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Trip to LA, but friends in Torrance. Should I book in LA? Please advise.

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RunningFishy

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01/22/12 3:51 PM

SupremeP21 wrote:
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^^ Could you elaborate? I don't get it.

I always tell everyone that I feel sorry for tourists that don't know any better and book a hotel room in Downtown. It's not like Union Square in SF or anywhere really in Manhattan, where there are shops and restaurant/bars galore. There isn't much to do besides Staples and LA Live, there are a few bars and restaurants but that's about it and if you go into the wrong part of downtown, you'll hit skid row with all of the homeless. If you have access to a car, you can pretty much go anywhere whenever you want, so I don't really think it matters too much where you stay. How long are you in town for? And what are you planning to do here?

Will be in town for about 7-10 days. Just wanted to visit the city and try somethign diff't. Aside from the shopping and catching a Lakers game, I was interested in micro-breweries and was curious about what I could actually do there.
My friend has a car, but I'm not sure of the roads to be comfortable enough to drive to LA from torrance.

Thanks for your help.

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SupremeP21

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01/22/12 7:05 PM

7-10 days is plenty of time in LA. The Omni is a nice hotel if you want to stay in downtown because downtown is pretty centralized, but like I said, there isn't much to do walking distance from the hotel. I know there are some microbreweries in the Silverlake area, which is 10 minutes or so northwest of Downtown, but I've personally have never stopped in one. There are a lot of bars/restaurants/shops in the Pasadena area. There's always Hollywood with the clubs and all that, haven't been clubbing for years here so I"m not too sure what the popular ones are. But there's a strip of bars in that area, it's kind of an artsy area and has an Undefeated store in the area as well. As for what to do, depends on what you like to do really. There's pretty much everything here. Where are you coming from? What kind of food do you like? Are you willing to spend $$$? Driving is no problem here as long as you have patience for traffic and as long as you have a good sense of direction. I can give you some ideas on what to do...PM me if you want more info.

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RunningFishy

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01/26/12 1:10 AM

Thanks SupremeP21,

One more bump.

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RunningFishy

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01/26/12 6:08 PM

WHere can I buy rare 40 oz malt liquore?

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ArmenExchange

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01/26/12 6:25 PM

lol first time a tourist came to la to check out ktown unless ur korean too. feel free to pm me if u want korean restaurants , etc but torrance isnt too far. i got friends in torrance that come out to ktown to drink, chill all the time. save money and crash at ur friends, and spend that $ on parking fees. No matter where u stay in la, ull be driving around anyways.

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01/26/12 6:34 PM

ArmenExchange wrote:
lol first time a tourist came to la to check out ktown unless ur korean too. feel free to pm me if u want korean restaurants , etc but torrance isnt too far. i got friends in torrance that come out to ktown to drink, chill all the time. save money and crash at ur friends, and spend that $ on parking fees. No matter where u stay in la, ull be driving around anyways.

dude hit the nail on the head.

in all honestly, if you want a place that is remotely walkable in terms of bars/restaurants/shops, i would recommend you stay in Santa Monica, and get something close to the beach. Depending on what your money situation is like, there are some really nice hotels in the area with walkable access (Viceroy, Shangri-la, Shutters, etc...) but be prepared to drop bucks.

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RunningFishy

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01/26/12 6:42 PM

what about public transportation? LOL

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MoonMan818

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01/26/12 6:47 PM

RunningFishy wrote:
what about public transportation? LOL

Don't even think about it. smiley: laugh

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01/26/12 6:54 PM

MoonMan818 wrote:

RunningFishy wrote:
what about public transportation? LOL

Don't even think about it.

damn i was born and raised in socal, been here all 31+ years of my life, and i have no idea how our public transportation system works. i took the bus for the first (and only) time like 3 yrs ago, and i did it more for the novelty of it than out of necessity.

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K Town Trash

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01/26/12 6:57 PM

book it in k town

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ArmenExchange

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01/26/12 7:04 PM

lol mojo-im the same way. i rode the bus once from santa monica to la just to see what it was like. op if ur from sf or ny, we aren't like your subways or bart to say the least.

op pmed me, so i suggested booking if he wanted to check that scene out, definitely an experience. those spots are getting shut down and reopening over and over with different names all the time.

ps. op check out mondrian skybar if u want to experience that boughie hollywood feel-dope view, fancy, and stupid priced drinks!

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01/26/12 7:06 PM

Mojodmonky1 wrote:

MoonMan818 wrote:

RunningFishy wrote:
what about public transportation? LOL

Don't even think about it.

damn i was born and raised in socal, been here all 31+ years of my life, and i have no idea how our public transportation system works. i took the bus for the first (and only) time like 3 yrs ago, and i did it more for the novelty of it than out of necessity.

LOL I just wanna be w/ yuhjahs, but only good ones..

We'll only have our ride at the beginning of the trip, the latter part is where we need some planning..

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ELCHAPULINCOLORADO

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01/26/12 7:10 PM

RunningFishy wrote:

Mitchellicious wrote:

SupremeP21 wrote:
I wouldn't book in Downtown LA, it's definitely not the same as other major cities' downtowns.
THIS.

Downtown LA is as boring as batshit. There are no bars, no nightclubs, no shopping centers / malls, anything of that sort. It's mainly a massive business district and on the weekend, because all of the businesses are closed, it's like a ghost town around there. Not a human being in sight.

I don't know how much this has changed now that there is all that junk at Staples with the LA Live stuff, but Downtown LA is definitely one of the most boring places I've ever been. I stayed at the Grand on Wilshire Blvd on my first trip to the US, definitely was not what I was expecting

I guess I am a bit confused, could you narrow down a location that makes most sense? Thanks.

lol

downtown is cracking now.

bars and clubs.

and l.a. is not boring. you probably came here wth out knowing anybody. lol.

only bad thing about l.a. is that the bars/ clubs start closing at 2 am.

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Mojodmonky1

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01/26/12 7:10 PM

7-10 days is awhile. maybe move hotels?

u can always move to santa monica and stay there if you dont have a car to get around.

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RunningFishy

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01/26/12 7:12 PM

Mojodmonky1 wrote:
7-10 days is awhile. maybe move hotels?

u can always move to santa monica and stay there if you dont have a car to get around.

Your the guy that emailed me about gorilla hug in korea. LOLZ

We'll have a ride for the first few days, the ending part is where we'll end up at a hotel somewhere. The hotel part is what I'm working on.

Also, wher can I buy some 40 oz malt liquor.

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ELCHAPULINCOLORADO

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01/26/12 7:22 PM

RunningFishy wrote:

Mojodmonky1 wrote:
7-10 days is awhile. maybe move hotels?

u can always move to santa monica and stay there if you dont have a car to get around.

Your the guy that emailed me about gorilla hug in korea. LOLZ

We'll have a ride for the first few days, the ending part is where we'll end up at a hotel somewhere. The hotel part is what I'm working on.

Also, wher can I buy some 40 oz malt liquor.

food 4 less has an awesome collection of 40's

the got king cobra, mickey's, mad dog, colt 45, steel reserve, olde e

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01/26/12 7:25 PM

^ hahahaha how you gonna go from microbrew to 40's?

if youre talkin bout a regular 40 like a Mickeys, OE, or King Cobra, or something like that, most any liquor store will carry them.

if you are into beer there are countless bars and restaurants all over LA that have pretty legit selections of beer on tap. Just let me know where you will be an I will try to point you in the right direction.

theres this sportsbar right by house in Marina Del Rey that has a decent selection on tap including Dogfishhead 90min IPA and its not that expensive (I think its like $10 for a 22oz mug). Word to the wise, do NOT attempt to drink 4 of these within the span of 1 NFL game on an empty stomach, and then yell out in a drunken stupor in front of all of your wife's coworkers that you're going to punch your wife in the face because youre so upset that your team lost.

not that i know from experience or anything.

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01/27/12 1:57 AM

ELCHAPULINCOLORADO wrote:
RunningFishy wrote:

Mojodmonky1 wrote:
7-10 days is awhile. maybe move hotels?

u can always move to santa monica and stay there if you dont have a car to get around.

Your the guy that emailed me about gorilla hug in korea. LOLZ

We'll have a ride for the first few days, the ending part is where we'll end up at a hotel somewhere. The hotel part is what I'm working on.

Also, wher can I buy some 40 oz malt liquor.

food 4 less has an awesome collection of 40's

the got king cobra, mickey's, mad dog, colt 45, steel reserve, olde e

Could ya be more specific? I wanna try crazy horse, shultz.

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RunningFishy

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01/27/12 1:59 AM

Mojodmonky1 wrote:
^ hahahaha how you gonna go from microbrew to 40's?

if youre talkin bout a regular 40 like a Mickeys, OE, or King Cobra, or something like that, most any liquor store will carry them.

if you are into beer there are countless bars and restaurants all over LA that have pretty legit selections of beer on tap. Just let me know where you will be an I will try to point you in the right direction.

theres this sportsbar right by house in Marina Del Rey that has a decent selection on tap including Dogfishhead 90min IPA and its not that expensive (I think its like $10 for a 22oz mug). Word to the wise, do NOT attempt to drink 4 of these within the span of 1 NFL game on an empty stomach, and then yell out in a drunken stupor in front of all of your wife's coworkers that you're going to punch your wife in the face because youre so upset that your team lost.

not that i know from experience or anything.

I'm pressing on where to lock down the hotel. The 2nd part of the trip in LA is more like a cruise thing, and relax. I haven't figured it out. I just wanna be around ELITE ASIAN WOMEN, not bad n skanky kinds. LOLz. I'm a big fan of 40 oz and beer, I wanted to try rare shet.

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RunningFishy

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01/28/12 3:54 PM

give me some spots or things to do. lolz

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