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January 24, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
January isn't typically thought of as a top month to vacation in Los Angeles (except perhaps for fans of the Rose Bowl Parade). This winter, though, there's such a plethora of whales and dolphins off the coast of Los Angeles, that it's worth the trip for [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel News | 7 comments
January 12, 2012 | Author: SoCalGal
Last year, there was only one Travel & Adventure Show in Los Angeles. This year, the Los Angeles area gets two travel shows. The Los Angeles Travel & Adventure Show will be January 14-15 at the Long Beach Convention Center, and the Los Angeles Times [Read more]
Posted in: Travel News | 7 comments
December 19, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
This has been a pretty big year in terms of theme park news. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando broke all kinds of attendance records, and added to the significant lift that Orlando as a whole saw in terms of family travel visits. [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel News | 1 comment
November 22, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The three best golf courses in Los Angeles are all on the west side, in private country clubs. The Bel-Air Country Club, Riviera Country Club, and the Los Angeles Country Club all speak to the upscale neighborhoods around them; Bel-Air, Pacific Palisades, and [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Girlfriend Getaways | 1 comment
September 26, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
One aspect of Los Angeles that tourists and locals have to contend with is the frequently miserable, road-rage inducing traffic. While some of the city's bad reputation is unjustified (there's plenty of culture here), there really is an unfortunate love affair [Read more]
Posted in: Travel Tips | 4 comments
June 6, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Star Wars in Concert sporadically tours the country, but nowhere is it better than at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. These photos of Star Wars in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl can capture only part of the enthusiasm and downright joy of the crowd. Really, [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel News | 11 comments
April 13, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
It's kind of exciting news for the luxury travel market; a new Ritz-Carlton hotel opened in downtown Los Angeles. Downtown LA has undergone such a complete transformation from a few years ago that it's almost unrecognizable as being the same place. The Walt [Read more]
Posted in: Hotels, Romantic Getaways | 5 comments
April 3, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Los Angeles Pillow Fight Day is held annually to coincide with International Pillow Fight Day -- what a fun excuse to head downtown and bop strangers on their heads with feather pillows. My family's lived in Los Angeles since 2003, but we shamefully haven't [Read more]
Posted in: Budget Travel, Destinations, Family Travel | 11 comments
March 18, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
The LA Times Travel & Adventure Show is back! Every year, Unicomm brings this amazing travel show to Los Angeles (and Washington DC, and NYC). The Los Angeles Convention Center fills up with eager travel lovers, travel industry people and media for the [Read more]
Posted in: Travel News | 2 comments
March 15, 2011 | Author: SoCalGal
Let's think about some Los Angeles facts and myths. Los Angeles has no culture. Los Angeles has no history. The traffic stinks in LA. Los Angeles has unbreathable air. There is no "there" there. Sound familiar? It should. There are lots of ugly stereotypes [Read more]
Posted in: Destinations, Family Travel | 8 comments
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