what you need to do pip is save up (?) and stay a week at the chateau marmont...
dont even bother with clubs!
all the good clubs are in las vegas anyway.
Has anyone been to LA?
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what you need to do pip is save up (?) and stay a week at the chateau marmont...
dont even bother with clubs!
all the good clubs are in las vegas anyway.
i lived in LA for a year. the weather is nice, the people are not that nice and there are fake breasts all over the place. but i would recommend you not stay a week. 3 to 4 days should be more than enough as there is plenty to see.The thing is, he's talking about spending about a week in LAwhereas it strikes me as somewhere you'd lol at then want to leave after about a day. Am I being unfair? Is it really that bad?
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oh yea, the traffic is unlike anything you've seen before...
Which clubs would you recommend in Vegas? I'm off there in March and can't remember the names of the ones we went to. I remember there was one proper one we went to because my mate was playing there but the rest were meat markets with a Vegas twist.
The ones ive had THE BEST times in are...
Tao (its in the venetian)
Tryst (at the wynn)
ive been in loads of em, but you cant go wrong with either of those...especially tryst...ive been to las vegas and never even left the hotel wynn, you dont need to really, so obv thats where id recommend staying too..where are you staying or do you know yet?
Not sure. Stayed at the MgM Grand last time when we went on stag do, same group of lads for another stag this time so I would imagine somewhere similar. You would think I'd know where I've paid for wouldn't you
Not sure. Stayed at the MgM Grand last time when we went on stag do, same group of lads for another stag this time so I would imagine somewhere similar. You would think I'd know where I've paid for wouldn't you
nah thats perfectly normal for vegas
....where ever you stay, really take one night to spend at the wynn and take in tryst , you wont regret it
(or stay there, even better!!)
Last time the 'glamour' of Vegas was somewhat tainted by the fact there was a darts championship going on in the basement of our hotel and one of our mates ended up in a brawl with Eric Bristow
its a cliche when people say anything can and does happen there, but its a true cliche innit
i try not to think about holidays there, they can make you squirm
Griff
Feeding the foxes
ChrisFilter
Like a boss.
Me and my man are talking about at some point driving down the West Coast, from Seattle to San Francisco, to California.
The thing is, he's talking about spending about a week in LA
Thanks.
You're spot on. I hated it.
christonabike
Elm Park Bencher
We went to Club Six in SF for a dubstep night with Hatcha and Youngsta
http://www.clubsix1.com/
There's a decent bar over the road as well
Vegas is fucking ace, so we got married there, Pussycat Dolls Lounge was the only clubby place we went to, and the missus got the whole po-faced crowd dancing. The whole of Vegas is just like a club really
Peppermill Lounge is very recommended
http://www.peppermilllasvegas.com/
No pics here so google it, it is fun
http://www.clubsix1.com/
There's a decent bar over the road as well
Vegas is fucking ace, so we got married there, Pussycat Dolls Lounge was the only clubby place we went to, and the missus got the whole po-faced crowd dancing. The whole of Vegas is just like a club really
Peppermill Lounge is very recommended
http://www.peppermilllasvegas.com/
No pics here so google it, it is fun
I used to live there
Me too. Worth a week at least. If you get bored you can drive out to the beaches for the day--Newport, Manhattan etc are all nice.
I agree that about 3-4 days is about it for the place unless you really start looking out for some more out-of the way things to do. A good experience was staying on the Queen Mary in Huntingdon Beach, it was only $100 for the night. It's amazing how seedy the area around Mann's is. 100 yards in any direction and you find prostitutes propositioning you, even though I had my ex with me! Venice was excellent.
I prefer SD or SF, even those places have some pretty depressing areas and sights though. Since you are coming down that way stop off in Muir Woods (just north of SF), it's an amazing place.
I prefer SD or SF, even those places have some pretty depressing areas and sights though. Since you are coming down that way stop off in Muir Woods (just north of SF), it's an amazing place.
Watts Towers is worth a visit.
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Beat me to it.
Museum of Tolerance is supposed to be good although we never got there.
Six Flags if you want a theme park
Farmers Market for food, loads of different stalls with seating a pitchers of beer and the best sushi in LA so my mates told me. Also a sportie LA on Melrose not far away for the biggest choice of collectible trainers I've ever seen.
Huntington Beach, nice coffee and donuts there, Venice for comedy value, Santa Monica is okay, Santa Barbara is probably the best beach and Long Beach to look at the houses.
Beat me to it.
Museum of Tolerance is supposed to be good although we never got there.
Six Flags if you want a theme park
Farmers Market for food, loads of different stalls with seating a pitchers of beer and the best sushi in LA so my mates told me. Also a sportie LA on Melrose not far away for the biggest choice of collectible trainers I've ever seen.
Huntington Beach, nice coffee and donuts there, Venice for comedy value, Santa Monica is okay, Santa Barbara is probably the best beach and Long Beach to look at the houses.
trashpony
Hag
I'd agree with all that - Watts Towers are cool and the Museum of Tolerance I found really moving. Melrose has lots of interesting shops and there are tons of swap meets and second hand clothes shops in LA where you can get vintage stuff you'd never find anywhere else (St Vincent de Paul is good)
The beach is amazing early morning. I've seen dolphins and pelicans there a lot. The body surfing is good off Santa Monica and if you surf, Palos Verdes is great. You can also go on some great walks in the Hollywood Hills - the one past Madonna's old house and up into the mountains is absolutely beautiful and you cannot believe you're on the edge of a massive city. The other place I'd recommend is Griffith Park - it's beautiful, you can hire a horse and of course you can go to the Observatory (which has been refurbished and is supposed to be brilliant now).
Biglittlefish
Active Member
Griffith park is really worth the trip. The Observatory has been refurbed and is v cool. Though the actual show in there is lame.
D
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Pip - just let me know when you're really going. I lived in San Francisco for 4 1/2 years, spent a bit of time in LA too. I love California. I've dished out my two cents a billion times on these boards (but, mind you, I haven't been to CA in a year - I'm touring my solo there in June, though). I'm happy to do so again if you're interested. 
Minnie_the_Minx
someinenhhanding menbag and me ah bollox
I was there for 6 weeks when I was a kid but was stuck on a military base.
However, there's more to California than LA, and there's more to LA than Hollywood.
Unfortunately, I didn't get to see much of it except Universal Studios, Disneyland etc. Think we went to some Spanish mission and to the mountains in Ojai for the day but was stuck on the base the rest of the time.
However, there's more to California than LA, and there's more to LA than Hollywood.
Unfortunately, I didn't get to see much of it except Universal Studios, Disneyland etc. Think we went to some Spanish mission and to the mountains in Ojai for the day but was stuck on the base the rest of the time.
oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
I did a road trip from Seattle to California (SF) back in 1991 - it was one of the most fun experiences of my life.
I went back to Seattle in 1995 and then went to see a mate in LA - or just outside it. We didn't see much of LA itself but I remember Laguna & Huntington Beaches were nice.
We went down to San Diego and on to Tijuana in Mexico - highly recommended if you have the time.
I went back to Seattle in 1995 and then went to see a mate in LA - or just outside it. We didn't see much of LA itself but I remember Laguna & Huntington Beaches were nice.
We went down to San Diego and on to Tijuana
in Mexico - highly recommended if you have the time.Finally spent the weekend with my west-coast roadtrip crew from four years ago and found out the name of a place that is really, really worth a visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Castle
Unbelievably opulent home of the fellow on whom citizen kane is based.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearst_Castle
Unbelievably opulent home of the fellow on whom citizen kane is based.
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