Exploring the City of Angels is said to be one of the most exciting items in everyone’s trip bucket. Los Angeles or LA offers a variety of places and activities everyone can enjoy in California. However, your trip to this ecstatic place can be expensive, especially if you haven’t planned it properly. While this may be the case, you can still visit this electrifying city on a small budget with the following tips:
While Yosemite make’s it to the top of California’s “A-list” for National parks in the area; there are two strong “B-listers” that are definitely worth a visit. They are the sister parks of Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park . Much like Hollywood movies, these B-Parks frequently are less crowded and offer more substance than their mega-blockbuster A-list counterparts. If you find yourself looking for a wonderful day of driving and hiking, head on over to King’s Canyon National Park and it’s sister Sequoia National Park. Considering all three parks are along the same range, I promise you’ll have a grand ole’ time without all the crowds and fuss of Yosemite.
We recently had the opportunity to stay at and review Kimpton’s Hotel Palomar while in Los Angeles. This was our second stay with Kimpton, and I must admit they managed to provide an even better experience than our first stay in Washington, DC. It’s not easy to find a pet friendly hotel that can also provide a luxury stay for humans, but Kimpton manages to pull it off nicely while making your fur-babies feel like they’re the guests of honor! Kimpton makes the choice easy when looking for a pet friendly hotel in Los Angeles.
Note from Kenin: When we went to LA to visit my brother, one of the great places we checked out was Villain’s Tavern in the LA Arts District. Since Brant is both a resident of LA and an aficionado of bars and cocktails plus writes the whyihateeverything blog we opted to have him guest post a review.
For all the sleek sophistication of the new mixology movement, let’s face it, half of the colorful cocktails out there can taste a bit trashy. The lesson here is that just because you can mix a couple liquors with juices and herbs doesn’t always mean you should. Villain’s Tavern, however, knows exactly how to concoct anachronistic drinks without turning the stomach, serving a variety of flavorful combinations that are enjoyable to imbibe and interesting on the palette at the same time.
We left the hotel this morning and headed out for Sedona, AZ. Kenin was very excited because we were going to drive to the Grand Canyon. Neither of us have ever seen it, and it’s on both of our bucket lists, so this was going to be a real adventure. We had been to Scottsdale earlier this year, and already missed one chance to see it. Who knew our road trip would end up being from Los Angeles to Las Vegas instead?
