travel thread

[Paul Moscow]

Going to LA tomorrow. Couple days of checking out Hollywood, beaches, and architecture (Getty Center and Bradbury Building, probably more). San Diego zoo for a day followed by dinner and drinks downtown. Then four days of Disneyland.

Check out the walking tours the LA preservation society does, https://www.laconservancy.org/walking-tours

If you're messing around the hollywood/highland area Davey Wayne's is a fun spot to try out for a happy hour drink, http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/bars/good-times-at-davey-waynes

[TheHamburglar]

Go to dinner at Poseidon or Jakes on the Beach then go downtown.  They are next door and right on the beach.  Either will do.  Call ahead and see if you can get a table on either patio.

[ksupamplemousse]

Going to LA tomorrow. Couple days of checking out Hollywood, beaches, and architecture (Getty Center and Bradbury Building, probably more). San Diego zoo for a day followed by dinner and drinks downtown. Then four days of Disneyland.

Check out the walking tours the LA preservation society does, https://www.laconservancy.org/walking-tours

If you're messing around the hollywood/highland area Davey Wayne's is a fun spot to try out for a happy hour drink, http://www.timeout.com/los-angeles/bars/good-times-at-davey-waynes

Unfortunately our Saturday is already booked, but I'm definitely going to check out Davey Wayne's, that place sounds awesome.

[ksupamplemousse]

Go to dinner at Poseidon or Jakes on the Beach then go downtown.  They are next door and right on the beach.  Either will do.  Call ahead and see if you can get a table on either patio.

Got a table at Jake's on the patio during sunset. Should be awesome, thanks for the tip.

[kim carnes]

Go to dinner at Poseidon or Jakes on the Beach then go downtown.  They are next door and right on the beach.  Either will do.  Call ahead and see if you can get a table on either patio.

Got a table at Jake's on the patio during sunset. Should be awesome, thanks for the tip.

honestly, i would recommend eating downtown, little italy, or bankers hill and catching a sunset in sunset cliffs. 

[michigancat]

4 days at Disney land?

[steve dave]

4 days at Disney land?

we're taking lil sd for 5 nights at disneyworld in december

[ksupamplemousse]

4 days at Disney land?

Disneyland is rough ridin' great.

[michigancat]

4 days at Disney land?

we're taking lil sd for 5 nights at disneyworld in december

Isn't disneyworld like five times the size of Disneyland?

[Tobias]

http://www.kstatecollegian.com/2014/10/08/comparing-the-two-happiest-places-on-earth-k-state-and-disney-world/?utm_content=buffereaf94&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

[ksupamplemousse]

Disneyland is pretty great you guys, kinda worried about getting Ebola from some Dallas resident though 

[steve dave]

4 days at Disney land?

we're taking lil sd for 5 nights at disneyworld in december

Isn't disneyworld like five times the size of Disneyland?

maybe, like, 3 times

[Skipper44]

4 days at Disney land?

we're taking lil sd for 5 nights at disneyworld in december

Isn't disneyworld like five times the size of Disneyland?

maybe, like, 3 times

there are like dozens of theme parks in the Orlando area - Disney has 4 or so, then you add in Sea World, Legoland and Universal Studio and like 3 or 4 different water parks.  Also tons of miniature golf and other random kid oriented crap, it is pretty amazing.  You could spend weeks there and be able to do something different every day if you really wanted.

SD, your wife may already know all this but the one pro tip I have is to see if they are doing any private parties at Magic Kingdom when you are there.  They were doing "Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween" when we were there and basically they kick out everybody that paid $100 for a the regular day ticket at 7 pm and only people that paid around $60 for the private party get to stay.  There was no waiting for anything but the new 7 Dwarves ride. 

The private party ticket also gets you into the park at 4 pm, so it is roughly half price for a better experience as I can't stand waiting in line.

Also, the Disney Animal Kingdom sells beer

[steve dave]

lil sd goes to bed at like 7 PM so that evening stuff is probably not going to happen. We'll just be the first people on those rides whenever they open since he wakes up around 6:30 AM.

[michigancat]

buy a cheap bespoke suit. that's what the travel bloggers all do.

I don't think I'll have time.

But I may try to see this guy:

http://consequenceofsound.net/aux-out/the-best-record-collection-in-hong-kong/

I MET PAUL YOU GUYS

[michigancat]

Also saw shitloads of signs for Disney Asia that I figured you guys would appreciate

[michigancat]

[420seriouscat69]

Hong Kong!!!

[mocat]

are you going to disneyland or the airport?

[steve dave]

red china's getting ready to bomb that place off the map so I'd go the airport route and just hit tokyo disney on your way home

[michigancat]

are you going to disneyland or the airport?

Just got home! Direct but a super shitty United 747 that had the entertainment system break after two movies (that you couldn't choose).


But landed an hour early!

[michigancat]

Least glamorous international arrival ever



The bus took us here:

[Institutional Control]

That reminds me of Frankfurt.  We were picked up by a bus on the tarmac and then took a seemingly 10 mile drive to the terminal and before getting on a tram for a two mile ride to the right gate.

[michigancat]

Not Frankfurt! Here they put the entire plane on one bus:

[steve dave]

That reminds me of Frankfurt.  We were picked up by a bus on the tarmac and then took a seemingly 10 mile drive to the terminal and before getting on a tram for a two mile ride to the right gate.

if you fly lufty 1st you get picked up in a porsche or mercedes and don't have to pile in with the back of the bus'ers.