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Photo Friday: Venice Beach, CA

By on June 1, 2012 in California, Los Angeles, photo friday, USA

Tweet I’m currently in San Francisco soaking up the California sun, so I thought I’d throw together a post from my last trip to California, in January 2011. I spent three days in Los Angeles, eating tacos with my fellow travel bloggers, CouchSurfing and walking through the stalls of the Santa Monica Farmer’s Market. Suzanna, [...]

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Observations from a Couch Surfing Virgin

By on February 11, 2011 in California, farmer's market, friends, Los Angeles

Tweet I joined the website out of curiosity long before I worked up the courage to do it. I had heard great stories from Andi as well as friends from Charleston who had hosted people. But was I cut out for it? I felt weird about staying at a stranger’s house in a strange city, [...]

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The Dark Side of Los Angeles

By on January 29, 2011 in California, Los Angeles, North America, tours, USA

Tweet Long before Los Angeles was known for hard-partying celebrities, surreal urban sprawl and big-budget blockbusters, there was film noir. The genre changed Hollywood and escalated the writing career of one novelist James M. Cain. The film versions of his books made stars out of Lana Turner and Joan Crawford. I must admit that when [...]

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