I recently visited Hollywood with some friends of mine. While there we took some time to walk along Hollywood Boulevard and look at the Walk of Fame. This stretch of sidewalk lined with stars and names for some of the world’s biggest celebrities is one of the most famous images of a tourist attraction in … [Read more…]
A week or so ago I visited the Last Bookstore for the second time and was still blown away by the stellar vibe of the place. The Last Bookstore is located at the heart of Downtown Los Angles in the Spring Arts Tower, on the corner of Spring St. and 5th, just a block away … [Read more…]
This past Saturday I had the amazing opportunity of visiting the Los Angeles Zoo for the first time. It was so cool seeing all the amazing animals and comparing them to the animals in the San Diego Zoo, a place I’ve been too many times since I was little. Although the San Diego zoo had … [Read more…]
Visited: Febuary 26th 2016 11:08 AM I have been to many zoos and was extremely decided to go to the Los Angles Zoo for the first time. I think just the fact that it was THE Los Angeles Zoo made my expectations so much higher. I was expecting something completely out of the ordinary … [Read more…]
I recently had the opportunity to visit Olvera Street, I had been there before several years ago and I remember I was fascinated by everything and how “Mexican” things were. Now that I go there all I see is the advertisement made for the street and how it looked like a zoo; the Mexicans all … [Read more…]
Earlier this week I found myself on Mulholland Drive on a road trip with some friends. Recognizing the name, I realized that this street was named after the man who masterminded the creation of the Los Angeles aqueduct. While William Mulholland was a very accomplished man, many of his accomplishments were at best morally gray. … [Read more…]
Today I sat in traffic on I-5 for what seemed like forever. I was getting frustrated because heavy traffic has never been a large part of my life. At home the most I can be delayed because of traffic is 2 hours and that only happens when there is construction. Just driving around Long Beach … [Read more…]
This past Friday I went to Long Beach Museum of Art, as admission is always free on this day. The intertwining of both the location of the museum, as well as the art, help paint a picture (literally) of it’s culture. The house that the LBMA resides within was built in 1912 as a vacation … [Read more…]
Anyone who follows sports knows the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, typically referred to as The Coliseum. Since it’s opening in 1923, this stadium has been the home of the USC football team and the temporary home to the UCLA football team, USC and UCLA basketball teams, “Cleveland” Rams, “Brooklyn” Dodgers, “Minneapolis” Lakers, “Oakland” Raiders, and the LA … [Read more…]
Last semester I went to a comedy show in Los Angeles at a place called the Upright Citizens Brigade training center (UCB). UCB is a comedy school that puts on free or discount shows to the public so that trainees can practice their improvised and sketch comedy. Located on Sunset Boulevard, the theater is in … [Read more…]