Starting at the corner of Hollywood and La Brea, the Hollywood Walk of Fame is one of the biggest tourist attractions in the Los Angeles area. Being an atypical LA resident, I decided it was [...]
Last week, I had an enlightening email exchange with one of my readers who is soon traveling to California to visit his children.
He doesn’t live here, so he isn’t very familiar with the LA Metro [...]
Do you like to shop?
That’s a rhetorical question to Angelinos, and others, of course. Yesterday, I went, I came, and I conquered in my search of the total Hollywood Walk of Fame experience, and I [...]
Hollywood and Vine is one of Los Angeles’ most famous intersections.
Who would have thought that one intersection could be packed with so many attractions–both new and old. Beginning in the 1920s, Hollywood began to see [...]
Every once in awhile, we pause and take a look at our surroundings. Sometimes, we basque in its glory because we never really looked around before.
From arched hallways, to wrought iron rails, to hanging chandeliers, [...]
As the need for additional Metro and Blue lines increases, the Los Angeles Metro and the Santa Monica Blue Bus’ are meeting their ridership challenges, and at the same time creating new and improved transit [...]
On Thursday, I was invited to see and cover a Natural History Museum of Los Angeles special event. It was an exhibition by, for, and dedicated to our children and nature:
“A Sense of Wonder, A [...]
Yesterday, Mike commented on my article and asked where the last photo was taken. Instead of just answering the question, I thought I’d go a step further and write about it.
A rainbow treat for a child
enjoyed
slow
cool
bites by
a dark haired girl in a
colored sweater
The Sky is Blue and the sleek Lines are moving in our Direction
I’m still here,
although many forget,
some not,
that I’m [...]
Because of the Mediterranean climate Los Angeles is fortunate to have, I’d like to retour and recap a few places Travelin’ Local visited in January. You won’t find any snow in any of these articles.
Graffiti [...]
Taking a quick appraisal of most of our State’s–and the Southwestern States– its hard to not see our history from simply reading a map or street sign—from San Francisco, San Jose, Sonoma Valley, to San [...]
Travelin’ Local’s Monday stories characteristically feature a Metro Monday ride or issue, but today’s topic turns to another transportation alternative, bikes.
More particularly, bicycle riding and school children. On Friday, I was privileged to be invited [...]
Many times while traveling, your trip is made a bit longer and more difficult because you have to wait at a strange and distant airport, hotel, or new location.
Most of us, tired from our trips, [...]
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