 Vasquez Rocks Natural Area and Nature Center | Agua Dulce, California  Wine tasting at Agua Dulce Winery | Agua Dulce, California  California Poppies in Bee Canyon | Santa Clarita, California  Moon Canyon | Los Angeles, California  Elyria Canyon Park | Los Angeles, California  Los Angeles National Cemetery | Los Angeles, California  Point Fermin Park | San Pedro, California  Rana Begum's No. 1225 Chainlink at Desert X 2023 | Greater Palm Springs, California  View from Hansen Dam Trail | Pacoima area of Los Angeles, California  Wild cucumber | Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, California  Mulholland Drive Scenic Overlook | Los Angeles, California  Deukmejian Wilderness Park | Glendale, California  Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park | Vernon, California  White Point Nature Education Center and Preserve | San Pedro, California  Machado Lake at Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park -- the third largest park in the Los Angeles City Park system after Griffith Park and Elysian Park | Harbor City, California  Port Hueneme, California  San Clemente, California  New Year's Day 2023 | Laguna Beach, California  Bolton Hall Museum | Sunland, California  Mulholland Drive | Los Angeles, California  Winter crowd at Zuma Beach | Malibu, California  Off season biolumenescent waves during Winter Solstice | Newport Beach, California  Sold out Maye show at the Roxy | West Hollywood, California  Santa Monica, California  Iconic Los Angeles: Randy's Donuts (est. 1952) | Inglewood, California  Sunset at Ascot Hills Park | El Sereno, Los Angeles, California  Founders Park | Rancho Palos Verdes, California  Earvin “Magic” Johnson Recreation Area | Los Angeles, California  Vincent Price Museum | Los Angeles, California  National Historic Landmark: Village Green | Baldwin Hills, California  Orange County Museum of Art | Costa Mesa, California  Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse now through October 9, 2022 at LACMA | Los Angeles, California  La Brea Tar Pits | Los Angeles, California  Surfrider Beach | Malibu, California  Malibu Lagoon State Beach  National Register of Historic Places: Aztec Hotel. Now closed for needed repairs since 2011, this route 66 historic building is an example of Mayan Revival architecture. It was designed by architect Robert Stacy-Judd and built in 1925-26. Just 5 minutes behind this building is another historic place. Upton Sinclair lived in a house in the neighborhood behind the building between 1942 and 1966. | Monrovia, California  Cy Twombly now through December 17, 2022 at Gagosian in Beverly Hills. Also, Cy Twombly "Making Past Present" is at the Getty Center now through October 30, 2022.  Squirrel at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area | Los Angeles, California  Sweeping views along the Loop Trail at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area | Los Angeles, California  National Register of Historic Places: Christmas Tree Lane | Altadena, California  View from Belmont Pier | Long Beach, California  This vegan and vegetarian take out only window hidden in the back of a medical office building where locals and foreigners as far as Thailand come to try the famous vegetarian "maharaja" burrito and other vegetarian and vegan plates. | Appus Cafe in Long Beach, California  I love watching the antics of our California sea lions | Burton Chace Park in Marina del Rey, California  National Register of Historic Places: Private guided tour of Dominguez Rancho Adobe (built in 1826), part of the first Spanish land grant in California | Compton, California  My mom and aunt told me that this was their first time watching the sun set. | Top of the World, Laguna Beach, California  Essential Los Angeles: Sharing a piece of Los Angeles history with my aunt. Her first time experiencing the magic of eating at Philippe The Original, which was established in 1908. Getting your "au jus" on the side for dipping your French dip sandwich is a must! My first time asking them to do it and totally change my mind about this sandwich. My aunt loved her pastrami French dip sandwich. She doesn't love their potato salad as much as I do. If they've been in business for 114 years, they must being doing something right! A much loved LA institution with locals and tourists alike. Some tourist said that they drove straight here from the airport.  Established in 1917, San Antonio Winery is the largest and oldest producing winery in Los Angeles. They carry what I call "juice wine" for those that hate wine and also the award-winning San Simeon label for wine snobs. | Los Angeles, California  Golden hour at Camarillo Grove Park | Camarillo, California  You'll probably want to stop to try the food at any restaurant with a long line. It's either really cheap or the food is great or you'll be lucky if both! These days, it could also be food that is mediocre, but has gone viral on IG or TikTok so at least you can say you've tried it in the end. The square slices at Quarter Sheets are inpired by Detroit-style pizza and I would say a solid slice and the service by the team is memorable. | Quarter Sheets Pizza, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California  Family friendly afternoon at Bludso's Barbecue at Proud Bird Food Hall. Watching airplanes land at LAX was exciting to watch because I'm a still a kid at heart! | Los Angeles, California
 Taix, a relic of the past | Echo Park, Los Angeles, California  Aof Smith "Irrepressible Summer Melody" through August 27, 2022 | Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles, California  Cacti Garden at Conejo Valley Botanical Garden | Thousand Oaks, California  The Oaks, an "upscale shopping experience" in Thousand Oaks, California  The iconic Circus Liquor | North Hollywood, California  Taking a stroll in Tujunga Village | Studio City, California  Got sunburn | Sunset Beach, California  Alphabet Soup II at Eastern Projects Gallery now through September 17, 2022 featuring work by Big Sleeps, Chaz Bojorquez, Cryptic, Defer, Retna, and Prime | Chinatown, Los Angeles, California  Cy Twombly "Making Past Present" at the Getty Center now through October 30, 2022 | Los Angeles, California  Chaos #1-#500 by Urs Fischer presented by Gagosian at the Marciano Art Foundation now through October 29, 2022 | Los Angeles  Peter F. Schabarum Regional Park | Rowland Heights, California  Rosson Crow's "Heartbreak Hotel" now through September 10, 2022 at Over the Influence | Downtown Los Angeles, California
 How I do Larchmont Village? I have a gibraltar at Go Get 'Em Tiger or come during the farmers market and walk around the block to people (or celebrity) watch. A locals only, low key neighborhood vibe where celebrities go with their kids to hangout without getting bothered. I recently spotted Jude Law with his baby and Joey McIntyre (of NKOTB for us grown folks) with his kid a while back at the farmers market on a Sunday. And if you see a celebrity, please act like you don't recognize them because that's an Angeleno faux pas. | Larchmont Village, Los Angeles, California  Dutch street artist, Stefen Thelen AKA Super A, solo exhibition, "the Other Way Around" now through August 21, 2022 | MOAH, Lancaster, California  First time seeing fresh durian in America. Nicknamed "the king of fruits" and forbidden in some hotels in Asia. Smells putrid, but tastes like heaven. I love it so much. | 99 Ranch in Van Nuys, California  Below Mugu Rock at Point Mugu State Park | NAS Point Mugu, California  Crestwood Hills neighborhood park sandwiched in Brentwood's hidden modernist enclave with a "whites only" racist past. Mutual Housing Association (MHA) was the only successful large-scale cooperative housing development in California in the post-war years. | Brentwood, Los Angeles, California  This was my first time exploring the Getty Museum solo. I've been here so many times before with friends and on a date with a (cheap) French man and it's a different experience being alone. Much like traveling, I much prefer visiting museums alone. I get to see what I want and leave when I want. | Los Angeles, California  Greystone Mansion | Beverly Hills, California  Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Birthplace | Yorba Linda, California  Southern California's largest coastal redwood grove in Carbon Canyon Regional Park | Brea, California  Esplanade Bluff Garden | Redondo Beach, California  Rat Beach | Rolling Hills Estates, California  National Register of Historic Places: Galleano Winery (founded in 1927). Galleano is the oldest Prohibition-era winery in the Cucamonga Valley still owned and operated by the same family. I've been curious about the history of wine in the Cucamonga Valley after learning about it during my winetasting trip in Sonoma | Mira Loma, California  I've been curious about this place while coming to the area to visit clients. Thet have been closed whenever I'm in the area. I finally made the drive just to visit the museum and gardens. I was told the docent-led tour for $25 is worth it. Next time. | Sam and Alfreda Maloof Historic Home and Gardens | Rancho Cucamonga, California  Hidden eye candy inside St. Andrew's Church. The Italians said that we don't deserve and appreciate these murals. My first Sunday mass during Covid. | Pasadena, California  National Register of Historic Places: I met a fellow history buff (and oenophile) at this museum and he told me that a visit to Galleano Winery was a must for me when asking about other historic places in the area. | Rancho Cucamonga (Route 66), California  Built in 1913, the Upland Public Library, a Carnegie Library, is the first public building in Upland | Historic Downtown Upland, California  Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve | Huntington Beach, California  The newish Desiderio Park under the Colorado Street Bridge (aka "Suicide Bridge" and the site of 150+ deaths), built in 1913 | Pasadena, California  South Pasadena Public Library, a Carnegie library (opened in 1908 and remodeled in 1930 in Mediterranean Revival style with classic elements, without Carnegie funding) | South Pasadena, California  Vroman's Bookstore, founded in 1894 - "Southern California's oldest and largest independent bookstore" | Pasadena, California  The historic Wrigley Mansion along Millionaire's Row - a 1906 Renaissance design mansion with 4.5 acre flower gardens | Pasadena, California  Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at California Institute of Technology by Morphosis (built in 2009) | Pasadena, California  The charming and very walkable Mission Street | South Pasadena, California  Arlington Garden, Pasadena's secret garden | Pasadena, California  Picturesque and serene walk through Green Street | Pasadena, California  Kendall Alley | Old Town Pasadena, California  Carpinteria State Beach | Carpinteria, California  Ventura Pier (est. 1872) | Ventura, California  Over the 101 | Ventura, California  City Hall | Ventura, California  Mission Basilica San Buenaventura (est. 1782) | Ventura, California  The historic Lanterman House (built in 1915) docent-led tour | La Cañada Flintridge, California  Manhattan Beach, California  Hermosa Beach, California  Newly reopened Japanese Garden | Van Nuys, California  Sepulveda Dam | Van Nuys, California  Bird watching at Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve | Van Nuys, California  Glove at the Lodge Room | Highland Park, California  Montana Avenue | Santa Monica, California  Corriganville Park | Simi Valley, California  Arthur B. Ripley Desert Woodland State Park | Lancaster, California  Corridor of murals | Santa Paula, California  Rose Valley Falls | Ojai, California  Ojai, California  Weekly street festival | Leimert Park, California  The Lost Boys Bridge | Santa Clarita, California  Las Virgenes Trailhead | Calabasas, California  Chumash Trail in Point Mugu State Park | Port Hueneme, California  Hidden Gem: Deervale-Stone Canyon Park | Sherman Oaks, Califoria  Kill Bill Church | Lancaster, California  Millard Canyon Falls Trail | Altadena, California  Virginia Robinson Gardens Guided Tour | Beverly Hills, California  Solimar Beach Colony | Ventura, California  Crystal Lake in San Gabriel Mountains National Monument | Azusa, California  Watts Towers | Watts, California  Midnight stargazing at Joshua Tree National Park (on a moonless summer night) | Twentynine Palms, California  Inspiration Point at the historic King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains, LA's very own national park.  Malibu Creek State Park (Reagan Ranch entrance) - Make it your starting point for your hiking adventure while exploring former President Ronald Reagan's old ranch property.  Los Angeles Arboretum | Arcadia, California  El Pueblo de los Ángeles Historical Monument  La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles (Our Lady Queen of Angels) Catholic Church | Downtown Los Angeles, California  "Shanghai Street" neon sign. A remnant of China City, the original Chinatown | Los Angeles (Chinatown), California  View of the private lake inside guard-gated Lake Sherwood, California  Snow White Cottages | Los Angeles (Silver Lake), California  It's blooming at Ávila Adobe | Oldest house in Los Angeles (built in 1818)  Saddleback Butte State Park (formerly Joshua Tree State Park) - A sandy, gentle walk to Little Butte. Arrive in the morning and make it all the way to the top. Sadly, it's not a good season for wildflower peeping (on 3/14/21).  Rancho Los Cerritos (built in 1844) in Bixby Knolls area of Long Beach.  Mission Santa Ines (founded in 1804) in Solvang, California.  Prime Desert Woodland Preserve | Lancaster, California  Private beach | Malibu, California  Quiet mornings at El Matador State Beach | Malibu, California  Malibu during Memorial Day Weekend 2020  Emptyness in Beverly Hills, California during COVID-19  Venice Beach, California during COVID-19  All is quiet and peaceful in Lancaster, California during COVID-19  Historic Downtown Walking Tour with the Los Angeles Conservancy  The Bonaventure Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles  Big Tree Park | Glendora, California  Revisiting BCAM | Los Angeles, California  Instagram fodder at LACMA | Los Angeles, California  Iverson Movie Ranch | Chatsworth, California  Will Rogers State Park | Pacific Palisades, California  Point Fermin Lighthouse | San Pedro, California  Malibu Creek State Park | Calabasas, California  Makeshift memorial outside Kobe & Gigi Bryant's gated community | Newport Beach, California  Pomona Arts Colony | Pomona, California  Lady Bug at Leo Carrillo State Park | Malibu, California  PDC Art + Design | West Hollywood, California  White Point Beach | San Pedro, California  Los Angeles Central Library | Downtown Los Angeles, California  Dana Point Harbor | Dana Point, California  Inspiration Point | Newport Beach, California  Lake Balboa, Los Angeles, California  San Secondo d'Asti Catholic Church established in 1926 | Ontario, California (historic wine ghost town)  Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes, California  Point Vicente Lighthouse, San Pedro, California  Torrance Beach - Last sunset of 2019  Hollywood Bowl Overlook - Last sunrise of 2019  Replica of the original In-N-Out stand in Baldwin Park  Monthly Cebuano (cuisine of Cebu) Street Food Pop-Up in Winnetka  Crystal Cove State Beach | Laguna Beach, California  Angeles National Forest from Mount Wilson  La Piedra State Beach, Malibu, California  Sunset at County Line Beach, Malibu, California  Spider Pavillion - Natural History Museum Los Angeles  Old Town Los Angeles  Summertime along PCH.  Adamson House | Malibu, California  Surfer at County Line Beach  Chapman Plaza | Koreatown, Los Angeles  Rattlesnake country. Circle X Ranch, Malibu, California.  You can't do summer in Los Angeles without a BYOB picnic at the Hollywood Bowl. My third RHYE concert. First a church in Silver Lake where I saw chef Roy Choi, Massey Hall in Toronto, and now a beautiful evening at the Bowl.  My boyfriend is back | Downey, California  Broguiere's Milk | Montebello, California  Record Jungle | Montebello, California  "Peter, hold my beer."  CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop at the Annenberg Space for Photography
 Burritos La Palma before the match FTW!  In transit  Imperial Western Beer Company craft beer flight  Union Station established 1939  Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve | Lancaster, California  Tulip Time at Descanso Gardens | La Cañada Flintridge, California  Art in Residence: "Blue Antelopes" Then | Now | A Dream. Nathaniel Ancheta & David Martin | Lancaster, California  Cupid's Hotdogs established in 1946. Recommended as a favorite of one of Chili John's owners. | Winnetka, California  National Register of Historic Places: The Andalusia built in 1926 | Spanish Colonial Revival style | West Hollywood, California  Love Locks Bridge | Atwater Village, California  The Hidden Staircases of Los Angeles | Silver Lake, California  Downtown Los Angeles at dusk from the City Hall observation deck.
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Hello, I'm Anne.I was born and raised in Los Angeles, and I love exploring Los Angeles like a tourist. I have as much fun in my hometown as I do traveling in another country. I live to eat (good food) and travel! Categories
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