Welcome to our first theme, Los Angeles on a budget: Art & Culture. My first love is art, so starting my guide with art institutions is fitting. I think museums are the best way to spend a few hours. Whether you are an art lover or seeking social media famous spots around Los Angles, this is your list. Plus, museums are respites on a hot day when you do not…
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Culver City’s Everything Spaces: Helms Bakery District
Helms Bakery District was an island amid office spaces when I worked in the area in the late 2000s. This is where interior designers shopped, and The Beacon and Le Dijoinaisse fed everyone. Now This district has great food and hosts events, from art’s intersection…
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Things to do in Downtown Culver City
If you read my last post about where to eat in downtown Culver City, you may wonder how you can stay in the area to eat all the recommendations I mentioned. These next few hundred words include my recommendations for things to do in downtown…
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Urban Hike: Santa Monica to Venice
Once upon a time, I helped friends train for the Camino de Santiago—a pilgrimage walk in Spain–covering 500 miles/804 km. To prepare, they would plan out local Urban Hikes of at least 10 miles. In Los Angeles, this involves a lot of planning. Many of…
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Santa Monica Time Travel: Annenberg Community Beach House Tips
One does not have to travel too far from Route 66 or the Santa Monica Pier to travel back to Santa Monica’s past. Just off the Third Street Promenade are the Fairmont Hotel and Bungalows, where contracted players from MGM stayed, including Greta Garbo. In…
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Culver City Food Tour: Part Two
The previous post was getting to be a bit long for the eyes, so I decided to split the post in two. I hope you are ready to finish the Culver City food tour with me. If you received the free itinerary in my newsletter,…
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The Museum of Jurassic Technology
The greater Los Angeles area is home to hundreds of museums. Museums that are filled with Impressionists, Dadaists, aircraft, fossils, and sea stars you can hold in your bare hands. I want to mention the one museum that holds none of these things, an indescribable…
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Explore Los Angeles from Home: Week 2
Continuing on with my series on how to explore Los Angeles from home, I bring you seven ways to see my favorite city from your couch. It is hard to find positives right now, but if I can list one, it is increased access to…
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Explore Los Angeles from home: Week one
I felt I needed to switch things up during this strange time we are living in. COVID-19 has forced the world indoors and away from others. For someone who writes about exploring a very populated city, I thought it best to rethink the blog during…