Catching Up With Adventures

It has been 84 days since I first touched down on the sunny city of Los Angeles. This was not for a holiday trip. Soon, there will be serious studying to do. Admittedly, it was too early to come in for academic purposes: School would not start until mid-September. However, due to a naturally anxious personality, I had to see myself properly settled down. The result? Plenty of time to kill.

Los Angeles is a big city. It has more museums per capita than any other city in the world. To be exact, there are 841 museums and art galleries combined in Los Angeles County[1]. Her busy streets are easily navigable using public transit (Although with the various bus lines, it may seem confusing at first. More on the subject in later posts). Within a month, I have visited most of the tourist attractions and some of the lesser known paradise. Much excitement kept me fairly occupied and until now, I have neglected to sort out all the photographs (Did I mention that LA is a photographer's heaven?), notes and journals. In the coming weeks I plan to get everything up here, and hopefully provide some useful information (perhaps exclusively for students traveling on budget).

To get things started, here are a list of topics I'll try to cover. Once relevant posts are updated, there will be a link to each post/story/info.

• City of Angels: First Impressions
• Traveling on foot
• LA Public Transportation
• At the train station

• The Getty Museum(s)
• Santa Monica Beach and nearby regions
• Venice Beach \ Boardwalk
• The Grove: traveling alone
• The Venice Canals
• Navigating the hills of UCLA
• Greystone Mansion: forgotten glory
• Adventures on Rodeo Drive: more than window shopping
• From Sunset Boulevard to Hollywood
• Downtown LA (in parts)
• Space Shuttle Endeavor
• Universal Studios
• Nerdy Pleasures Libraries

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References

1. "The Los Angeles Region". Loyola Marymount University. May 5, 2008. Retrieved 2013-10-23.