City Guide Los Angeles, USA

LA

Ok for a visit. Hollwood Boulevard a bit tacky and a lot of homeless people / addicts sleeping on the sidewalk. Venice Beach and Santa Monica well worth a visit and a bit of a highlight really. Buses are the way to travel. Train is alright too but buses cover most everything.

Insider Tip:If you feel for a spot of shopping then visit The Grove shopping centre. You can take a bus from Hollywood Boulevard and has some nice outdoor space to relax, eat and drink between shops. So much cheaper than UK! Also, don't be fooled by the size of the blocks - They are huge and 1 block alone will take 10-15 minutes to walk the length of.

Head to San diego

i has travelling around U.S for three weeks and LA was the least i enjoyed, nothing much to do except universal studios, Santa monica and venice beach, 2 days are enought and then head to San Diego

LA IS OVER HYPED!

LA isnt the safest place to be, seems like every street corner has a gang member on it, you would think that hollywood is a nice place, but no your wrong, would never go back to LA, the only nice place to go is universal and city walk, recommend renting a car to get arround to avoid all the local nutcases on the public transport systems and streets.

Insider Tip:Get a car

Venice Beach is the best!!!

We have spent 4 days at Venice Beach, California, in september 2007.We had a great time,enjoyed the beach, food, sun, and the various interesting shops on the beach.Great place to be!

Insider Tip:Bring suncream, and go shopping to Ross-Dress for less at Lincoln Blvd.!

I love LA!!

Los Angeles will soon be my new home. It is such an amazing city with great character. It is best to know someone who lives here or knows the city who can drive you around because the place is SO spread out. I will be on couchsurfing.com as soon as I get a place out there so look me up. Overall, there is so much to see and do. Staying west of downtown (santa monica, hollywood, etc) is pretty essential as this is where most of the sites and nightlife is.

Insider Tip:If you're going to go it alone... Rent a car. They're cheap (as little as $19 a day) and will save you a BUNCH of hassle. The US is known for their bad public transport and LA is no exception.