I'm planning my trip and I need any little tidbit you might be able to impart.
Travellers and locals please apply here!
I'm definitely needing some help in the LA department, Seattle is coming along nicely but every little bit helps.
Anybody know any good hostels/hotels? Anywhere I should avoid?
HOW does one get to Disneyland?
What's a must see and a must avoid at all costs?
Any help is much appreciated thanks.
Vacationed in LA in March, some things I really enjoyed, Universal Studios, Santa Monica and the pier, the tonight show, the weather. We rented a car so if time is an option, San Diego Zoo and San Diego and Santa Barbara. I could have done so much more but time is limited and the traffic is a nightmare, so getting around can take some time. Planning on going back next March, its just an awesome place.
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Excellent!! You see more walking anyway, well I reckon.
Fado's Trivia night? Dare I ask???
To quote Albert Einstein, "To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window."
I love walking. However, Seattle has a lot of hills, so sometimes I cheat and take escalators up the hills through the downtown buildings.
Fado's Trivia is on Wednesday nights. I was introduced to it by jamainiac and sennin. It's fun. Sometimes we win beer! Plus, there's a band that plays afterwards that can do a pretty good acoustic Porch, Black and Down.
Walking can be a real trip
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Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
I love LA, been many times over the years, Venice is a must, Santa Monica is also beautiful. Hire a car and go to the mountains, Big Bear and lake Arrowhead has stunning scenery. And if you love amusment parks ,Universal Studios and Magic Mountain are great fun.
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Chad I promise not to go walking around in the wee hours of the morning.
Wouldn't do it here so I'm hardly gonna do it there!
Fado's sounds good hiker.
Pete, (how you doing? Haven't seen you in ages! ) and Lukin06 on your trips, where did you stay? I'm a bit lost with all the choices, so any recommendations?
If you want to get a hotel in downtown Seattle near the pike place market, pioneer square (underground), etc. you could check out the Sheraton downtown (4 star). I used priceline.com and the "name your own price" feature and got a room there for $110. You can also get hotels in Lynnwood about 30 minutes north of Seattle for much cheaper than downtown.
Here are some fun places to check out in walking distance to downtown:
Pike Place market
Pioneer Square (Fri & Sat night - lots of music & bars for one cover)
Seattle Aquarium/waterfront
Not too far off, you can get to the University of Washington and rent canoes to explore Lake Washington and the Arboretum from the water. Get there early - they run out of canoes quickly on nice days. This is one of our families favorite things to do in the summer.
We have some beautiful mountains, rivers, hikes, etc. if you like outdoors. Let me know if you want any specifics on cool places to go hiking, etc.
You wanna go to Disneyland? I'll get you to Disneyland as I live about 10 minutes from there. Although it's freakin packed during the summer and you can't get a whole lot done in one day anymore. Oh, and Senrock is out here, so it officially makes us the kick ass place to be.
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I would be DEEEELIGHTED to take you to disneyland jeanie!!!:D
and dont listen to the freaks that dis L.A. They dont know any better. :rolleyes:
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I would be DEEEELIGHTED to take you to disneyland jeanie!!!:D
and dont listen to the freaks that dis L.A. They dont know any better. :rolleyes:
I listen to the Disneyland fireworks from my house everynight at 9:30.
I'm pretty close too!
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Now that I moved back from Lake Forest I can. For the first 15 years of my life I got a freakin amazing show every night as I lived right off of Ball Rd. It got old some nights though when you'd try to go to bed early.
In L.A., there are some locations that have been in some movies. From downtown L.A., go up the 110 north into Pasadena (about 10 miles). At the end of the 110 freeway you'll be on Arroyo Parkway (which is the last part of the 110 into Old Town Pasadena...you'll also see my old high school, Blair, which is nothing really to brag about, oh well). Take Arroyo all the way up to Colorado Blvd (the main street in Old Town), turn right and go about 2 miles until you reach Lake Ave. Turn left and go north towards the mountains. Once you go into Altadena, which is really a non-incorporated town run by the LA County Sheriff, you'll see an old school gasoline station, which was used in the movie Dodgeball (car wash scene), Transformers (when they bought Bumblebee from Bernie Mac), and a Kia Spectra commercial.
Then as you go up Lake you'll see an Easy Stop convenient store on the left. There you can buy lotto tickets and Honey Buns. Across the street is Websters Drug Store, where you can buy OTC prescription drugs. Right above there on Lake is The Rancho Bar and Grill (for the local folk). Go another mile north on Lake up to Farnsworth Park and you'll see where they filmed American Pie 2 (band camp retarded trumpet scene), and the beginning of the movie "23" starring Jim Carey.
Well at this stage sen, it's pretty much an around the world ticket!!!
Damn frequent flyers got me on the cook's tour!!
But I got a ticket for America!!!
yay!!! Reading the last part of your post reminded me of the scene in almost famous where anita leaves to "discover america"
you can pm me any questions you might have about So. Cal if thats still in your plan to come out THIS way!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
yay!!! Reading the last part of your post reminded me of the scene in almost famous where anita leaves to "discover america"
you can pm me any questions you might have about So. Cal if thats still in your plan to come out THIS way!
I'll be arriving in your fair city on Thursday 4th September.
Be so cool if we could organize a meet up for that Saturday night.
I'll be arriving in your fair city on Thursday 4th September.
Be so cool if we could organize a meet up for that Saturday night.
consider it DONE! Out here we dont "schedule" this early but the date has been noted! ANNND, i did mention to John about you visiting and seeing a Dirty Frank show!
~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
consider it DONE! Out here we dont "schedule" this early but the date has been noted! ANNND, i did mention to John about you visiting and seeing a Dirty Frank show!
AWESOME!!!
That would be so cool! Seeing Dirty Frank and catching up with you guys would be as good as seeing PJ!!!
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"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
To quote Albert Einstein, "To get to know a country, you must have direct contact with the earth. It's futile to gaze at the world through a car window."
I love walking. However, Seattle has a lot of hills, so sometimes I cheat and take escalators up the hills through the downtown buildings.
Fado's Trivia is on Wednesday nights. I was introduced to it by jamainiac and sennin. It's fun. Sometimes we win beer! Plus, there's a band that plays afterwards that can do a pretty good acoustic Porch, Black and Down.
***********************
"We've laid the groundwork. It's like planting the seeds. And next year, it's spring." - Nader
***********************
Prepare for tending to your garden, America.
Seattle is my favorite city on the left coast.
Gambling=a taxation on stupidity.
Remember, you can walk anywhere, as long as you have the time.
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Chad I promise not to go walking around in the wee hours of the morning.
Wouldn't do it here so I'm hardly gonna do it there!
Fado's sounds good hiker.
Pete, (how you doing? Haven't seen you in ages!
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The currents will shift
Here are some fun places to check out in walking distance to downtown:
Pike Place market
Pioneer Square (Fri & Sat night - lots of music & bars for one cover)
Seattle Aquarium/waterfront
Not too far off, you can get to the University of Washington and rent canoes to explore Lake Washington and the Arboretum from the water. Get there early - they run out of canoes quickly on nice days. This is one of our families favorite things to do in the summer.
We have some beautiful mountains, rivers, hikes, etc. if you like outdoors. Let me know if you want any specifics on cool places to go hiking, etc.
Hope you have lots of fun in our fair city
dawn
I would be DEEEELIGHTED to take you to disneyland jeanie!!!:D
and dont listen to the freaks that dis L.A. They dont know any better. :rolleyes:
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
I listen to the Disneyland fireworks from my house everynight at 9:30.
I'm pretty close too!
The best expression of Love is Time.
The best time to Love is Now.
I'm never as good as when you're there.........
But can you see them every night?
NO, I don't think I can.....can you?
The best expression of Love is Time.
The best time to Love is Now.
I'm never as good as when you're there.........
Now that I moved back from Lake Forest I can. For the first 15 years of my life I got a freakin amazing show every night as I lived right off of Ball Rd. It got old some nights though when you'd try to go to bed early.
Then as you go up Lake you'll see an Easy Stop convenient store on the left. There you can buy lotto tickets and Honey Buns. Across the street is Websters Drug Store, where you can buy OTC prescription drugs. Right above there on Lake is The Rancho Bar and Grill (for the local folk). Go another mile north on Lake up to Farnsworth Park and you'll see where they filmed American Pie 2 (band camp retarded trumpet scene), and the beginning of the movie "23" starring Jim Carey.
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
I've got a ticket!!!!
WWWOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
Well at this stage sen, it's pretty much an around the world ticket!!!
Damn frequent flyers got me on the cook's tour!!
But I got a ticket for America!!!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
you can pm me any questions you might have about So. Cal if thats still in your plan to come out THIS way!
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
I'll be arriving in your fair city on Thursday 4th September.
Be so cool if we could organize a meet up for that Saturday night.
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
Sir Mike McCready is....THE MASTER!!! WAHHH!!!
EVENFLOW PSYCHOS H.N.I.C~FEEL THE FLOW!!!
"Pearl Jam fans are obsessed, they'd see the boys in HELL if tickets were sold."-CROJAM95
It takes balls to put out a UKE album!
AWESOME!!!
That would be so cool!
*~You're IT Bert!~*
Hold on to the thread
The currents will shift
The best expression of Love is Time.
The best time to Love is Now.
I'm never as good as when you're there.........