"Matt Robinson" schreef in bericht
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> Hi, I'm a 23 year old from London looking to go to L.A. for a couple of
> weeks this summer with my best friend. We were thinking about grabbing a
> cheap hotel around town, taking in the sun, the sites, heading to the
> beaches, and enjoying a little bit of the night life.
> However as much as I'm looking forward to it, the more I've started
> researching, the more I'm starting to wonder if this is all such a good
idea
> as neither of us drive and therefore don't plan on hiring a car - and it
> sounds like in the US there is much more of an emphasis on driving than
> public transport? In London you can live quite easily with just using
buses,
> trains and the subway, but I'm wondering if that's possible (and safe) in
> LA. So any tips or advice along those lines would very helpful, including
> suggestions for places to stay around town that could cut down our travel
> issues, while still being in nice parts of town.
> Additionally, how feasible in that part of the country is it to take
the
> odd day excursion out of the city by train or coach and explore some of
the
> quieter surrounding areas (providing there's stuff worth seeing)? For
> instance just grabbing a train down the coast for a change of scenary,
that
> sort of thing?
> Any advice, tips, places to stay and most importantly places to
> definitely avoid would be really useful.
I made the mistake of taking a holiday in LA and not renting a car. To make
a long story short: I ended up hating LA. There is almost no public
transport, people in LA don't walk (that's why they are all fat there), and
in general there is little to do or see in the city.
Go to New York, which is so much nicer, or if you insist on the West Coast,
visit San Francisco which is also OK for a day or two.
But honestly, the only part of the US where one could have a nice time for
more than 2 days without a car is the city of New York.
Sjoerd
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