ... more
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Overview : Los AngelesThe rambling metropolis of LOS ANGELES sprawls across the thousand square miles of a great desert basin, knitted together by an intricate network of congested freeways between the ocean and the snowcapped mountains. ... more
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Overview : InformationLA has a number of visitors centers . The downtown one is at 685 S Figueroa St (MonFri 8am5pm, Sat 8.30am5pm; tel 213/689-8822, www.lacvb.com ); others, all open normal weekday working hours, ... more
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Overview : ShoppingYou can buy virtually anything, anywhere, anytime in LA. The big department stores or the exclusive Rodeo Drive will have it if the ubiquitous run-of-the-mill retailers don't, ... more
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Overview : San Gabriel and San Fernando valleyThe northern limit of LA is defined by two long, wide valleys lying over the hills from the central basin, ... more
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Overview : Los Angeles BackgroundThe rambling metropolis of LOS ANGELES sprawls across the thousand square miles of a great desert basin, knitted together by an intricate network of congested freeways between the ocean and the snowcapped mountains. ... more
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Overview : Santa Monica, Venice and MalibuSet along an unbroken twenty-mile stretch of white-sand beaches, the small, self-contained communities that line Santa Monica Bay feature some of the best LA has to offer, ... more Transportation in Los AngelesTips for getting around Los Angeles posted by real travelers and Los Angeles locals.
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City transport
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City transport : City transportThe sheer scale of LA its detractors call it "nineteen suburbs in search of a city" means that it really is difficult to get around without a car. Even though the traffic is often bumper-to-bumper, ... more Things to Do in Los AngelesThings to Do in Los Angeles
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South Bay
Shopping
Santa Monica, Venice and Malibu
San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys
Attractions Overview
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Attractions Overview : Nightlife and entertainmentExploring the jungle of LA's nightlife can be great fun. Everyone you meet claims to be either a rock star or in the movies. ... more
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San Gabriel and San Fernando valleys : San Gabriel and San Fernando valleysThe northern limit of LA is defined by two long, wide valleys lying over the hills from the central basin, starting close to one another a few miles north of downtown and spanning outwards in opposite directions east to the deserts around Palm Springs, ... more
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Attractions Overview : Lesbian and gay LAAlthough proportionately not as big as that of San Francisco, the gay scene in LA is no less prominent. While West Hollywood is synonymous with the (affluent white) gay lifestyle, not just in LA but all over California, ... more
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Santa Monica, Venice and Malibu : Santa Monica, Venice and MalibuSet along an unbroken twenty-mile stretch of white-sand beaches, the small, self-contained communities that line Santa Monica Bay feature some of the best LA has to offer, ... more
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South Bay : South BayHeading south from LA along PCH, beyond the runways of LAX and the oil refineries of El Segundo, begins the eight-mile coastal strip of the quieter and less pretentious South Bay beach towns: Manhattan Beach, ... more Eating in Los AngelesEating and dining information for Los Angeles
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Dining Overview
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Dining Overview : EatingLA eating covers every extreme: whatever you want to eat and however much you want to spend, you're spoiled for choice. Try to take at least a few meals in the more acclaimed restaurants, ... more |
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